landbeastnovel Chapter 286 - 283: Fishing! The Greater the Storm, the Pricier the Fish!
Chapter 286 - 283: Fishing! The Greater the Storm, the Pricier the Fish!
The livestream room’s popularity is soaring.
Jiang Feng stands next to the Whale Hunting Spear, inspecting the steel cables.
Viewers see the sharp spearhead and can’t help but feel tense.
[Holy crap! The host has such a big spear!]
[How heavy must this spear be, at least a hundred pounds, right?]
[Is this the Whale Hunting Spear? First time seeing it, so fierce!]
[Is today’s livestream going to be this exciting again?]
The barrage becomes increasingly lively.
Fishing is a legal activity, and the ocean’s resources are abundant.
Jiang Feng stands next to the Whale Hunting Spear, turns the handle, and tries to aim.
He tells everyone:
"This type of spear was previously used for hunting whales, but now whales are protected animals and cannot be hunted."
"It’s now slightly downsized and specifically used for catching marlin and tuna."
"As long as it’s 20 meters underwater, this spear can be launched, piercing the fish’s defenses, no matter how the fish struggles, it won’t escape."
"Tuna is very expensive, and in coastal cities, many places are willing to pay a high price for wild tuna."
"It is precisely because of the high price that some fishermen specialize in hunting tuna."
"On my fleet this time, there are a few such fishermen."
Jiang Feng explains to everyone.
Some people say that hunting fish in this way is too cruel, and fish lovers express condemnation.
But the truth is, this activity is part of human daily life, just like ranches slaughter cattle and sheep.
There are plenty of marlins on the ocean floor, so hunting a few won’t affect anything.
"Can’t quite imagine catching a thousand-pound fish king, my ship can’t handle it, but a three or four hundred-pound tuna, there’s still a chance."
Jiang Feng tells everyone.
After hearing Jiang Feng’s words, someone else asks:
[What’s the largest bluefin tuna caught so far?]
Seeing the barrage, Jiang Feng responds:
"The largest tuna caught so far, on record, weighs 800 kilograms, that’s 1600 pounds."
"That’s the world record."
A tuna weighing over sixteen hundred pounds?!
What does that mean?
An average person weighs about 150 pounds, and one fish weighs more than ten people.
It’s imaginable how terrifying that is.
All the way inwards, due to the long duration, Jiang Feng first turns off the livestream, recharges the drone, and takes a rest.
After four hours, Jiang Feng starts the livestream again.
They’ve reached a place 25 nautical miles from the starting point.
This place is far from human activity zones.
On the desolate sea, only the fleet sails.
The livestream room’s heat is very high.
Others also want to livestream like Jiang Feng, but their phones have no signal. Jiang Feng explains that he bought dedicated satellite signal, so it’s unaffected at this time.
Jiang Feng uses the Whale Hunting Spear, while the team captain Zhou Lang uses the Fish Spear for this event.
The Fish Spear’s power doesn’t match the Whale Hunting Spear, but it’s flexible and can fire multiple times.
More efficient.
"This fishing boat’s load capacity can handle fish under 1000 pounds without problems."
Jiang Feng thinks to himself.
If you’re determined to fish, then you must take it seriously.
The sky by the sea is somewhat overcast, and the waves have grown larger.
There might even be a short rainstorm.
Jiang Feng puts on a transparent raincoat, standing on the rocking fishing boat.
The livestream looks like the end of the world.
The camera is beneath the drone, so it can avoid getting drenched by rain, but even so, viewers watching the fishing boat on the sea feel nervous.
"All teams pay attention, bluefin tuna are active in this area of the sea, everyone can spread out."
"Be careful not to stray too far from the cruise ship!"
"Double-check wrist locators!"
"We’re ready to provide support at any time!"
Zhou Lang’s voice echoes in the walkie-talkie.
After everyone responds.
Jiang Feng says to the fishermen steering the boat:
"Let’s go over there. Then turn off the engine and just drift."
The fishermen follow Jiang Feng’s instructions, steering the fishing boat towards the nearby location.
The waves are somewhat large, but there’s no storm.
These people are used to rainy weather at sea.
Moreover, in the fishing industry, there’s a golden saying:
The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!
That’s exactly the situation now!
Only during big waves do wild fish worth tens of thousands or millions jump from the sea.
Only by taking risks can one possibly get rich!
This is the purpose of this adventure activity!
A group of top fishermen, catching valuable wild marlin on the stormy sea!
Jiang Feng stands on the fishing boat, he comes to the rumor, standing beside the Whale Hunting Spear.
His gaze fixed firmly on the sea surface.
The drizzle continues to beat against his raincoat.
Yet Jiang Feng feels warmth all over.
Such outdoor fishing activities are rare in the modern world.
The drone capturing the ocean.
[Brothers, I’m a bit scared, these people won’t get into trouble, right!]
[The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!]
[Host, be careful, it looks too scary!]
[I didn’t expect the host to still be able to stream!]
[What big waves!]
Jiang Feng stands at the stern.
Wave after wave constantly crashes against the fishing boat, which rises and falls, swaying unpredictably.
