"Bring that big fish over here quickly, and I'll help you with it!" With a compliment, he bent down to lift the net. Don’t be fooled by this tuna weighing only thirty pounds; it would take at least ten to eight minutes to haul it up!
"Don't tease me! The one you caught earlier must have weighed fifty pounds!" With a fish that big, you'd better treat us when we get back!
Listening to their playful banter, the others on the other side of the boat were left speechless. "Haven't you all caught big fish before? Even if you've cut the line a few times, you’ve still landed fish weighing seventy or eighty pounds, and now that we're at Xisha, why do you act like you've never seen such things?"
The rod trembled as the reel spun wildly, and he pressed the rod against his stomach. Finally, they had a big catch on their hands! With a surge of effort, he pushed the electric reel, while Oka turned around and put on gloves, waiting for another wave of strength to unleash the technique of rapid reeling.
After more than half an hour of struggle, with everyone working together, they brought the fish alongside the boat. Just as Dajinqiang was admiring the starlit sky, he got hooked by Oka's gaff. With both Oka and Dajinqiang pulling together, and Zhang Junming lending a hand, they managed to haul a forty-pound Dajinqiang onto the boat.
"Bigeye Tuna! Nice catch! Quick, bleed it out!" As the fish was brought aboard, Zhang Junming couldn't help but feel envious of its large eyes; he hadn't even made a catch yet! Those little white strips didn’t count! He had thrown them back into Hai Li!
Looking back at the one-meter-long creature beneath Scallion and Ginger to Remove Fishy Smell's feet and then at his own catches of Xiao Kalami, he felt that all those on the left side of the boat were rather dull in comparison! After a whole night of hard work, they hadn’t even caught as much as one single fish compared to what others had!
"Cong Ge Zhang, how deep are you fishing?" He inserted his rod into the fishing rod holder and turned to share a smoke with those across from him. If they couldn’t catch big fish, this group would still have some fun for a while. But if they landed a big one, there would be no way to adjust their depth anymore!
Sixty to eighty meters was where Bigeye Tuna roamed in these sandy layers; any shallower and those surface-dwelling Xiao Yu would start causing trouble! After taking a drag from his cigarette, Scallion and Ginger to Remove Fishy Smell casually remarked.
Once they got the water depth right, everyone immediately let out their lines. Who would bother with those surface Bai Tiao when there were bigger fish lurking below? However, Shui Bi Zhang didn’t leave; instead, he stayed behind chatting with a few people.
The main purpose of coming to Xisha this time was to connect with Zhang Junming. Fishing could happen anytime; they planned to stay here for three or four days—plenty of time!
After finishing one cigarette, Zhang Junming’s rod twitched—he had hooked something! And it was a big one.
Shui Bi Zhang had been waiting for this opportunity all day! The boat was too slow; they hadn’t made it in time for Zao Kou and ended up catching a whole bunch of Xiao Yu throughout the day.
He held the water hose to cool down Zhang Junming’s electric reel while watching him tighten the line again and again without seeing any decrease in speed. Scallion and Ginger to Remove Fishy Smell sighed and said: "Zhang, you need to change that wheel! You can’t stop this big fish!"
"I just happen to have a spare rod; I’ll lend it to you for now! When we get back, go find Tian Ge and have him get you an electric reel! Even though his wheels aren’t officially on sale yet, if you ask him nicely, he’ll definitely oblige!"
The favors among fishermen are completely different from those in everyday life; passing someone a cigarette on the street is just a casual greeting. But lending someone your rod while fishing is like saving them in times of need!
"Has Shi Tian's wheel gone on sale? When did it start?" He casually asked while holding onto his rod without loosening his grip. Since he couldn’t stop it anyway, he might as well wait until he got tired before reeling it in—after all, it just meant reeling for a bit longer!
"It hasn’t officially launched yet, but if friends go over there, he’ll still give them some face. I ordered seven rods from him before; when I mentioned it to him, he even matched them with wheels!"
Shi Tian’s rods couldn’t be borrowed for free; he needed to bring him some business first. Mentioning those seven rods made Zhang Junming wonder how many wheels he might end up buying!
"How much is this Wheel?" He asked, intrigued. "I should go find him and get a few for myself!" Upon hearing that the Wheel was available for sale, Zhang Junming became interested.
His concern wasn't that the Wheel's price was too high, but rather that it might be too low. Niu Zong had given him a Rod, which cost forty thousand with the line included. Although he later returned the favor with a set of Hand Rods and two Iso Rods, it was the end of the year, and it was time to give gifts!
Niu Zong had generously gifted several Rods at once; both Zhu Ma and Yang Lu had Rods, but they were missing the Wheel. If he could manage to send them the Wheel, it would secure next year's orders!
The pricing for the Wheel was one hundred twenty thousand—high, but its performance was indeed impressive! "I'll bring you the Rod shortly; you can give it a try!" He replied to Zhang Junming. Whether Shi Tian would offer Zhang Junming a discount was their business; he certainly couldn't take on that favor himself!
"Alright, lend me your spare rod for a bit, and I'll treat you to dinner later!" The Rod worked well, and the line was sturdy, but this Wheel was somewhat lacking! The fish on the Rod finally tired out, and the Electric Reel began to work, but facing that hefty fish on the Hook, this Wheel seemed a bit overwhelmed!
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