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

Chapter 1634 The Big Fish Isn't for Sale!

Zhao Dahai glanced at Liu Bin and saw that he was holding the rod very steadily with both hands. He breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, it was actually very dangerous. If Liu Bin had not controlled the rod properly, the 300-pound mackerel might have gotten away.

Zhao Dahai stood beside the fishing boat, holding a large iron hook with a long handle.

"Not in a hurry!"

"This fish is quite big, and it still has some strength."

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"Take back some of the line!"

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"put!"

"Let's release a little bit so the fish can run around a bit more!"

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Zhao Dahai was well aware that Liu Bin's experience, especially in dealing with large fish, was not very rich. While watching the fish in the sea, he loudly reminded him what to do.

Liu Bin was under some pressure at first, but after getting his hands on the rod, he found that the fish's pull was much weaker than he had imagined. With Zhao Dahai's constant reminders, he gradually calmed down.

Zhao Dahai initially thought that if Liu Bin couldn't control the fish, he would have to take some risks, but he found that Liu Bin could control it very well, so he decided not to rush.

Zhao Dahai waited for about ten minutes. The large mackerel in the sea gradually lost its strength, and sometimes you could even see its belly rise and turn.

Zhao Dahai knew very well that this was about right, so he gripped the pole with both hands and extended it to a position about half a meter above the sea surface.

"Lift the pole up a bit!"

"Reel in!"

Two laps!

Zhao Dahai gripped the wooden handle of the large iron hook with both hands, ready to go. As he watched the fish being pulled past the surface of the sea in front of him, he shouted loudly.

Liu Bin was highly focused and immediately did as Zhao Dahai said.

Zhao Dahai stared at the huge mackerel swimming slowly on the surface of the water. As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bin pulled the mackerel's head up slightly, and it opened its mouth, leaving the water.

Zhao Dahai was already prepared. He stretched out the long-handled iron hook and thrust it directly into the mackerel's mouth. He pulled hard and forcefully backward, hooking the mackerel's mouth and pulling it up forcefully.

The mackerel, stung by the sting, struggled desperately. The water beside the large fishing boat splashed like explosives, creating a tremendous noise that lasted for five or six minutes before slowly subsiding.

"Damn it!"

"Zhao Dahai, you're amazing!"

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"It's hooked!"

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"big!"

"Such a huge mackerel!"

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Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua stared in disbelief for a long time before shouting loudly.

When Zhao Dahai was fishing, everyone was holding their breath. Only when they saw that the fish was firmly in their grasp and there were no problems did they come to their senses.

"Damn it!"

"Zhao Dahai!"

"Only you can do this. Even if we could reach the fish, we couldn't withstand its struggles."

Wu Weimin was extremely impressed.

The hook Zhao Dahai was holding had a large mackerel weighing about 300 pounds hanging from it.

Such a large fish struggled desperately, and it was a death struggle, so you can imagine how much strength it had.

This is something that ordinary people can't handle. Only someone with extraordinary strength like Zhao Dahai, who can lift a 200-pound fish, could do it.

Zhao Dahai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey!"

"This fish is really big, and it's incredibly strong when it struggles!"

"I've caught so many fish, but this is the first time I've ever encountered one this big, especially one with such normal strength."

"He's much stronger than those giant groupers that weigh over a hundred pounds!"

Zhao Dahai shook his head.

I've caught countless fish in the past year, including many large ones, but none of them have ever been as strong as this one.

No matter how big the grouper is, it is pulled out of the water from a depth of tens or even more than a hundred meters.

Due to the changes in water and air pressure, most large fish like this don't have much strength to struggle.

It's very easy to pull them onto a speedboat or a fishing boat.

Today's mackerel is not only very large, weighing over 300 pounds, but also incredibly strong.

Spanish mackerel are fish that live on the surface of the water or in shallow water.

There is no short-term pressure loss or dizziness caused by changes in air and water pressure, as is seen with large rock formations.

