As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 89 - This Is the Fishing Paradise

Chapter 89: Chapter 89 This Is the Fishing Paradise

According to what the deckhand said, the first fishing spot had very good fish resources with many big catches, ten or twenty pounds were common, and with a bit of luck, fish weighing thirty to forty pounds were often caught in abundance.

However, the actual location was still some distance from Xisha, and this fishing spot was in fact discovered by the boat owners who often took anglers out to sea.

Here, when luck was poor, you might come up empty-handed, but with good fortune, everyone could have a successful haul.

Therefore, every time they set out to sea, the boat owner would first try their luck at this spot, but the exact situation would only be known after the boat owner had checked the fish finder and informed everyone.

When fishing in places like Xisha South Oil, one must never use the common sense and experience from shore or inshore fishing.

Many people trying it for the first time usually find that, aside from scissors, they can’t use any of their previous gear.

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Chu Mingcheng’s rigging was considered standard for these parts, and when fishing for deep-sea fish, it was common to encounter big catches of forty or fifty pounds, which were very powerful, easily cutting through slightly thinner lines in a second.

After dinner, having had some time to digest, he saw that some people were already taking their spots, so he quickly returned to his room and took out his fishing rod to reserve a spot on the right end, number 5, at the back deck.

When fishing for deep sea fish, there was not much difference between the spots at the front or back deck, as there was plenty of space.

But the positions on the sides of the boat weren’t as good, with the corridors being more crowded with people passing by.

The night sea breeze was very refreshing, and though it wasn’t very cold just after the sun had set, a jacket would soon be needed.

As time slowly passed, Sky arrived at the designated fishing spot, and the deckhand brought good news—the fish resources were very rich tonight, which excited all the anglers on board.

By this time, Chu Mingcheng had already put on a waterproof jacket to keep out the wind and spray.

In the night of the deep sea, the winds and waves were strong, and the spray that splashed onto the deck from the sea hitting the boat’s hull would occasionally spill over the railings and hit people, also contributing to the dampness of the first-floor rooms.

Chu Mingcheng prepared to fish and called over a deckhand to inquire about the types and prices of bait.

“You’re in luck today; there are many big fish below. You can buy some Australian Mackerel (also known as Chi Zai), ten yuan per pound.”

“If you want to catch Long-tailed Bird and such fish, you could get some Antarctic Shrimp Bricks. It’s only 80 yuan for a two-and-a-half-pound block, all big shrimp. The ones for chumming are cheaper, 60 yuan a block.”

The Antarctic Shrimp Bricks were all frozen and needed to be thawed before use.

Moreover, Antarctic shrimp rot quickly, and if they thaw for too long, the heads turn black, affecting the chances of getting a bite, so they needed to be used up within about four to six hours.

Alternatively, if not all were used, they should be quickly frozen again.

Considering that Antarctic Shrimp Bricks could not only be used for fishing but were also great for chumming, he bought some of both types of bait.

He decided to first try using mackerel to see what the fish bite was like; if the efficiency of catching big fish was low, then he would go after smaller species like Red snapper.

Soon, the deckhand delivered a bucket of live mackerel and Antarctic Shrimp Bricks.

The deckhand brought a small basket and hung it over the side of the boat, then placed a Shrimp Brick in it for chumming.

Placed in the chumming device (shrimp cage) and lowered into the water along with the bait, it would quickly attract nearby fish.

While waiting for the Shrimp Brick to melt, Chu Mingcheng opened the box of mackerel and saw that the fish inside were mostly 10 to 15 centimeters long, and from their bellies, he could see they were Australian Mackerel.

He remembered selling these for four yuan each back in the day, but here the price was more than double that; what a markup!

But there was no choice, the price was about the same when he bought them elsewhere, plus he had to carry them on board himself, which was an even bigger hassle.

Moreover, the ones bought from outside were usually dead, while the live fish provided by the boat had a significant advantage.

After a while, the Shrimp Brick had thawed a bit, and Chu Mingcheng placed the thawed Antarctic Shrimp into the chumming device, then baited a hook with a mackerel and cast it into the water.

