As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 109: Chapter 108: Let the Line Out to Catch Yellowfin Snapper_2

Therefore, the most basic principle of sea fishing is to find murky water in clear conditions and clear water in murky conditions.

An ideal water color is when visibility is around one meter.

After walking around the wave breaker, Chu Mingcheng also checked the catch of two other anglers and had a rough idea in his mind.

The two anglers must be novices, as their fishing boxes were empty.

He went back to his car with his fishing gear, ready to check out the reef area he had found earlier.

If the water was that clear today, he could only opt for shore diving to catch fish.

For fishing and hunting, clear water was just right.

Fortunately, after searching several places, he finally found a suitable fishing spot.

The water was murkier than at the wave breaker, perhaps because there was sediment on the bottom.

Chu Mingcheng took the surf rod from the trunk of his car, then carried his fishing box and fish box onto the reef.

Finally, he arrived at a spot on the reef about five meters above the water level and took some water from a lower area in the fish box.

Today’s target fish were Black Sea Bream and Yellowfin Snapper, both of which commanded high prices and were easy to sell.

The Shrimp Brick had already melted some; Chu Mingcheng baited the spot first, then began to handle the line assembly, tying on the underwater float to measure depth.

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The recently risen tide meant the water was eight meters deep.

So, the water layer between five and seven and a half meters was suitable for targeting Black Sea Bream, with a main line of size five, leader line of size three, and adding a size three thousand hook.

He attached a Sand Worm, cast the baited hook into the water, and opened the spool release, allowing the sinker to rapidly descend under its weight.

The marked decrease in the reel’s speed indicated that the sinker had hit the bottom.

Chu Mingcheng closed the spool release and cranked the handle to retrieve some line, fishing at a depth of seven and a half meters.

The attraction of the Shrimp Brick had already drawn some fish to the area.

After waiting a short while, he felt a tug on the fishing rod in his hands, with the tip bending sharply—he had a bite.

Chu Mingcheng immediately lifted the rod but found it felt light, signaling a small fish.

He cranked the handle to lift the fish out of the water, pulling up a red stone fish that he estimated to weigh only about three taels—no wonder it was so light.

Chu Mingcheng’s fishing box could actually hold fish, but he usually used it as a seat, and it contained a lot of equipment, which was why he always brought an additional fish box.

He naturally placed the stone fish into the fish box he had filled with seawater.

The Sand Worm had not been eaten and could still be used.

Just as he was about to continue fishing, he saw someone walking on the reef ten meters to his left, carrying a fishing box and gear on their back—it was an elderly gentleman.

Chu Mingcheng watched the old man maneuvering over the rocks with a mix of awe and fear, worried he would accidentally fall into the sea.

Fortunately, the elder was steady and found a flat spot for himself.

The old man looked to be at least in his sixties or seventies. It was surprising to see someone of that age venturing onto the reef, such dedication to fishing!

Chu Mingcheng refocused and continued with his fishing. He didn’t expect to get a nibble so quickly; it was less than a minute after casting when there was movement again.

He hastily lifted the rod, but it felt too light.

Unlike the stone fish earlier, this time there was no weight.

He reeled in the line and found the Sand Worm still properly hooked, almost as if the movement of the rod had been just his imagination.

“Ah, this…”

For a moment, Chu Mingcheng couldn’t figure out what had happened and simply cast the bait back into the water again.

After some movement again the second time, the fishing line came up just as before without any change.

Chu Mingcheng frowned, checked his phone, and then he knew what was happening.

There were fish at the bottom, but they were extremely cautious about taking the bait; he guessed that the bait was just being held in their mouths without them actually biting.

This kind of bait nibbling was somewhat characteristic of the yellowfin.

With this in mind, Chu Mingcheng cast his baited hook into the water for the third time.

This time, he waited for three minutes before the fishing rod began to move.

Upon seeing this, he didn’t immediately reel in but instead opened the line release, letting a few meters of line run out.

The previously taut line slackened instantly, forming an arc on the water’s surface.

But the next moment, the line began to be pulled slowly into the water, and the slack line started to tighten again.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t rush; if it were a yellowfin snapper, it would be very cautious when taking bait, quickly spitting out the bait after swallowing and repeating this several times.

Therefore, when fishing for yellowfin snapper, one must keep the fishing rod steady and should not get hasty.

As the line tightened, a sudden force was transmitted to Chu Mingcheng’s hand through the fishing rod. This time it wasn’t the light sensation he had felt before but was more similar to the feeling of catching black sea bream.

With no time to lose, he decisively jerked the rod and quickly turned the handle to reel in the line.

Soon, a sea bream appeared on the surface, its yellow fins clearly marking it as a yellowfin snapper.

The fish wasn’t small, about a pound in weight.

The fish struggled fiercely, and although Chu Mingcheng had started to lift it, upon seeing this, he let it stay near the surface and, to be on the safe side, picked up an extendable landing net to scoop it up.

He had encountered this fish while diving before, and it was very hard to catch. He hadn’t expected that fishing for it would also be much more challenging than it was for other fish.

A pound of Yellowfin Snapper was roughly around one hundred yuan. Since there were Yellowfin Snappers here, they were definitely the priority to fish for.

But in reality, the Yellowfin Snapper was much more rare than the black sea bream.

On his next cast, he caught a black sea bream, weighing about seven or eight taels.

Then came a stone fish, and by 10:30 AM, after nearly two hours of fishing, he had caught a total of eight fish.

One Yellowfin Snapper, three black sea bream, and the rest stone fish weighing two to three taels each.

Shore fishing efficiency indeed was not high, and counting on this to earn more was a bit difficult.

Worried that Jiang Luoluo might get too busy with choreographing and miss lunch, Chu Mingcheng packed up his fishing rod, planning to go back to cook first and then continue fishing in the afternoon.

Back at his car, he went to the market to buy some vegetables, spending sixty yuan, and then drove home.

Carrying the groceries back to the residential area, Chu Mingcheng stopped at Jiang Luoluo’s door and knocked, intending to remind them to come over for lunch. But as soon as Zhang Ruomei opened the door, he was greeted with the aroma of meat, which left him astonished.

“Are you making lunch?”

“Uh…” Zhang Ruomei hadn’t looked through the peephole, so she didn’t realize it was Chu Mingcheng at the door. Glancing at the groceries in his hands, she didn’t know what to say.

“Well, Luoluo said she wants to learn to make Braised Duck with Earth Dragon soup to cook for her parents when she goes home for the New Year, and she’s practicing it right now!”

“Ah Cheng, you’ve got so many groceries with you, were you planning to make lunch?”

“Yeah, I was worried you’d get too busy and order takeout again, so I thought I’d make extra. Remember to come over later.”

On hearing that Chu Mingcheng was preparing lunch, Zhang Ruomei immediately sighed in relief and quickly nodded her agreement.

Jiang Luoluo’s attempt at making Braised Duck with Earth Dragon soup had made her very nervous. As her closest acquaintance in Xia City, wasn’t she going to be the first to taste it?

If it were just about tasting and giving an honest opinion, she could manage, but she dreaded the thought of having to force down something inedible simply because they disliked waste!