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"No way! A person as amazing as me doesn't need to read books! Those questions are as easy as pie, even simpler than the driving test!"
This remark left Shi Tian somewhat speechless. How could one pass a driving test without reading? There was no doubt that Air Force had bought his license!
The content in the books wasn't difficult; it was just that compared to getting a car license, the knowledge inside was far more complex. There were topics on navigation safety, navigation rules, and even weather forecasting!
"Do I really need to learn about weather forecasting? Even the aunties doing square dancing know how to check the weather! They seem particularly invested in it, probably worried that rain might ruin their dancing!"
Fishing Rod stared at the sea for a while, feeling bored. He sat down and began flipping through the books that Air Force had sent over. As the sun began to set, Air Force caught a fish. Listening to the electric reel squeaking, Shi Tian glanced over but then lowered his head to continue reading.
By the time the stars filled the sky, Shi Tian finally finished flipping through the books. He believed Air Force's nonsense; if one could pass the theoretical exam without studying, that would be a miracle!
Tuna were not so easy to catch; otherwise, fishermen would all be rich. After fishing for most of the afternoon, only Air Force managed to reel in a thirty-something-pound Yellowfin Tuna.
Watching Air Force struggle with the fish, Shi Tian thought it must weigh over a hundred pounds. But when it was finally pulled up, it was only about half a meter long and weighed thirty-four pounds—less than his Longfin Grouper!
While having dinner in the cabin, Shi Tian teasingly asked, "Jun Ge, are you feeling a bit weak? You struggled with that thirty-pound fish more than Lu Ya did with that hundred-pound Zhang Hong!"
Showing off comes with consequences; Shi Tian's boast resulted in him getting a face full of rice from Shi Ye and Lu Ya, sending chills down his spine.
"What do you know? Can Zhang Hong compare with Tuna? Do you have any idea how strong Tuna are? Just this one fish could drag you around at sea for an hour if it weren't for the electric reel!" Air Force retorted weakly.
After taking a jab at Shi Tian, Air Force thought for a moment and said, "Have you finished reading your books? Once you're done, I'll take you to get your driver's license when we go back. Then we can go fishing again!"
Hearing that Air Force wanted to take him to get a driver's license made Shi Tian's eyes light up. "I finished reading them ages ago! Those questions are so simple; I could ace them if I took the test now!"
Shi Tian's confidence drew silent sympathy from Shi Ye and Lu Ya. Air Force had bought a boat and had previously suggested they learn to drive it, but both of them had wisely declined.
Having a driver's license meant nothing to them. If they got one and went fishing, who would be driving the boat?
Without a license, if Air Force wanted them to take control of the boat, they could refuse without hesitation—sleeping when they wanted or trolling at the back of the boat without any worries about learning how to drive!
Air Force had finally found someone willing to learn; Shi Ye and Lu Ya certainly wouldn't ruin his plans. Since Shi Tian wanted to learn, let him! There would surely come a time when he regretted it!
Hearing Shi Tian's confident response made Air Force feel delighted inside. Young people are so naive! A little persuasion and they're hooked!
"Come on, you drive the boat while we change our fishing spot. We'll night fish tonight and head back early tomorrow for your driving test!"
Dragging Shi Tian into the cockpit, they raised anchor and set sail. Air Force guided him as they sped across the ocean for over an hour, detailing every precaution and even covering docking procedures.
Once they stopped for night fishing, Shi Tian realized that catching Tuna was not as simple as Air Force had claimed; he suspected that Air Force had been deceiving himself all afternoon just to make him read those books and learn how to drive!
Baiting the line and dropping it thirty or forty meters down into the water, he twitched it intermittently—what he called teasing fish—to attract Tuna's attention.
After several back-and-forth attempts, Rod bent sharply, and Shi Tian decisively struck the fish!
"Damn! I hooked one! This fish weighs a hundred pounds!" he shouted, immediately reeling in the line. As he pulled in a few meters of line, Wheel began to struggle under the strain.
Glancing at the degree of Rod's bend, Shi Ye and the others chose not to help Shi Tian. It was still too early to judge the size of the fish; they decided to let him handle it on his own for a while.
Shi Tian had little experience fishing for Tuna. Seeing that the others weren't coming to assist, he steeled himself and continued alone. At first, he relied on his shore fishing experience to manage the line, but after just ten minutes, his stamina began to wane. He pressed the Rod against his stomach, letting the fish thrash around in the water.
He needed to lift and lower the rod while reeling in. If he didn't get the fish close to the boat quickly, it could easily shake off the hook! Noticing that Shi Tian was running low on energy, Lu Ya promptly reminded him.
Reeling in Tuna required a lot of skill; these fish were powerful and could easily pull out dozens or even hundreds of meters of line with a single surge! In Nan You, if you brought a small reel with only a hundred meters of line, it would be impossible to catch a big fish; breaking the line would be the best outcome, and you might even snap your rod!
The lines used for Tuna fishing were mostly over five hundred meters long, with Spinning Reels being the most common. Nowadays, Electric Reels were also becoming popular.
Just by taking a quick look, Lu Ya could tell that Shi Tian still had nearly a hundred meters of line left to reel in. Trying to wait until the fish was exhausted before reeling it in wouldn’t work here.
If he didn’t reel in quickly, a Tuna weighing several dozen pounds could keep him occupied for hours; if it was several hundred pounds, it could take days!
With Lu Ya’s guidance in mind, Shi Tian shook out his sore arms and gritted his teeth as he began to reel in again.
Despite the constant screeching sound of releasing tension, using Lu Ya’s method finally allowed him to reel in more line than he let out.
After another ten minutes of this back-and-forth struggle under the glow of the Fishing Boat's lights, Shi Tian finally caught sight of something beneath the surface!
The fish was coming up; quick, grab the spear! The battle was about to end, and Shi Tian forgot all about his aching arms as he hurriedly called for someone to bring him Ling Fish.
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