The Top Fishing
Chapter 313 - 175: Giant True Sea Bream

Chapter 313: Chapter 175: Giant True Sea Bream

Everyone continued fishing, and as expected, there was indeed a large swarm of sixteen-coin-bream gathered underwater. The moment their hooks were dropped, the fish crazily bit onto them.

Almost everyone there was a sea fishing beginner and they actually began to reel in fish continuously, even Yue’er, a girl, started pull in fish seamlessly. Although sixteen-coin-bream were strong under water, they weren’t large in size, averaging only about a kilogram each, so she found it especially thrilling to fish for them. After all, pulling fish out of the sea from tens of meters deep provided a much stronger sensation than pond fishing.

Lin Yang was doing the same as everyone else, fiercely reeling in sixteen-coin-bream. Each sixteen-coin-bream was worth two points of experience and points, slightly better than freshwater carp, so for him at that moment, it was better than nothing.

While everyone was busy pulling up freshwater carp, Ah Jie turned to the four bosses next to him, "Gentlemen, follow me and adjust the water layer, I’ll take you to fish for Big Grouper."

He had not forgotten the bet with Lin Yang earlier, so he wanted to take this opportunity to lead a few people to catch a big fish first.

"All follow me and lower your fishing rigs about 10 meters, based on my judgment, the grouper should now be at the depth...."

Saying this, Ah Jie started adjusting his fishing rig, pulling out more line and fishing about ten meters deeper.

Upon hearing his words, the other four bosses were somewhat astonished, yet also somewhat impressed. Was this Ah Jie, the Master, really that outstanding? Could he really determine the water layer where the grouper were, all without having caught any yet, just based on experience?

Though they were surprised, they still trusted Ah Jie, the sea fishing Master; otherwise, they wouldn’t have spent a significant amount of money just to charter his boat to the sea.

The four men promptly followed Ah Jie in adjusting their fishing depth, then they began to look forward to catching a big grouper together.

However, as they adjusted the fishing depth per their operations, they not only didn’t catch a big grouper, but they even lost the bites of the previously consistent sixteen-coin-bream.

After all, the water layer where they enjoyed the frenzied bites of the sixteen-coin-bream was now more than ten meters separated from their current one. In sea fishing, a difference of more than ten meters in water layer meant a completely different fish scene.

Since the bite of the freshwater carp had ceased, the five of them could only wait with hope, waiting for the Big Grouper to bite.

Ah Jie spiritedly told the four bosses, "I have been fishing in these waters for at least ten years, so I know like the back of my hand what fish appears in which water layer depending on the season and weather. So, listen to me, you’re definitely in for a treat today."

After hearing Ah Jie’s words, the four bosses couldn’t help but start to envision the scene of catching the Big Grouper.

Yet, after more than half an hour, aside from their rods rhythmically swinging under the influence of wind and waves, there was not even a slight sign of a bite, which frustrated them a bit.

After all, they had just reveled in reeling in sixteen-coin-bream consistently, even though the fish were small, it was still satisfying. But now they couldn’t catch any fish at all, and that felt quite disappointing.

On the other side, Lin Yang and his two companions had been pulling in sixteen-coin-bream for over half an hour and were extremely tired. Yue’er had stopped to rest after catching particularly after a dozen or so, Li Xiaopeng was also unable to continue, only Lin Yang was still fervently fishing.

However, after pulling up the last sixteen-coin-bream, he also stopped. It wasn’t that there weren’t any bites, but he felt that catching these small miscellaneous fish wasn’t interesting; catching ten of these was not as valuable as catching one grouper.

He sat down to rest for a while, planning to adjust his fishing method later on.

Seeing Lin Yang and his friends starting to rest, Ah Jie seemed a bit panicked. He pulled his hook above the water to check the shrimp on the hook.

"The shrimp has been hanging down there too long, its activity seems a bit insufficient, let’s change it."

The other four bosses quickly learned from his method, changed to a fresh shrimp, then dropped their hooks back down.

But again, ten minutes passed, and the fishing rods of the five men still didn’t budge.

At this point, the other four bosses started to feel unstable. They had been watching for over half an hour now, and hadn’t gotten even a nibble from any minor miscellaneous fish, let alone a Big Grouper. They were here for the thrill of sea fishing, not to cast empty hooks.

"Teacher Ah Jie, how about we change the depth, or maybe stop fishing for grouper altogether?"

"Right, this is our first time sea fishing, maybe the difficulty of catching a grouper is too high, we can fish for other kinds as well."

"Exactly, fishing for other kinds is fine too, as long as it’s a sea fish."

Although the four bosses were getting a bit impatient, Ah Jie was a man of strong self-esteem and somewhat stubborn, "Gentlemen, trust me, I’ve already told you, I judged that the grouper are in this water layer, I can’t be wrong, just wait and we’ll soon catch a big one."

Saying this, he pulled his rod up, changed the shrimp on the hook again, "Probably the shrimp wasn’t fresh again, let’s change it, I guess we’ll catch a Big Grouper soon."

Watching this, the four bosses looked at each other; they all realized that Ah Jie was very stubborn and cared much about his pride. It seemed he wouldn’t give up until they caught a Big Grouper today.

But the four of them hadn’t come to sea fishing to contest with him; if they really kept on, what if they never caught a grouper? It would be such a waste of this wonderful first time sea fishing trip.

Their faces all wore troubled expressions; they were all sea fishing novices. They had managed to continuously catch sixteen-coin-bream earlier, which was honestly thanks to Ah Jie’s guidance, but now Ah Jie insisted on catching grouper and had made everyone stay to grind on catching grouper, which upset them, yet they didn’t want to lose the opportunity catching a Big Grouper, because catching one would indeed be much more thrilling than catching sixteen-coin-bream.