My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 74 Decision-Making Errors

"A super-sized school of fish is coming! Xiaoxiao, wake your brother up, stop sleeping!"

Despite being mentally prepared, Zhou Miao was still stunned by the red expanse on the fish finder screen.

This red color covers almost half of the screen, representing countless threadfin bream gathering at the bottom of the boat.

He immediately shook Lu Xiaoxiao, who was already half asleep next to him, awake and told her to go and call for help.

Then he quickly went to the deck, picked up his fishing rod, and cast the lure out.

Lu Xiaoxiao stared blankly at Zhou Miao's actions, having been too sleepy to hear what he said.

She turned her head in confusion, her gaze involuntarily drawn to the red on the screen.

The next second, all her sleepiness vanished instantly, startled out of her.

"Brother, get up quickly! There's a big school of fish!" Lu Xiaoxiao immediately realized what Zhou Miao had just said and rushed into the rest cabin to call for help.

Lu Xingyu was snoring loudly, sleeping like a log.

Without saying a word, she grabbed his collar and shook him violently.

"Wake up! Hurry up, your chance to make a fortune has arrived!"

"Brother, the boat's capsizing! Run!"

"Holy crap?"

Lu Xingyu, who had been shaken awake, jumped up and grabbed Lu Xiaoxiao's arm, running outside.

But after running out of the rest cabin, they realized something was wrong. What? The boat capsized? It was perfectly fine.

Just as he was wondering, Lu Xiaoxiao grabbed his arm and led him to the deck, while quickly explaining.

"A huge school of fish has arrived; let's fish together and make some money."

"It's just fishing, why bring up capsizing? You almost scared me to death." Lu Xingyu's mind had returned to normal, and he was completely awake.

After realizing that his sister just wanted to wake him up, he complained silently.

"You were sleeping like a log. Would you have gotten up if I hadn't mentioned the capsizing?"

Lu Xiaoxiao arrived at her fishing spot and picked up her fishing rod.

At this moment, Zhou Miao had already caught a fish!

He kept reeling in the line, seemingly trying to catch the fish quickly.

However, the fish didn't seem to be small; he looked to be having a lot of trouble catching it.

Hearing footsteps, Zhou Miao turned around and saw them staring at him. He urged, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and start fishing! Fish in the middle to upper water layer. Change to a thicker line and use a steel wire leader. The fish should weigh about four or five pounds; it has a very strong pull."

"I've never done sea fishing before!" Lu Xingyu said helplessly, shrugging his shoulders.

"Xiaoxiao, you teach him!" Zhou Miao didn't have time to teach a novice, and besides, the fish they caught were their own, so there was no need to waste her time in this situation.

However, he still told the two of them some precautions for fishing for threadfin bream.

Only experienced anglers who have caught this fish know how powerful its charge is; it's like a Ferrari in the water, shooting off the moment it's hooked.

The size of the group of threadfin bream that came tonight was a bit beyond his expectations. He had tried his best to speed up, but it still took him two or three minutes to get the fish to the surface.

The threadfin bream that appeared on the surface of the water was nearly half a meter long, which was indeed about the same as his prediction based on the pulling force, and weighed about four or five kilograms.

The body shape of the mackerel is somewhat similar to that of the Spanish mackerel, but it is lighter than fish of the same length, such as grouper and snapper.

Zhou Miao quickly reeled in the line, pulling the threadfin bream, which was not completely exhausted, to the side of the boat. He turned the fishing reel to its maximum drag and then lowered the angle of the fishing rod so that the fish could be fully submerged in the water.

The threadfin bream, which had been struggling violently on the surface of the water, immediately calmed down once it entered the water. Then he picked up the landing net and caught the fish the moment it calmed down.

His commotion naturally caught the attention of Lu Xingyu and his sister.

"Ah Miao, what kind of fish is this? I've never seen it before!"

