My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 56 Uninvited Guest

Fishing with pig's blood is actually quite effective.

Now it's even more effective at attracting predatory fish.

While Zhou Miao was preparing, Lu Xiaoxiao would catch a fish every now and then.

Most of the fish were small, weighing around one pound, but two large red snapper weighing three or four pounds also came along.

It's a bit of a shame that there were no groupers.

Lu Xiaoxiao was there to help out. She was responsible for giving Zhou Miao the fishing bait and assisting him, since they might have to start the boat later.

Time passed quickly; an hour went by.

Having already caught seven fish, Lu Xiaoxiao put away her fishing rod and stopped fishing. She didn't want to end up like Luo Qianqian, being dragged into the water and losing her fishing rod.

Zhou Miao first pulled the bait cage back, replaced it with fresh pig's blood, and then picked up his fishing rod, hooked a live black sea bream on it, and threw it into the water.

The smell of pig's blood wafted far and wide; the original stuff had lost its flavor after soaking.

Now, the new blood, once again, smells of blood when it enters the water.

Zhou Miao's original intention was to attract the big fish that was mentioned on the beach, the same fish that had pulled Luo Qianqian into the water that morning.

Unfortunately, although the big fish also smelled a little blood, the rising water temperature in the afternoon made it unwilling to go to the shallow water, so it remained motionless and rested in its habitat.

The fishhook that had been hooking its mouth was gone, and a fishing rod lay quietly about 30 meters behind it.

Zhou Miao and the other big fish didn't move, but an uninvited guest was swimming towards them at an extremely fast speed.

It followed the school of fish to the nearshore area, and when it accidentally entered the fish passage, it was attracted by the smell of blood.

Upon arriving at the location, I saw an injured little fish.

Without a second thought, it rushed forward and gulped it down in one go.

"Sizzle~"

The fishing rod that Zhou Miao was holding suddenly bent down, and then the fishing line was quickly pulled out.

Zhou Miao reacted extremely quickly, lifting the rod to hook the fish, and immediately felt an incredible pulling force.

Seeing the fishing line moving so fast, Zhou Miao knew something was wrong and shouted to Lu Xiaoxiao in a very fast voice, "Xiaoxiao, hurry to the stern and get ready."

"immediately!"

Having made preparations in advance, Lu Xiaoxiao immediately put away the bait cage and anchor, and then went to the stern to start the propeller.

Because the fishing line was long enough this time, the margin for error was higher, so she didn't have to panic like last time.

After activating the thrusters, Lu Xiaoxiao did not set sail to give chase, but waited for the next instruction.

"Crunch, crunch..."

Zhou Miao tried pushing the reel upwards a little to reduce the load, and the fishing rod immediately became overburdened, looking like it was about to break at any moment.

But Zhou Miao knew that this was far from the limit of the fishing rod, and the drag had to be increased because the fish was getting away too easily.

In just a few short seconds, it easily ran seventy or eighty meters, much faster than the previous Big Red Gan.

If he had caught this one last time, he wouldn't have needed to struggle at all; he could have just watched the fishing line snap.

But even after the tension was released and the line was tightened, the speed at which the fishing line was released remained unchanged, so Zhou Miao knew that this big fish was even more powerful than he had imagined.

"Xiaoxiao, set sail and chase after them!"

The small boat immediately gave chase, but its speed was far inferior to that of the big fish.

Zhou Miao forcefully lifted the fishing rod upwards, his arm veins bulging.

He had to slow the fish down, or at least exhaust its energy as quickly as possible.

This big fish caught Zhou Miao somewhat off guard, because he had always thought it would be a grouper.

Even the largest grouper only moves within a small area, at most burrowing into underwater reefs. As long as it can withstand repeated eruptions, it's fine.

But what came was a fish with an extremely fast burst of speed, which terrified him once again.

At this point, he tried his best to lift the fishing rod, but without daring to lock it completely, he had no choice but to press down on the fishing line with his hand to continue increasing the pressure on the fish.

Press the line with the glove to prevent the fast-moving fishing line from cutting your hand.

