Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

The three carried dozens of kilograms of Buddha's Hand snails back to the boat.

Wu Sui plopped down on the deck, as if paralyzed, not wanting to move at all.

Wu Gang looked at the two buckets full of Buddha's Hand snails and couldn't stop smiling.

With these several thousand yuan as a foundation, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He had previously worried about the cost of those 500 live shrimp, fearing that the longline fishing would be a complete waste.

He doesn't care at all now; even if he loses everything on the longline fishing, he'll still make a killing tonight.

"Second brother, we've arrived."

Wu Gang reduced the boat's speed, and the engine emitted a smooth, sputtering sound.

On the sea, the buoys that were dropped a few hours ago are bobbing up and down with the waves.

Wu Sui shook his aching arms and looked at Chen Yang.

"Xiao Yang, go and retrieve the main quest line. You're in charge of the first hook."

Chen Yang waved his hands repeatedly, shaking his head like a rattle drum.

"Brother-in-law, I can't do it. I've always had bad luck. I've never even won a bar in a lottery."

"It would be such bad luck if I missed the first hook, I'm not going."

Wu Sui turned to look at the cockpit.

"Big brother, you do it."

"No, no, no!"

Wu Gang quickly pulled his head back and refused repeatedly.

"You've been incredibly lucky lately, everything you do turns out well. This great start has to be yours, I wouldn't dare touch it."

Helpless, Wu Sui habitually turned on the system radar and scanned the area.

The points of light underwater were clearly distributed.

The first hook position clearly shows a bright green dot, so it definitely won't be empty.

Wu Sui picked up the hook, retrieved the buoy, and then pulled up the main line.

The main plot gradually tightens, and a faint sense of struggle can be heard from underwater.

Wu Sui used both hands alternately, slowly and steadily pulling upwards.

With a splash, the water broke open.

A palm-sized fish, its entire body gleaming with golden light, was pulled up.

"Brother-in-law, what kind of fish is this? It's quite pretty." Chen Yang leaned closer.

Wu Sui pinched the fish's back with one hand and skillfully removed the hook, throwing it into the live water tank.

"Yellow sea bream, also known as yellow snapper."

"Although this fish is not very big, its meat is tender and delicious. It is excellent for steaming or making soup. Live ones can sell for tens of yuan per kilogram in the market."

Wu Gang poked his head out of the cockpit.

"Good omen, we caught something on the first hook! Second brother, keep going!"

Wu Sui continued to hang up.

As soon as the second line was lifted out of the water, a splash erupted in the water.

A slender, silver-gray fish thrashed about, splashing water all over Wu Sui's face.

This fish is quite strong; it pulled the fishing line taut.

Wu Sui saw what the fish looked like and immediately shouted.

"Xiaoyang, go to the cabin and get that wooden stick, quick!"

Chen Yang didn't dare to delay, so he ran into the cabin, pulled out a wooden stick as thick as an arm, and handed it over.

"Brother-in-law, why is this fish so aggressive?"

Wu Sui took the wooden stick and carried the fish onto the deck.

As soon as the fish landed, it opened its mouth and bit at Wu Sui's leg.

A mouthful of fine, sharp teeth gleamed white under the searchlight.

"This is a sea wolf; it has a bad temper and very sharp teeth."

"If it bites you, it will tear off a piece of flesh immediately."

Wu Sui raised the wooden stick and struck the sea wolf on the head.

A muffled "bang" was heard.

The sea wolf twitched twice and then remained completely still.

Wu Sui then used pliers to remove the fishhook.

This stuff has firm, somewhat tough flesh, so it doesn't fetch a good price; it's only about ten yuan per kilogram.

Wu Sui disdainfully told Chen Yang to throw the sea wolf into the cryogenic chamber.

The third sub-line is very light.

When they pulled it up, the live shrimp were gone, and the hook was empty.

Chen Yang sighed.

"Oh no, they got away."