"The mackerel is much more expensive than the Spanish mackerel and is known as the number one fish in southern Fujian."

As Zhou Miao spoke, he quickly removed the fishhook, then picked up scissors to bleed the fish before tossing it aside and leaving it there.

With only four hours for fishing, the fish were handled rather hastily, and the only option was to catch as many as possible while keeping the time short.

In fact, threadfin bream can be caught without bleeding them, since fishermen who use nets generally don't do that.

As long as it's not eaten as sashimi, the overall taste isn't greatly affected, as it's a fish that has almost no fishy smell.

Zhou Miao bled the fish because it was caught by fishing, which was more expensive than net-caught fish, so he needed to make a show of it.

"The number one fish in southern Fujian, what a prestigious title!" Lu Xingyu's eyes lit up.

He finally understood why his sister liked to go fishing with Zhou Miao; it was simply too lucrative.

At this moment, what did the dark and oppressive environment around him matter? His eyes were filled with nothing but longing for Mane.

He was initially reluctant, but he immediately started asking his sister for advice.

Zhou Miao had already cast his second line. As the lure sank slightly, he swung the rod up and down.

In less than ten seconds, the fishing rod suddenly bent downwards, and the fishing line was pulled out by the fish and released very quickly.

Zhou Miao promptly lifted the rod to hook the fish, then forcefully pulled the rod upwards to stop the fish's momentum.

This fishing method is extremely strenuous. After catching three fish in a row, he was already exhausted and could only spend more time slowly playing the fish.

So after an hour, Zhou Miao only managed to catch six small mackerel, each weighing about five pounds.

A bream weighing over five pounds can sell for 170 yuan per pound in Nanzhen.

Even those weighing less than five kilograms can fetch a high price of 140 yuan.

Even if Zhou Miao only sells six fish for 140 each, he will still earn 4,200 yuan.

If he can maintain this fishing efficiency for four hours, he can earn more than 16,000 yuan.

Normally he would be satisfied, but what's going on tonight? The fish finder screen is all red!

Taking only a tiny fraction of what's needed would make anyone unhappy.

Zhou Miao knew he had made a major mistake in his decision tonight. Even if it was difficult to cast nets in the rocky area, he should have bought hand nets to catch fish.

Fortunately, there will be more than one opportunity. Once he gets back, he will have to think about how to maximize his profits.

When you're immersing yourself in fishing, time flies by.

Before we knew it, the originally pitch-black night had turned slightly bluish, and now even with the lights off, it wasn't pitch black.

The mackerel came suddenly and left just as quickly.

At five o'clock sharp, they would vanish without a trace, as if they had never existed.

Panting, Lu Xingyu threw the fishing hook into the water again. He was using Zhou Miao's stiff boat rod, which could be pulled straight up when fishing!

But his physical weakness meant that it took him a lot of time to catch each fish.

The fishing rod is thick, and the fishing line is also thick. Normally, it would be difficult to catch fish with this combination, but today the fish are biting well, and it's just right for a novice like him to have such equipment.

Lu Xingyu gripped the fishing rod tightly, waiting for the powerful impact of the snapper once it took the bait.

However, after a while, the fishing rod remained motionless, which puzzled him: "What's going on? It's been so long and no fish have taken the bait?"

"I don't have any either, it's been a minute already," Lu Xiaoxiao added.

"The fish probably left when it got light." Zhou Miao put away his fishing rod; he was the only one here who knew the truth.

"That's it?" Lu Xingyu was a little disappointed. He was tired, but the exhilarating feeling of catching something as soon as he cast his line left him wanting more.

"Come back and check again tonight, there might be more." These words were not spoken by Zhou Miao, but by Lu Xiaoxiao.

She understood the gains of tonight better than Lu Xingyu did, and naturally wanted to do it again.

"Then come again tonight," Zhou Miao said casually.

That's good. After he's tasted the benefits, he doesn't need to bring it up anymore.