My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 196 The Little Squid That Jumps at Night

In more distant waters, there are far fewer fishing boats.

When Zhou Miao got up and went to the deck, he found that there were only five ships in the area where the fish were located, not counting his own side.

If it's only about 20 nautical miles, those Class III fishing boats will still follow.

Unfortunately, they were already hundreds of nautical miles from the shore, and their boats simply couldn't get there.

It was 6:30 in the morning. Zhou Miao took out two sandwiches and milk from the refrigerator, heated them in the microwave, and after filling his stomach, he picked up his fishing rod and started fishing.

Because there are many reefs and islands in the vicinity, the fishing boat was located in a shallow area, only forty meters deep.

Yu Muzhou was extra careful when he drove here last night, afraid of hitting a hidden reef.

Zhou Miao didn't use the electric winch like yesterday, but instead used his usual jig rod.

They attach a metal bait plate and throw it into the water.

Once the hook and bait have reached the bottom, retrieve two or three meters of fishing line, then turn off the spool and start tapping the bottom.

The sea was rough, and the whole ship was rocking back and forth.

Fortunately, Zhou Miao wasn't a complete novice. With his legs slightly apart, he remained very stable and his center of gravity didn't sway even as the fishing boat rocked.

The fish are very active in the early morning, which is the time when they come out to forage for food.

Zhou Miao had only swung his fishing rod for a short while when a fish took the bait.

He quickly raised his fishing rod to hook the fish, and immediately felt a strong force coming at him.

It's alright, I think it weighs around 20 pounds.

Zhou Miao initially thought it was a yellowtail, but the force pulling it down made him realize it was a different fish. He quickly and miraculously lifted the fishing rod high while forcefully turning the handle to reel in the line.

The fish, weighing around twenty pounds, was strong, but it was nowhere near as strong as he is now.

After a brief stalemate, the fish couldn't take it anymore and was forcibly pulled upwards several meters by Zhou Miao.

But the fish was still persistent and kept swimming downwards, as if it were its instinctive reaction.

Unfortunately, as long as the fishing line remains unbroken, it cannot escape.

A few minutes later, a lively tiger-spotted fish appeared on the surface of the water. Judging from its size, it weighed about 20 kilograms, which was indeed close to his guess.

"No wonder it kept running to the bottom of the water." Zhou Miao picked up the hook, hooked the fish, and pulled it up.

He planned to transport all the fish he caught back to Nanzhen in refrigerated trucks. The cost of transporting live fish was very high, so he didn't even consider bringing them back alive.

After bleeding the fish, Zhou Miao threw the tiger grouper into the fish tank and continued to soak it in ice water.

The resources of the offshore reef group need no further explanation, and the second one is another grouper, specifically a red grouper that Zhou Miao particularly likes.

Unfortunately, it only weighed a little over three pounds, and I don't know how it managed to swallow the iron plate bait.

However, apart from the two top-quality red snapper he caught when he first came to Nanzhen, he hasn't fished for them since.

Therefore, Zhou Miao specially stored the sea buckthorn separately this time. If this was the only one he had taken on this voyage, he would not have been willing to sell it.

Subsequently, Zhou Miao caught two more yellowtail amberjacks, one a red amberjack weighing about 20 pounds and the other a green amberjack weighing a little over 10 pounds, neither of which were yellowtail amberjacks.

"Hey, in the yellowtail's territory, you caught two other kinds of yellowtail. Aren't you afraid the yellowtail will come after you?"

As Yu Muzhou stepped out of the cabin, he saw the green amberjack being held down by Zhou Miao, and the red amberjack soaking in the fish box with its tail raised, and couldn't help but make a teasing remark.

"I'd love for them to come and settle scores with me instead of hiding," Zhou Miao said with a sigh as he plunged a knife into Qing Gan's forehead.

He caught two yellowtail, thinking they were both yellowtail, but they turned out to be disappointing.

Red jujube is alright.

The price difference isn't significant, but Qinghai-Gansu is a different story; two Qinghai-Gansu fish are needed to make a profit compared to one yellowtail amberjack.

"I thought you were going to sleep in, why are you up so early?" Zhou Miao said after finishing processing the green apricot and seeing that Yu Muzhou had already taken out his fishing rod to prepare for fishing.

"The early bird catches the worm! I've already found a school of fish, so how can I stay in bed? I was dreaming about fishing for yellowtail last night."

"Haha, that's not surprising, I dream about fishing too."

However, despite dreaming of fishing, the two had only so-so catches during the day.

Even with the best of luck, Zhou Miao's daily catch at sea would be at most tens of thousands of yuan, equivalent to a normal sea voyage.

Yu Muzhou only had two kinds of fish: a three-jin sea bass and a two-jin mackerel.

This harvest was perfectly normal for him, but after seeing the fish Zhou Miao had, his face turned green.

"No way! If this is all the fish we get today, how can I face anyone?"

Yu Muzhou also had backbone; he stubbornly refused to ask Zhou Miao to borrow his luck today.

After all, the biggest weakness in a person's life is not believing in evil.

After dinner, he turned on all the fish-attracting lights and put them in the water.

All the lights on the ship were turned on, making the surroundings very bright.

This utilizes the phototaxis of some marine organisms, using lights to attract them.

Zhou Miao felt a sense of anticipation rising in his heart. He hadn't caught a single yellowtail during the day, and he wondered if he had caught Yu Muzhou's bad luck.

If he doesn't make much by nightfall, he won't be able to earn 200,000 on this trip.

His current catch of fish is estimated to be barely worth around 100,000 yuan, which is based on market price. The wholesale price would probably be only around 80,000 yuan.

At this moment, the two people who were lying on the deck chairs drinking tea were unaware that a large group of small squids was about to arrive at the battlefield in the distance.

"Ah Miao, if we haven't made much progress by tomorrow, let's head back this afternoon!"

"I'm fine with either."

Although the gains this time did not meet his expectations, Zhou Miao was not dissatisfied.

Because he also has the dung sea urchins that are everywhere on the coral reefs as a trump card. Harvesting all the sea urchins there will also bring in a considerable sum of money.

After giving the money to Luo Hao, there should be tens of thousands left over, which can be used for renovations.

"What a pity, I only caught a few yellowtail on the first day, why did these fish become so inactive afterwards?"

As Yu Muzhou was speaking, he picked up his teacup, about to drink some tea, when a translucent little squid fell from the sky and landed on his forehead with a thud.

Then it bounced again and jumped into the teacup.

With a loud crash, the teacup in Yu Muzhou's hand fell onto the deck.

"Holy crap, what attacked me?"

"Uh, a little squid."

Zhou Miao was dumbfounded, equally clueless as to where the little squid had come from.

But the next moment, as if he had thought of something, he immediately got up and ran towards the ship's side.

Upon seeing the situation on the sea, he immediately gasped in shock.

Yu Muzhou also came over at this time. Looking at the scene on the sea, he immediately burst into a loud, bell-like laugh.

"Hahaha, if there weren't any fish here, I would have swallowed all these squid raw tonight."

"There's no need for that."

"Ah Miao, hurry up and grab the net to scoop some out. I'll go make a sauce, and we'll just marinate them raw later."

"Didn't you want to go fishing?"

"Fishing doesn't stop me from catching a few delicious baby squid."

"Okay, okay, whatever makes you happy!"

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