As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 317 - Chapter 317 Chapter 272 Caught a Big Fish

Chapter 317: Chapter 272: Caught a Big Fish Chapter 317: Chapter 272: Caught a Big Fish “Luoluo, head to the next crab cage location,”

Chu Mingcheng picked up the walkie-talkie and informed Jiang Luoluo in the pilothouse.

“Copy that.”

As soon as the words from the walkie-talkie ended, the Sea God, whose engines were already warmed up, started up and slowly moved to the next crab cage location.

With both of them cooperating, Chu Mingcheng managed to retrieve all the crab cages and shrimp cages quickly.

At a depth of over two hundred meters, you couldn’t catch normal swimming crabs and other shallow sea crabs.

And there was a smaller chance to encounter deep sea crab species, so naturally, this time they turned up empty-handed.

Luckily, the shrimp cages compensated for everything, all five housed Spiny Armored Shrimp, weighing a total of about sixteen or seventeen pounds.

The amount wasn’t large, but compared to its rarity, that was quite decent.

After arranging all the crab and shrimp cages neatly and securing them with packing straps, Chu Mingcheng opened the small door on the back deck, allowing the sea lions to go hunt for fish, and incidentally to search for Golden Spearfish for him.

For this, he even took out his mobile phone, showed them a picture of the Golden Spearfish, believing that the three sea lions knew what to do with the ability to communicate externally.

After the sea lions left, Chu Mingcheng went to the pilothouse.

“Luoluo, you go to the third floor. The sea lions are out looking for fish; if we both stay in the pilothouse, we might miss them,”

Jiang Luoluo nodded in agreement, she picked up the binoculars and headed to the third floor.

The third floor is an outdoor lounge on the ship where you can drink tea and chat when friends visit; there’s also a flybridge above for shade.

As for the cabin, from the outside, it looks like one story but is actually divided into three layers.

The pilothouse is on the second floor, which normally has a captain’s rest room, but he opted out and switched it for a sofa and coffee table.

The first floor contains the kitchen and living room. There is another level below the deck, with two separate bedrooms, each with a large bathroom, even fitted with a bathtub.

There is also a dance room, which also has a small toilet.

Therefore, for Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo, although the Sea God was not a yacht, its level of comfort really wasn’t inferior to that of a comparable yacht.

The Sea God slowly sailed over the ocean, and the fish finder updated the underwater fish situation every second.

The red and yellow dots representing fish slightly changed with each refresh, but unfortunately, there were no thick red lines indicating a school of fish or a large fish.

After about ten minutes, Jiang Luoluo’s voice echoed through the walkie-talkie.

“Ah Cheng, Little Black is coming from the left; stop for a moment,”

“Okay!”

Upon hearing this, Chu Mingcheng immediately stopped the ship and then hurried to the back deck.

Jiang Luoluo, curious on the third floor, saw him pat Little Black on the head, who then swam to the front of the ship, about twenty meters away.

Chu Mingcheng returned to the pilothouse and started the Sea God again.

Seeing the ship moving, Little Black swam on the surface, sometimes diving for a while, then suddenly appearing on the front left or front right of the boat.

Jiang Luoluo didn’t know that Chu Mingcheng could command Little Black; she just marveled at how smart the sea lion was.

The Sea God just followed it, and after about twenty minutes, several thick red lines appeared on the fish finder underwater.

Three red lines on the surface represented the three sea lions. After the boat stopped, they immediately left the area to find schools of fish to fill their stomachs.

Chu Mingcheng was slightly surprised, not expecting that the three sea lions could actually find big fish. Judging by the movement of the red lines, it was likely the Golden Spearfish, with a small chance of it being sharks.

As for Little Black and the others leaving, that was an instruction from Chu Mingcheng.

After leading him to the waters abundant with Golden Spearfish, they were to go to nearby waters to feed, but not stray too far to avoid encountering sharks or killer whales and be unable to return.

Although this area was only a few dozen nautical miles from the southernmost part of Treasure Island, it wasn’t short of fierce predators. Sea lions were just mid-level in the food chain, amounting to nothing much.

If possible, Chu Mingcheng actually preferred meeting a few killer whales because at least he wouldn’t have to worry about them suddenly being in danger.

Moreover, with killer whales around, Golden Spearfish might appear, but sharks would definitely stay far away.

Watching the thick red lines moving back and forth on the fish finder, Chu Mingcheng was sure they wouldn’t stray far, so he adjusted the position of the boat, facing the bow toward the sun.

He went to the back deck and pressed a button to raise the sunshade.

Then he waved to Jiang Luoluo, “Luoluo, come down and fish!”

“Right away!” Jiang Luoluo promptly ran down.

By the time she arrived, the sunshade was already automatically set up, and due to the angle, the sunlight was completely blocked.

The wind wasn’t very strong today, so the sunshade, once spread out, did not cause the Sea God to sway more violently.

Chu Mingcheng removed the cloth cover fitted on the chair at the stern, moved over two heavy-duty boat fishing rods, then mounted them in the fishing holes at the stern.

He used a big drum reel with his, the fishing line reaching one thousand meters.

Jiang Luoluo’s was equipped with an electric reel, also one thousand meters in length.

She could fish a two-hundred-pound Golden Spearfish with the electric reel, and potentially catch several more.

If she used a drum reel like him, whether she could catch even one was questionable.

A two-hundred-pound Golden Spearfish, even somewhat skinny men could not handle it alone; it usually required at least two people, taking turns.

The distance between the two spots was also quite far, so as long as care was taken, the lines were unlikely to cross.

