I rely on fishing to achieve freedom in life

Chapter 58 The Village Chief's Worries

After staying on the deck for a while, Bailang turned around and entered the cabin to see if the big pillar that was driving the ship needed to be replaced by himself.

"Village chief, do you think there is still a chance of catching bass with the tide like today?"

When Wang Jianguo saw Bai Lang leaving, he couldn't help but ask. He really didn't feel confident now.

"It's probably quite overwhelming. From the moment I left the pier until now, I have been observing the tide in the sea and found that the further away from the pier, the turbid the tide becomes."

The village chief shook his head and couldn't help but sigh as he spoke.

He had persuaded Bai Lang when he was at the dock just now, but Bai Lang didn't listen. He thought that the situation would improve after leaving the dock and going outside, but the fact was exactly the opposite.

Now it seems that today's trip to sea may be empty.

He has been fishing for 60 to [-] years, and he knows that it is even harder to get a good harvest in today's situation.

"After all, the prodigal son is still young and refuses to admit defeat when doing things. He knows this kind of thing after suffering a loss once. People always have to experience some setbacks in order to grow."

People who go fishing at sea cannot always return with a full load. No matter how powerful Bailang is, he is still an ordinary person.

The village chief felt that this trip to sea should be regarded as teaching him a lesson or letting him suffer a setback, which was not a good thing.

Because fishermen can truly grow up only through setbacks again and again.

Bailang has been too crazy fishing recently and made too much money, so he must calm down.

Wang Jianguo shut his mouth and said nothing. He knew that what the village chief said was absolutely correct.

But when he thought about not getting much out of his first trip to sea, he still felt very depressed.

There was nothing he could do about this kind of thing. The only thing he could do now was to hope that the tide conditions ahead would improve.

Bailang came to the cabin, originally wanting to see if Dazhu needed his help, but Dazhu said no.

So he simply stood nearby.

Bailang knew that the village chief and Wang Jianguo must be worried about whether they could catch fish tonight, but it was useless to talk about it. It was better to wait and prove it with facts after setting the hook.

Having a fishing system and having gone out to sea a few times before, he is now so confident that he has no worries about the impact of turbid tides.

The fishing boat drove out for nearly an hour and was already very far away from the town's pier.

Bai Lang has been paying attention to the situation in the sea and found that the tide is still as turbid as before, without any improvement.

It can be seen that the impact of the tide this time is very severe.

"I didn't expect to encounter such a thing today."

Bai Lang muttered softly.

Although the impact of the tide in front of me is not great, it would be better if it could be avoided.

He looked into the distance, and through the moonlight at night, he could see a faint island not far away.

Generally speaking, this kind of place is likely to have schools of sea bass.

Bailang opened the interface and started searching for fish schools.

"100 meters to the northeast, there are 15 skinned fish, all weighing one catty and seven taels."

"300 meters due east, there are 33 black snapper, all weighing one pound and four taels."

"400 meters to the southeast, there are 160 sea bass, all weighing three pounds and eighty taels."

Bailang raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect to find the school of bass so quickly.

But after hesitating, he gave up.

The group of bass in front of me, both in terms of quantity and size, is still a little bit less interesting.

For a school of bass of this size, under normal circumstances, such as if the sea water is very clear, placing a row of hooks will definitely yield a lot of gains.

But now that the tide is turbid, the chance of bass opening is very low. This means that if you put a row of hooks, you may only be able to catch two or three fish, and only a dozen of them will die.

Ordinary fishermen may consider it, but for them, it is simply a waste of time.

You must know that putting a row of hooks means 500 hooks, and 500 shrimps must be hung on it. If you can only catch a few bass, it may not even cost enough.If you don’t know how many bass there are in the sea and can only throw the hook down, there’s not much to say.

But now Bailang is very clear about how many fish there are in the fish school in front of him, and he will definitely not do such a loss-making thing.

"Prodigal, there is a spot ahead that looks good. Should we place the hook?"

Wang Jianguo came to Bailang's side and said.

With years of experience, they know there’s a good fishing spot ahead that’s likely to have bass gathering.

If it were normal, there would be a lot of fishing boats here, but now there are none.

The main reason is that today's tide is too turbid and no one wants to go out to sea to release the discharge hook.

But now that they have come out, such a place where fish is likely to be found is a must-try in his opinion.

"Uncle Jianguo, the fishing spot in front is really good. There should be some bass gathering there, but the tide is too muddy now, so we may not be able to catch many fish. There is no need for us to do such a waste of time and money."

Bailang rejected Wang Jianguo's proposal.

You can try the previous fishing spot under normal circumstances, but you really can’t now.

Wang Jianguo nodded and said nothing more.

He is now working on the Bailang boat, and of course he has to obey the arrangements of his boss Bailang.

He could make suggestions, but in the end, Bailang could only make the decision whether to adopt them or what to do. This was something he knew clearly.

Bailang made Dazhu change direction and continue to drive forward. The bass here was not his target.

Along the way, the village chief and Wang Jianguo's brows became more and more serious. They had been out at sea for two hours.

We also changed several fishing spots along the way.

Normally, those would be good fishing spots for bass, especially today when no other fishing boats were seen at these fishing spots.

But Bailang gave up completely and had no intention of stopping the boat and releasing the hook.

"It's not okay to continue like this. We have already changed several locations. Continuing will only be a waste of time and gas money.

According to my opinion, no matter whether there are fish in these places or whether the tide is muddy or not, since it has come out, the row hooks must be put down.

At most, we can go to a few more places and put a row of hooks in each place. Although it is more laborious, the chance of catching fish is also greater, and we can still earn some gas money."

Wang Jianguo and the village chief stood on the deck, with increasingly worried looks on their faces.

If this situation continues, I may really get nothing today.

Although the method mentioned by Wang Jianguo requires more energy and time, it is also a middle-of-the-road method.

When there is no choice, this is already the best way.

"What you said makes sense, but now we are helping the prodigal son, and it is up to him to decide what to do."

The village chief knew that what Wang Jianguo said was fine.

Because for thousands of years, the vast majority of fishermen have used this fixed-point fishing method.

In some places on the sea, there are always a lot of fish gathered due to geographical location or tide.

Over the years, these places will be discovered by others, and fishermen will choose to set hooks or put fishing nets in such places.

But in addition to this method, there are also a small number of relatively powerful fishermen who can always track the location of fish schools.

This top player is very rare but often catches a lot of fish.

Wang Jianguo returned to town. When he went to buy bait and ice, he heard some people spreading rumors that Bailang had such ability.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to catch so many white pompano, including the bass last time.

Many people know about the fishing spots in the sea near Dalang Village, or the places where there are fish, but no one has ever been able to catch so many fish in those places.

So the only possibility is that Bailang can track the direction in which the fish schools are swimming, and even know where there are large schools of fish.

(End of this chapter)