I Can Fish Up Everything!

Chapter 332: Chapter 220: Group Night Fishing for Dahuang (3)

A late-night snack was a must, since they had to fish until dawn. He nodded. "Alright, let’s make a late-night snack now. We’ll eat, rest a bit, and then continue."

Ye Jing and An Jun heard this and reeled in their fishing rods, ready for a break.

Gu Nan went into the cabin and radioed Wang Junhe’s boat, asking if they wanted a late-night snack. If so, they could eat together.

When they heard Yi Chen was preparing food, they didn’t stand on ceremony. They invited her to cook on their luxury fishing boat, pointing out that its kitchen would be more convenient.

Gu Nan thought that made sense, so he started the boat and steered it over.

The exact fishing spot didn’t matter. Even though this area was crowded with boats, finding a new spot was easy.

As long as they didn’t keep throwing bait into the chummed spot, the fish would eat what was there and disperse. They’d have to chum a new spot later anyway.

After pulling up to Wang Junhe’s boat, they threw some tires over the side as bumpers before lashing the two vessels together.

The gunwales weren’t high, so Gu Nan and the others easily climbed onto the luxury fishing boat, bringing the ingredients they had bought earlier for the late-night snack.

The snack wasn’t anything complicated—just some simple seafood noodles. It was quick to make, so they could eat and get back to fishing sooner.

Everyone also took out a Dahuang they had caught, and the taste was incredibly fresh.

"How’s the bite over on your side? Catching much?" Guo Xiao asked, passing out Hua Zi cigarettes to the group.

Gu Nan exhaled a puff of smoke. "Not bad. We’ve caught about half a cooler. My buddy here actually caught one that was about one and a half pounds."

Wang Junhe sighed at this. "Better than nothing. The two of us haven’t even caught one that’s a pound. It’s a school of small ones tonight, no big ones at all."

Guo Xiao tried to console him. "You never know. Sometimes the fishing gets really good after midnight. Maybe some big ones will show up then."

Wang Junhe shook his head. "Hard to say."

But Gu Nan smiled. "There are still eight days until the Mid-Autumn Festival. I’ll be coming out a few more times. If I catch any big ones, I’ll set some aside for you."

Hearing this, Wang Junhe’s face lit up. "You’ve got a deal! If you get any big ones, give us first priority."

"Of course! When have I ever not given you first dibs on the big fish?"

Wang Junhe and Guo Xiao trusted Gu Nan’s word.

Besides, they had received his so-called "surprise" the day before yesterday. They were truly shocked when they saw the fish: an Antarctic Dogtooth Fish. Even with its head and tail removed, it was as long as they were tall. They had never seen one so massive and were extremely satisfied.

So now, they were looking forward to Gu Nan’s future catches. They all had many gatherings with relatives and friends for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and having a few impressive Dahuang to show off would be great.

These ones, not even a pound each... they just weren’t presentable.

Soon, Yi Chen had finished cooking the noodles.

The group gathered around, SLURPING down their noodles, and quickly polished off the entire pot.

After eating and drinking their fill, they sat and chatted for a little while longer before Gu Nan and his group headed back.

They took their fishing boat back to their original spot. Even though they’d been gone for a while, no one had taken it.

Anyone who was coming to fish had already arrived. No new boats were showing up this late. Who would go to the trouble of moving their boat just to switch spots?

The group chummed the water again, rested for a bit longer, and when they figured enough time had passed, they resumed fishing.

Gu Nan cast his hook into the water. Seeing that they had used up all the fish guts, he scooped out two spoonfuls of Antarctic krill to get the school of fish active again.

After about two minutes, the tip of his rod plunged down sharply, then bounced back slightly and began to tremble continuously. He had clearly hooked a big one.

’Huh, did I attract a different kind of fish?’ Gu Nan was a little surprised. Until now, it had been all Dahuang, with no other species. He hadn’t expected a surprise on the very first cast of the second round.

This was definitely not a Dahuang. After lifting the rod to set the hook, he felt the pull—it was incredibly strong. He estimated the fish on the line had to be twenty or thirty pounds, maybe even more.

’If this was a Dahuang, I’d be smiling in my sleep. Not even the game could produce something like this.’

Luckily, he was using a hook and line produced by the game. Otherwise, there would be no way to land something this big. The hook would be straightened or the line would snap.

"Whoa, did you hook a monster?"

The commotion immediately caught Yi Chen’s attention, and she moved a short distance away with a resigned sigh.

For one, she was afraid of their lines getting tangled. For another, the fuss from a big fish would scare off all the smaller ones, and she wouldn’t be able to catch anything if she didn’t move.

"Yeah, feels like it’s around twenty or thirty pounds. No idea what it is, though!"

Gu Nan was still pretty happy. As long as it wasn’t an Ugly Country fish, its value would definitely be no less than a Dahuang of over three pounds.

Yi Chen didn’t ask any more questions, not wanting to disturb his fishing. Gu Nan also began to focus on fighting the big one.

The fishing rod creaked under the strain as the fish pulled fiercely. He had the drag locked tight, so the line couldn’t run, forcing Gu Nan to take the full brunt of its strength.

Having fished all night, he was too lazy for a brute-force struggle. So, he loosened the drag a bit to let the fish run. Once it tired itself out, he could reel it in with far less effort.

The fish didn’t run very fast, and after about seven or eight minutes, it started to rest.

But as it rested, it found itself growing even more exhausted. When it tried to struggle again, it couldn’t even control its own body and helplessly rolled onto its side.

Gu Nan felt the tension on his rod lessen. He pumped the rod, reeled in the slack, and began to slowly but surely winch the big fish in.

Soon, an oversized Sea Bass appeared.

"Uh, that’s a Sea Bass, right?" Yi Chen asked, suddenly unsure when she saw it. She had never seen a Seven-star Sea Bass this big before.

"Looks like it." Gu Nan himself was surprised. He had seen Meter Level Sea Bass before, but this one was about 1.3 meters long.