The Top Fishing
Chapter 295 - 170: The Most Expensive Grouper_2

Chapter 295: Chapter 170: The Most Expensive Grouper_2

"Holy moly, that’s expensive!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaopeng scrambled back to fishing as if pumped with adrenaline.

This is the difference between sea fishing and freshwater fishing.

Freshwater fishing is mostly for entertainment or to pass the time, and the fish you catch are mostly for your own consumption or to sell for a bit of pocket money. Many even spend more money on fishing than they earn from their catch.

Sea fishing, on the other hand, can almost always turn a profit as long as you can get a catch, how much you earn depends on what kind of fish you catch.

So for someone like Lin Yang to hook a Red Spot, it really wasn’t easy.

Grouper, sea bream, and other similar fish differ from other sea fish in that they can’t really be caught in nets because they primarily live among rocks or coral reefs.

Therefore, live, wild ones are mostly caught through fishing. That’s one of the reasons why they sell for so much.

As far as Lin Yang knew, the problem of breeding Red Spot had not yet been solved. This means that this type of fish is still only available wild worldwide, and whether dead or alive, their numbers are not high.

After unlocking such a precious Red Spot Grouper, he was once again filled with anticipation as he opened his marine life encyclopedia to check the rewards.

The reward displayed was 2000 RMB, 20 points of experience and points, and then a [Sea Fishing Rod].

Seeing that the special reward was a sea fishing rod, Lin Yang felt delighted and carefully read the introduction of the rod.

The sea fishing rod came with a matching fishing line and electric reel, as well as some hooks of different sizes. The overall quality of the rod had reached the world’s top standard, capable of handling creatures up to 800 jin (approximately 400 kg) in weight.

In less than an hour since reaching this spot in the sea, the value of the two fish caught plus the rewards was already close to ten thousand. Adding the two special rewards, Lin Yang already felt the trip was worthwhile.

But for him, the battle had just begun. He baited the hook with Green Crab and cast the line into the water once more.

In the next two to three hours, Lin Yang kept reeling in fish consistently, averaging almost one every half hour. The types of fish caught included True Sea Bream, Leopard Grouper (Oil Spot), Brown Grouper (False Oil Spot), Sevenband Grouper...

Master Chai had thought that with just three of them, and only two fishing at sea, they might not even make back half of what it cost to rent the yacht.

A medium-sized fishing yacht like this is best with about seven or eight people. It’s the most cost-effective when spread out that way.

With only three renting, he estimated that it would cost each person around seven or eight thousand RMB. Thus, Lin Yang’s trip out to sea would see him spending over twenty thousand.

According to his thinking before setting out, for two sea fishing novices to catch over twenty thousand RMB worth of fish in one go seemed impossible. If sea fishing were that easy to make money, everyone would be out buying yachts and fishing instead of working regular jobs.

But now, after just one morning, Master Chai found himself forced to believe it.

So far, Lin Yang alone had caught nearly ten fish. Although apart from the Red Spot, most of the others sold for around one hundred RMB per jin, the quantity was impressive.

Averaging five jin per fish, ten fish meant fifty jin—that’s five to six thousand RMB. Including the Green Spot and Red Spot, he had made almost ten thousand.

And Li Xiaopeng had caught two or three fish as well. Together, they had already covered more than half of the yacht rental.

When he saw Lin Yang reel in another big Green Spot over ten jin, Master Chai couldn’t help but be impressed. Lin Yang was clearly a natural at this business.

Now, not only did those who freshwater fished think he was cut out for this, but so did those who sea fished.

Master Chai himself seemed to have benefited from Lin Yang’s luck, hooking three Groupers, which for him represented a sizable income.

Even though they were having a great time, he didn’t forget their responsibility. Fishing was secondary; their main job was to assist Lin Yang. So after half-past eleven, he went to prepare lunch.

Though the yacht’s equipment was a bit simple, for someone accustomed to life at sea, as long as there were ingredients and tools to cook with, whipping up a meal wasn’t a problem.

The lunch prepared onboard that day even included a steamed Leopard Grouper over three jin that he caught himself.

Seeing that there were only four dishes for lunch, Lin Yang and the others didn’t complain. Conditions at sea are limited; they were content with what they had.

Although they were settling, the four dishes of the meal were all seafood. Anywhere inland, this meal would be considered a seafood feast. But out here on the open sea, seafood was the least of their shortages.

So having four seafood dishes for the meal seemed a bit meager—right then, a dish of greens would be more welcome than several crabs.

After quickly finishing lunch, Lin Yang and the others returned to the fishing spot to continue fishing.

They had paid a high price to rent a yacht for deep-sea fishing, naturally intending to maximize their time and catch as many as possible.

After lunch, before one in the afternoon, Lin Yang caught another big Diagonal-stripe Grouper, also known as Green Spot, even heavier than the first one, probably worth around two thousand RMB.

Seeing him pull up the big Grouper, Master Chai’s nephew grew increasingly envious. The guy not only had money and luck, but his fishing skills were incredible too. It was truly enviable.

After storing the big Green Spot in the live well, Lin Yang baited his hook again and cast his line back into the water.