Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 1628 I can hardly believe my eyes
Lei Dayou and Liu Bin frowned as they watched Zhao Dahai pull a sea bass weighing about 35 or 36 pounds to the side of the speedboat.

While they were all fishing, they hadn't noticed this at all, but after Zhao Dahai reminded them, they took a closer look and realized that there were indeed fewer fish in the sea, and far fewer.

It had been quite a while since Zhao Dahai had caught a fish, while none of the others had managed to get a single bite.

This kind of thing couldn't have happened even an hour ago, let alone a few hours ago.

Zhao Dahai was right. There were definitely fewer fish in the sea, and the decrease was very obvious. It was estimated that the number of sea bass in the current backflow area was only half or even less than it had been at the beginning.

What Zhao Dahai just said is indeed one of the reasons, or even the most important reason, for the decrease in fish populations.

However, this scenario doesn't seem suitable at the moment.

There must be another reason.

"Another possibility is that the sea bass population has already reached this point."

"There is a possibility that other schools of fish will appear next."

"Or it could very well be a school of other big fish, like the big fish that Mr. Wu and his friends are trying to catch, which could appear very soon."

Zhao Dahai smiled.

There are only two possibilities for the sudden disappearance or rapid reduction of fish in the sea. It is either the first possibility or the second.

"One is the emergence of new schools of fish."

"The sea bass have basically all escaped."

"Or rather, the sea bass population has disappeared."

"Another more likely possibility is that not only has a new school of fish appeared, but this new school of fish is very likely to be a school of fish that preys on sea bass."

"The sea bass aren't stupid; they sensed something was wrong and all ran away."

Even though the tides are perfect right now and there's plenty of food here, like small fish, my life is definitely more important than anything else.

As Zhao Dahai spoke, he pointed in the direction of the tide.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou looked at each other, and suddenly realized what Zhao Dahai meant by those words.

"Were the sea bass driven away by the new, larger fish? Or are the new fish preying on the sea bass?"

Zhong Shizhu's eyes widened suddenly.

If such a large school of sea bass were driven away by other fish, one can imagine just how big the school must be. Or, one can imagine how big a fish would have to be to catch a sea bass that weighs thirty or forty pounds.

"Zhao Dahai!"

"Could it be a school of Spanish mackerel? And a very large school of Spanish mackerel?"

Zhong Shizhu quickly pondered for a moment and concluded that only a large school of Spanish mackerel could cause such a situation.

"Are they all 100-pound mackerel?"

"what!"

"If that's really the case, then it's a terrible thing!"

Liu Bin was very happy.

"Correct!"

"If the sea bass are gone, that's fine, but if there are schools of mackerel next, then we can really make a lot of money."

Lei Dayou was just as excited.

"Uncle Liu is a great man! You're overthinking it!"

"If it really is a school of mackerel, let alone 100 pounds, even 200 pounds would not be a good thing for us."

As he spoke, Zhao Dahai gripped the pole with both hands and yanked the sea bass to the side of the speedboat.

There aren't many sea bass left in the sea, so they have plenty of time and space to talk.

"why?"

"A mackerel weighing 100-200 pounds is quite large, and the price is pretty good. We can make a lot of money catching fish like this, and it's definitely no worse than sea bass."

Zhong Shizhu was very puzzled, wondering why Zhao Dahai said that.

"Uncle Stone Pillar".

"The price of such a large mackerel is definitely no less than that of a sea bass weighing thirty or forty pounds."

"But no matter what kind of fish it is, it doesn't count in the sea and it doesn't count for money. Only the fish that are caught and brought aboard the speedboat can be considered ours and we can make money from them."

“We can catch sea bass weighing 30 or 40 pounds, or even 40 or 50 pounds, relatively easily. But what about mackerel weighing 100 or 200 pounds or even larger? How many fish do you think we can catch in an hour?”

Zhao Dahai gave a reminder.

Large mackerel, especially those weighing 100 or 200 pounds, are certainly very valuable. But the key issue is that these fish are worthless in the sea and have nothing to do with us.

These mackerel only become ours and we can make money if they are pulled up from the sea and put on the speedboat.

A sea bass weighing 30, 40, or even 50 pounds wouldn't be easy for people like us to reel in, but it's definitely much easier than catching a mackerel that weighs 100 or 200 pounds.

However, while each of them could handle a ten-pound sea bass on their own, a mackerel weighing around a hundred pounds would be a different story. They could manage it by themselves, but Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou would definitely not be able to handle it.

This means that once a fish bites the hook, it takes two or even three people to deal with a mackerel.

This is causing a lot of delays, which means that even if the sea is full of mackerel, we won't be able to catch many fish.

"Not to mention that the sea bass schools have mostly dispersed by now, and even if mackerel appear, they won't stay in this spot in front of us for very long."

"I estimate that on average, it would be very good if a person could catch two mackerel."

Zhao Dahai shook his head as he spoke.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou looked at each other, none of them having expected this. It was only after Zhao Dahai mentioned it that they realized it was true.

No matter how many fish are in the sea, as long as they haven't been caught, it has absolutely nothing to do with us.

Fishing for mackerel is much more difficult than fishing for sea bass. It's not that the fish are harder to catch, but rather that it's quite difficult to catch a lot of mackerel within a certain timeframe.

"Damn it!"

"Now that you mention it, I think we might as well just go sea bass fishing!"

