As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 255 - 218 Trolling for Golden Spearfish

Chapter 255: Chapter 218 Trolling for Golden Spearfish

Chapter 255 -218 Trolling for Golden Spearfish

The night had deepened, and it was nearly two in the morning.

Chu Mingcheng had enjoyed a late-night snack early on and chatted with everyone for a good while. He waited until the food in his stomach had mostly digested before preparing to go back to rest and sleep.

The fishing at night was still pretty good, but he now had no pressure to break even and had even earned quite a bit, so he decided not to fish all night like the other Fishing Men.

To be honest, night fishing indeed brings the best catch, and under normal circumstances, it is the time of the day with the most bountiful harvest.

But going out to sea is hard work in itself, and messing up one’s daily routine can be damaging to one’s health.

Compared to making money, health is the most important thing.

Although Chu Mingcheng had the ability to convert life energy, it would be better to reserve such power for critical moments unless absolutely necessary.

Seeing that everyone was about to head back to rest, Zhang Wei also stood up and followed Han Baola, preparing to grab some nighttime necessities to deal with the situation.

However, as soon as he stood up, his stomach started to churn.

Zhang Wei didn’t pay much attention to it, thinking it was just the stomach’s natural movement to expel excess gas.

He deliberately slowed down a bit, distancing himself from everyone else, and looked around—no one was in sight.

So, he slightly lifted his buttocks, “Pfft—Pfft Pfft~~”

Chu Mingcheng, walking ahead, suddenly stopped and looked back, puzzled.

The sound was a bit loud, and it seemed to be more than just air?

He turned and saw Zhang Wei, his body stiff and his face a mix of grief and indignation.

Remembering the oil fish Zhang Wei had eaten earlier, he immediately burst into laughter, “No way, no way! After eating oil fish, can you still trust any fart?”

Zhang Wei, at that moment, felt like dying, not expecting to socially die right before going back to rest!

All he needed was to endure a bit longer and use the nighttime necessities once he got back to his room.

So, why did he trust that fart?

Zhang Wei regretted it immensely but was helpless, as he already felt the slippery mess.

In the end, the others, stifling their laughter, escorted him back to his room. Han Baola was even quick to offer her own nighttime necessities so that he wouldn’t wake up the next day to find a mess in his bed.

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The next day, Zhang Wei was relieved to find that he wasn’t the only one with leaky problems.

The “good brothers” who had previously taken some fish from him were joining him in the leakage!

No matter what the others ate the fish for, at least at that moment, they were brothers in adversity.

The group even gathered together and didn’t go fishing for two days straight, instead staying in their rooms playing poker.

Don’t get the wrong idea, it’s serious poker—the kind with bombs.

Chu Mingcheng hadn’t been focusing on fishing these past two days but had been teaching Jiang Luoluo how to free dive.

She could now proficiently use Franz and had reached a dynamic breath-hold of one minute and thirty seconds, which meant she was truly getting the hang of it.

But it wasn’t just Jiang Luoluo who practiced these two days—Chen Yang and Han Baola also joined in the fun.

Chen Yang was training with a purpose, swimming freely in the water every day to strengthen his body.

Only with improved physical fitness could he quickly elevate his free diving skills.

As for Han Baola, Chu Mingcheng initially thought she had learned free diving before, but it turned out she had only experienced scuba diving several times and had to start from scratch.

Jiang Luoluo mentioned the club to her, and she showed great interest.

Primarily because the club hadn’t been established yet, she could continue with her own travels.

Secondly, she stayed in Huaxia because the competitive pressure in the Peninsula was too great, and she was not confident of finding a suitable job.

And even if she found a job, the various PUA tactics in the Peninsula’s workplace, after living in Huaxia for four years, were hard for her to accept.

Currently, she could earn a fair income in Huaxia by sharing videos.

The money wasn’t plentiful, but it was enough to support her ongoing travels.

And by joining Chu Mingcheng’s club in the future, she would have a formal job too.

The trip to Nansha continued, and before they knew it, ten more days had passed. Counting the three days it would take to sail back, the fishing buddies on board could still fish for a little over a week.

In those ten days, the Sky had changed fishing spots four times, practically making a full loop around Nansha.

Yet they still hadn’t encountered the marlin and gold spearfish schools that Chu Mingcheng had been longing for.

Although the deep-sea fish were valuable, he, who had a quite bountiful catch so far, was more interested in tackling the big game.

Like that Matsu Gold Spearfish from last time, which gave him a thrilling experience and a great sense of accomplishment after reeling it in.

On February 22, 2023, at just after 6:30 in the morning, Chu Mingcheng woke up naturally.

He hadn’t been fishing too late at night recently, so his daily routine hadn’t gotten chaotic.

Looking out the window, the morning sun had already cast its rays upon the sea.

After getting up and washing up, he went to Jiang Luoluo’s room to call her to the restaurant for breakfast together.

Today’s breakfast was still seafood porridge. At sea, there’s a scarcity of everything but seafood.

Those who long for the freedom of seafood, if they drift at sea for ten days to half a month, will definitely never speak of it again.

Eating breakfast slowly, Chu Mingcheng sighed.

Days on the sea were truly tough, and he was regretting coming to Nansha.

Indeed, a few days of fishing at sea would have sufficed. Staying for a month could indeed drive someone to boredom.

It wasn’t just them; many fishing enthusiasts no longer found joy in fishing.

