As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 394 - Chapter 394 Chapter 292 Assistance is Important

Chapter 394: Chapter 292: Assistance is Important Chapter 394: Chapter 292: Assistance is Important At around 9:10 p.m., Chu Mingcheng and Chen Yang finally arrived at their destination.

Their location was over one hundred and ninety nautical miles from the shore, with the Public Sea not far off.

The domestic waters are vast; they didn’t encounter a single boat on the way, and after getting there, they didn’t even spot a lighthouse.

On the way, Chu Mingcheng actually encountered a school of Golden Spearfish, but unfortunately, and regrettably, after catching one, he found it was a longfin tuna.

This type of spearfish doesn’t grow large, generally around twenty pounds, and doesn’t even compare to the longfin tuna, and is not on the competition fish list.

It makes sense for the fishing competition to exclude this Golden Spearfish since the fish is too small and lacks the passion and thrill of fighting a big one.

The anglers have a filming team that follows and records them, which will be edited and published on websites in a variety show format; catching small fish doesn’t get as many video plays.

If it weren’t for most fishermen being rough around the edges, the organizers would be even happier if contestants were all handsome men and beautiful women like Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo, since people prefer to watch hotties fish than the rough folks!

How much Fishing Man can increase viewership also depends on the passersby…

A little while later, Sea God stopped in a water area that was about one hundred eighty meters deep. This was the continental shelf, and finding a deeper area would require more wandering, which is troublesome.

Chu Mingcheng dropped the anchor into the water, the chain as thick as a small forearm made a rattling sound as it rapidly sank towards the seabed.

“Tonight, let’s try using the fish attractor light here!”

Clearly, Chu Mingcheng wasn’t planning on sticking to his usual routine of sleeping before midnight today.

Whether he goes to bed early at night depends on whether he can find Golden Spearfish. If not, he naturally goes to sleep early.

“Hmm, I’ll go get ready,” Jiang Luoluo didn’t object. After all, it’s normal to make an effort during a competition.

Whether they will run a fishing gear manufacturing factory at home depends entirely on whether they can secure a high rank, relying on the traffic from this fishing competition to boost both of their fame.

Although there were only two of them, Chu Mingcheng’s past performances were so remarkable that she was full of confidence.

Jiang Luoluo first put the fish attractor lights into the water and then returned to the pilothouse. She needed to help monitor the fish finder, ready to alert at any time if a big fish approached.

Chu Mingcheng, of course, first went to prepare the fishing rod and line assembly, and he had to take out the bait to thaw it.

This time he prepared one thousand pounds of Sardines. Unlike Mackerel, these didn’t need to be cut into pieces, but the cost was a bit higher, totaling ten thousand.

Compared to Mackerel, Sardines seem to have a better effect when chumming.

Of course, if they could encounter small Sailfish, then catching some to use as bait would be the best.

While Chu Mingcheng was preparing on his side, Chen Yang was doing the same.

They too deployed fish attractor lights to lure Golden Spearfish, but with four men on board, they looked busier.

As for Zhao Jun’s wife, she was responsible for the logistics of the whole boat. Of course, that mainly included cooking and cleaning the deck after each fishing session.

After all, you can’t expect a bunch of men exhausted from fighting with Golden Spearfish to do these chores!

Time slowly passed, and Chu Mingcheng, having finished his preparations, didn’t just wait idly for the big fish.

To make larger fish bite faster, relying solely on low-level Golden Spearfish attractants wasn’t enough; he needed to fish for some live bait.

The live baits loved by Golden Spearfish include Sardines, Mackerel, Sailfish, small gold spearfish, and Squid.

But buying these baits alive onshore isn’t easy, mainly because there’s no clear selling point.

Even if they could find a seller, the price would be high, making it a poor value proposition for normal Golden Spearfish fishing.

Therefore, with no market for live bait for Golden Spearfish, no one bothers to get it, leading to the difficulty in purchasing it; it’s a cycle.

At this moment, while no large fish had arrived, Chu Mingcheng had already learned from Jiang Luoluo that a school of fish was moving below the surface.

Considering the need for smaller live bait, he deliberately cut the Sardines into little pieces and used a string hook to fish near the bottom.

Having prepared the string hooks and baited them, Chu Mingcheng was ready to fish when he heard the voice of Jiang Luoluo, “Ah Cheng, a school of fish suddenly appeared at the water layer near the fish attractor light, a lot of them; you can try fishing.”

“Too bad their movement trajectory is too slow; I initially thought it was a school of Golden Spearfish!”

The fish finder can’t detect specific fish species, and when a large number of fish gather, it displays thick red lines that can be mistakenly presumed to be big fish.

However, experienced people can judge whether they are Golden Spearfish or Marlin based on the movement trajectory of the thick red lines.

Having been with Chu Mingcheng for so long, Jiang Luoluo obviously had the experience.

Hearing this, he immediately changed his mind about bottom fishing. The fish attractor light was situated sixty meters below the surface. He threw the string hook into the water and then opened the reel.

As the string hook approached around sixty meters, he immediately locked the reel to stop the line from spooling out and waited in silence.

It wasn’t long before the rod showed signs of life.

Chu Mingcheng immediately picked up the rod to stab the fish, but the sensation was a bit strange.

Normally, a struggling fish causes continuous trembling of the rod, but this time the rod trembled rhythmically, very methodically.

This sensation left Chu Mingcheng with an impression, but due to the string hook, there might be more than one fish, so the feeling was slightly different.

The spinning reel drag was set to the maximum, and whatever was at the bottom, pulling rhythmically, made the spinning reel emit a “ding ding” sound.