My fishing game syncs with reality

The feeling of hunting big fish and small fish is completely different. When a small fish is hit by a fishing arrow, it will just circle in the water and can be retrieved after a while.

If it is a big fish, you have to chase it until it is completely exhausted.

The vitality of the two is not on the same level. Gu Nanping dived for more than 30 meters before he felt the pulling force from the fishing line weakened.

He dove into the water again and followed the line to check on the cobia.

The fishing line went deep into the water and the sergeant fish seemed to be looking for a place to hide.

However, after Gu Nan reached the bottom of the water, he discovered that the fish had almost bled out due to the intense exercise and the fatal wound.

It was now lying helplessly on a reef, its tail swaying gently. It was obvious that it was time for Gu Nan to reap the harvest.

He took out his small dagger, stepped forward, grabbed the fish, and stabbed it directly in the head with the knife.

Who can withstand a hard poke on the forehead? The fish jumped out again and Gu Nan couldn't hold it back.

However, it only jumped out about ten meters before stopping and freely falling to the bottom of the water.

Gu Nan did not follow him, but instead cranked the handle to reel the fishing line in little by little, so as to avoid having to sort it out when he returned to the water.

The fish is already brain dead, so there is no need to worry about it coming back to life.

When Gu Nan dragged the cobia to the surface of the water, Guo Xiao slowly came to his side, panting, and raised the camera to film this big fish that was about 1.78 meters long.

In terms of swimming skills, he was far inferior to Gu Nan. The sea was different from the inland river, with rolling waves. It was obviously impossible for him to keep up with Gu Nan's speed by riding the waves.

When the filming was almost over, Guo Xiao took off the breathing tube and said, "Can you slow down a bit? I almost couldn't keep up."

"I can't slow down. The fish swim too fast. I have a video recording here anyway, so I can just edit the footage on my side when the time comes." Gu Nan shook his head, indicating that there was nothing he could do.

The two of them just floated on the water. The fish didn't need him to send it back. Wang Junhe had already driven the fishing boat slowly to their side and then stopped.

Gu Nan did not go to the stern because the boat was not completely shut down and it was safer to stay on the side.

An Jun threw the rope down, he caught it, then put the rope around the fish's tail and asked them to lift it up with a crane.

A fish weighing 100 kilograms is not a guarantee for winning a place in the competition.

Besides, today’s competition has just begun, so Gu Nan has to continue.

But it was difficult to find a fish bigger than the cobia in the previous school of fish, so this time he changed his target and decided to look for the underwater reef area to see if he could encounter a grouper.

The giant grouper is protected in some parts of the country, but not here.

However, the probability of encountering it is very low, so Gu Nan is just trying his luck.

There is still plenty of time. It's only morning. If there is nothing, you can go somewhere else in the afternoon.

After knowing Gu Nan's plan, Guo Xiao gestured OK and said, "It's ok to look for giant groupers, but if you come across top quality fish and groupers, don't let them go. At least catch one for us to eat tonight."

"I know!" Gu Nan nodded, put on his mask again, took a deep breath, bit the breathing tube and went into the water again.

Guo Xiao was still following behind. This time Gu Nan was not walking fast, so he was able to keep up.

The pursuit of the sergeant fish just now brought them to a reef area with a water depth of about 50 meters.

This depth is not friendly to fishing and hunting, and free diving fishermen generally do not choose this depth.

Due to Malaysia's geographical location, the seaside resources are very abundant and there is no need for deep diving.

But the bigger the fish, the more they like to go to deep water, so this place is just right for Gu Nan, as there is a high chance of encountering relatively large fish.

Guo Xiao followed and stopped after diving to more than 30 meters. From above, he could still take pictures of Gu Nan who was deeper.

In fact, he has no problem diving fifty meters, but his body will not be able to bear it for a long time. In order to ensure endurance, he can only slow down the consumption of physical strength in this way.

As soon as Gu Nan reached the bottom of the water, he encountered a huge green fish, also known as Shu's pigtooth fish, that was at least 70 to 80 centimeters long.

The fish was delicious, but after thinking about it, he didn't eat it.

Compared to the regular blue, the Oriental Spotted Mouse Spot is obviously more worthy of possession.

The competition is just about who has the bigger fish. There is no need to hunt every fish you see. One fish is enough for five of them at night, so they have to choose carefully.

Continuing forward, soon a group of about a dozen spotted fish swam past him.

Unfortunately, the largest one looked only about 15 or 16 pounds, so Gu Nan chose to let it go.

There are indeed a lot of big fish at this depth. He also encountered a tiger grouper that was over one meter long and weighed at least forty or fifty kilograms.