Chu Mingcheng then brought out a box of mackerel bait and hung one on each of the two fishing rods before throwing them into the water.

The mackerel quickly descended to the layer of water inhabited by the Golden Spearfish due to the five-thousand gram lead weight and stayed at that depth.

Chu Mingcheng then took out the fish-killing knife again, chopped the mackerel into three sections, and placed them into a bucket.

Jiang Luoluo had already put on cut-resistant gloves and began tossing pieces of chopped mackerel into the water handful by handful.

With their teamwork, in just a short while, they had thrown about twenty kilograms of mackerel.

“Is that about enough bait?” Jiang Luoluo felt that they had thrown quite a lot and couldn’t help but ask.

“Throwing this much should be enough,” Chu Mingcheng continued to cut fish without stopping.

Jiang Luoluo roughly knew how much they had thrown and couldn’t help but click his tongue, “The cost of fishing for Golden Spearfish is really too high. If it were in vain, just the cost of baiting this once would be about the equivalent of two days’ wages for an ordinary person.”

Chu Mingcheng laughed at the comment, “But the returns are great if you catch one. The cost of four or five hundred can yield at least seven or eight thousand, and in many cases, even two or three hundred thousand. Everyone would want to do it!”

“That’s true!”

Jiang Luoluo nodded in agreement and continued to throw mackerel bait into the water.

As she continually baited the area, a fishing spot about ten meters in diameter quickly formed at the stern of the boat, with a small amount gathering on the sea bed.

The sight of the bait falling itself attracted fish to come and see if it was food.

The red lines on the fish finder were rapidly approaching the Sea God, as several large Golden Spearfish detected the accumulated food at the bottom.

They were familiar with this kind of food, so they didn’t hesitate to rush forward and compete for it.

Since Golden Spearfish can only breathe while swimming, after swallowing a chunk of fish, they would swim forward another ten meters or so before turning around and coming back.

The food accumulated on the sea bed was almost completely eaten in just two rounds, but that wasn’t enough to fill their stomachs, so the mackerel hanging on the fish hooks attracted them next.

As Jiang Luoluo was still throwing pieces of fish, the next moment she saw the fishing rod on the left suddenly bend downwards with a “squeak, squeak, squeak” noise.

The fishing line was being pulled out at an extremely fast rate, the handle turning like a hot wheel, and the drag of the reel seemed to not stop the Golden Spearfish from escaping at all.

“It’s hooked, it’s hooked!” Jiang Luoluo quickly alerted.

Chu Mingcheng noticed the movement of the fishing rod as soon as she alerted him, immediately dropped the fish-killing knife, and moved forward to grab the rod with both hands and lift it sharply.

The rod immediately lifted upward, emitting a “whoosh” sound.

“It’s a big one!” Lifting the rod and hooking the fish allowed him to gauge the size of the fish by feel, his face showing happiness.

“Haha, looks like we’ll make back the costs soon.” Jiang Luoluo tossed the fish piece in her hand back into the bucket, washed her hands, and then sat down on the chair, waiting for the fish to bite.

Chu Mingcheng had hooked one here, so she felt that hers would likely come soon too.

But in reality, the commotion from the Golden Spearfish struggling after being hooked had scared away its companions, so there was likely to be no action on her side for the time being.

While Chu Mingcheng held the fishing rod with one hand and rapidly reeled in with the other, he had a rough idea of the force of the fish and could handle it.

After reeling in some of the line, he took the fishing rod out of the rod holder and held it in his embrace to hasten the depletion of the Golden Spearfish’s energy.

The moment he picked it up, his whole body was pulled forwards.

But his strength now was not what it once was; he stood firmly in place.

“Ah Cheng, I think you could sit down and fish!” Jiang Luoluo looked at the height of the chair and suggested.

Chu Mingcheng turned to look at the chair and thought it was indeed possible.

So he lifted the fishing rod up and after moving a couple of steps, sat down heavily on the chair.

With his feet on the footrest, he immediately found it much easier, and the height of the chair was sufficient for him to still clearly see the water surface in front of him.

“This design is great, allowing one to sit while fighting the fish. It feels as easy as trolling from a small boat.”

“Haha, I only realized it after sitting down myself. Maybe I don’t need an electric reel to catch a big fish while sitting!”

“You should still use the electric reel, I would feel bad if you got too tired.”

The straightforward expression of affection made Jiang Luoluo’s eyes widen instantly, and goosebumps sprang up all over her arms.

She rubbed her arms, complaining, “Why suddenly so cheesy? Look at my arm, I’m getting goosebumps.”

Despite her words, the smile in her eyes didn’t diminish at all, clearly enjoying it inside.

“Hehe~” Chu Mingcheng laughed and did not speak further.

The fish was a bit big, and even with his current physique, he couldn’t take it lightly.

With the butt of the rod against his belly, he began to lift the rod repeatedly, coordinating with the reeling to pull the fish closer.

When the fish burst forth, he just held the rod firmly.

Although he felt he could continue to pull it closer, it wasn’t necessary.

After the first strong burst was over, it would be easier to fish thereafter.

The fish had roughly swum out over two hundred meters, which for a Golden Spearfish, wasn’t a far distance.

Then, as he reeled the line back in over fifty meters, Jiang Luoluo also received good news from her side, she had a bite.

Looking at the degree the fishing rod bent, it was definitely a similarly big fish.

Golden Spearfish congregate by size, so if he had hooked a big one here, Jiang Luoluo naturally wouldn’t catch a small one there.