That struggle just now was really exhausting.

Zhao Dahai took a few breaths, looked down, and confirmed that there was a mackerel on the hook. With everything clear, he then called to Zhong Shizhu and Lei Dayou on the speedboat to get to work.

"Uncle Shizhu!"

"Be careful! We absolutely cannot be careless!"

"Do you have a big iron sledgehammer or something? Take it out and give the mackerel a few more whacks on the head!"

Zhao Dahai shouted loudly to remind Zhong Shizhu that he absolutely could not be careless.

Even though this fish is motionless now, no one can be sure whether such a big fish is really dead.

If they hadn't died, getting on the speedboat would have been a huge problem.

The fish's sharp teeth, combined with the fact that a casual flick of its tail could cause an accident, make it even more dangerous.

No amount of caution is too much on a fishing boat.

Zhong Shizhu nodded heavily, and found a large iron hammer on the speedboat. His men often went out to sea to fish, especially big fish, and sometimes they needed to use this tool, so they always had one ready.

Lei Dayou drove his speedboat slowly closer to the giant mackerel.

Zhong Shizhu held a large iron hammer in his hand, aimed carefully, and slammed it hard on the mackerel's forehead seven or eight times.

The mackerel flicked its tail the first time it was attacked, but it didn't struggle much, and it didn't move at all the next few times.

Zhong Shizhu breathed a sigh of relief.

Just by looking at it, you can tell that even if this mackerel isn't dead, it's already unconscious.

"Lei Dayou!"

"I can't pull this fish onto the speedboat by myself!"

Zhong Shizhu tried, but even with the help of Zhao Dahai's iron hook, he still couldn't pull the big mackerel onto the speedboat.

"Are you out of your mind? Why would you need to do something like this?"

"If we involve speedboats, won't you also have to figure out how to get this fish onto a big fishing boat?"

"Get a rope and tie this fish up!"

"Doesn't that fishing boat have a crane? Just lift it up directly!"

Lei Dayou was both amused and exasperated.

This is clearly a moment of irrationality; they don't know what they want to do.

Zhong Shizhu was stunned for a moment.

I had just forgotten about that! That's the truth.

There's no need to drag the fish onto the speedboat; you can just tie a rope to it and lift it up with the crane on the big fishing boat.

Zhong Shizhu immediately took a rope and tied the mackerel securely.

"Ding Dawen!"

"Lower the crane!"

Zhong Shizhu raised his head and shouted at Ding Dawen on the deck, waiting for the crane hook to be lowered and hung on the rope.

"Let's go, let's go!"

"Let's hurry up and get on the big fishing boat to take a good look at this giant mackerel that weighs over 300 pounds!"

Zhong Shizhu watched as the enormous mackerel slowly rose to the surface, then turned and shouted at Lei Dayou.

Lei Dayou quickly drove the speedboat back to where it was moored, tied the cable to the large fishing boat, and boarded the large fishing boat via the ladder and Zhong Shizhu.

"This is way too big!!"

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"too frightening!"

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"This fish is not only very long, but also round and plump!"

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Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua stared in disbelief at the enormous mackerel lying upright on the deck.

When we pulled the fish back to the side of the fishing boat, we could see it clearly; it was very big. But there was still some distance between us, and it was bobbing up and down in the seawater, so we couldn't see it very clearly.

The fish are now on the deck, and you can see them very clearly.

It is well over two and a half meters tall.

The length alone is already remarkable, quite astonishing, not to mention how incredibly fat this fish is.

It really is like a water tank, and a very large one at that.

"Not bad!"

"This fish is really excellent!"

Zhao Shi, carrying a water pipe, stood beside the giant mackerel, nodding repeatedly as he looked at it.

I've been fishing at sea for many years, but I've never seen a mackerel this big before.

Originally, it was thought that if the big iron hook caught the fish, it would rot away after struggling for the rest of its life. However, Zhao Dahai's judgment was very accurate, and the big iron hook caught the corner of the mackerel's mouth.

