Chapter 143
On the boat, the three of them were in a very relaxed mood. With the big manta ray, they had already paid for today’s bait and fuel, and the longline fishing was pure profit.
Of course, Zhao Qin doesn’t think so in his heart. There is 40 in his system… Hey, I remember it was 49 points, how did it become 42 points?
Looking at the merit points again, he saw an increase of 150 points. He suddenly understood that the manta ray given to him by Huzi by the Ganqing System was also counted as being caught by himself.
There are still 42 points left, so there should be something good. He places all his hopes on today’s longline fishing.
It was almost four o’clock in the afternoon when we arrived at the place where we collected the hooks. We just finished it and went back, so it wasn’t too late.
Zhao Pingyuan originally thought that Ah He would collect the line, hook it up himself, and let Zhao Qin sail the boat, but Zhao Qin refused and insisted on collecting it himself.
“Brother, I have better luck.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ping became less stubborn and told Ahe that each hook must be hung in order.
Zhao Qin hooked up the floating ball. It felt quite heavy when he first pulled it. Just when he was thinking that reeling in the longline for fishing was still a physical activity, the line in his hand suddenly trembled. He was overjoyed and said, “Brother, first The hook hit the fish.”
Hearing what he said, Zhao Ping also became excited, “Is it big?”
“How do I know if I haven’t come out of the water yet?”
“The weight, is it heavy to pull?”
Zhao Qin didn’t know what to say. After all, it was his first time to reel in the thread. The situation was serious or not, so he simply shut up and gritted his teeth to pull the thread.
Finally, the first fish slowly revealed its true form. Ah He took a look at it and said excitedly: “Brother Ping, it’s a sea wolf, weighing seven or eight pounds.”
“Hey, it’s a good start, pretty good.”
Zhao Qin was a little unhappy. Last time, the price of sea wolf was 9 yuan, and this one was only worth 60 or 70 yuan. What if they were all fish like this?
It’s not bad, if the hook is full of goods, I can earn six to seven thousand, plus the big devil fish, well, seven to eight thousand is stable.
Look at the teeth of the sea wolf
Although today’s lucky value is 49 points, it is said that the income is more than that, but today it is indeed a waste of too much time, and the ground cage cannot be collected today.
“Cut the thread, don’t get bitten.” Zhao Ping reminded.
“Can’t cut it.” Zhao Qin immediately refused, joking. Although the hook can be recycled, the thread will become shorter and shorter, and the system will consume merit points to buy it.
“Then use a wooden stick to knock it to death.” Zhao Ping said, and had to take off the throttle to let the boat slow down.
The sea wolf fish is an extremely ferocious fish. Even sharks dare to bite it if it is anxious. Moreover, the two rows of teeth on the upper and lower sides are like sharp saw teeth, and the bite force is amazing. The lightest result of a bite is that a piece of meat will be lost.
There was a wooden stick on the boat. He picked it up and knocked it on the head of the fish a few times to confirm that the fish was dead. Then he carefully removed the hook and handed it to Ahe.
He threw the fish directly into the refrigerator next to him, and then reeled in the second hook. This time, the pulling force from his hand was not strong, but the line shook violently.
I quickly pulled it out of the water and found that it was a yellow snapper weighing more than a pound.
In fact, yellow snapper is also a very popular local fish. It tastes fresh and tender, and the fish meat is a little chewy with very few spines. Whether it is steamed or braised, it tastes great.
Just because it is a near-water fish and easy to catch, the current price is only slightly higher than that of black sea bream, about 30 yuan per pound.
“Brother, you are so lucky, both hooks are empty.” Ah He smiled happily when he saw the harvest. It seems that this longline fishing is going well.
Zhao Ping also smiled. Well, Aqin’s luck is really much better than his own.
Zhao Qin was a little dissatisfied. Damn, there wasn’t even a single valuable item. Don’t worry. I only received 2 hooks out of a total of 100.
Ahe hung up the hook, quickly opened the live cabin next to it, and threw the yellow snapper in. This fish was different from the previous sea wolf. Sea wolves are impatient and cannot be kept alive even if they are not knocked to death after they come out of the water. .
As expected, the third hook was empty, and only the heads of the shrimps were left. This kind of situation is usually caused by pufferfish.
But on the fourth hook, he felt the weight again. What was different from before was that this time he didn’t feel the line shaking. He said uncertainly: “Brother, it seems like the bottom is hanging.”
“Can you pull it?”
Zhao Qin used his hands hard to reel in another two or three meters of line, and suddenly said excitedly: “Brother, it’s not just hanging on the bottom, there is a fish.”
Because he felt the shaking of the line, this fish was quite cunning, and it didn’t move at first.
The water clarity today was average. When the fish was pulled to about one meter from the water, Zhao Qin saw a red figure. When the fish was pulled out of the water, Ahe immediately exclaimed, “Brother Ping, you are rich. What a big red spot.”
Zhao Ping was in the driver’s seat. Because the longline fishing operation was close to the water, Zhao Qin had his back turned to him.Almost completely blocked his view,
Hearing Ah He’s cry, he looked around and quickly ran to the front to take a look, “Oh my God, it’s so big, I’m really rich.”
He danced with excitement, and this red spot was estimated to be no less than 5 jin.
“Brother, do you want to deflate it?” When Zhao Qin watched the video of sea fishing, he would give a shot when he saw a good fish. At this moment, he also asked excitedly.
“Fortunately, we put it in the middle and lower layers, not bottom fishing, and the water pressure is limited.”
Although he said so, Zhao Ping still took out a needle tube that he had prepared earlier. This needle is more like a medical needle tube. Although it is very thin, it is hollow in the middle.
Put the needle into the fish bladder at a 45-degree angle along the scales on the rear edge of the pectoral fin, and then squeeze the fish belly with the other hand slightly. When the fish belly looks normal, you can pull out the needle.
In fact, it is impossible for a deflated fish to survive for a long time like a normal fish, but it is generally easy to extend the life of a fish for a few hours with good techniques.
Zhao Ping was operating while telling the two people the key points. When the fish was completely deflated, he carefully held the fish with both hands, as if he wanted to kiss it, and put the fish into the live tank.
He also checked the fish’s swimming posture. If the fish’s belly was facing up, he had to turn it over manually to ensure its normal swimming posture.
“Aqin, keep collecting. You are so lucky. You will collect all the traps tomorrow.”
Zhao Qin was also very happy at this moment, so he did not refute. More than a hundred traps were collected, and there was no special trap collection machine on the boat. People were very tired.
Then the two hooks were empty again, but everyone was not discouraged. That red spot was worth at least nearly a thousand yuan. Today was a big profit, even if all the hooks were empty, it didn’t matter.
When he pulled the ninth hook, Zhao Qin felt that he encountered a similar situation again. At first, he pulled it very heavy, but he didn’t feel the fishing line shaking. When it was about to come out of the water, he felt the fish shaking slightly, but the amplitude was still not large, just like pulling a stone.
After coming out of the water, Ah He was numb. It was red again. It was smaller than the previous one, but it was also two or three pounds.
Zhao Ping ran over again and performed a small operation on the fish. He didn’t dare to let Zhao Qin and the others do it, for fear that it would be killed by a needle. The price of this thing alive and dead is more than half the difference.
“Brother, do you want to pull it for a while?” Zhao Qin said with a smile.
Zhao Ping’s hands were itchy when he heard it, but he still shook his head and said, “You come, you are lucky, I will take over and break your luck.”