The Top Fishing
Chapter 291 - 169: Diagonal-stripe Grouper

Chapter 291: Chapter 169: Diagonal-stripe Grouper

Starting at 5 a.m., after confirming the route, Master Chai fully focused on heading towards the target area.

Meanwhile, Lin Yang, Xiao Peng, and Yue’er were able to catch a bit more sleep during the journey.

However, both men were prone to motion sickness; naturally, they also got seasick on the yacht. Thankfully, it wasn’t as severe as they had imagined. Otherwise, fishing would be the least of their worries—it’d be doubtful they could even wield a fishing rod on reaching the destination.

Luckily, there was seasickness medicine on the yacht. Each of them took a bit, and although it wasn’t incredibly effective, it at least alleviated the condition slightly, which was a relief.

Compared to the two men who sat there listlessly, Yue’er seemed to be in much better spirits. Although she was a girl with a relatively weaker physique, she never got carsick or seasick. She acted as if nothing was amiss, even finding the yacht’s rocking motions rather amusing.

Despite feeling slightly seasick, Lin Yang fell asleep during the journey. When he woke up, somewhat groggy, it was already 9 a.m. before he realized it.

By then, the yacht had gradually slowed down. Feeling the reduction in speed, he started to wake up and then headed outside the cabin.

At that moment, they were almost at the open sea.

Looking out over the ocean, there was nothing but water as far as the eye could see; navigating relied entirely on instruments.

Of course, at night, they could navigate by the stars, but it was clearly broad daylight now. And it’s worth mentioning that they were fortunate with the weather.

Blue skies, white clouds, and calm waves suggested perfect weather for fishing.

After driving the yacht a bit farther, Master Chai stopped and cut the engines, and the young man found a spot near some rocks to drop the anchor.

Once the boat was securely anchored, Lin Yang and the others began preparing their fishing rods.

Today, Lin Yang and Li Xiaopeng weren’t using the same sea fishing rods they had used before. Although Lin Yang could handle a rod that could cast for fish up to 300 pounds, thanks to the compendium he’d redeemed from, Boss Chen and his crew were unaware of this.

So, they had prepared two excellent fishing rods for Lin Yang and his companion; the rods they got were about as thick as three of Lin Yang’s fingers, roughly as thick as the nine-meter heavyweight rods he had used before, quite exaggerated.

Besides fishing rods, the reels they fitted to the rods were not the typical manual ones but electric. Apparently, even the cheapest of these reels cost two to three thousand and the expensive ones could go up to tens of thousands.

Lin Yang was genuinely surprised; he hadn’t expected Boss Chen from the previous day to be so generous as to lend them such high-quality sea rods.

Although it was his first time handling a real sea rod, he knew how to use it, but Li Xiaopeng seemed somewhat unfamiliar with it.

After setting up their fishing rods with Lin Yang’s help, they each found a deep spot on the yacht following Master Chai’s advice—a good spot for fishing.

Once they had their fishing spots, they began baiting the hooks.

The bait they were using today was different from the Banded Shrimp they had bought yesterday.

There were three types of bait available for use today. The first was the Green Crab, which wasn’t very big.

Despite the Green Crab’s hard shell, Groupers really liked this kind of bait, so using it to fish for Groupers was indeed a good choice.

The second type of bait prepared was a large octopus. The head of the octopus was about the size of Yue’er’s fist. When fully spread out, its diameter reached twenty to thirty centimeters—a suitable size to lure big Groupers.

The third type of bait they had purchased was worms. These worms they referred to as earthworms, but according to the information in Lin Yang’s mind, their scientific name should be Red Worm, a creature that lived on mudflats and shorelines.

Some might wonder if these Red Worms were the same as sandworms.

In fact, they are not; sandworms are also known as sea centipedes, which have been farmed on a large scale in the Southeast coastal region. A box of ordinary sandworms costs only ten yuan, quite cheap, like earthworms used in freshwater fishing.

Sandworms are effective for coastal fishing, but for deep-sea fishing, they’re not quite suitable, as the targets there are big fish.

The Red Worms they were using now had a stronger putrid scent than sandworms and were better at attracting fish. Naturally, they were also more expensive. At times, these worms could even cost up to three hundred yuan per half kilogram.

Some people made their living just by digging these creatures up for sale.

The three types of bait prepared today were intended to catch different types of fish.

Their primary target was Grouper. Whether it was the tiger spot, Green Spot, Money spot, or even the more precious Rat Spot, East Starfish, Red melon seeds... as long as it was Grouper, it meant profit.

The small Green Crabs were intended for fishing Groupers weighing between five to ten pounds. For anything bigger, they would use the octopus, which was aimed at attracting heavyweight Groupers.

Of course, there was always a chance that the Groupers wouldn’t bite, so that’s when the Red Worms became necessary.

If they couldn’t catch Groupers, they could switch to a multi-hook and use these worms to fish for species like Yellow Chicken, Yellow Tail, Pan Zai, and others. The smaller fish they caught could also serve as bait to fish for bigger ones. It was all flexible; it just depended on what Lin Yang and his companions felt like doing.

He first mounted a Green Crab on his rod, intending to warm up with it.

Out of the three types of bait, Lin Yang wasn’t too interested in Red Worms. Since he had come to the deep sea, he naturally had no intention of fishing for the small fry.

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