Now, whether day or night, the deck was full of empty fishing spots, in stark contrast to the first few days.

“Luoluo, want to go diving today?” Chu Mingcheng glanced at the sea and noticed some coral reefs peeking out in the distance before suggesting.

Jiang Luoluo shook her head, “No, we’ll be back at the dock in about ten days. I plan to choreograph a dance during this time and start filming once we return to Xia City.”

“Won’t it be too tiring?”

“It won’t be too bad. It’s not good to leave the fans waiting too long.”

“Alright, then I will go trolling today.”

After escorting Jiang Luoluo back to her room, Chu Mingcheng called over Chen Yang and others to go trolling.

Zhang Wei and Han Baola teamed up, and his pairing with Chen Yang worked out well.

All of them had reaped huge rewards from this trip to Nansha. Even Han Baola, who had the smallest catch, had caught fish worth over seventy thousand, earning more than thirty thousand after costs.

Therefore, they didn’t mind the expense of chartering the boat.

They had decent luck with trolling today; both Chu Mingcheng and Chen Yang caught some Moyou Fish, which were priced higher than Mackerel.

But that didn’t satisfy him; he had brought his own trolling rod, hoping to catch something big.

“Ah, Golden Spearfish, why won’t you show up?” Chu Mingcheng changed the artificial bait to a large iron plate bait, hoping the Moyou wouldn’t bite anymore!

“What are you thinking about? Golden Spearfish? Besides Dogtooth Gold Spear, what other spearfish are around here these days?” Chen Yang mocked when he heard him muttering.

Compared to Chu Mingcheng and Zhang Wei, he was the most unfortunate one. Being in Nansha for so long, he hadn’t caught a single fish over a hundred pounds.

The largest was a Dogtooth Gold Spear that weighed over seventy pounds, followed by a Red Snapper weighing over fifty pounds.

He had also hoped to catch something over two hundred pounds, but luck just wasn’t on his side.

“These things are quite mystical. If you don’t mention them, they don’t show up. The moment you do, who knows, they might just appear!” Chu Mingcheng chuckled as he cast the bait into the sea.

With the movement of the small boat, the fishing line was quickly extended over one hundred meters.

In normal trolling, you wouldn’t let out so much line, as it makes the fish harder to reel in.

But it depends on the target fish. Chu Mingcheng wanted to catch big gold spearfish, so naturally, he had to let the line out long and let the bait sink deeper.

The speed of the boat was around ten knots, which was just about right for trolling.

If the speed of the boat is too fast when trolling, many fish can’t keep up.

But there is a benefit: it’s easier to catch gold spearfish or flagfish, as both can swim fast enough.

The large iron plate bait moved swiftly through the water, resembling a swimming mackerel, quickly attracting the attention of nearby predators.

Chu Mingcheng casually held onto the trolling rod placed in the rod hole, when suddenly a huge force struck, bending the rod into a deep arc.

The fishing line zipped out, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of meters had been let out.

Chen Yang exclaimed in amazement, “Did your muttering really summon it?”

“Haha!” Chu Mingcheng immediately became spirited. He tried lifting the rod forcefully and found he couldn’t budge it at all, only watching as the line rapidly extended outward.

This made him even happier, as it was clear the fish he caught was bigger than he expected.

The boatmen were experienced and immediately slowed the boat.

If the boat were to keep its speed, it would make it harder for Chu Mingcheng to fish and increase the risk of the line breaking.

And they couldn’t let the line keep running indefinitely, as the one thousand meters of line in the reel wouldn’t last long.

As the boat slowed, Chu Mingcheng, pressing down on the drum wheel, finally breathed a sigh of relief, now in control of the line.

Today, he didn’t use an electric reel; he used a drum wheel, which meant he needed to reel in the line himself.

Previously, the boat’s speed combined with the fish’s pull made it impossible for him to prevent the line from extending.

Now that the line stopped running out, and the rod wasn’t as severely bent as before, Chu Mingcheng slowly locked the drag.

With the drag set, the rod bent deeply again, but without issues.

The boat continued on, albeit slowly, but the fish couldn’t compete with the boat’s power, rapidly depleting its energy.

Chu Mingcheng took the chance to remove the trolling rod from the holder, pulling it forcefully backwards into his embrace, and quickly reeled in the line.

If the rod were left on the holder, the handle would be hard to turn, and who knows how long it would take to catch the fish.

Repeatedly lifting the rod and cranking the handle, he struggled with the large fish in a back-and-forth duel.

At this moment, Chu Mingcheng seemed to transform into a relentless fishing machine, never stopping for rest under the small boat’s coordination.

Such intense struggle would probably allow Chen Yang, next to him, to last at most five to six minutes before he had to take a breath and rest.

But that would also give the big fish a chance to recover, meaning it would take more time to haul it aboard.

Ten minutes later, a Golden Spearfish about one and a half meters long appeared at the surface.

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It was now lying on its side, seemingly exhausted.

This was unsurprising; it had to constantly fight against the pull of the small boat as well as Chu Mingcheng’s resistance. Even if it were as strong as a little piglet, it couldn’t withstand such a beating!

“Eh, it’s actually a Big-eyed Gold Spearfish!” When the fish was fully pulled beside the boat, Chu Mingcheng had expected a Yellowfin Tuna but ended up even more pleasantly surprised.