American Ranch

Chapter 349 Sea Fishing GT
Equanimity is a tourist commercial fishing vessel chartered for fishing operations.

In some waters within 12 nautical miles of Hawaii Island, it is also possible to fish with a rod, but only with a manual wheel, that is, a non-fixed fishing rod...

To use a fixed reel rod, you have to go 12 nautical miles away and focus on big fish.

Local fisherman Mania explained to the group the things that need to be paid attention to when fishing.The staff on the boat also began to drop the fishing rods, caught 15 lines, and left a stern area for tourists...

On such a large ship, a dozen lines can be thrown at the stern, but the length and depth of each line must be adjusted so as not to interfere with each other.

The threads are braided dacron or nylon material.

Equanimity has not yet been refitted, only 15 fixed fishing rods controlled by hydraulic machines.Lures have metal heads with feathers or plastic rims and all hooks used are barbless hooks…

The speed of the boat is about five knots per hour, and the tourist fishing area occupies the stern of the yacht.Fishing areas for the crew are on either side of the yacht...

Chen Mo took out a fish hook as wide as four fingers, hung it on the fishing line, connected a metal head, and hung a piece of fish meat on the hook, before going to the poop deck.

"With such a big hook, how big is the fish caught?" Dad Chen also took the big hook, looked at Chen Mo and asked.

"At least a dozen catties of big fish are needed. Five or six catties of fish can also bite the hook." A group of people registered their hooks, took the stairs at the stern down to the stern deck, and threw the hooks into the sea.

Commercial fishing in Hawaii has already banned the fishing of bluefin tuna. In fact, the probability of catching bluefin tuna in Hawaii is about the same as that of catching bluefin tuna outside the San Francisco Bay Area.

Commercial fishing mainly catches albacore tuna, which is not as expensive as bluefin tuna, and the price is also high.This season, the school of albacore tuna has already gone to North American waters. They go out to sea to try their luck to see if they can meet the school of yellowfin tuna...

Ellie also picked up a heavy pole and cast the bait into the sea.The hook she used was relatively small, and she didn't want to catch a big fish, and she couldn't catch a big fish, just like she was dragged into the sea by a blue flag tuna a few years ago.

"Sister-in-law, turn around and smile." Chen Xiao held the camera and looked at Ellie.

Allie turned her head and giggled.

"Brother, you also have a smile."

"Are you stupid..." If Chen Mo's arm was long enough, he would hit her on the head with his hand.

There was no catch until noon.

Zhang Feng and his team caught a few 'red carp' and 'yellow carp', which looked like carp and grass carp, with smooth scales reflecting light.The locals call these fish red croakers and yellow croakers...

There are many beautiful fish like this in the fresh seafood market in Hawaii, and the price is also cheap, three or four dollars a pound.These fish are not big in size, the larger ones are more than three pounds, and the smaller ones are about a pound.

Will and the others also had a harvest. They caught a red snapper with a reddish and pinkish body.There are also some miscellaneous fish that cannot be named...

Of the four fishing rods of Chen Mo and the others, only Ai Li caught the red snapper, which was small in size and weighed a few catties.

That's what fishing is all about. You can catch big fish only if you can hold on to your loneliness.

We had only run less than fifty nautical miles in the morning.At noon, everyone sent the fish they caught to the chef to be processed and made into grilled fish...

After the fish is slaughtered, it is thrown directly on the iron plate and roasted without any seasoning, so that the skin of the fish is blackened and crispy.Natural, primitive, with a fishy smell, Chen Mo would not be able to eat it without the sauce.With lemon, wasabi and soy sauce, it tastes good, mainly umami.

"Chen, how's the harvest?" Ron came over to sit with Father Chen and eat.

"I didn't catch a single fish. Ellie caught two fish." Dad Chen said with a smile.

"I heard from Mania that the big hooks you use are slow in the morning, and the big fish are not easy to catch. You mainly catch small fish. In the afternoon, we will head to the southern waters. We will drive the boat to 20 knots and prepare to catch big fish. .”

