1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 257: All the equipment purchased

According to the prices Liang's father had negotiated in advance in several stores, they selected one and began to purchase various materials for making longline fishing.

In theory, network cables, ropes, and iron hooks are not expensive materials, but the key is that they want a lot of them.

Liang's father planned to buy a thousand hooks alone. Of course, all the expenses for the longline fishing boat were shared by the two of them.

Liang Ziqiang's boat is bigger, so he plans to use more longline fishing hooks, and plans to buy 1,200 iron hooks.

Liang Ziqiang looked at the various types of iron hooks that the other party took out and asked:
"As for the iron hook, is there a bigger one?"

"If it's too big, you can only catch big fish!" the other party replied.

“Just a little bigger than these!”

Liang Ziqiang's plan was to catch a slightly bigger fish.

In fact, later generations began to strictly enforce the regulations on fishing moratoriums, but during the long fishing moratorium protection period, there was one fishing method that was not prohibited, and that was longline fishing.

Because longline fishing is selective, you can use larger hooks, which will only catch larger fish, and small fish will not be able to bite these hooks. For this reason, longline fishing is more friendly to small and young fish, and will not cause destructive or extinction consequences. It is considered a relatively "green" fishing method.

What Liang Ziqiang was thinking at this moment was that if the iron hook was too small, it would attract some smaller fish to swallow the hook. In this way, a considerable number of positions would be occupied by small fish, and the actual profit would decrease.

Since fish resources in the middle and lower layers are still relatively abundant, of course we should try to catch the big fish first.

Fortunately, the store did have slightly larger iron hooks, and they found them for them.

"You want to do longline fishing? This requires daily maintenance, which is more troublesome than casting a net. However, the fish you can catch in the lower layers cannot be caught by casting a net!" said the person in the store.

"Yes, the fishing line always gets tangled and knotted. There's no choice but to work a little harder just to earn a few dollars!" Liang's father replied.

"Trawling is the most convenient way, just dragging it all the way across. But for the same fish, longline fishing is much more expensive than trawl fishing! The tiring process has its benefits, it's worth it!" said another person in the store.

Of course. Although longline fishing is troublesome and has many disadvantages, it has one advantage: the fish looks the best.

Floating gillnets can cause some minor damage to the fish's body surface, but trawl nets can cause greater damage, and they carry along mud and sand, of varying sizes and quality.

When longline fishing uses large hooks, it is often possible to catch more energetic fish that are fresher and more attractive in appearance, making them more popular than those caught by casting a net.

There are always gains and losses in everything. The higher the price you pay, the more benefits you get.

As they were talking, they had already bought all the hooks.

Other materials, such as ropes, nylon lines, floats and sinkers, are all more than those on Liangfu's boat.

In addition, Liang Ziqiang bought more than 20 washbasins.

These basins are not for holding fish, but are specifically used to hold groups of longline fishing lines.

Every time I come back from the sea, I have to spend an hour or two to sort out the fishing gear. After sorting it out, I must not put it in a pile, otherwise it will be messy. I have to put it in different basins, one basin for each group of fishing money, so that it will not be tangled again immediately.

Thousands of hooks, a large number of ropes, floats, lead sinkers, and more than twenty washbasins cost about seventy yuan in total. Of the more than one hundred and seventy yuan brought from Yuehai, only one hundred yuan was left.

The twenty or thirty yuan that Liang's father and Liang Tiancheng earned from selling the grouper sea bream was obviously not enough. Fortunately, they brought some money with them in advance, intending to buy these things.

Trying different methods and catching more fish will inevitably cost money.

It was not easy to move so many things. There were more than forty basins alone, including Liang's father's.

If there was a cart on the boat, it would be fine, as it could have pushed all the basins and materials back to the boat. But they hadn't considered everything when they set out in the morning, so they didn't bring a cart.

Finally, the three of them remembered that their home was short of some baskets, so they each bought a shoulder pole and a pair of baskets.

The father and his two sons each carried a basket on their shoulders, into which were piled basins, fishing tackle and other materials.

For those basins that couldn’t fit in the stack, they carried some of them in their hands and walked towards the shore.

It was really inconvenient to pick and carry like this. Not long after walking a short distance, when passing the area near the usual transfer station, Liang Tiancheng dropped several basins in his hands directly to the ground.

Just as he was about to put down his burden, he bent down to pick it up.

But he saw a figure running up to him quickly, and he was one step ahead of him, bending down and picking up the basin from the ground.

"Uncle Fu, Aqiang, why did you come to the county town and buy so many things?"

Liang Ziqiang was walking in front of his eldest brother, and at this moment he heard a very familiar voice coming from behind him.

Lin Baixian?!

Turning around, he saw the man carrying a cloth bag on his shoulder. He was bending down to pick up two large basins from the ground and holding them for them. Who else could it be but Lin Baixian?

This guy didn't gain weight or lose weight, but his hair got curled up for some reason, and his clothes changed to a floral shirt and flared pants. For a moment, it was hard to recognize him.

By the way, he was holding a rectangular object in his hand, which turned out to be a tape recorder with dual speakers!

At this moment, Lin Baixian was holding the tape recorder in one hand and holding the basin for them with the other hand, but Liang Tiancheng forgot to say thank you.

The man in front of him seemed to have completely changed his appearance, and Liang Tiancheng was stunned.

"Ahxian, why are you here? Have you finished your work with your cousin, or would you like to come home for a few days?" Liang Ziqiang spoke first and asked Lin Baixian.

Lin Baixian ran towards him carrying a basin and a tape recorder, two things that looked extremely incompatible.

The wide trouser legs brought up a gust of wind, and the curly hair on his head gave Liang Ziqiang a magical illusion, as if all the air was rolled up.

"My cousin is not that busy now. If I really want to go, I'll go again at the end of the year!" Lin Baixian replied, then bumped him with his arm, "What a coincidence, I ran into you guys when I was about to change trains in the county town. Why would I need to change trains? I must be taking your ride back!"

This action, this tone, has not changed at all. It is confirmed that it is the real Lin Baixian.

Hearing what he said, it means he will come back to continue fishing. For at least half a year, he can stay in the village and go fishing.

I just don't know, after this guy has been away for several months, almost half a year, whether some things in his heart have gradually faded away?
His entire appearance had undergone a surgical transformation, but Liang Ziqiang would rather this surgical change took place in Lin Baixian's heart and memory.

"Then let's go fishing together! To be honest, fishing isn't fun anymore without someone yelling and making noise in my ears these past few months!" Liang Ziqiang glanced at the basket:
"By the way, didn't you just ask us what we bought? Let me tell you, we're planning to do longline fishing. I think this method is quite suitable for you. If you cast less, you can still cast and catch fish even if you go out to sea alone. It's not like casting and pulling nets, which requires help! How about we go to that store now to buy materials?"

"Longline fishing? I've never tried it but I know it's something you can try. But I'm afraid I don't have time this month. Let's wait until May and do it with you! I have some important things to do this month..." Lin Baixian replied as he walked quickly towards the coast with them.

"Big thing? Ah Xian, what big thing are you coming back for?"

Liang's father, who was carrying a load on his shoulder, seemed to be listening obediently and only paid attention to the key points. He immediately looked over and asked.

After hearing Lin Baixian say that something big was going to happen this month, Liang Ziqiang was actually more curious than his father. He also wanted to know what the big event Lin Baixian was talking about was.

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