But Gu Nan didn't dare to provoke it at all, not because the tiger grouper was too fierce, but because this fish was inedible.

Small groupers can be eaten, but in tropical regions, the larger the grouper, the less edible it is, as the chance of ciguatera poisoning is very high.

It is best to eat imported grouper of this type, because when passing through customs, these fish will be sent for testing for ciguatera toxin, and only safe fish can be sent to the market for sale.

When Gu Nan went out to sea, he would often send fish that might carry ciguatera for testing, so the fish he sold were always fine.

If the guests are not well fed, the hotel will have to pay compensation. He may not need to pay, but it will affect subsequent cooperation.

A moray eel at least one meter long, skip it.
Lobsters over half a meter long.
Gu Nan's eyes lit up. Since he couldn't find any fish on the plate, a shrimp would be nice.

This is a big flower dragon, which can be eaten casually in foreign countries.

Just like some game, it’s okay to eat it abroad, but don’t bring it back.

However, in places like Malaysia and Singapore, some game is also not allowed to be eaten.

"We didn't find a suitable fish, but we did find a big flower dragon. Let's have this as the seafood dish for dinner!" Gu Nan emerged from the water to take a breath, then held up the flower dragon and said.

Guo Xiao nodded: "Lobster is fine, but fish is not necessary."

With Gu Nan, there is never a shortage of high-end seafood to eat, and there are other dishes in the evening, so fish is not a must.

We have been diving here for more than half an hour. The sun is getting higher and higher, and it is getting uncomfortable to be exposed to the sun.

After taking a breath, Gu Nan continued to dive, leaving the exhausted Guo Xiao floating on the water.

It is obviously not easy to find giant groupers. Gu Nan searched until lunch time but didn't see one. The largest one was a meter-long tiger grouper.

I did collect about ten kelps here and took them back to have as a snack.

There was no extra gain and it was already time for dinner, so the two returned to the boat to rest.

Gu Nan took a quick shower and came out. An Jun had already prepared a table of delicious food.

You can go abroad without bringing others, but you must bring him along, in case he can't get used to the food abroad, he will be there to back him up.

After diving for a whole morning, Gu Nan and Guo Xiao were very exhausted and were dancing with their chopsticks very quickly.

"Burp~ It smells so good~"

Twenty minutes later, Guo Xiao lay on the chair, rubbing his belly, looking very contented.

Gu Nan was still munching on rice; this was already his third bowl.

The more energy he expended, the more he ate.

Fortunately, An Jun knew how much he wanted to eat, so he cooked two pots of rice, one for them and one for Gu Nan.

After eating and drinking, a group of people sat in the living room, enjoying the air-conditioning and the leisurely afternoon.

No one wanted to talk at this time. Some were lying down for lunch or sitting and playing with their phones. The living room was very quiet. After an hour or so, Wang Junhe got up first, went to the control panel, started the fishing boat and set off to look for the big fish.

Gu Nan woke up in a daze after feeling the vibration of the fishing boat. He glanced at Lao Wang in the driving seat, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

"Anan. Anan, wake up!"

I don’t know how long it was before I heard someone calling me and Gu Nan slowly opened his eyes.

"Ha~" He yawned, sat up, stretched, and asked, "Did you find a big fish?"

Guo Xiao, who called him, nodded: "There is a thick red line on the fish finder. Lao Wang said it might be a giant grouper. Let's go down and take a look."

Wang Junhe added: "If it's a giant grouper weighing 400 to 500 kilograms, then you'll definitely be in the top three this time, and you'll have a high chance of winning the championship."

"Is it that big?" Gu Nan expressed his doubt.

In 2014, a 400-kg giant grouper was caught in Malaysia and it made the news. This indirectly shows how rare giant groupers weighing over 400 kg are.

Now that ten years have passed, it is impossible for the number of fish to increase. The number of big fish will only decrease due to fishing. Therefore, there is a slight chance of encountering one weighing over 300 kilograms, but there is basically no chance of encountering one weighing 400 kilograms.

"Whether it's big or not, you'll know if you go down and take a look," said Wang Junhe.

Gu Nan nodded, indicating that he was right.

Then he changed into a diving suit and went into the water again with Lao Guo.

This is still a reef area with a water depth of about 40 to 50 meters, similar to the water area in the morning.

But the terrain structure is obviously different. The bottom of the water here is undulating, and there is an obvious waterway.

As long as you dive a little deeper into the water, you can see dense schools of fish in the waterway.

Apparently, this is a very good fishing spot and is also friendly to both fishing and hunting.

On the surface, the fish don’t look big, but if you look closer, you can find quite a few fish weighing more than ten kilograms.

