Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 187 Night Fishing
The fish bites were as stable as usual at night. At 6:10, it was getting dark, and Qin Dahe put up the headlights and continued to work.

Two spotlights have also been installed, each spotlight illuminates a nest, and the float can be seen clearly.

Most people who really like wild fishing will buy spotlights so that they can watch the fish bite just like they would during the day.

It is different with luminous floats, which cost hundreds of dollars each. People with astigmatism cannot see them clearly and can only vaguely see a ball of light. They won’t even notice if one or two eyes are off.

"This spotlight is really useful." Father Qin sighed as he looked at the clear floating object on the water. "The money was well spent."

"Haha, it's several thousand, it's not a waste of money."

The light is shone obliquely from the water surface because most freshwater fish are afraid of light at night and cannot be exposed to direct sunlight.

The four of them continued to pull out the ropes frantically, while Qin Dahe sat at the back bored and built a fire to play with.

It wasn't even his turn to scoop up fish on the fishing platform. Just like last time, everyone was scooping up fish from each other.

It’s not easy to set up the network now. If one person does it alone, it’s slow and easy to be discovered. It will be faster if everyone works together after we are done.

As the fire grew bigger, it was already eight o'clock. The fishing was occasionally weak for a while, but some people nearby also caught fish.

"Fuck, how about staying up all night tonight?"

"Fuck, I'll call my mom to pack the lunch and go back to get it."

"Okay, go back and eat first. Leave your phone with me. I'll call you if I stop eating." Qin's father also thought that night fishing was okay. As for the net, no one cared about it at this time.

"I'll make another delivery of fish. There's probably over a hundred pounds in it."

Qin Dahe was a little confused. How could there be so many fish in just these two grass nests?
Or is it the breeding season for grass carp, and are they starting to gather together?
However, the fish caught today were mostly belly-big, so you could tell they were carrying something.

All the carp caught were released. Here, it is customary not to catch crucian carp in March and carp in April, but grass carp is not a problem.

The Yangtze River system is not short of these hundreds of kilograms of fish with their young.

This time, no one helped him move the fish. The fish were biting very aggressively, so he had to work hard by himself and it took him two trips to move them all up.

Then he filled another transfer box with water. It was impossible for one person to lift it, so he had to ask Erhu to come down and help.

As soon as the water was lifted up, people ran away. No one was willing to waste time at this moment.

When we got home, Yanyan and the others had already eaten and were chatting in the living room.

"Mom, help me carry the fish."

"coming"

Upon hearing this, Qin's mother came over immediately and happily lifted up a transfer box.

Qin Dahe saw his eyelids twitching and it was difficult for him to lift them.

"We caught some fish again. When did you guys catch them?"

"I don't know when he'll stop talking. I'll eat first, and then you make four boxed lunches and I'll bring them over after I finish eating."

Yanyan wanted to go with them, but Qin's mother was there, so she couldn't say anything and could only stand there anxiously.

Qin Dahe saw what she was thinking, looked up and smiled: "I'll take you out to play when you've finished your shipment."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin's mother slapped him on the shoulder.

"How can you talk like that? You're still shipping. What a strategy."

He could only continue eating in a sullen manner. The little girl covered her mouth and smiled. "Brother, you speak without restraint. Mother-in-law should beat you more."

After dinner, I called using my home phone and was happy to learn that there were still fish to be caught.

He first went to pack ten pounds of soaked corn, as the bait and nesting materials there were almost used up.

Use sweet potato and corn to make nests, and use fruit acid corn as bait.

When the fish are biting aggressively, you can catch fish with an empty hook and you can hang any bait you want.

Only when we are in a desperate situation will people start to study things like bait and float.

There are no vines now, so there is no need to dig in the dark.

"Yan Yan, if you come back late tonight, go to bed early. You might have to stay up all night."

"Okay, brother, please be safe."

"Mom, go tell Erhu and his family. They'll definitely be worried if you're late."

"I know, just go ahead."

The two women in the main room were in a very good mood because their family made a lot of money again today.

The three trips of fish brought back weighed three to four hundred kilograms, and there were still eighty nets that had not been pulled up yet.

I made over a thousand dollars today just by doing some simple things. Although it’s not as good as Loach Nest, it’s not easy to earn this much on a normal day.

When they arrived at the fishing spot, everyone was reluctant to go down to eat, so Qin Dahe had to take turns to replace others.

While we were eating, we caught three grass carps and the fishing continued to be aggressive.

"Aren't your arms sore?" Qin Dahe said speechlessly.

He fished for a shorter time, but he was also very sore, so it was certain that no one would be able to fish tomorrow.

"It's sour, so I have to fish for it. If it's not sour, there's no point in fishing." Erhu ate a piece of meat viciously. He was the last one to take the shift.

"That's right, the Air Force is holding on to this."

The old man was fishing with a smile on his face, feeling very happy. His son was really good at this. In a short while, he caught three more grass carps.

After everyone had finished their meal, Qin Dahe started to collect firewood to make a fire, as he had nothing to do anyway.

At half past nine, a large boat approached. It turned out to be from the river management office. The people on the boat were also puzzled. Why was there someone on the river today, with three headlights on?

When I got closer, I realized it was a fisherman.

But no one cared. They patrolled at night to find the big nets. There were spotlights on the patrol cars that were specifically used to illuminate the shore.

