Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 578 A Powerful Man
We started fishing for tuna on our second day on the fishing boat, and everyone was quite excited.

They all went back to get their fishing rods and lines.

Boss Li also said that he would use the thickest fishing line and the electric reel's drag would be increased to 100 kilograms, in an effort to break the previous record of four tons.

This means that unless it's a giant tuna, small and medium-sized ones can be caught by brute force.

The fishing boat was already at full speed heading towards Yitong Ansha. Once the electric winch was set up, the crew started installing the iron hooks.

This is a special "landing net" used at sea, which is three or four meters above the water from the side of the ship, and fish must be caught with a hook.

They even brought out crossbows, each bolt with barbs; if they couldn't hook the fish, they would shoot, and if they hit a fish, they could pull it up.

"What's this for?" The crew members on the fore and aft decks even brought out cutting boards.

"If the bulk shipment were cut and stored on the spot, there would definitely be a lot this time," the clerk explained, and began sharpening his knife.

"That's it."

Damn, they've even moved the production line out.

There are several large transfer boxes on the foredeck; we'll put ice in them later so the fish we catch can be cooled and bled.

According to Guo Shao, who was standing nearby, it was a waste to let them fish at the level-two marked spots.

The price of the tuna caught will be halved, and the larger the tuna, the greater the loss.

Fish caught in enclosures don't have the time to swish around in the water, so the meat doesn't cook as well and tastes better.

Qin Dahe stood by his fishing spot, looking at the boundless sea, his heart filled with excitement.

I don't know if I can break the 200-pound record this time. The video camera and camera are ready and hanging on the side.

If I could break through it, that would be awesome. I could get a huge golden gun weighing several hundred pounds and bring it ashore.

The ship sped forward, and the occasional small waves were no problem.

Aside from encountering a cargo ship, all we saw along the way were birds, and some even came to steal pieces of fish.

The guy had chopped up several basins of bait, and he brought out almost all the fish he caught yesterday afternoon.

This time, the fishing hooks were replaced with six-centimeter anchor hooks provided on the ship. They were enormous, and once they took the bait, there was no way they could escape.

At this moment, a crew member took a fishing rod to the bow of the boat and lined it directly onto the fishing reel without turning on the electric winch.

"Do you fish too?" Qin Dahe asked curiously. Logically speaking, employees should only play a supporting role on these kinds of commercial fishing boats.

"The owner wants to go fishing, so he asked me to prepare in advance," the waiter explained.

So it turned out that Boss Li wanted to have some fun. Looking at the heavy fishing rod and the huge fishing reel, he nodded.

That's fucking awesome, ready to take down that big golden gun with his bare hands.

He felt a little itchy and wanted to try it with his bare hands; it would be so damn awesome.

I'm at least 1.8 meters tall and weigh 160 pounds, so I probably won't have any problem with weighing around 100 kilograms. Besides, there's the gunwale blocking the way.

Without hesitation, he rushed back to the house to get his heavy surf rod.

Because the reel was not suitable, he spent another six thousand to buy an imported fishing reel from his friend.

The original wheels were insufficient in both cable capacity and drag.

I fastened my fishing belt, put on my wire gloves, and sat fully equipped on my tackle box, waiting.

Uncle Qing was stunned. "You don't use an electric winch?"

"No need, let's fight it bare-handed."

"Let me tell you, second-level punctuation is no joke; it's definitely a 200-pound shipment." He lit a cigarette, half-laughing and half-crying.

"It's okay, if you really can't take it, just use a fly rod." It's only a few thousand yuan, nothing is more important than the fishing experience.

He turned to his partner and said, "Brother, my camera is hanging on the back. Help me open it when we get to the big thing." "Okay."

In fact, the fishing boats themselves have video cameras, and if requested, they will record a segment when catching a giant fish.

Braving the wind and waves, the boat quickly reached its designated location, where a reconnaissance boat was moored next to the fishing boat.

The crew got busy, first throwing three high-pressure oil guns over, then using a crane to hoist supplies onto the ship. Staff from the reconnaissance ship also boarded the ship via the crane and went directly to the captain's cabin.

At that moment, the loudspeaker sounded.

"The tuna are hovering at a depth of 150 meters or more. The fish finder is not accurate enough. The estimated depth is around 200 to 230 meters. Everyone, start fishing now. Those who are fishing on the other side can move to other, less crowded areas."

"Refueling will be completed in two hours, and the fishing spots will return to normal."

Jin Ya and his group were blocked by the small boat, so they had to change fishing spots.

Fortunately, the electric winch is quick to put online; it only takes ten minutes.

Qin Dahe had already cast his line, attaching a gold foil iron plate, and was casting it 230 meters deep.

Tuna are typical deep-sea fish, so the deeper the better, since they'll be chased as they pass through the water.

Not only that, after inserting the fishing rod into his belly, he began to let out and reel in the line, making the gold foil iron plate swim up and down within a fifty-meter range.

Two minutes later, the rod tip suddenly bent.

As a big fish killer, he had enough experience to deal with it, and quickly braced his feet against the gunwale.

"Wow, that's awesome!" he exclaimed excitedly, oblivious to the line being released from his belly by the fishing reel.

Others were also drawn in; electric reel fishing wasn't as flexible as heavy rock fishing, and he was the first to catch a fish.

"Just say so if you can't handle it," Uncle Qing said sourly.

"It's alright, probably not serious." Qin Dahe chuckled.

If he wanted to fly out now, he only needed to touch the ground with his toes. A huge pressure came from the pole, as if it would pry his whole body over.

But based on yesterday's catch of 40 jin of tuna, it probably didn't reach 100 jin.

Heavy surf rods are indeed durable, as the pressure they are under is enormous.

Fortunately, the support points on the ship's side had been wrapped with rubber and cotton cloth beforehand, which distributed the pressure.

Reeling in the line was also difficult; the 30 kilograms of drag made a creaking sound, and it took three turns to reel in one turn of drag.

Each time he reeled in the line, he had to use his weight to press the fishing rod down; a slightly thinner person would probably have already taken off by now.

Others were also catching fish, and the five guys were all ready and waiting behind them.

Soon, the first fish was caught; Brother Hua caught a tuna weighing over 40 pounds.

After the hook was pulled up, blood splattered all over the ground, and only the fish's tail was trembling.

This is why electric winches can retrieve fish so quickly. They're so fast that the fish lose pressure instantly after being brought ashore, and at a depth of 200 meters, their internal organs would probably burst.

"We'll chop it up and use it for baiting later," Hua Ge said casually, and started laying out the line again.

Forty pounds of tuna at this point is no longer enough; it's a second-class grade fish. We might be able to catch three or four tons today.

Upon hearing this, the waiter ignored the fish and didn't even put a label on it.

Each fishing spot has its own hook; high-value fish are hooked up, and when the catch is processed, the price is calculated based on the individual fish's catch.

There's no time to deal with these small tuna right now; fish are being caught all around, and the five guys are taking turns helping people net them.

Qin Dahe's side experienced another surge in fish activity, sending out fifty meters of line, and now he could finally start reeling them in.

It took them twenty minutes to get up there; their endurance and impact were top-notch.

(End of this chapter)