As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 137: Chapter 130: Dock Dispute

As Jiang Luoluo scattered the bait into the water, the sergeant fish that were about to disperse were attracted back again.

Sergeant fish are actually sea bass, and individuals in the group are generally quite large, with the largest growing up to two meters.

These fish are now more commonly farmed, so the price of wild sergeant fish has dropped from one hundred yuan per half kilogram in the past to thirty to forty yuan per half kilogram today.

Fresh ones like his could sell for forty yuan, still a fairly generous price.

Sergeant fish, like Mackerel, are particularly fragrant when fried.

But Chu Mingcheng chose to hunt this fish because it was big enough.

Those that were around a meter were basically twenty kilograms and up, which could sell for eight hundred to one thousand yuan.

Although Stone Breams have a higher unit price, they are too small, and even the larger ones are only five or six kilograms.

The sea breams he encountered today were actually not small, but the average size was only about four kilograms.

The water was deep, making them difficult to hit accurately.

The larger size of sergeant fish meant a higher hit rate and a different experience.

In front of Chu Mingcheng now was a group of sergeant fish, many of which were around a meter long, and occasionally he could see an even bigger one.

He loaded his fish gun and approached the periphery of the school of fish.

After observing, he locked onto one that was almost one and a half meters, the largest he had seen so far.

He aimed the gun at its head—hitting the head would incapacitate it in a short time, while a hit anywhere else would mean a struggle.

He pressed the trigger, and the harpoon flew out in an instant, but the big sergeant in front made a flick of its tail and a turn of its head, narrowly missing the shot.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t even have time to feel regret when he saw the harpoon pierce the head of another sergeant fish further ahead.

The school of fish scattered in fright, but within a few seconds, they gathered together again.

With so many, it seemed like the absence of one or two didn’t affect them.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t expect to catch a sacrificial fish, and although it was much smaller, being only about a meter, it was still quite good.

The one with its head pierced was quickly pulled up, and Jiang Luoluo hurried to the steps and helped pull the fish up.

The Stone Breams they had caught previously had been stored in a fish box with some crushed ice for preservation, but the sergeant fish was too big, so she stacked it with the Mackerel, although there was not quite enough ice.

Fortunately, it just needed to be preserved for a few hours, so it wasn’t a problem.

Next, whenever there was a sign of the fish school leaving, Chu Mingcheng would have Jiang Luoluo scatter bait.

Unfortunately, they hadn’t expected to encounter such a large school of fish, so the bait they had prepared wasn’t enough, and it ran out before an hour had passed.

During this time, Jiang Luoluo caught another fish that was smaller than the previous one, only eighty centimeters long, probably about fifteen kilograms.

Chu Mingcheng caught quite a few more, including the first one, totaling eight.

Aside from one that was one meter three and weighed forty-three kilograms, the rest were all around a meter, each weighing over twenty kilograms.

Sergeant fish, like Mackerel, have a slender body shape, so at the same length, they are about half the weight of groupers and similar types.

“Luoluo, you set the autopilot to return home, and I’m going to take a shower,” he said.

“Okay!”

Jiang Luoluo had already taken several photos of the fish she caught and saved them. These would be her bragging rights with her friends in the future.

Clearly, she was starting to appreciate another joy of fishing.

After Chu Mingcheng went to take a shower, she went to the helm and started the fishing boat back.

She had already learned to operate the boat, and now all she lacked was a license.

However, if she continued to go out to sea with Chu Mingcheng, it didn’t really matter whether she had a license or not, but getting one would make her feel more secure, and she wouldn’t be worried if the coast guard checked.

After Chu Mingcheng finished his shower, he let her continue steering and asked her to watch out for any fishing boats that might appear.

He then sat on the sofa to rest for a while, as he was a bit tired from catching many big fish today.

Two hours later, they were almost ashore, about ten nautical miles from the dock.

There was a signal in this area, though it was still weak, it was sufficient.

He posted his catches from today’s hunt directly to the group chat.

“Caught some Striped Rockfish and Black Goldfish today, not many, just twelve in total. Also caught Kang’s Mackerel and sergeant fish, but these two are quite large, mostly at a meter length. Anyone interested?”

He didn’t plan to sell the swimming crabs to them, as some might die during transportation.

If they died, it would be hard to calculate the losses. Besides, Wen City had them too, so it was better to sell them locally.

Upon hearing about the catches, the group chat immediately became lively.

“I’ve been waiting so long I’m wilting here, Boss Chu finally went to work at sea. I want the Stone Bream, and I’d also like the Mackerel, but Mackerel is too big. Anyone want to share?”

“Yes, yes, yes, I was just wondering if buying one would be too much, I’ll share with you.”

As for how they would split it, that wasn’t Chu Mingcheng’s concern—they could just split it lengthwise, half for each person.

Stone Breams sold quickly, and the twelve were snatched up instantly.

There were seven Striped Rockfish in total, weighed on video on the spot, totaling thirty-one kilograms and three taels, exactly five thousand yuan, which came to one hundred and sixty yuan per half kilogram.

Since these were relatively large and seafood prices in Wen City were generally higher than in other places, he was able to sell them for so much.

There were five Black Goldfish in total, weighing seventeen kilograms and seven taels.

The price of Black Goldfish varies greatly in different regions. For ones around three to four kilograms, some places sell them for over two hundred yuan, some for over three hundred yuan per half kilogram.

There are even places where it’s over four hundred yuan per half kilogram, like Ah Kuangshan, who has bought them before.