When Lei Dayou first heard that there was a high chance of finding a large school of mackerel, he was very happy and excited. He thought that even if sea bass disappeared, he could still make a lot of money by catching large mackerel.

Now it turns out that this is not the case at all.

"Correct!"

"When you do the math, it really isn't as good as sea bass fishing!"

Liu Bin shook his head. After careful analysis, Zhao Dahai realized that this was really not a worthwhile endeavor, and it was definitely not as good as fishing for sea bass.

"what!"

"If you can keep fishing for sea bass, then fishing for sea bass is definitely better, but we don't get to decide what fish are in the sea."

"It's not that whatever fish we want to appear in the sea will definitely appear."

"It's not like we can catch whatever fish we want!"

Zhao Dahai smiled.

If I had the choice, I would definitely choose sea bass, but this is something I really can't control.

"You can catch as many sea bass as you can, but you probably can't catch many now."

"You can take a break while fishing for sea bass, smoke if you want, drink water if you want, eat something or whatever."

Zhao Dahai called out to Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou, saying that the number of sea bass was decreasing and the change was very obvious. Now they could only catch as many as they could.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Da nodded. In this situation, there was really nothing to say; they could only try to catch as much as they could and make the most of the time.

Zhao Dahai looked at the reflux area in front of him and shook his head. It wasn't that there were no fish left, but there really weren't many fish anymore.

"go!"

"Let's go back now, back to the fishing boat!"

Zhao Dahai called to Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou to pack their things and head back to the big fishing boat.

"If I fish a little longer, at least the group of us can catch another ten or eight sea bass!"

"Even if the mackerel come, we can still fish for them from this speedboat, right?"

Zhong Shizhu wiped the sweat and seawater from his forehead.

There are indeed fewer sea bass now, and far fewer.

However, on average, you can still catch one in ten minutes.

At first glance, this number may seem small, but in fact it is quite a lot.

If you really have to say it's less, it's only because it's less than what Zhao Dahai and his group usually catch.

Zhao Dahai is now shouting that we should stop fishing and go back to the fishing boat.

"There aren't many sea bass left here. We can still catch a few if we keep fishing here, but it's not worth it anymore."

"More importantly, I saw fish jumping up from a great distance, and I reckon the big fish might be coming soon."

"It's not that it's impossible to catch big ones, like mackerel weighing around 100 pounds, from a speedboat, but there's not much point in doing so. Let's go back to the fishing boat now and get ready to wait for the big schools of mackerel to arrive. It will be much more convenient to fish from the big fishing boat."

Zhao Dahai knew that Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou were thinking of catching more sea bass on the speedboat, and that even if a large fish, such as a 100-pound mackerel, came along, they would still be able to catch it.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with this idea.

Fishing for mackerel from a speedboat is nowhere near as good as fishing from a large fishing boat.

Large fishing boats have more space on board, making it easier to catch large fish.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou were very experienced. As soon as Zhao Dahai said that, they understood immediately. They didn't say anything more and started packing their things. They finished packing in a few minutes.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou immediately returned to the side of the large fishing boat in two speedboats.

Ding Dawen had been waiting for a while, and the gangway was lowered.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou immediately boarded the deck of the large fishing boat.

Ding Dawen immediately urged the people to get to work quickly.

"Zhao Dahai!"

"Have the sea bass in the sea been basically all caught?"

Wu Weimin immediately got out of the driver's seat and stood directly in front of Zhao Dahai, asking questions while pointing to the backflow area next to the fishing boat.

Zhao Dahai glanced at Wu Weimin, then at Gao Zhicheng and Lin Zuhua who had come out with him, and nodded.

"It's not that there are absolutely no sea bass left in the reflux area, but the numbers are really low."

"It can take ten minutes, or even twenty minutes, to catch a sea bass."

"Other anglers might not see it as a big problem! But for us, it's just too unprofitable."

"He's finally back!"

Zhao Dahai told Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zhuhua why he and Lei Dayou had returned at this time.

"what?"

"So, does that mean there aren't any other big fish coming over?"

Gao Zhicheng was stunned for a moment.

They had originally hoped for a large fish, but even now, after Zhao Dahai returned to the large fishing boat with Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou, they still hadn't seen a large fish.
Not only were there no large fish, but even sea bass seemed to have disappeared.

"Who says the big fish didn't come?"

Zhao Dahai smiled. He knew very well what Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, and Lin Zuhua were worried about, but the big fish wasn't not coming; it was on its way.

"That can't be right, can it?"

……

"A big fish is coming, but we haven't seen it!"

……

"Where is it?!"

……

Gao Zhicheng, Lin Zuhua, and Wu Weimin looked at each other, unable to see where the big fish was, let alone that it was on its way.

Zhao Dahai smiled and pointed out the direction and location where the big fish had come from.

Gao Zhicheng, Lin Zuhua, and Wu Weimin immediately looked in the direction Zhao Dahai pointed. At first, they couldn't see anything at all; the entire sea surface looked exactly the same. However, a few minutes later, they noticed that the sea surface in the distance was indeed a little different. They could vaguely see that there seemed to be a spot on the sea surface that was bubbling like boiling water.

"Zhao Dahai!"

"What exactly is this thing? You're not trying to tell us it's a school of fish splashing water on the surface of the sea, are you?"

Gao Zhicheng stared in disbelief, hardly able to believe his eyes. In all his years of fishing at sea, this was the first time he had ever seen such a scene.

(End of this chapter)