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

Wu Sui leaned over for a look, then squatted down and poked the yellow croaker that was still thrashing about on the deck.

"Brother, you're getting way too excited. How could you mistake something like that?"

"Is it really not a yellow croaker?" Chen Yang, unwilling to give up, leaned closer and stared at the fish for a long time.

Wu Sui shook his head: "This is a spring croaker, scientifically known as the yellow croaker."

"Look at its scales. Although they are also yellow, they are not as bright as those of the large yellow croaker; they are a bit darker."

"The most obvious difference is in the mouth." Wu Sui pinched the fish's mouth open and showed it to the two of them.

"The lower jaw of the large yellow croaker is longer than its upper jaw, while the upper jaw of the spring bream is longer than its lower jaw, and its head is also rounder."

Wu Gang, who was listening nearby, blushed and coughed twice.

"I couldn't see it clearly just now because the light was too dim. When the fish was first taken out of the water, it was flashed by the searchlight and looked golden. Anyone would think it was a large yellow croaker."

Chen Yang slumped down on the deck, feeling utterly defeated.

"What a disappointment! I thought we'd struck it rich."

"Alright, stop being so ungrateful." Wu Sui threw the spring fish into the live water tank.

"Although this fish is not as good as the large yellow croaker, it is still considered a decent seafood. Live ones can sell for around 100 yuan per kilogram in the market. This one weighs over two kilograms, so I got it for over 200 yuan."

Chen Yang's expression softened a little when he heard that it could sell for over two hundred.

"That's not bad either. Two hundred dollars a hook. If you do a few more hooks, you'll make a fortune."

Wu Gang rubbed his hands together, his fighting spirit rekindled.

"Second brother, go and rest, I'll take care of the rest."

With this spring fish as a foundation, the three were full of confidence for the harvest to come.

This area of ​​cliffs and reefs is indeed a place of auspicious feng shui.

Wu Gang gripped the main line with both hands and pulled it upwards with great enthusiasm.

Ten minutes or so passed.

Wu Gang's expression grew increasingly grim.

He caught a hundred or so hooks, but only a large portion of them were empty.

Occasionally, they'd pull up a small rock bream, about the size of a palm, or a cheap sea catfish.

"What's going on?" Wu Gang muttered, somewhat questioning the meaning of life.

"When the second brother was pulling, it was either a red snapper or a moray eel, or at the very least a yellowtail snapper. How come it all turned into this junk when it came to me?"

Chen Yang stood to the side holding the net, his legs aching from standing, but he didn't get a chance to use it much.

"Brother, could it be that my brother-in-law has caught all the good fish in this area?"

"Nonsense!" Wu Gang glared at him. "The sea is so big, how could all the fish have been caught?"

He refused to believe it and continued pulling the line.

They collected another seventy or eighty hooks.

The situation did not improve; in fact, it got worse.

Even Shi Jiugong is gone; more than half of the place is empty.

Wu Gang completely lost his composure, threw the main line onto the deck, and shouted towards the cockpit.

"Second brother, this won't do, my hands are too ruthless."

"More than two hundred hooks, not a single one of them is decent. You need to come out and take over. If I keep pulling them down, tonight's longline fishing will be a complete waste."

Wu Sui was pondering the golden dot in the cockpit when he heard the shout and came out.

"Big brother, you're strong, pull it a little longer."

"My arm is still sore, I really can't muster any strength."

Wu Sui waved his hand, walked directly to the edge of the deck, and nodded at Chen Yang.

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

Chen Yang was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly.

"Brother-in-law, don't joke around. I always come back empty-handed when I go fishing. If I try to pull it up, I probably won't even be able to pull up a pufferfish."

Wu Gang, standing nearby, said anxiously, "It's alright, you'll have to learn eventually. When we get on the big ship, we can't let your brother-in-law do all the work by himself."

"Try changing your luck, maybe you can land a big load."

"I'll teach you; this is simpler than fishing."

Helpless, Chen Yang had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward to pick up the main storyline.

"Hold on tight, don't pull too hard, and lift it up with the fish's momentum," Wu Gang instructed from the side.

He took a deep breath and exerted force with both hands.

"Wow, it's pretty heavy!"

The fact that it wasn't an empty hook immediately brightened Chen Yang's eyes, making him even more excited.

He used his waist strength and pulled upwards with a whooshing sound.

A violent struggle came from underwater.

"Brother, quick, grab the net! It's a big one!"

Wu Gang quickly grabbed a net and lay down on the side of the boat.

The water churned, and a large, dark fish was pulled out of the water.

"Holy crap, it's huge!" Chen Yang exclaimed.

Wu Gang scooped it up with a net and threw it onto the deck.

With the help of the light, the three of them could see the fish clearly.

A sea catfish that is over half a meter long and weighs over ten kilograms.

Chen Yang was dumbfounded.

"Brother, is this...is this thing valuable?"

Wu Gang covered his face, unable to bear to look.

"This is called a sea catfish. Its flesh is coarse and has a strong earthy taste. Nobody wants it even if it's only two yuan a pound in the market."

Chen Yang's face fell: "I told you I had bad hands."

"Such a big thing, yet it's just a worthless piece of junk."

"It's alright, as long as it's not empty, it's a good omen. Keep going," Wu Gang could only comfort him.

For the next half hour, the deck became a "large-scale junk exhibition".

Chen Yang's luck is absolutely incredible.

He brought up large trucks.

None of them weighed less than ten pounds.

The problem is, all of these large shipments are worthless junk.

Three sea catfish, each weighing over ten kilograms, were caught.

Two stingrays weighing nearly 20 pounds each were caught. These things are also called devil ray. They look scary, but the flesh is actually loose and doesn't fetch a good price.

The rest were even worse, all of them were mackerel.

This thing has a strong fishy smell and the meat is rather tough.

The key is the large output; once the net is opened, tons and tons are pulled up, which are practically worthless.

Locals usually dry mackerel when they catch them, or if they catch a small amount, they simply use them to feed their ducks.

The deck was piled high with these "junk" items, which couldn't fit in the live water tank and had to be left outside.

Chen Yang was panting heavily and covered in sweat.

Wu Gang looked at the less than fifty hooks left and quickly waved his hand.

"Stop, stop, stop! Put it down right now!"

"You're not just unlucky, you're just cursed!"

"They only pick the trash; their luck is unbelievable."

He turned and went into the cockpit, pulling Wu Sui out.

"Second brother, there are only a few dozen hooks left. Hurry up and finish them off."

"If Xiaoyang pulls it any further, our ship will probably be crushed by all this junk."

Wu Sui looked at the pile of things on the deck and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Chen Yang's luck, to say the least, was that he managed to haul quite a lot of large cargo.

To be honest, they're all worthless junk.

"Alright, I'll clean up the mess."

Wu Sui stretched his shoulders, walked to the ship's side, and grabbed the main line.

As soon as he started working on it, he sensed something was wrong.

The weight is like pulling a stone; it doesn't struggle at all, but when it's about to come out of the water, it struggles very rhythmically.

Unlike the desperate struggle of a sea catfish, it carries a profound sense of power.

"Get the net, there's something there," Wu Sui said in a low voice.

Wu Gang and Chen Yang perked up and quickly came over.

Wu Sui used both hands alternately to slowly pull the thread up.