"Captain, what fish can you catch this afternoon?"

"You should be able to catch ulua, a very powerful fish." That is Niugang Trevally, a powerful predatory fish that can grow up to 80 kilograms, and is extremely powerful, known as the wild boar in the sea.

Niugang trevally is the easiest to catch in the South Island. People often catch this kind of fish in the South Point Park of Oasis. It is said that catching this kind of fish is exciting.

After dinner, Equanimity released a speedboat about 9 meters long. This is the auxiliary boat of Equanimity, with more than a dozen fixed manual shaft fishing rods on it. Four crew members and the senior Hawaiian fisherman boarded the boat.The dinghy is not far from the yacht, and the fishing rod is quickly cast...

Chen Mo and the others are still fishing on the big yacht. The speed of the boat is fast, and the fishing line is drawn out for a long time. When a wave hits, it feels like a fish is biting the hook...

"It's in stock." Dad Chen raised the fishing rod vigorously, fixed the fishing rod with one hand, and held the hand drum with the other.

I don't know what kind of fish it is yet, but it seems that Dad Chen can't control it, the big fish below is pulling the fishing line hard...

Chen Mo and Uncle Zhang quickly put away their fishing lines, and Zhang Feng and Will also put away their fishing lines. This was to prevent the big fish from struggling and causing the lines to get mixed up.

"Let the line out, big fish can't deadlift." Chen Mo said.

"Oh..." Father Chen blushed, let go of the hand drum, and the big fish whirred while pulling the hand drum.

"Don't, let it go slowly."

Father Chen had fished in the countryside and in reservoirs before, and this was the first time he had caught big fish in the deep sea.Father Chen's operation stunned everyone, but luckily he didn't break the hook...

"Could it be bluefin tuna?" Father Chen began to return to the line slowly and asked with a smile.

"What are you thinking, it should be a sea wild boar."

For those who have never caught fish, it is difficult to understand the excitement of the moment when the fish bites the hook.Father Chen's face was flushed red, and his heart was pounding...

Niugang trevally is called the GT in sea fishing by sea fishing enthusiasts.This is one of the lure fantasy fish species that many sea fishing friends love.

But if you want to catch big Niugang trevally, you still have to go to the deep sea.

The 2.4-meter hard fishing rod is matched with the 500-meter 8000 drum.

The crew in charge of safety brought a leather chest protector, which is hung on the body, so that it is convenient to pull fish.

"This fish... has too much strength." Father Chen retracted the fishing line very slowly. Anyone who has caught this kind of fish knows that the fight between Father Chen and the big fish has just begun.

The big fish in the sea are much stronger than imagined.This is an exercise that tests physical strength and patience, yes, it is exercise...

The yacht stopped because of a big fish.

After fighting for more than ten minutes, a big fish more than one meter long jumped out of the water, and it was definitely Niugang trevally...

Several old beauties cheered: "It's great, continue to reel in the line quickly, and the fish cannot be unhooked."

Father Chen's face was flushed, and he was prone to fatigue in a tense state. Chen Mo gasped for breath, and pulled and tugged with the fish for more than ten minutes. It took a total of more than half an hour to pull the fish up.

There was a burst of cheers on the boat, and everyone came over to take photos with the fish, and then began to measure and weigh it.

The fish is 1.31 meters long and weighs 49 kilograms.Fortunately, a short rod and a large drum were used, and the fishing line was specially prepared for catching super-large fish...otherwise, it would be impossible to pull it up.

The caught fish are processed on-site and then sent to the icehouse for storage.This fish can be sent to the Hawaii tuna auction market, or sent to the seafood market in Hilo for sale. The value should be around $500, which is not bad.

Father Chen laughed happily, and checked the hook.This fish was almost dragged up by my father, the hook was a little deformed, so I changed it and continued to throw the hook...

(End of this chapter)