I Can Fish Up Everything!

Three days passed in a flash, and the day they had agreed to go sea fishing for large yellow croakers arrived, a day later than planned.

The main reason was that Guo Xiao had something come up. It was supposed to be delayed by another day, but he received a tip about a large yellow croaker run, so he deliberately pushed his work back.

Additionally, An Jun and Ye Jing also heard that Gu Nan was going to fish for large yellow croakers and immediately came along to join the fun. This led to them taking out two fishing boats instead of just one.

The fishing spot for large yellow croakers was about sixteen nautical miles from shore, so a small boat was sufficient. That was why Guo Xiao went out on Wang Junhe’s boat this time.

A smaller boat also meant much lower costs. His own boat was bought specifically for deep-sea trips.

They ate dinner before five o’clock. Around five-thirty, the two groups set off separately, meeting up on the water soon after and proceeding together.

During their summer spawning season, large yellow croakers travel to areas like freshwater estuaries to breed. Afterward, they gradually move away from the coast and return to their habitats.

Therefore, spring and summer are the main fishing seasons for large yellow croakers, but winter is when you can really make a killing.

Before winter, they also become extremely popular for a while around the Mid-Autumn Festival.

And just like that, a little over an hour later, they arrived at their destination. The sky had only just begun to darken.

They were surrounded by a dense crowd of small fishing boats. There were many professional anglers here specifically for the large yellow croakers, all clearly hoping to make a fortune during the favorable Mid-Autumn Festival season.

On the way over, Gu Nan had already seen quite a few boats.

Everyone had come over in the evening, and for a few reasons.

One is that large yellow croakers are nocturnal fish and prefer to come out at night to forage for food.

You could fish all day long in broad daylight and not catch a single one, whereas you might have a huge haul at night.

Furthermore, the price of a large yellow croaker can be high or low. The expensive ones are the large ones with neat, attractive scales, a slender body, and especially, a shimmering golden sheen.

The color is crucial. The value of a large yellow croaker is tied to all these factors. Only when a fish has them all will its price reach the top of the market.

If it was missing one or two of these elements, the price would fluctuate accordingly.

In the past, people weren’t so particular, but modern society emphasizes packaging and marketing, which is how these standards came to be.

“Wow, there are so many people!” Ye Jing exclaimed, standing on the deck and looking around with great curiosity.

He had already discussed the career change with his girlfriend, and naturally, Xu Zhina was in favor of him making more money.

She might not have been optimistic about the profession of a fisherman and angler before, but with a ‘successful example’ right beside them, she thought it was worth a try.

This was also why Ye Jing had come along today. He wasn’t in a rush to change careers, but trying it out first didn’t cost much, so why not?

“Hurry, hurry! Let’s chum the water first. The sooner the chum works, the sooner we can start fishing before everyone else catches all the fish,” An Jun urged, coming out with his fishing rod.

He wasn’t that concerned about making money; it was just that he had been ripped off a few days ago, and the thought of buying more himself made his wallet hurt.

The main thing was that with the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, his home would be full of relatives. If he returned with a case of these fish to handle social obligations, wouldn’t he secure both face and prestige?

They started by chumming the water to attract fish, using fish viscera brought from Gu Nan’s old shop. However, they had also bought some Antarctic shrimp as a backup in case the viscera wasn’t enough.

Wang Junhe’s fishing boat was stopped not far from them, but at a distance of thirty to forty meters, it was difficult to talk directly, so they each minded their own business.

At night, yellow croakers like to forage in schools. Chumming makes it easy to attract these schools, increasing the chances of getting a hookup.

Gu Nan and Yi Chen also came out from the cabin. They threw in some chum, and then the two of them started rigging their lines.

There was no need to rush to find the so-called location of the fish; it wouldn’t be too late to check again after the chum had time to work.

But Gu Nan figured they would most likely be float fishing. The water here was only about fifty meters deep. He had just checked the fish finder and saw no large schools, only scattered small ones active in the twenty-to-thirty-meter water layer. The bait, he reasoned, should be able to draw them up.

Tonight, Yi Chen wasn’t using an electric reel. How big could a large yellow croaker get? There wouldn’t be many over a pound, three pounds at the most. She couldn’t even imagine catching one that was four or five pounds, so even with her limited strength, it wouldn’t be too tiring to reel one in.

Gu Nan even made a point to secure the fishing rod on a holder. The rod, a product from the game, was highly sensitive. Even a small yellow croaker taking the bait would cause a clear reaction, so catching large yellow croakers would be no problem at all.

About twenty minutes later, after the rods were all prepared, Gu Nan went into the cabin to check the fish finder. He saw that a small school of fish had already gathered under the boat and told the others they could start fishing.

For catching large yellow croakers today, he had specifically bought some fresh small red shrimp as bait.

Large yellow croakers like to eat fresh fish meat, small shrimp, and the like. Ragworms were originally another excellent bait choice, but Yi Chen had rejected them flat out because they were ugly.

Hooking a small red shrimp, Gu Nan cast the baited hook into the water and waited for a fish to bite.

“Looks like there really is a school of large yellow croakers tonight. Ah Nan, look at that boat! In just this short time, they’ve already caught three!” Yi Chen said excitedly, pointing to a fishing boat on their right.

The distance was a bit far, and it was dark, so it was actually hard to see clearly. However, under the lights of that fishing boat, they could indeed see them pulling up golden-colored fish. They looked very small from a distance, so it was hard to tell if they were actually large yellow croakers.

But since they had come here based on a fish run tip, they were probably large yellow croakers.

After watching enviously for a moment, Yi Chen quickly felt a fish nibbling at her bait. She immediately focused her attention, waiting for it to take the hook.