Jiang Feng isn’t nervous at all, simply eats something, starts spreading out the fishing net, and prepares to fish.
At this moment, on other fishing boats, event participants also wear expressions of excitement.
Such activities, dangerous indeed, but also genuinely lucrative.
Catch one big fish, sell it for tens of thousands.
Making money with life, earning more is also normal.
The thrill of money is the greatest thrill.
Jiang Feng also hopes he can make a fortune, but more than that, he wants to challenge himself to catch tuna.
That’s where the real excitement lies.
Jiang Feng’s physical condition is excellent. After setting the fishing net, he prepares to hunt sailfish with the Whale Hunting Spear.
He keeps waiting. Looking from the stern, many sea fish are coming up to breathe the air.
But most of them are small fish.
The chance of encountering a sailfish is quite low.
Jiang Feng waits like this.
Fishing with the Whale Hunting Spear requires patience.
Time passes bit by bit, yet his posture remains unchanged.
This went on for about half an hour, and when the viewers started feeling bored.
Suddenly, Jiang Feng’s expression changes, and the next second, he presses the launch button of the Whale Hunting Spear.
"Bang!"
"Wow!"
The Whale Hunting Spear dives into the sea, directly piercing through the body of a fish.
The big fish senses something amiss and immediately darts downward into the depths.
The viewers are startled.
[What’s happening?]
[Did the host catch a fish?]
[That’s intense!]
[I think I just saw a big fish!]
The bullet screen instantly explodes.
In the live stream, steady raindrops fall over the sea, rough waves churn.
The small boat constantly rocks, Jiang Feng’s raincoat is soaked, his hair appears wet and slick.
This scene appears full of repression and tension.
In this environment, Jiang Feng acts with precision, catching a fish.
"I shouldn’t be wrong, it’s a sailfish! It’s a sailfish!"
Jiang Feng opens the microphone, speaking with slight excitement to the viewers in the live stream.
"The sailfish isn’t too big, it should be around 300 pounds."
"But even so, its value is at least over 150,000."
Even farmed sailfish are worth 200 per pound; 300 pounds would be 60,000.
Wild sailfish are worth far more than this.
[How much? 150,000? One fish, 150,000? Is this a fishing game?]
[Honestly, if it’s truly a 300-pound wild sailfish, it’s worth that much!]
[Sailfish is the top-tier seafood, never underestimate the spending power of billionaires!]
[The host is amazing!]
The rope on the Whale Hunting Spear quickly tightens.
Jiang Feng pulls quickly, but the rope grows tighter.
Moreover, the viewers see the fishing boat visibly retreating.
The terrifying force of these fierce fish is plain to see!
Jiang Feng begins to reel in.
Generally, freshwater fishing requires tiring out the fish before reeling it in.
But sea fishing is different. The rods are particularly strong and rely on brute force.
Brute force can reel them in.
After a stalemate, Jiang Feng speeds up reeling, and the sailor driving the boat curiously looks over.
The viewers are even more expectant.
The steel cable is continuously retracted, and at this moment, an unexpected scene occurs.
Before the sailfish is reeled in, a streak of red blood emerges on the sea surface.
Next, two visible fins swim amidst the red blood.
Seeing this, Jiang Feng’s expression changes slightly.
These fins are undoubtedly familiar to people!
It’s a shark!
The viewers are dumbfounded.
[Whoa! A shark?]
Jiang Feng looks down at the water and sees four or five sharks swimming from nowhere, feasting on the caught sailfish.
Apparently, the blood scent spread when the sailfish was fleeing, attracting these fierce creatures.
Sailfish’s flesh is exquisite because they swim fast, making its meat particularly firm.
Not only do humans love it, sharks also do.
And sharks can’t catch up to sailfish.
This time, Jiang Feng caught the sailfish, giving these sharks an opportune meal.
"Damn, they stole my fish!"
Jiang Feng couldn’t help but curse.
Who could have thought such a situation would occur?
"You help me reel it in; the force isn’t strong now."
Jiang Feng calls to the sailor.
The sailor immediately understands, runs to the Whale Hunting Spear, and starts turning the crank.
Jiang Feng then grabs a nearby long wooden stick, comes to the stern, and begins hitting the sharks’ faces!
This scene has viewers awestruck.
A human at the stern hitting sharks with a stick?
What kind of divine scene is this?
After being hit twice by Jiang Feng, the shark’s face hurts a bit and it swims downward.
Before long, the sailfish is finally reeled up by the Whale Hunting Spear.
The sailfish now only has half its body left, with most of the flesh bitten clean by the sharks.
Only a bit of the head remains, without much meat.
And while it’s reeled up, the Whale Hunting Spear, around which the flesh has been eaten clean, wobbles, nearly falling off.
Finally, half of the sailfish’s body dangles from the hook, then its large body entirely falls into the sea.
Jiang Feng sighs:
"My 150,000, gone!"
"I didn’t expect sharks to intercept it!"
Sometimes life is just dramatic.
What’s meant to be will be.
Thus, it seems, this sailfish did not belong to him.
Jiang Feng quickly calms his mind.
After all, it’s just a sailfish.
His goal is tuna, he can only start anew!