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

Wu Sui and the others returned to the cabin to organize their equipment.

Bottom fishing for grouper is not something a lure rod can handle.

The massive objects, weighing tens or even hundreds of kilograms, combined with water depths of one or two hundred meters, require heavy-duty boat poles and electric winches.

Batu and his group had pretty good equipment, but they were clearly not familiar with sea fishing.

Wu Sui helped them install the electric winch, told them to take the spare cables and other supplies, and then left the cabin.

Lin Tao finished his work and handed the pole to Wu Sui.

"Ah Sui, three pounds of lead, just do it straight."

The group arrived at their fishing spot. Wu Sui was helping Batu and the others tie their lines when Da Xiong's voice rang out again.

"Anyone interested in crabs or octopus?"

"I want it!" someone raised their hand.

"Give us some too," Lin Tao called out.

Crabs and octopuses are used to fight grouper, while small fish are generally used for drift fishing.

Grouper is a typical ferocious carnivorous fish that mainly preys on benthic crustaceans and cephalopods.

In other words, crabs and octopuses are considered "staple foods" in the grouper's daily diet.

Using them as bait has a natural attraction for grouper.

Lin Tao bought some and then distributed them to Chen Ping and Batu and the others.

Without any hesitation, the group thanked them, then baited their hooks and cast their lines.

Wu Sui didn't rush to cast his line. He turned on the system radar and took a look at the underwater terrain.

Below is a complex group of deep-sea reefs, dotted with numerous points of light.

Several of the points of light were surprisingly large, lying motionless in the crevices of the rocks.

Wu Sui didn't take any crabs. Instead, he turned around and scooped out a half-pound pond fish from the bucket of fresh water at his fishing spot.

Before he could even cast his line, a gasp of surprise came from the bow of the boat.

"Someone's caught a fish! Someone's caught a fish!"

That shout chased away everyone's drowsiness.

The anglers, who were initially a bit confused, perked up and quickened their pace.

Lin Tao, carrying his equipment, came over and pointed to the inside of the ship's side behind Wu Sui.

"There is also a power source on this ship. The cable for the electric winch can be plugged in directly, and the power can be restored at any time if it runs out."

Wu Sui pointed to the screen of the electric winch, where the indicator light had already lit up.

"Brother Tao, I've already set up the fishing rod, just waiting to cast it."

Lin Tao peeked out, gave a thumbs up, and turned to work on his fishing rig.

Wu Sui gripped the pole with both hands and used his thumbs to turn on the wire release switch of the electric winch.

The lead weight with the fishhook attached fell straight into the water.

The meter counter on the electric winch started jumping wildly.

Wu Sui stared at the screen, simultaneously activating the system radar in his mind.

The complex group of reefs on the seabed is clearly imprinted in my mind.

When they reached the 90-meter mark, Wu Sui decisively turned off the electric winch.

This depth is just above the reefs, and the big guys below can see the struggling little fish just by looking up.

Next, all that was left was to wait. Every ten seconds or so, Wu Sui would lift it up slightly and then slowly lower it back down.

The live bait, pulled like that underwater, struggled even more, which was very attractive to the predators below.

Chen Ping, standing to Wu Sui's right, followed his example, lowering his fishing rig with a large crab attached and beginning to lift and pull the bait in a similar manner.

Batu and his three young men were complete novices, fumbling around on the sidelines, and it took them quite a while to finally lower the line, all the while chattering about the depth of the water.

Time passed second by second.

A grayish-white hue appeared at the horizon.

Wu Sui was preparing to pull the pole again.

The rod tip suddenly started to shake.

Wu Suiyi pushed the electric winch, and it began to reel in the line with a "buzzing" sound.

"You won?"

The sound of the electric reel winding up the wire was quite loud, and several people nearby heard it. Lin Tao turned around with a look of surprise and asked.

"It should have been a hit, but the chances are slim."

"Haha, we caught a fish too!" Batu and the others were overjoyed.

As soon as he said this, everyone at the nearby fishing spots turned their attention to him.

The envious look in their eyes was impossible to hide.

Regardless of whether you go fishing on a boat to make money, who wouldn't want to experience the process of catching a fish?

"Ah Sui, isn't your electric winch's drag mechanism locked too tightly?"

Chen Ping glanced at the reeling speed and spoke up to remind him.

"It's alright, the fish isn't big."

Everyone wanted to know what Wu Sui had caught, so they simply set up their rods on the cannon platform and ran over to see.

After seven or eight minutes, the fish didn't struggle for long before being pulled out.

"Sesame spots?"

"Doesn't it look like a bluish-green patch?"

"It looks like oil spots to me."

The distance between the ship's side and the sea surface was quite far, and the group couldn't see clearly, so they could only guess.

But this doesn't stop people from envying it at all.

"This handsome guy has won again."

Several other business owners nearby also gathered around, their faces full of envy.

Big Bear, carrying a long-handled hook, was already waiting nearby.

He spotted the right spot, leaned out, hooked the fish by its chin with a hook, and dragged it directly onto the deck.

The fish wasn't big; this one probably weighed only seven or eight pounds.

"Handsome guy, not bad. You're good-looking, and the fish you catch are good too."

"The Sumatran spotted mouse isn't very big, but it's not cheap."

Big Bear explained with a cheerful smile as he unhooked the fish.

Batu and the others had never seen this fish before, and asked what it was called Su Shuban.

"The scientific name of the Sumatran grouper is Black Spotted Grouper, also known as Coral Grouper."

"Adult fish are generally brown or grayish-green, with sparsely arranged small black spots scattered all over their bodies."

"Doesn't it look a lot like oil spots? Actually, it's quite easy to tell the difference."

As the bear spoke, it stretched out its dorsal fin to show it off.

"See these three large patches? They are the most obvious feature of the Sussian rat patch."

Wu Sui took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, and handed it to Da Xiong.

"Brother Xiong, you've worked hard. Have a smoke."

Big Bear casually took the cigarette and tucked it behind his ear, then deftly bled the fish.

Batu and the others then turned to ask Lin Tao.

"Brother Tao, this fish must be very expensive right now, right?"

Lin Tao took the cigarette Wu Sui offered, lit it, and nodded with a smile.

"Yes, the price isn't low. It's about 260 yuan per jin now."

"Ah Sui earned back the cost of the boat ticket with just this one fish."

None of them were short of money, but when they heard that they could recoup their investment with just one fish, they couldn't resist.

Just as Wu Sui was about to put his tag on the fish, Chen Ping suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Hey hey hey, my rod!" Chen Ping's rod tip was shaking wildly.

"Brother Chen, hold on!"

Wu Sui took a few steps forward, helped Chen Ping hold the pole with one hand, and pushed the electric winch directly with the other.

As the motor started, Chen Ping's face flushed red, and he didn't dare to even breathe loudly.

A few minutes later, a yellowish grouper with net-like markings was pulled out of the water.

"Oil spots, good stuff!" Lin Tao exclaimed from the side.

The bear ran over and pulled the fish up with its hook.

Chen Ping looked at the oil stains splattering on the deck and rubbed his hands together excitedly, thanking Wu Sui repeatedly.

This caused an uproar at the bottom fishing spot.

Not long after, Lin Tao's pole also made a sound.

He operated the electric winch and pulled up a yellowfin seabream weighing five or six pounds.

Batu's side was also shouting excitedly. The three young men had caught a four- or five-pound pearl-spotted catfish and were jumping and hopping with excitement.

The deck was filled with shouts of people who had been caught fish.