As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 256 - 219 Fishing with a Partner

Chapter 256: Chapter 219: Fishing with a Partner

Chapter 256 -219: Fishing with a Partner

A 1.5 meter long Big-eyed Gold Spearfish weighs over a hundred kilograms; no wonder Chu Mingcheng was reeling it in so effortlessly.

Initially, he couldn’t lift his rod and thought he had hooked a particularly large fish. The main reason, however, was that the small boat was moving, causing the fishing rod to withstand too much tension.

After moving the gold spearfish onto the small boat, Chen Yang also switched to a large iron plate bait, clearly preparing to fish for more gold spearfish and even specifically notifying Zhang Wei and Paula on the other side.

Over the next period, everyone gradually began to make their catches, with an apparent abundance of gold spearfish in this area.

After Chu Mingcheng caught another gold spearfish, he looked at the clear, blue water and suddenly pondered the idea of blue water fishing.

“Chen Yang, you’ve made quite the progress in free diving recently. How about we try blue water fishing?”

“Oh, that sounds great!” Chen Yang was momentarily stunned by the suggestion, then quickly agreed.

He had never tried blue water fishing before, and with their good fortune in encountering a group of gold spearfish today, he really didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

They then asked Zhang Wei and Paula if they would like to join the fishing adventure.

However, Paula didn’t have a fish spear, so Zhang Wei decided not to join them, choosing love over friendship.

Chu Mingcheng and Chen Yang simultaneously flipped him off, but if they were in his shoes, they would probably make the same choice. It’s just that hypocritical.

They returned to the Sky, handed over the fish to the crew for processing, and then went back to their rooms to change into diving suits and grab their fish spears.

Considering the number of sharks in the area, they switched their originally planned fish spears for diving sticks.

Back on the small boat, the crew took them to the area where they were fishing for gold spearfish earlier.

Chu Mingcheng and Chen Yang jumped into the water and immediately realized why there were gold spearfish here when they surveyed the surroundings.

To their left, about a dozen meters away, there was a small school of sardines.

Not only that, further away there were also other small schools of fish, but they were too far to see clearly what type of fish these were.

These small patches of fish attracted many predators; Chu Mingcheng spotted several Red Friend Fish, red snappers, and sea breams.

Of course, there were gold spearfish too, but they were not as numerous or densely packed as the ones they had encountered in Dongsha.

After surveying the surroundings, Chu Mingcheng gestured to Chen Yang towards a group of Chinese White Dolphins that were feeding normally up ahead.

Indeed, the dolphins had not left and were still hunting.

Chen Yang understood his gesture and nodded.

So, instead of hunting gold spearfish right away, they first paddled on the surface toward the dolphins.

Chu Mingcheng was indeed quite interested in these fantastically colored dolphins.

It had been difficult to interact with them from the boat before, but now free diving provided a perfect opportunity to join in the fun.

Marine mammals generally are friendly to humans, and the arrival of Chu Mingcheng and Chen Yang did not alarm the dolphins.

Instead, they were quite curious and surrounded the two, pausing in the water as both parties eyed each other.

Chu Mingcheng unhooked a red snapper he had caught on the way there, holding it in his hand to entice the group of dolphins.

He had caught the red snapper on his way over just to experience feeding dolphins by hand.

A 2.5-meter-long Chinese White Dolphin couldn’t resist the temptation and slowly approached.

She was constantly accompanied by a small, dark gray dolphin, and Chu Mingcheng guessed she was a mother caring for her young. He handed over the red snapper as she approached.

The red snapper was not small, weighing about ten kilograms. Though the dolphin’s mouth appeared narrow and small, it was actually quite large when opened.

The dolphin swam up and took a bite of the red snapper right away.

After a few quick shakes of its head, it tore off a piece of fish meat.

Chen Yang also had a red snapper, using it to entice the other dolphins.

Perhaps sensing their goodwill, the dolphins dared to touch them.

Chu Mingcheng touched one then the other, feeling the excellent texture, which was in no way inferior to that of a killer whale.

After enjoying themselves for a while, they left and went in search of an area where the gold spearfish were active, ready to hunt them.

The gold spearfish were scattered, but each small school of fish could likely be attacked by them.

Chu Mingcheng and Chen Yang approached a school of sardines and found three gold spearfish, each over two meters long, hunting nearby.

The two surfaced to catch their breath and then began their approach.

Chu Mingcheng took the lead, cocking his fish spear and aiming at a gold spearfish that turned to charge again at the school of sardines.

The gold spearfish had never seen a fish spear and were naturally unguarded.

They didn’t perceive the two divers as threats, without showing any sign of fear.

As the targeted gold spearfish charged from a distance, and when it came within five meters, Chu Mingcheng firmly pressed the trigger.

The spear whizzed through the air and pierced deep into the cheek of the Big-eyed Gold Spearfish.

The next moment, the Big-eyed Gold Spearfish writhed in pain and immediately swam away.

Chen Yang was already prepared and pursued the fish the moment it tried to escape, holding his fish spear aimed, ready to strike it with another arrow.

Chu Mingcheng cooperated by pulling on the line, trying not to let the gold spearfish get too far away.

Chen Yang watched helplessly as the fish arrow shot through the water, creating a stream, and his face immediately filled with frustration.

