From Robinson Crusoe

Chapter 38: Diary of a Fisherman (Part )
At first, all the fish that took the bait were blue-purple catfish.

This fish is not big, less than 30 cm long at most, and has a ferocious temperament. It will fight even when soaking in a bucket of water. It has a mouth full of sharp teeth and will bite other fish, leaving a round hole with each bite, leaving the bucket full of minced meat and fine scales.

Chen Zhou didn't like their appearance in the first place, and seeing that they were always fighting among themselves, he found a stone exposed to the sun and poured them on it to dry.

Perhaps they sensed the miserable plight of their fellow fish, and after catching more than twenty blue-purple catfish, they stopped taking the bait.

Then Chen Zhou caught a new species.

It was a small fish with big eyes, two rows of red scales on its back, a black tail, and a body length of less than ten centimeters. It weighed less than one or two pounds of flesh all over its body.

This little thing is too small for a cat to eat, so Chen Zhou naturally didn't want to keep it any longer. He could only take it off the hook and persuade the cat with kind words.

"Underage fish, don't make trouble. Go back and tell your grandparents and ancestors that there are delicious treats here.

Call them over, there will be great benefits!"

After some brainwashing, he threw the fish back into the lake and continued to wait.

Not long after, Chen Zhou caught two other small fish.

Their appearance is similar to the previous small fish, except that one has a green back and red tail, and the other has a golden back and colorful tail.

Among them, the fish with golden back and colorful tail is very ornamental. Its lower abdomen is silvery white, and its upper body is covered with colorful striped scales. Its tail is like a flame, gorgeous and colorful, just like the golden carp in fairy tales.

Chen Zhou wanted to take the fish home and raise it, but when he thought about the living conditions there, he thought it would be better to kill it now than to take it back home, so as to avoid suffering. So he let it go, hoping to get lucky and catch a few big fish.

But things don't always go as planned. The more you want big fish, the more small fish will bite.

Time flies as I fish and release the fish. The bait in my hat is about to run out and the sun is about to set, but the bucket is still empty.

“Has the novice protection period expired?

Can this be used by the Air Force?
Ah~ Blue Catfish, I was wrong, come back soon, I promise to treat you well this time and not leave you hanging! "

It usually only takes one afternoon to go from a fisherman to an air force officer, and Chen Zhou's mentality has gradually changed.

Ten, nine, eight, seven...

The bait is getting less and less.

Hang the last earthworm on the hook, throw it out casually, and wait for some ignorant little fish to take the bait.

Chen Zhou began to regret not bringing the electronic wooden fish.

“It must be because I died of over 20 blue catfish in the sun, and my merit balance was insufficient, which led to the air force.

Next time when I go fishing, I must bring a wooden fish, and replenish my merits while fishing, so that I can achieve balance..."

While making excuses for himself, Chen Zhou felt the top of the fishing rod move slightly.

"Oh my god, another little fish is biting the hook.

This time I won’t pull you up, I’ll just leave you hanging in the water to embarrass you, and show the other fish what happens if they bite the hook recklessly!”

Anyway, it was the last bait, so Chen Zhou didn’t cherish it and just held the fishing rod without moving.

This time he was determined not to pull the rod until the fish was off the hook.

The air force must also be spacious and completely empty.

Unexpectedly, after the initial shake, the downward force of the fish hook became stronger and stronger, and the momentum became more and more fierce, even bending the fishing rod made from the iron tree branch.

"Change of plan, let's go giant!"

Holding the end of the fishing rod tightly, Chen Zhou was excited and his mind was in a mess.

Having been in the fishing bar for so long, he has a good understanding of some commonly used theoretical knowledge.

Of course, you can just pull the small fish up directly.

You can't be reckless with a big fish like this, you have to reel it in slowly, and wait until it has run out of energy before you pull it up. Otherwise, it will either get unhooked or get cut, and there's a chance that you'll get stuck in the nest.

Usually, fishermen will use the "8-shaped fish-walking method", which is to draw an "8" in the water by pulling the fish, left and right, circle after circle, until the fish is exhausted before they can catch it.

Chen Zhou knew these so-called tricks, but when it came to actual operation, it was not as simple as it sounds.

I don't know whether it is the person who moves when fishing or the rod, or whether both the person and the rod move.

Circling the edge of the lake, pulling the fish that was hiding in the water, it ran north and south, and it was impossible to draw an "8", only a straight line.

Fortunately, the fish here are simple in nature and have not accumulated any experience of being deceived. They always take the initiative to go against Chen Zhou, which in disguise helps him consume his physical strength and complete the task of walking the fish.

As he ran, Chen Zhou found that the fish was getting closer and closer to the shore.

In the dim light, its shape can be vaguely seen through the water.

Its entire body is yellowish brown with dark brown spots. It has a high dorsal fin and a large mouth that is about sixty to seventy centimeters long. It also has a plump body and is estimated to weigh at least ten kilograms.

"Finally I caught the big guy!"

The dawn of victory was just ahead, and Chen Zhou was overjoyed.

Repeated failures and disappointments were like slow foreplay, pushing fishing to its climax second by second.

At this moment, all emotions are about to be released. This extraordinary pleasure may be the supreme spiritual reward that fishermen pursue.

The big fish was visibly approaching the shore.

There was no landing net. Thinking of the blue catfish that escaped in the morning, Chen Zhou learned his lesson and was extremely cautious. He just wanted to wait for the safest time to take action.

I deliberately chose a shallow lake so that I could take action right away.

Looking at the big fish that was limp and no longer struggling, Chen Zhou felt that the plan was 99% successful.

If I wasn't sure whether this thing was poisonous or not, I would probably have gutted it and stuffed it into a pot to make soup tonight.

The last moments always seem particularly long and torturous.

Three meters - two meters - one meter.

The big fish's yellow dorsal fin had already emerged from the water. Chen Zhou quickly put the fishing rod under his feet, bent down and reached out to grab it.

Just as his hands touched the fish's back, the fish suddenly woke up as if it had been electrocuted, and shook its head to break free from the hook.

At the same time it turned around, put its head into the water, raised its tail, and slapped Chen Zhou in the face, giving him a hard slap.

Then it twisted its body, leaving a trail of prints in the shallow mud like a loach, dived into the lake, and fled away like the wind.

Everything happened so fast, in a flash.

Before Chen Zhou could react, he was slapped in the face, and his head and face were covered with mud and fish slime.

At this moment, he looked at his empty hands and the rippling water surface, and all he could do was remain silent.

After squatting by the lake for a long time, Chen Zhou slowly stood up, as if he had suddenly aged fifty years, and his gaze drifted uncontrollably upstream of the river.

“Fuck, you can insult my skills, but you can’t insult my personality.

Just wait for me until I have time.

I will definitely cut off the upstream.

Even if you use a wooden cup to scoop out the water bit by bit, I will catch you and hang you on a tree to die in the sun!"

After saying those harsh words, Chen Zhou wiped the mucus off his face, sniffed the fishy smell on his sleeves, picked up the fishing rod, and left the lake with two empty buckets and a fishing net that had not been wetted by water.

This first attempt by a novice fisherman undoubtedly ended in failure.

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