The Top Fishing
Chapter 288 - 168: Deep Sea Fishing

Chapter 288: Chapter 168: Deep Sea Fishing

Of course, the fish Lin Yang was currently catching weren’t all mudfish. Besides those, there were also Tongue Fish, Stone Nine Public, and Zi Fish.

Tongue Fish is scientifically known as Longli Fish. Yes, the Longli Fish that people usually buy from supermarkets is Tongue Fish, which is a type of fish that lays flat on the seabed, similar to a flounder.

It also has several other nicknames, such as Cow Tongue, Flatfish, Sole Fish, and Ta Mi.

There is a tongue twister that goes, ’A lama comes from the south, carrying five kilograms of sole (tǎ) fish’; in this saying, ’sole’ refers to this type of fish.

Although not quite understanding why this tongue twister was invented, the flavor of this fish is indeed good, and it’s not bony. It was just that the one Lin Yang had caught was a bit small.

Stone Nine Public, probably many who enjoy sea gathering or sea fishing know this fish—a poisonous fish by the name of He Changyou, also known as Stone Sea Bass, Tiger Head Fish, Stone Dog, and Stone Fish.

Of course, if Stone Fish comes up, what most people immediately think of is actually another type of Stone Fish, which also belongs to the venomous family, but is considerably larger than this little Stone Nine Public; it looks like a rockfish and lies flat on the seabed, unlike this little Stone Nine Public which still swims around.

Another type, called Zi Fish, is the scientific name. Likewise, many might have heard one or two of its aliases. It has many aliases such as Wuzi, Nine Sticks, Kui Long, Field Fish, Blackhead, Zhiyu, White Eye, Ding Fish, Black Ear Mullet, etc., all referring to Zi Fish, a brackish water fish that lives in shallow seas.

This species is also one of the main types of economic fish farmed along the coast of our country. Of course, farming this fish is not necessary since they are ubiquitous in shallow seas.

As juveniles, they swim back to the rivers or estuaries to live, and upon maturing, they head to the open sea since their spawning grounds are located there.

One could say they are the opposite of fish like Shi Fish, which are also marine fish but spawn inland in freshwater as adults.

It must be said, the variety of sea fish is immense. Lin Yang, having caught only about ten, had already unlocked four pictorial records.

However, these fish populations are indeed plentiful, consisting of some commonly seen types near seaside areas, so no special rewards were given; unlocking four types of fish yielded only about 1000 Yuan in total, which wasn’t even enough to cover the day’s expenses.

Li Xiaopeng, who had spent more than an hour patiently fishing nearby, had also finally caught two small sea fish.

Though they were just two common small fish, it excited him quite a bit, given it was his first successful experience with sea fishing—an achievement indeed. He even took out his smartphone to record a short video, uploading it to his own account.

Yue’er, sitting beside them, had also taken several pictures of Lin Yang catching fish with her smartphone, several shots of each type, then edited and uploaded them to Lin Yang’s Douyin account.

This was also a hint to the followers on Douyin that the upcoming days would be spent sea fishing.

After another half hour of fishing, Lin Yang was somewhat bored, as they were just small fish and he wasn’t particularly interested; just trying out the activity was enough.

Then, he scooped all the small fish out of the live well, the alive ones he threw back into the water, and the ones that had swallowed the hooks were just given to the boatmen.

"Master Lin, are you not fishing anymore?" Xiao Wu, sitting at the bow, asked as he saw Lin Yang putting the fish back in the sea.

"Yeah, let’s head ashore."

"Alright!"

As the fishing boat approached the pier, they packed up their gear and made their way to the shore.

The payment to the fishermen had also been settled by Xiao Wu.

It was still before ten in the morning, so there was plenty of time left. Xiao Wu then asked Lin Yang, "Master Lin, where do you want to go next?"

"To the yacht rental place...."

Being fully aware of Lin Yang’s purpose for visiting Peng City, Xiao Wu was very familiar with the matters pertaining to renting a yacht for a trip out to sea and had researched all this well in advance.

They got into the car, and in about half an hour, Xiao Wu brought Lin Yang and the others to a yacht club.

Upon arrival, they got out of the car and were greeted by an impressively handsome sight.

Before them lay a vast bay, within which nestled several delicate docks, each with a stylish yacht moored—both large and small, each one absolutely beautiful.

Luxury cars and yachts, undoubtedly, are every boy’s dream.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yang was quite envious. Although he had lived a hundred times better since acquiring the Golden Finger than before, he still couldn’t afford a yacht.

He had made one or two million in the past couple of months, but after various expenses, and investing in constructing a fishing venue and fish villa, his savings were only a few hundred thousand now.

Although selling grain alcohol could bring him one or two thousand in income daily, purchasing a yacht worth several million was still somewhat challenging for him at the moment.

It was from this moment that Lin Yang once again realized the importance of earning money; previously, due to the pictorial handbook, he had been leading a rather carefree life.

However, after coming to Peng City, an international megacity, and seeing firsthand how the wealthy lived, he realized that his monthly income of several hundred thousand was really nothing.