As long as they find a big net, they will open it. They have no right to interfere with fishing.

Qin Dahe knew what was going on when he saw the spotlight on the boat. Fortunately, everyone had lowered the nets quite deep today, and even the net stakes were inserted into the water, making them completely invisible.

"Fortunately, the net is hidden today."

"Yes, there are quite a few people on the boat." Father Qin saw at least five or six people on the boat.

If I come down to fight, I will definitely win, but it’s hard to say what will happen if I beat up so many people. I might even have to go to the town hall.

But if he really does it, he will definitely not show any mercy. The eighty networks are valuable in themselves, and there are a lot of goods in them, so it is worth taking action. At most, he will have to pay a few hundred dollars in medical expenses.

It is not popular to extort money from people nowadays, as the locals are afraid of it.

They continued to sit back and wait, and the people in the river management department didn't even think of coming over to talk to them.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after the boat left, as they were glad the nets they had cast were not noticed.

"Dahe, the No. 21 sluice gate is releasing water, right?" Qin's father turned around and asked.

"Well, let's fish more these days. Take a day off tomorrow and I'll come over to tend to the nest."

Erhu, who was standing next to him, suddenly said, "Here comes the giant creature, haha."

The 7.2-meter fishing rod bent suddenly. Fortunately, Erhu reacted quickly and raised the rod in time, otherwise the tug-of-war on Line 3 would be over.

The big fish suddenly rushed to the left, and Erhu jumped into the water directly for fear of tug-of-war.

It kept sliding towards Tiedan without stopping. The angle formed by the fishing rod was more than 180 degrees. Everyone was worried. The rod could withstand it, but how could the No. line withstand it?

"I caught a fish too." The silly kid said with tears in his eyes, and then he pulled to the side to make room for Erhu.

"Damn, don't disturb the nest." Qin Dahe said worriedly.

At this time, the fish are biting very hard, and if you disturb the nest, it will be worse than playing tug-of-war with the big fish.

"I know, just a little bit more." Erhu squatted down on the horizontal bar with all his strength.

The resistance in the water is too great to move, and if you get pulled and fall, it's easy to get into tug-of-war.

Father Qin looked at it with envy. Although he had pulled a lot today, the largest grass carp was only a dozen pounds, and he had to cut the line twice.

But Erhu's rod is estimated to be more than 20 kilograms, which means it has to be protected by a glass rod. It would have been cut off long ago if it had been replaced with a bamboo rod.

Fortunately, Silly Boy saved his fish, which weighed only four pounds, and the line did not get cut even when he pulled hard.

There is no clear standard for how many kilograms of fish you can catch with a certain number of line when fishing. Sometimes you can catch 20 kilograms of fish with a number one line, and sometimes it is normal to cut the number three line when you catch a 3-kilogram fish.

Everyone continued fishing, but they were all paying attention to Erhu's progress.

Qin Dahe followed behind with a scoop net, ready to scoop up the fish at any time.

After half an hour of struggling, the big-bellied grass carp was finally scooped up.

"Damn, I'm so tired." Erhu was soaked all over and slumped beside the fire.

"Haha, that's cool, right?" It must be at least 20 kilograms, maybe even 25 kilograms. It's very rare to see a grass carp this big.

Erhu was soaked and wanted to warm himself by the fire to dry the eggs, so Qin Dahe took the fishing rod and continued fishing.

The big fish just stirred things up a bit, but it didn’t blow up the nest. We are lucky that we are still catching fish.

He took the main line and started to change the line, and the line group on Erhu's fishing rod was thrown away directly.

"Why do you need to change the line? What a waste." Qin's father asked curiously.

"If you use nylon line to catch big fish, it will stretch, and the line gauge may become smaller, or the line body may be damaged. If you encounter a big fish, it will be easy to cut it. You'd better also change the main line."

In later generations, when people go fishing, it’s okay if they don’t catch big fish, but if they do, they basically have to change the fishing line.

Of course, some anglers who are reluctant to invest in bait and fishing gear also say that they can only catch a few big fish in a year.

Twenty years from now, fishing will be all about bait and resources. Find a big river like the Yuxi River, spread corn from morning to night, and you can catch a lot of fish with even the most rubbish fishing skills.

They have sown dozens of kilograms of corn today, and the cost of soaked corn is even higher.

When others heard what he said, they started changing lines, not caring if it took a few minutes, just in case they caught a big fish.

The 5+3 combination was just right today, but there were always more fish than expected that were caught, and I had to cut the sub-line three times.

After changing the line, everyone continued fishing. Now it was much more normal, and they started to catch small and medium-sized grass carp.

There are only five or six big grass carps weighing more than ten kilograms today.

We kept fishing until two in the morning before we finally stopped catching any fish. We only caught one fish in half an hour and we couldn't stand it any longer.

There was no rush to close the net. The five people gathered around the fire and smoked.

"No fishing tomorrow?" Erhu said with lingering emotion.

"Forget it. Whether you can lift your arm tomorrow is another matter." Qin Dahe sneered.

It's just sore now, but it will definitely be swollen tomorrow. From four o'clock until now, the fish have been biting wildly from time to time. We have been fishing for almost twenty hours.

"I'm not fishing anymore. My butt hurts from sitting. I'll do it the day after tomorrow." Tiedan said dejectedly.

They suffered a lot today with their short rods, and even the strong bites were weaker than those with long rods.

(End of this chapter)