Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 105 Hanging the Bottom

Chapter 214 Hanging the Bottom

Seeing that Xiao Kai agreed, Tian Wenbin didn't stand on ceremony and headed straight for the foredeck with his fishing gear.

This was a decision made by the two of them on the way here. Considering the possibility of encountering a big fish, Xiao Kai chose the deck at the stern of the boat because there was a folding crane installed there. If they encountered a big fish, he could easily scoop it up by himself with the help of the crane.

As for whether Tian Wenbin will catch a big fish, that remains to be seen, but his chances are definitely smaller than Xiao Kai's. After all, he can see the big fish enter the water directly and prepare in advance. Basically, unless it exceeds the limit of his fishing rod or encounters a line break, it is unlikely to get away.

Therefore, Xiao Kai needs to use a crane more.

As for Tian Wenbin, even if he is lucky enough to catch a big fish, there is still Xiao Kai, who can use a landing net to help him.

If the fish is too big and exceeds the limit of the landing net, it can be pulled to the stern of the boat and assisted by a crane. Although it is more troublesome, it is much better than relying on yourself.

Seeing that Tian Wenbin had gone off to do his own thing, Xiao Kai wasn't in a hurry and continued to carefully observe the data from the fish finder.

He had previously learned how to use fish finders and even understood the data displayed by other fish finders.

But perhaps due to some kind of cheat code, he discovered that his fish finder could probe farther and deeper than other fish finders, and the data was more intuitive, so he decided to study it further.

Half an hour later, Xiao Kai slowly emerged from the cabin.

Meanwhile, Tian Wenbin, who was on the foredeck, had already started fishing.

Upon seeing him come out, Tian Wenbin immediately pointed to his fish tank behind him and said, "Brother Xiao, you really chose a great spot. I caught a fish in less than ten minutes."

"Oh, let me see!"

Upon hearing Tian Wenbin's words, Xiao Kai immediately became interested and quickly stepped forward to open the other party's fish box.

"Tsk tsk, it's actually a blue-spotted cat? It could weigh around three or four pounds!"

Looking at the fish covered with ice by Tian Wenbin, Xiao Kai clicked his tongue in amazement.

Although Chen Bai had told him that this place mainly produces grouper, Xiao Kai was still surprised to catch such a big one on his first visit.

Although it was just a fairly common blue grouper, it was enough to show that the fish population here was indeed quite good.

"You play by yourself for a bit, I'll try fishing too!"

With a slight smile, Xiao Kai greeted Tian Wenbin and then retrieved his fishing gear from the cabin to begin preparations.

This time, he prepared two fishing rods together as before.

One lightweight boat rod is equipped with a line specifically designed for fishing under 50 catties, while the other heavyweight boat rod is designed for fishing over 50 kg.

The weight ranges from 200 jin to less than 200 jin.

As for something bigger, there's no need for that right now.

Moreover, this is only the data on the surface and does not represent the absolute truth.

In reality, it is not uncommon for small fish to cut the line when using a small line setup or for small fish to cut the line when using a large line setup.

Soon, Xiao Kai had prepared the money for fishing.

So he baited his hook and started fishing.

The first hook was still a single hook, and a multi-hook rig was not used directly.

As the line began to descend slowly under the constant pull of the bait and sinker, it soon came to a stop at a depth of about forty.

Based on the data from the fish finder, Xiao Kai knew that the water depth in this area was about fifty meters.

Although it is relatively shallow in the open sea, it is still considered deep water, which is exactly the maximum mooring depth of his reinforced fishing boat. Any deeper and he would have to use a jet engine.

After Xiao Kai stopped, he locked the power switch and then began to wait.

While waiting, he used his golden finger to constantly examine his surroundings.

Just as he thought, the fish resources in this area were indeed better than most coastal waters. Although the specific value of the fish was currently unknown, Xiao Kai felt that it should be much better.

This is not surprising, since most fishing boats would find it very difficult to reach this location. With fewer fishing trips, the fish resources are naturally better preserved.

Although fishing boats occasionally visit this area, the amount of fish caught is negligible compared to the unrestrained fishing practices of local fishermen, and it has no impact on the growth and reproduction of the fish here.

However, the fish here seemed more cautious. After Xiao Kai put the bait down, the number of fish began to gather under the effect of the golden finger, but after waiting for five minutes, they still did not bite.

But he clearly saw many points of light hovering around where he had put down the bait, constantly probing, obviously wanting to bite. So why didn't they bite?

After some thought, Xiao Kai came to a conclusion: he estimated that it was probably due to the weather.

The weather will be hotter tomorrow, and the air pressure is a bit low. Plus, it's close to noon now, so it's normal that the fish aren't biting.

But since Xiao Kai, who has a cheat code, isn't speaking up, why did Tian Wenbin speak up first?

After thinking it over, Xiao Kai could only attribute it all to his incredible luck.

Of course, it's also possible that he cast his line earlier, when it was still longer than noon, so the fish were more likely to bite.

That's how fishing is; timing is very important. Sometimes, half an hour earlier or later can make a big difference.

Just as Xiao Kai was pondering, Tian Wenbin caught another fish.

This time it wasn't a grouper, but a sea bream.

Although Xiao Kai didn't notice it was a live sea bream because of the distance, judging from its color, he guessed it was either a yellowfin sea bream or a long-spined sea bream.

This was the third fish Tian Wenbin had caught in half an hour. The previous two were groupers, one was a green grouper, and the other was a hawksbill grouper. This was the only one that was a sea bream.

Based on the current market price, Tian Wenbin has made at least a thousand yuan from these three fish.

Despite this, Xiao Kai didn't care. After all, the fish had started eating earlier, which had aroused their appetite, so it wasn't surprising that they caught a fish.

On his side, although the number of fish was increasing, it was not surprising that they were not feeding as there were no fish competing for food.

However, he also knew that this situation was only temporary. Once the fish on his side started to bite, Tian Wenbin's side would probably be unable to catch up with him.

As if in response to Xiao Kai's idea, after Tian Wenbin put the fish he had just caught into the insulated fish box, Xiao Kai's rod tip suddenly dipped sharply, and then Xiao Kai heard the sound of the fishing reel clanging.

With a whoosh, Xiao Kai almost instinctively made the motion of lifting the rod to set the hook.

Unfortunately, he was too late.

With this flick of the rod, Xiao Kai felt a strong force pulling the fishing line out of the fishing lane.

He quickly increased the drag and began frantically stirring the fishing boat in preparation for reeling in the line.

But before it could retract much, a huge reaction force entered his hand.

The immense force left him no room to resist. Even as he frantically stirred the fishing reel, the fishing rod only sank lower and lower, as if it were fixed underwater by something.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Kai's face darkened, and he immediately swore.

"Holy crap, it's snagged on the bottom!"