Embarrassed, Chen Yang had missed his shot.

The struggle of the Golden Spearfish was particularly fierce. Its size, over two meters, could drag Chu Mingcheng along, making it difficult for him to get close, forcing him to shoot from a distance.

Chen Yang hadn’t expected his arrow to miss. He had aimed carefully, predicting the fish’s trajectory, only for the fish to suddenly stop and dart in the opposite direction, foiling his anticipation.

Chu Mingcheng, left with no choice, continued to pull on the fishing line while urging Chen Yang to quickly retract his arrow and make another shot.

Chen Yang didn’t hesitate and immediately swam to the surface to breathe while swiftly retracting the arrowhead and reloading.

By this time, Chu Mingcheng had been underwater for three minutes, but knowing his breath-holding capacity, Chen Yang was not in a rush.

He held his spear gun and went after the injured Golden Spearfish again.

This time, Chu Mingcheng exerted more force, and coupled with the Golden Spearfish’s injuries, Chen Yang successfully got close enough to land another arrow, hitting the Golden Spearfish in the head.

This time, the Golden Spearfish had no chance to resist and was pulled to the surface by the combined efforts of the two men.

As soon as Chu Mingcheng surfaced, he spit out his snorkel and, upon seeing Chen Yang come up, complained, “You’re not up to it, huh? It was just over three meters away, and you couldn’t hit such a big target.”

“Next time you should go first, and I’ll follow up with the backup shot!”

“It was an accident, an accident. I didn’t expect the Golden Spearfish to suddenly change its swimming direction,” Chen Yang said awkwardly, scratching his head, and agreed to his suggestion.

Seeing both men come up, the boatman steered the small boat over to them.

He was slightly surprised to see the dead Golden Spearfish on the water.

The efficiency of the two men’s cooperative fishing was surprisingly high; in just a short time, they had hunted a large, over-two-meter Big-eyed Gold Spearfish.

If relying on regular fishing, this Gold Spearfish could wear two grown men out.

However, transferring the fish onto the small boat proved to be a bit of a problem.

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The over-two-meter Big-eyed Gold Spearfish weighed at least 250 pounds, some even reaching 300 pounds.

The three men struggled mightily to finally get the fish onto the small boat.

Seeing Chen Yang panting heavily, Chu Mingcheng felt a bit helpless.

Truthfully, hunting the Golden Spearfish was quick and easy when the two worked together. With one hitting the target and the other aiming for a fatal spot, they could easily catch a large fish.

But the physical exertion in the water for ordinary people was indeed too rapid, contending against ocean currents while either chasing or pulling in large fish, and then getting the fish onto the boat was another taxing task.

At this rate, Chen Yang probably wouldn’t last for another fish.

After his breathing gradually steadied, the two dove back into the water to hunt the next Golden Spearfish.

Of the three Big-eyed Gold Spearfish they had spotted earlier, they had hunted one, but the other two hadn’t left. They were still assaulting the sardine shoal.

Given the size of these Big-eyed Gold Spearfish, each feeding session must involve a substantial amount, so naturally, their hunting wouldn’t end quickly today.

This time, Chen Yang led while Chu Mingcheng prepared by his side.

Like before, once the fish neared, he decisively pressed the trigger.

The fish arrow successfully hit the Golden Spearfish, but the location wasn’t ideal, on the back.

Chen Yang struggled with the fishing line, his face quickly turning red, clearly unable to hold on for much longer.

As soon as he hit the Golden Spearfish, Chu Mingcheng dashed out, quickly closing the distance to the Golden Spearfish.

Only he could do this; if it were Chen Yang, it was doubtful he could catch up for a backup shot.

In just a short while, Chu Mingcheng was beside the Golden Spearfish, aiming his spear gun directly at its head and made the shot.

Struck fatally, the Golden Spearfish burst out with all its strength in its final moments of life.

Chen Yang was immediately dragged several meters sideways; he couldn’t hold his breath any longer and quickly released the fishing line, swimming towards the surface.

Since Chu Mingcheng had successfully made the backup shot, he could safely release the fishing line.

“…” The boatman witnessing the Golden Spearfish resurfacing had nothing to say.

This time, it took even less time, just five minutes. Were they just picking up money in the ocean?

Barely managing to get the second Golden Spearfish aboard, Chen Yang gasped for air and waved his hand, “I can’t do this anymore. I need to rest. I’ll go with the boatman to move the fish back to the Sky first. You keep going.”

“Alright, you go rest first!” Chu Mingcheng nodded, not surprised by this.

Chen Yang and the boatman first delivered the fish to the Sky, where Chen Yang then got on board to bleed and process the fish, taking it as a rest.

They tied two straps around it, marked with his and Chu Mingcheng’s identifiers, showing that they hunted the fish together, and they would split the money after selling it.

After the small boat left, Chu Mingcheng didn’t hesitate to continue diving to hunt. There was still one Big-eyed Gold Spearfish left!

Although it would be more troublesome alone, Chen Yang’s spear gun was also left there; later, he could go over and make a backup shot himself.

However, with the sea current carrying the blood of the Gold Spearfish, it had long since drifted away from this area and caught the attention of a particularly ferocious hunter.

It immediately changed its direction and swam towards this area.

And this path seemed to be just the right one to encounter the group of dolphins that were feeding.