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Chapter 101: Removing the Ground Traps

Chapter 103: Removing the Ground Traps

It was already past midnight, but the fish weren't biting much, and the school of fish had even moved up another ten meters, making it easier and more convenient for Zhou Miao and the others to fish.

As Zhou Miao fished, he mechanically lifted the rod and reeled in the line, only to find that the pulling force from the bottom of the water was much stronger than before, and the weight was also much heavier.

A big one came?

Zhou Miao's drowsiness vanished instantly, and he became much more alert.

Could it be some kind of exceptionally large ribbonfish, like a king ribbonfish that's over two meters long, weighs six or seven kilograms, or even ten kilograms?

However, as Zhou Miao reeled in his fishing line, he pulled up a string of ribbonfish.

Not only did every hook catch a fish, but even the hooked ribbonfish were forced to become bait.

The last two ribbonfish that took the bait even had two more ribbonfish attached to their tails.

The two ribbonfish were biting their companion's body tightly, exuding a ferocious aura.

Eight ribbonfish caught in one cast; no wonder they were so much heavier.

"Holy crap, what's going on with these two ribbonfish?" Lu Xingyu's jaw almost dropped off the boat.

For a newbie like him, this strange phenomenon was truly novel.

"You used ribbonfish meat to catch ribbonfish, so it's normal to see them biting your tail now, isn't it?" Zhou Miao said with some regret as he untied the ribbonfish.

I thought there would be a big one, but it turned out I only caught two more.

Moreover, the ribbonfish with their tails bitten couldn't be sold, so they had to keep them for their own consumption.

"Right, it's normal for it to bite its companions as bait after eating the fish meat." Lu Xingyu also realized that he was making a fuss over nothing.

However, the sight of a series of ribbonfish being caught was indeed quite eye-catching.

"Ah Miao, how do you plan to sell these ribbonfish? Are you going to sell them to that Boss Pang too?" Luo Hao, who was on another boat, asked after he had already tied the hooks together and thrown the bait into the water.

"I plan to go to the market to sell it myself. I feel that ribbonfish should sell better than other types of fish."

"Pricing is negotiable. If most people think it's too expensive, we can lower the price a little. Retail is definitely better than wholesale."

As Zhou Miao spoke, he also considered his family.

My parents especially love ribbonfish, so I'll pick out a batch of the fattest ones and send them home.

The main purpose of this trip was to catch mantis shrimp. The ribbonfish was an unexpected bonus. My family likes to eat them and I have enough income, so there's no need to be obsessed with money.

"Retail is good. I'm also thinking of trying to sell retail. The main thing is that the quantity is not large, so it's easy for me to sell it myself." Luo Hao strongly agreed with his decision.

The reason this topic came up was because he had a group of customers who liked to eat ribbonfish.

It's better for our own people to make this money than for others to do it.

Clearly, he now considers himself part of Zhou Miao's clique.

Because the fish kept biting well, the three of them didn't chat much after that, immersing themselves in their catch of ribbonfish.

The three of them usually caught two or three fish with each cast, and Zhou Miao and Luo Hao, who tied more hooks, often caught four or five fish with one cast.

The fish kept fishing until 3 a.m. before the ribbonfish in the sea finished feeding for the night and returned to the bottom of the water.

"That's it?" Luo Hao reluctantly put away his fishing rod.

He looked back at his harvest; the three water tanks were quite full, but he estimated it only weighed about 60 or 70 kilograms.

Among them, the three-finger-wide ribbonfish were the most numerous, accounting for about two-thirds of the total.

The remaining ones are two fingers wide and four fingers wide; there aren't any particularly large ribbonfish.

"That's enough, I'm so sleepy." Lu Xingyu yawned, feeling like he could fall asleep the moment he lay down.

Perhaps because his body is recovering, he is much more sleepy than before.

"Then let's sleep for a while, and we'll collect the traps when it's light." Zhou Miao turned to look at his catch.

There are four more water tanks, weighing about 70 or 80 kilograms, slightly less than in the first half of the night.

The overall value should be several thousand yuan, which makes up for the fuel costs of this trip.

"Let's go to sleep!" Lu Xingyu and Zhou Miao placed the fish they had caught in the center of the fishing boat's deck and covered them with a waterproof cloth to keep them warm.

After doing all that, he washed his hands, took out the blanket he had brought, and came over to Luo Hao.

Seeing him looking at him with a puzzled expression, Lu Xingyu showed him the blanket and said with a smile, "I've brought you some warmth."

"Oh, is that good?"

Luo Hao reached out to take it, but Lu Xingyu pulled his hand back.

"Hehe, I only said I wanted to bring you warmth, but I didn't say I wouldn't use the blanket and we could share it."

Luo Hao immediately became wary: "You wouldn't happen to have studied at Tianfu University, would you?"

"What nonsense! I just thought your seat was empty and I could sleep in. I'm a decent man, only interested in women."

Lu Xingyu finished speaking in an annoyed tone, then found a dry spot and lay down on the ground: "Sleep or don't sleep, it's up to you."

On the boat next door, Zhou Miao watched their farce with amusement, then took out a blanket to rest and set his phone alarm for six in the morning.

That's the hardest part about being a fisherman; you can only get short breaks.

So he could experience this kind of hardship once in a while, but he definitely wouldn't want to do it every day.

When the first rays of sunlight shone on the sea in the early morning, Zhou Miao woke up on her own without needing a phone alarm.

I checked my phone and saw that it would be six o'clock in a few minutes, so I decided not to go back to sleep.

I put away the blanket and stretched.

Zhou Miao rubbed his face vigorously to try and clear his head.

He then opened a bottle of mineral water to rinse his mouth before waking up Lu Xingyu and the others.

"Get up, get up, eat something and go collect the traps. If you want to sleep, you can sleep in the afternoon."

"What time is it?" Like Zhou Miao, the first thing Luo Hao did after waking up was to rub his face to wake himself up.

"It's six o'clock. Come over here and have something to eat. I have milk and bread."

Zhou Miao pointed to the large bag on his boat, then squatted down next to Lu Xingyu.

"The boat capsized!" (The comment read, "Holy crap!")

As expected, this trick worked. Lu Xingyu immediately jumped up, making Luo Hao next to him laugh.

This is such a huge trauma; every time I fall into a deep sleep, the mere mention of a capsizing will wake me up instantly.

When Lu Xingyu got up and saw that he was surrounded by water, he panicked.

But when she turned her head and saw Luo Hao eating bread and Zhou Miao standing next to her, she was stunned again.

She then understood what had happened and said resentfully, "Next time you wake me up, can you please not mention the ship capsizing?"

"How can I wake you up if I don't mention the capsizing?" Zhou Miao rolled his eyes and went back to his own boat to eat.

Lu Xingyu sighed softly. It's no wonder he was sleeping so soundly; other people can't fall asleep even when they want to!

After filling their stomachs and cleaning up the trash, Zhou Miao and Luo Hao untied the fishing boat's mooring lines, slowly pushed the boat away, and then went to collect the fish traps.

They quickly arrived at their respective spots to place their traps. Since Lu Xingyu's trap was placed further out, they took his trap first.

When asked to steer the boat, Zhou Miao first took up the buoy, then grabbed the rope and pulled it up little by little.

As the rope tightened, he immediately felt the weight of the underwater trap.

It was very heavy, and the feeling of pulling it up was no different from when he put in the first tilapia trap yesterday morning.