The fish is perfectly intact, without any damage.

"Old Zhao."

"What do you mean by that? It sounds like you've really traveled to many places to fish!"

"When it comes to fishing, I'm definitely not as good as you, but if we're talking about the size of the big fish I've seen, then I've seen far more than you."

"I've never seen such a big mackerel before. How could you possibly have seen such a large mackerel?"

Shi Guangming mocked Zhao Shi mercilessly.

Zhao Shi did indeed fish his whole life, but most of it was in inland seas, in small fishing boats.

It's not that there aren't fish in such places, but there really aren't many big ones.

Zhao Shi could never have caught or seen such a big fish in his entire life.

"Humph!"

"So what? At least I catch the big fish, while you just lead others fishing and catch a few big fish yourself?"

Zhao Shi glared at Shi Guangming without hesitation.

"Zhao Dahai!"

What are you planning to do with this fish? Are you planning to sell it?

Wu Weimin glanced at Zhao Dahai. Such a large mackerel would definitely be a gimmick if he could catch it and display it in his private restaurant. He wished he could catch the fish himself, but the fish that had been caught was Zhao Dahai.

Zhao Dahai smiled and shook his head.

"This fish is so big, it's really rare!"

"I'm planning to ask Ding Xiaoxiang when I get back, maybe I should just keep it and pickle it into salted fish or something!"

"Everyone can have a taste and see if this salted mackerel is delicious or what it tastes like."

Zhao Dahai wasn't joking; he really had no intention of selling the mackerel.

Selling this mackerel would only bring in a little more money, but right now, that money isn't really that important to me.

You don't need to sell a fish like this if you want to make money.

On the contrary, using such a large mackerel to make salted fish is something that has never been done before.

"Yo!"

"Zhao Dahai!"

"You'll have to let me know when you're going to eat this salted mackerel after it's ready!"

Without hesitation, Lin Zuhua immediately placed a pre-order. He didn't know if such a large mackerel would taste good, but salted mackerel of this size was extremely rare. He might only encounter it once in his lifetime, and he absolutely couldn't miss it.

"Correct!"

"We must shout when we eat this fish; we absolutely cannot miss such a great opportunity."

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"what!"

"That's right!"

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Wu Weimin and Gao Zhicheng immediately spoke up.

"This mackerel, once dried into salted fish, will be absolutely delicious."

"Other fish that are too big are also very thick and not very tasty, but for mackerel, the bigger the better."

"What's even more remarkable is that this mackerel is not only very large, but also very fat."

"With so much oil, this fish must be incredibly delicious!"

Wu Weimin squatted down and patted the mackerel hard as he spoke.

Generally speaking, regardless of the type of fish, including sea bass and grouper, their large size means that they have a very long growth period.

The flesh of such fish will be very dry.

Larger fish tend to be more expensive, not necessarily because they taste better, but because they are more prestigious and less common.

The difference with Spanish mackerel is that the smaller ones are less palatable, while the larger ones are actually more delicious.

However, no matter what, the meat of such a large mackerel is usually quite dry, but this mackerel is also very fat.

This means that the texture and taste of this fish are absolutely superb.

A person like that would definitely want to sell a fish like that, but Zhao Dahai really doesn't need to think about it.

It's not a big deal to spend that little bit of money. It's better to keep it for yourself to eat or try something new.

Zhao Dahai is an excellent fisherman and often catches all kinds of large fish, but even so, it's impossible for him to catch such a large mackerel so easily.

It's not that you'll never have the chance in your lifetime, but you definitely won't catch such a big mackerel very often.

After today's encounter, it may be several years, or even more than a decade, before we encounter another mackerel this large.

Zhao Dahai smiled and nodded, saying that once the Spanish mackerel was ready, he would definitely invite Wu Weimin, Lin Zuhua, Gao Zhicheng, and other familiar faces to come and taste it and see if it was even better than other Spanish mackerel.

(End of this chapter)