Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 65 Rare fish
"Brother Jichang, what kind of fish is this?"

Shen Qingrui looked at the fish species that had never been seen on the water, and asked curiously.

"This is called Zhe Luo Salmon. You have heard of it."

Xu Jichang said to Shen Qingrui while lifting the fish that had lost its resistance.

"It turned out to be salmon. I heard adults say that this kind of fish is very expensive."

Shen Qingrui said, feeling very envious of Xu Jichang's achievements.

Sanhuawuluo is a collective name for several rare and valuable fish species in Northeast China, and Zheluo salmon is one of the best. No matter in terms of nutritional value, preciousness and price, it ranks among the best in the aquarium.

It is said that this thing can grow up to several meters, but Xu Jichang has never seen such a big one, and it is the level of the legendary water monster.In the natural environment, the size of adult salmon is generally around 2 feet.

(Don’t believe that some media on the Internet claim that the normal size of jelly salmon is more than 1 meter and the weight exceeds 3 kilograms. These figures are contradictory. A fish that is 1 meter long and only 3 kilograms is not a big loach.)
Like the Zhe Luo salmon that Xu Jichang caught now, it is a properly large individual, and the lower body length should reach three feet by simple visual inspection.

When Xu Jichang lifted the Zheluo salmon to the shallow water, the fish began to fight against the trapped beasts and struggled violently again.

Xu Jichang didn't panic, and let it toss and roll on the shallow water beach. Anyway, the fish was exhausted at this time, and this kind of struggle couldn't last long.

What's more, big fish like salmon can't exert their strength in shallow water.

"Whoa..."

Sure enough, after a while, the salmon stopped struggling. After sweeping out a small splash with its tail, it began to swim slowly in the shallow water, recovering its strength.

Of course Xu Jichang would not let it rest and recuperate, he immediately speeded up and lifted it to the shore.

Now, Shen Qingrui finally saw it clearly, sighed with a suppressed voice: "What a big fish."

Xu Jichang squatted down, picked out the large hook from the fish's mouth with a branch, and sighed: "Look, how beautiful it is."

It has a bright red tail, a bluish-black back, and a shiny fish body dotted with black spots, totaling more than three feet in total.

There is no doubt that this is a strong adult salmon.

Shen Qingrui held the fishing rod in one hand and tried to touch the salmon with the other hand, but was stopped by Xu Jichang: "Don't touch it, the teeth of this thing are very sharp."

Shen Qingrui quickly withdrew her hand, only then did she notice the half-bitten crucian carp and the blade-like teeth in the mouth of Zheluo salmon.

"No wonder you used a branch when you unhooked the fishhook just now, instead of using your hands..."

Shen Qingrui suddenly realized.

"That's right. Also remember, whether you go up the mountain or down the sea, don't take it lightly when you come across something you haven't seen before."

Xu Jichang said, then pulled out a few thatch grasses on the river bank, impromptu braided a straw rope, passed one end of the grass rope through the fish's nostrils and tied the other end to the fish's tail.

His method is called bowfishing, which can ensure that the fish will live for a day or two after leaving the water body, and will not die quickly.

Of course, some water must be sprinkled on the gills of the fish from time to time during the process to ensure sufficient water in the fish body.

After handling the salmon, Xu Jichang threw away the remaining half of the crucian carp, put corn on it again, and caught a few more fresh crucian carp.

Just like last time, these crucian carp were the bait that Xu Ji often used to catch carnivorous fish.

He hooked back the largest of the strings and dropped it back into the water, waiting for the predators to take the bait.

At this moment, Shen Qingrui also caught a crucian carp. After lifting the crucian carp up, she put a new corn on the hook.

"Why don't you use crucian carp as bait to catch big fish?"

Xu Jichang asked.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to catch a big fish."

Shen Qingrui said weakly.

"It's okay, I'm here."

Xu Jichang encouraged, and Shen Qingrui then replaced the corn with the freshly caught crucian melon seeds, and threw them into the water for fishing.

After a while, Xu Jichang's side had another fish biting the hook, and this time the fish was more ferocious than the Zhe Luo salmon last time, dragging the fishing line and swam in the water, constantly making the sound of tense cutting water, the movement was very intense.

"What did you catch?"

Shen Qingrui stared at Xu Jichang intently, forgetting that she was also fishing.

Xu Jichang was calm and relaxed, using the eight-character fish walking method commonly used by old drivers.

Don't be afraid of this kind of fish that resists fiercely at the beginning, but this kind of fish won't last long.

I'm afraid of the kind of fish that has lived to an old age, which is huge and experienced. When it first bites the hook, it doesn't struggle, but just swims unhurriedly under the water.

When the fisherman's physical strength is almost exhausted, it will exert force suddenly, and it can often drag people into the water at once.

To deal with this kind of old and cunning big fish, Xu Jichang has his own method, but it is not the time to use it now, because the fish in front of him is not worthy of it.

A skillful eight-character walking fish method is enough to win it.

"This fish can't hold it anymore..."

Shen Qingrui watched Xu Jichang's fish-walking movements with the whole body concentrated, witnessing the hooked fish gradually surfaced and being pulled to the water's edge by Xu Jichang.

"Caught a pike."

After catching the fish, Xu Jichang said to himself.

Pike is only distributed in middle and high latitude regions. It is a characteristic fish in Northeast China. It has a ferocious temperament and delicious meat. It is a rare and valuable aquatic product in the market.

Even in the Northeast of the production area, people will only serve pike when entertaining distinguished guests, because the price of this fish is too high.

What Xu Jichang caught this time was a black-spotted pike, with a long and thin body and black spots on both sides of the fish, as its name suggests.

In terms of size, this black-spotted pike can be regarded as a giant among its kind, with a length of two and a half feet, it is definitely a rare large individual.

Xu Jichang once again used a branch to pick the large fishhook out of the pike's mouth full of sharp teeth. After bowing the pike like last time, he used a knife to cut the branch into a simple self-made hook remover, so that it would be more convenient to take the hook next time.

After making the hook remover, Xu Jichang looked at the salmon and pike on the ground, feeling a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

Just after fishing for a while, he caught two rare fish, both of which were very large in size. This is also an experience worth remembering in his fishing career.

Just as he was about to drop the hook again, there was movement from Shen Qingrui beside him.

I saw that Shen Qingrui's fishing rod turned into a big bow, and there was a strong splash of water near the water surface where the float was.

And she was obviously on the verge of losing control, her small hands tightly gripped the fishing rod, her knuckles turned white: "Brother Jichang, if I'm dying, please help me."

"coming."

Xu Jichang immediately came behind Shen Qingrui, stretched out his hand under Shen Qingrui's arm, and held the fishing rod together with her to prevent the underwater fish from escaping with the rod.

He controlled the fishing rod with both hands, restricted the fish's movement within a certain range, and taught Shen Qingrui how to control and walk the fish.

Under his patient teaching, Shen Qingrui quickly learned to walk the fish, but her strength was still a bit behind.

Xu Jichang was not in a hurry, and continued to teach Shen Qingrui some tips for walking fish when his own strength was insufficient.

When Shen Qingrui had almost mastered it, the fish under the water also gave up resistance and surfaced on the water.

Now Xu Jichang can see exactly what kind of fish he caught.

(End of this chapter)