With the weight of the heavy lead sinker, the bait sank quickly.

Between the lead sinker and the leader was a swivel, a must-have when fishing for deep-sea fish in places like Xisha South Oil, primarily used to prevent the leader from tangling with the main line.

Chu Mingcheng kept his eyes on the numbers on the electric winch until they stopped at 157 meters.

Then he retrieved three meters of line to avoid snagging the bottom.

However, due to the strong currents in deep-sea fishing, the long fishing line has a large area of force, and even a few kilograms of lead weights can drift from side to side under the swift current, so it’s essential to constantly monitor the relative position of the fishing gear to the seabed.

When the current is strong, it’s necessary to let out some line to avoid the fishing gear from being too far from the bottom.

Conversely, if the current decreases and the line is not reeled in promptly, it can easily result in the fishing gear snagging the bottom, making deep-sea bottom fishing quite troublesome.

This was Chu Mingcheng’s first time fishing, and although he had learned a lot in theory, he had yet to put it into practice.

Luckily, the underwater current wasn’t very strong at the moment, and the three meters of line he retrieved were just right.

The fishing gear was in place, and now it was a matter of when the fish would bite.

After about three minutes, Chu Mingcheng noticed a sudden twitch at the tip of the fishing rod, followed by a vigorous downward pressure on the rod.

His eyes lit up, the speed of getting a fish on was impressive!

Looking at the situation of the surrounding anglers, he was one of the first to catch a fish.

He hurriedly pressed the button, and the Z30 electric winch started, its strong pulling force left the fish at the bottom with no ability to fight back.

One could see the fishing rod tremble from time to time, a sign of the fish struggling at the bottom.

And judging by the bend of the fishing rod, the fish caught was not small.

Chu Mingcheng watched the fishing line intently, and under the illumination of the light, he soon saw a red figure in the water.

The noise of the electric winch reeling had already attracted the crewmember responsible for helping with the fish, who was wearing gloves. As soon as he saw the fish surface, he immediately helped pull up the line and hauled the Red Friend Fish aboard, then tied it with a white cable tie.

The white cable tie had the number 3 on it, indicating that the catch with the white cable tie number 3 belonged to Chu Mingcheng.

Pulled up rapidly from the deep sea, the swim bladder of the Red Friend Fish was protruding to its mouth.

The Red Friend Fish didn’t need bloodletting, and the crewmember was about to bring the fish to the ice hold.

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Excited by catching such a big Red Friend, Chu Mingcheng quickly interjected, “Wait a moment, let me see how much it weighs.”

This Red Friend Fish was almost a full size larger just by its body shape compared to the one he had caught while diving before.

He lifted it with the fish gripper and found the fish weighed a full twenty-three pounds.

A twenty-plus pound Red Friend Fish, if at the docks in his hometown, would definitely draw a crowd, but here, the crewmember barely reacted, only a few nearby anglers turned to look a few times, treating it as nothing out of the ordinary.

Based on the price it sold for previously, this single fish was worth over two thousand.

Not counting the equipment purchased, the total cost of this sea trip should be around ten thousand, so does this mean he has already made back a fifth of the investment?

Even at the normal price of sixty yuan per pound, that’s still over one thousand three hundred.

Chu Mingcheng suddenly felt a bit bewildered, at this rate of making money, how could those who came to Xisha to fish say they were losing money?

He looked around and saw that others were also catching fish one after another, most of which were Redfish, and one person even caught a big Red snapper, more than a meter long.

In fact, this group of people was just lucky today to have encountered a time when the currents were weak.

Just yesterday, there was also a boat that stayed here overnight, but they encountered a plane stream, which blew their five-pound lead weights adrift.

That was a chartered boat, with twenty-five people and three leaders chartering a fifty-meter boat.

Not only did they fail to prepare the planned live Mackerel, but they also didn’t have enough large lead weights, resulting in the anglers on that boat having to leave after just sleeping one night.