Chapter 331: Chapter 220: Group Night Fishing for Dahuang (Part 2)

But as she waited, she noticed the rod that had been showing signs of a bite had gone still again. She immediately sensed something was wrong. When she lifted her rod to check, the small red shrimp was gone.

"Darn large yellow croaker! It ate my little red shrimp," Yi Chen said, a bit frustrated. This was the first time she’d encountered something like this, and she found that the fish today were particularly wary.

The fish she’d caught in the past had always swallowed the bait whole. They’d never nibbled so faintly.

Hearing this, Gu Nan said with an amused laugh, "You’re already coveting its entire body. It’s not too much for it to eat one little shrimp, is it?"

"How is it not? We already chummed the water and tossed food down there. At this point, shouldn’t they be obediently offering themselves up as sacrifices?" Yi Chen retorted, puffing out her cheeks.

"You’re right, you’re right. This fish has no sense. It’s right at the goal and still thinking of running away," Gu Nan readily agreed, nodding. ’She’s my girl. Of course I have to spoil her!’

As they were talking, his rod finally showed some activity. The fish wasn’t big, so the rod’s movements were also small, but he lifted it in a timely manner to set the hook. Soon, he pulled up a large yellow croaker that shone a brilliant gold in the light.

"CROAK CROAK CROAK~" After being pulled onto the boat, the large yellow croaker made its distinctive sound.

If you listened carefully, you could hear this sound from most of the fishing boats in this part of the sea. Some croakers make similar sounds, like the lesser yellow croaker.

"A large yellow croaker!" Yi Chen exclaimed in delight.

"Where? Where?"

"You caught one already?"

Startled by her voice, An Jun and Ye Jing, who were fishing behind them, immediately turned their heads.

When they saw the gleaming golden fish in Gu Nan’s hand, their faces filled with envy.

Ye Jing said, "This one doesn’t look as big as the Steamed one we ate a couple of days ago."

An Jun nodded. "It is a bit small. I’d guess around 350 or 400 grams?"

Gu Nan didn’t waste time talking. A fish this small felt weightless in his hands, so he used a fish gripper to lift it and check the weight. It was, in fact, only 350 grams.

"Ah Jun, you’ve got a good eye. That was spot-on," Gu Nan said with a grin, carefully examining the fish’s quality.

The color was excellent, of course. Its body was slender, and its tail wasn’t thick and short like a farmed fish’s.

Furthermore, its scales were neatly arranged. He then folded the pectoral fin toward its eye, and it covered it perfectly.

"Not bad. It’s a wild one, and the quality is excellent. I can sell this for top price."

Gu Nan couldn’t quote a specific price at the moment. Right now, it could probably sell for 300 yuan per 500 grams, but the price was sure to rise as the Mid-Autumn Festival approached.

The really expensive large yellow croakers were the ones over the 500-gram mark. Even one weighing 400 to 450 grams would only go for four or five hundred yuan per 500 grams, though that price would also increase a little by the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After watching the fish get placed into the cooler, the three envious onlookers snapped out of it and turned their attention back to their own rods, each hoping they’d be the next to hit the jackpot.

A little while later, Yi Chen’s rod showed activity again. This time, she didn’t hesitate, immediately raising the rod to set the hook. Her luck was good—she really got one.

The fish wasn’t big, making it an easy catch. She felt like she barely had to use any strength to reel it in.

It was slender-bodied and slightly smaller than the one Gu Nan had just caught.

Gu Nan looked at the fish and smiled. "This one’s not bad either. Probably around 250 grams."

"We still have to check its quality!" Yi Chen said with a joyful smile. She lifted the fish onto the boat, removed the hook, and then used the fish gripper to weigh it.

grams, nearly 250. The price was the same as a 250-gram fish, which could sell for about 230 yuan per 500 grams.

She held the fish, examining it all over. Then she folded its pectoral fin over; it perfectly covered the eye. Moreover, its scales were neat and beautiful. It was a quality fish.

In reality, the large yellow croakers in the sea near Yangjiang Port all came from released fry, but since they grew up competing in the ocean from a young age, they were still considered wild.

The anglers didn’t need to worry about such details; they just sold their catch at the market price.

Another five or six minutes passed, and An Jun and Ye Jing finally had some success as well.

The quality of all the large yellow croakers they had caught so far was quite good. Clearly, catching a low-quality one was just a matter of probability—unless you were especially unlucky.

After that, the group didn’t bother to carefully inspect each fish’s quality. To save time, they simply reeled them in and tossed them into the cooler.

Unfortunately, the catch rate wasn’t particularly high. It generally took two or three minutes, sometimes even longer, to land a single large yellow croaker. What’s more, none of them had yet broken the 500-gram mark.

Catching a big one really came down to luck.

Before they knew it, it was 10 p.m. Gu Nan and the others had started fishing at around seven, which meant they’d been at it for three hours.

Gu Nan’s cooler was already half-full. All told, his harvest was quite impressive. After all, large yellow croakers fetched a high price. Half a cooler could hold more than ten kilograms of fish, which would sell for five or six thousand yuan without any problem.

For an average angler, this was an excellent income. After deducting costs for fuel and other expenses, there would still be a tidy profit.

Besides, it was only ten o’clock. If they fished through the night, there would be even more.

Yi Chen hadn’t caught much less than he had. She’d even landed a fish over 450 grams, just shy of the 500-gram mark. She was so disappointed that she was pouting for a good long while afterward.

After all, the value of the fish doubled once it crossed the 500-gram threshold, so it would have been strange if she wasn’t upset.

But it wasn’t like no one had caught one over 500 grams. Ye Jing had lost two large yellow croakers earlier in the evening, but he finally succeeded in landing one that weighed 650 grams. He was so happy he couldn’t wipe the grin off his face, making An Jun extremely envious.

"Ah Nan, are you hungry? Want to make a late-night snack?" Although the large yellow croakers were small, fishing continuously for three hours was still a considerable strain for Yi Chen.

She had pulled over a small folding stool to sit and rest. Seeing Gu Nan pause for a moment, she quickly asked with concern.

Gu Nan rubbed his stomach. Come to think of it, they had eaten dinner early, and after fishing for several hours, he really was getting a bit hungry.

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