This time, he had truly encountered a formidable opponent, and Zhou Miao was extremely tense, daring not to relax for a moment.

The sweltering heat and excessive exertion left him drenched in sweat, which streamed into his eyes before the sea breeze could dry it, but he had no time to wipe it away.

Zhou Miao's face turned bright red, and his body kept leaning backward.

Despite his best efforts, the large fish in the distance gradually slowed down.

It was already exhausting enough to resist the unloading force and Zhou Miao's pulling force, and now it had to drag the boat, which made it consume its energy very quickly.

Even though it's known for its stamina, it's starting to feel the strain.

So the big fish used another method: it frantically shook its head and washed its gills, trying to spit the big hook out of its mouth.

Zhou Miao was initially puzzled as to why the fishing line was swinging back and forth, but he immediately realized what was happening.

He quickly lowered the angle of the fishing rod tip and then lifted it up forcefully.

As the fishing rod was lifted, the taut fishing line momentarily loosened, and he quickly turned the handle to reel the line in a little.

This big fish was incredibly persistent. It struggled frantically for over ten minutes, pulling the fishing line more than two hundred meters away, but its strength showed no signs of weakening.

On the contrary, Zhou Miao was already panting heavily, looking like he had exhausted himself.

He had no choice but to resist the fish's strength, which made him extremely tired.

The fish hasn't rested yet, so he needs a short break.

He hugged the fishing rod back to his chest, but instead of exerting force to resist it, he leaned back, letting his body weight counteract the force.

The effect will definitely not be as good as before, but it will give him a short rest.

Unfortunately, this also reduced the pressure on the big fish, allowing it to continue pulling the fishing line forcefully further away.

Soon, the fishing line was pulled out to a length of about 300 meters.

Fortunately, Zhou Miao had rested enough, so he continued the previous confrontation, putting pressure on the fish.

Another twenty minutes passed, and more than half an hour had passed in total. Only a thin layer of fishing line remained on the fishing boat, and the boat had sailed far away.

But Zhou Miao breathed a huge sigh of relief. The damn fish was finally tired; he had almost thought it was going to get away.

The force transmitted through the fishing rod noticeably weakened, and the fishing line stopped being released, indicating that the fish was simply swimming slowly and was resting.

"Xiaoxiao, slow down!" Zhou Miao reminded him, then frantically cranked the handle to reel in the line.

If the boat goes too fast, the fishing line won't stay taut, and he won't have enough time to reel it in, so slowing down is necessary.

But while the fish were resting, he still managed to reel in half of the fishing line in one go.

Perhaps the sound of the propellers starting up became clearer, making the fish sense danger again, so even though it hadn't fully caught its breath, it continued to swim.

This time, Zhou Miao stopped resisting the pressure and instead pulled the fishing rod forcefully to the left, trying to make the fish change direction.

He continued running eastward, fearing he would soon reach the open sea.

It would be better to try letting the fish turn back, which would save a lot of diesel fuel.

His pulling did have an effect, and the fish was indeed forced to change direction.

It may not realize that it was just because its mouth was being pulled and was in a lot of pain, so it subconsciously turned to the left to reduce the pain.

After adjusting his direction to go back, Zhou Miao returned to his previous stress-resistance mode.

"Xiaoxiao, speed up, get back to the speed you were at before."

As soon as the pressure was applied, the fishing line was released rapidly again. Zhou Miao had no choice but to have Lu Xiaoxiao continue to speed up the chase.

The fish's speed may seem unchanged, but its condition is actually getting worse.

Every time Zhou Miao took advantage of the moment the speed slowed down, he would quickly reel in the line. So, in the second half of the journey, the distance between the two not only did not increase, but actually became closer.

Even so, it took them a full two hours to finally tire the fish out.

The fuel tank, which was full, now had very little diesel fuel left.

If Zhou Miao hadn't prepared a barrel, they would have had to call Luo Hao for help and ask him to send over a barrel of diesel.

As they reeled in more and more fishing line, the figure of a large fish gradually came into view.

Upon seeing the fish, Zhou Miao gasped in shock.

Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't expected it to be this kind of fish; no wonder it was so difficult to catch.