Whether you are fishing or hunting, a fish weighing five kilograms is already very good, and a fish weighing ten kilograms is a big fish for most people.

Gu Nan loaded the spear gun and began to look for the big fish on the fish finder.

According to the fish finder, the fish is to the southeast of the fishing boat, about thirty meters away, very close.

Gu Nan dived to a depth of 40 meters and stopped, then explored in the southeast direction.

Lobsters, moray eels, grouper and so on appeared before his eyes. He endured it and continued to explore forward.

Then we found a huge ratfish hiding beside a reef on the left side of the waterway, apparently taking a rest.

Gu Nan couldn't bear it any longer, so he approached immediately and aimed his spear gun at him.

With a whoosh, the fish arrow pierced through the fish's body. Mouse Spot didn't expect to be attacked while he was sleeping. After he realized what was happening, he immediately rushed out.

However, it was seriously injured and its strength was rapidly lost, and it was completely exhausted in just a short while.

Gu Nan pulled the fishing line towards the surface of the water, took a breath, and pulled the fish up at the same time.

An Jun fried the lobster at noon, so he just had a grouper for dinner.

In other words, he had to eat it himself, otherwise Gu Nan would not have been willing to kill such a big rat with a spear gun.

After catching the spotted mouse, Gu Nan returned to his previous position, loaded his spear gun and continued exploring.

With a fish finder, it is really convenient to find fish.

Although it is not 100% possible to detect a big fish, as long as it is detected, its position can be locked.

Gu Nan continued to swim forward for more than twenty meters and saw a huge black shadow.

Based on experience, this black shadow is at least two meters long.

If the two-meter-long fish is really a giant grouper, it must weigh 400 kilograms.

As Gu Nan approached, the big fish that was resting gradually appeared in his and Guo Xiao's eyes.

With a big mouth and thick lips, it must be a grouper.

Guo Xiao next to him blew out a string of bubbles and patted Gu Nan with his left hand, looking very excited.

It’s not the first time I’ve seen it, but it’s still exciting to find such a huge grouper in the water again.

Gu Nan was also excited. He didn't expect to actually meet him. He could only say that Lao Wang was awesome and found a great place.

The two men did not get any closer, but returned to the surface to breathe, and then came back to the giant grouper.

This time Guo Xiao was not so close, at least five meters away from Gu Nan.

When the two were less than ten meters away from the grouper, the big guy was finally startled, and its fins swayed back and forth, with its head facing Gu Nan.

It is indeed a giant grouper, but not the saddle grouper, but a much rarer grouper, also known as the giant grouper.

The real dragon grouper refers to this one.

The maximum size is obviously not as big as the saddle-banded grouper. The maximum length of the sea bass grouper is only about two meters.

This one has obviously grown to the limit of its species, and it is estimated to be almost two meters long.

There is only a waterway here and enough food to grow it to such a big size.

The black grouper is not as bright and beautiful as the saddle grouper. It is brown or green overall, with dark orange or dark brown dots all over its body.

As we all know, the same grouper will have different skin colors in different waters or environments.

So it is normal for one fish to appear in several colors.

At this time, the light at the bottom of the water was not very bright and dim. Gu Nan could only see a lot of dots on the body of the giant grouper, but could not distinguish the specific color.

But this is not important. What is important is that he has to retreat quickly.

Gu Nan didn't expect the giant grouper to be so ferocious. Because he got too close, the fish actually rushed towards him. When it got close, it suddenly opened its huge mouth as if it wanted to swallow him whole.

The moment the huge mouth opened, Gu Nan saw its throat and his scalp went numb with fright. The visual impact was quite great!
Fortunately, the larger the grouper, the slower it is, and it can easily dodge even a human's speed.

Generally speaking, groupers will not attack humans, and it is not known what provoked this grouper.

Now Gu Nan obviously didn't have time to linger and look around, he had to make a quick decision.

Raise the spear gun and pull the trigger the moment the fish turns.

A spear gun with six rubber bands and a trajectory of 1.2 meters is very powerful.

Even a hundred-pound cobia could be penetrated, but facing this giant grouper, the fish arrow only penetrated half of it.

The grouper became frightened after being hit hard, and swung its tail, creating ripples. It had originally planned to continue attacking Gu Nan, but now it turned around and ran away.

The fish arrow hit his chest and abdomen, and theoretically he should have been seriously injured.

But seeing how lively it looked, Gu Nan doubted that this injury might not be a big deal for it.

But the arrow was stuck in the fish and he couldn't retract it to shoot another arrow. He didn't have a spare one either, so he had to follow the fish while pulling the fishing line.

Let's see the situation first. If the fish doesn't die immediately, he will have to consider close combat! (End of this chapter)