Wu Sui hung the sub-wire in the slot.

"That's normal. Longline fishing doesn't guarantee a 100% catch rate."

"If you can get a 50% bite rate, that's a blessing from God."

Wu Sui pulled up the fourth sub-line.

The weight I felt in my hand was clearly wrong.

The thing below is frantically drilling into the seabed with great force.

Wu Sui spread his legs apart, stabilized his lower body, and pulled upwards with both hands.

"Xiao Yang, get the net, we have a big catch!" Wu Sui shouted.

Chen Yang quickly grabbed a net and lay down on the side of the boat, staring intently at the water.

A red shadow tumbled underwater.

As the distance closed, the red shadow became clearer and clearer.

It was a large fish, entirely fiery red with blue spots on its body.

"Holy crap! Red spots!"

Wu Gang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in the cockpit.

He kept peering in this direction, and when he saw the red spots, he immediately turned off the engine and ran over.

Chen Yang scooped the red spots up with a net and placed them on the deck.

This red-spotted animal weighed over five pounds and was very fat; it was thrashing about on the deck.

Wu Gang shoved Chen Yang aside, pressed down on the red spot, and pulled out a syringe from somewhere.

"Second brother, this is a wild red spot."

"It costs several hundred yuan per kilogram, and this one alone is worth over a thousand yuan. You're just lucky."

As he spoke, he picked up the syringe, located the spot behind the fish fin, and inserted it at an angle.

When deep-sea fish are pulled to the surface, their swim bladders expand due to changes in water pressure.

If the air is not released in time, the fish will die quickly.

The price difference between dead and live erythema is enormous.

With a soft hissing sound, the swollen, red belly slowly deflated.

Wu Gang held the fish in both hands as if it were an ancestor, and gently placed it into the live water tank.

Seeing the red-spot wag its tail in the cabin and swim normally, Wu Gang breathed a long sigh of relief.

The next few hooks were fairly standard.

There were black sea bream and rock bream, but both hooks came up empty.

Wu Sui mechanically repeated the actions of pulling the line and removing the fish.

We've reached the ninth sub-line.

A strong sense of heaviness surged through the main storyline once again.

This force is even greater than the red spot from before.

Wu Sui took a step back, used his waist strength, and forcefully lifted the fish upwards.

Another, even larger red spot broke through the water.

Chen Yang reacted quickly and caught it with a net.

This red spot is a size larger than the previous one, and I estimate it weighs about seven or eight pounds.

Wu Gang rushed over again with the syringe.

But this time, his hands trembled like a leaf.

With something worth several thousand yuan right in front of him, he was terrified that he might accidentally prick the wrong spot and lose this treasure.

"B-Big brother, don't let your hands shake."

Chen Yang watched in horror.

Wu Gang took several deep breaths before he could barely steady his wrist and insert the needle.

After deflating the fish, put it into the live water tank.

Not seeing any fish swimming on their backs, he plopped down on the deck and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Second brother, your luck is unparalleled."

"In all my years of fishing, I've never seen anyone catch two such big red spots in a row with a longline."

Wu Sui shook his throbbing arms.

Longline fishing is physically demanding and extremely tedious.

After the initial excitement of opening blind boxes wore off, all that was left was boredom.

"Brother, why don't you pull for a bit? I need to catch my breath."

Wu Sui handed over the main storyline.

Wu Gang jumped up abruptly and retreated several steps.

"I can't do it, I can't do it!"

"All the luck is on your shoulders. What if I take over and all the hooks turn into empty ones?"

Wu Sui then looked at Chen Yang.

"Xiaoyang, why don't you give it a try?"

"Stop!"

Wu Gang grabbed Chen Yang by the back of the neck and glared at him.

"Xiao Yang is ruthless; we absolutely mustn't let him touch us."

"Second brother, you'll have to work harder; it's all money!"

Seeing the two of them looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, Wu Sui sighed helplessly.

He could only turn around and grasp the main thread again.