Xiao Peng wanted to have a meal, but Martin and they refused directly, and the two cars came to a parking lot next to a beach, which is an open-air barbecue area, for most people in the United States, there is nothing that cannot be solved by a barbecue, if there is, then two!

Martin and Mrs. Martin took out two bicycles from the car and went to buy vegetables and meat. Another characteristic of Monterrey is that agriculture is highly developed, and the various vegetables produced in the ecological farms here are sought after by all kinds of upper-class people.

Sean took the barbecue out of the car, a must-have for those of them who often walk on the road. Almost everyone has it in the car. After finishing speaking, Sean took out waterproof rubber pants and a fishing rod from the car: "Look at me today, and give you more food." ”

Seeing the fishing, Xiao Peng's eyes lit up: "Is there a fishing rod left?" "It is said that there is no money for fishing in the United States, there are many fish, and you can fish casually if you want to fish, and you have come to the United States a few times, as a fisherman, Xiao Peng has never fished in the United States once, and now Xiao Peng also wants to fish.

Sean listened, but put the fishing rod back in the car: "Xiao, follow me." After Sean finished speaking, he told Hodison, who was with him, to take care of his things, and he took Xiao Peng out of the beach and came to a fishing tackle shop.

The owner of the fishing tackle shop, a middle-aged white woman with a fat body, saw the two enter the store: "Friend, do you want to buy something?"

Sean pointed at Xiao Peng: "Madam, first apply for a fishing license for him." ”

The fishing tackle shopkeeper looked at Xiao Peng and asked, "Young man, I don't know if you are a Mi nationality or a foreign nationality?"

Xiao Peng was stunned: "Does this have anything to do with it?"

"Of course, the price is not the same. The annual fishing license fee for a Malaysian is 5,425 meters, while foreigners need 12,355 meters. The fishing tackle shopkeeper replied, well, the price gap between the two sides is really not ordinarily large.

Xiao Peng was speechless: "Okay, I'm from Huaxia." ”

The fishing tackle shop owner continued to ask, "Do you want to apply for a freshwater license or a seawater license?"

Xiao Peng scratched his head: "This is the seaside, you must apply for a seawater license, right?"

The owner of the fishing tackle shop smiled and said, "You can fish for freshwater fish on the farm area, so I must ask carefully." ”

Xiao Peng nodded: "Well, thank you, you are a serious person." "What else can Xiao Peng say?

After tossing for nearly half an hour, Xiao Peng got his fishing license, which was only the size of a palm, and there were three copies of orange, green, and pink, and the fishing tackle shopkeeper left the green for the record. Xiao Peng looked at his fishing license, good guy, with the badge of the Fishing and Hunting Bureau, the certificate number and the date of issuance. The orange page is pasted with Xiao Peng's photo, filled in by Xiao Peng's phone number, name, gender, hair color, eye color, height, weight, birthday, etc., which is much more detailed than Huaxia's ID card.

The owner of the fishing tackle shop said: "Sir, you must pay attention in the future, when fishing in the future, you can only use one fishing rod, and you can only use two fishing hooks at most, otherwise you will be fined by the fishing police." After speaking, he handed Xiao Peng a booklet: "This is the fishing rule." Hope you take a look and avoid fines. ”

Xiao Peng took the booklet and just wanted to see the contents, but Sean shook his head at him: "Xiao, it's useless to look at this thing, there are more fishing regulations in the United States, and the requirements of each state are different, and the requirements of different seasons in each state are also different, and the tricks have to be renovated every year." Even the rules for fishing for females and males are different, that is, in the same state, the rules of different places are slightly different, you don't underestimate the word 'slightly', as long as you cross the thunder pond, then the penalty is ugly. Let's say this California, you can catch a large bass over 18 inches in the St. Louis Reservoir and take it directly, but when you get to San Francisco, which is not far from him, you simply don't let you fish for bass. There are specific rules on the amount of kelp you can pick in the sea and the number of mussels. If you do, the fishing police will come to catch you. ”

Xiao Peng finally understood why the police in the United States were so meticulous, in the subdivision of the United States, there are hundreds of police officers with different duties, who are specifically responsible for fines.

Sean continued: "These are not bad, but some situations are really confusing, such as grouper, there are dozens of species of grouper in the country, but there are also allowable and not allowed to be fished, and some are only slightly different in the pattern on the fins, even fish experts may not be able to distinguish clearly! The most nonsensical is the San Francisco Jinshan crab, the Jinshan crab near the Jinshan Bridge is forbidden to fish, but not far from the San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf, there is a special crab fishing fleet, and the Warring States are announced every year, and the single boat champion is evaluated. So fishing in the United States is actually a very dangerous activity, a little border, either 100 meters of gold, or 1,000 meters of gold, it depends on the mood of those damn fishermen!"

Xiao Peng was dumbfounded when he heard this, damn, fishing in the United States is really a very risky thing, no wonder Sean only carries a fishing rod, you know, he is an Indian, an Indian who is famous for not abiding by the legal system of the United States, he can be honest, it can be seen that the fishing police here are terrible.

As if reading Xiao Peng's thoughts, Sean said, "Xiao, if aborigines like us who have left the reservation want to live, they must abide by the laws outside. Failure to comply with outside regulations will result in only going back to the reserve. If the fishing is violated, the fine is a small matter, and the point is that you will have a bad record for it. Then the trouble will be big, the credit level will be reduced, the insurance premium will be increased, and the loan amount will be directly reduced. Even if you want to rent a house, the rent that the landlord asks you for is much higher than others! It's like being on the blacklist, if you are lucky enough to catch a protected fish of the rice country, you will be imprisoned! This is not like you in China, if you have something to do with the police, in the United States, you have nothing to do with the police will look for you. ”

The owner of the fishing tackle shop listened to the conversation between the two with a smile, and then suddenly asked, "Xiao, do you have a fishing license for California red abalone?"

Xiao Peng heard the words California red abalone, and his eyes lit up, this is a good thing!

There are seven species of abalone living in California, and the California red abalone is one of them, also known as the California red abalone, and the reason why it is a good thing is simply that it is big enough to be unique in the world. The largest can be 30 centimeters long, like a small pot lid. It gets its name because its shell is somewhere between pink and brick red.

Sean shook his head: "Xiao, don't do this document." Not cost-effective. ”

Xiao Peng looked at Sean and expressed puzzlement, Sean replied: "Such a certificate costs 48 meters of gold, and it can only be used for seven months a year, and there are many complicated regulations, such as a maximum of three fish per day, a maximum of twenty-four fish a year, and those smaller than seven inches cannot be fished, etc.!"

Xiao Peng suddenly realized when he heard this: "Oh, this is equivalent to buying 24 abalone for 48 meters of gold." ”

Sean smiled wryly: "It's not that easy, most California red abalone are 6-7 inches long." That is, between 15-18 cm, the big red abalone in the offshore sea are almost fished. Such California red abalone is not allowed to be fished, and many people just apply for a certificate to have fun, and they will not catch it once or twice. So, it's really not everyone who catches 24 California red abalone a year. And if you want to get a California red abalone license, you have too much fishing equipment to buy. There is no such thing as a few hundred meters of gold, but it may not be possible. ”

Xiao Peng was stunned: "What kind of equipment is so expensive to buy?"

The owner of the fishing tackle shop replied to him: "Abalone buoy, 9-inch abalone ruler, 7-inch abalone ruler, abalone shovel, diving gloves, fins, diving mask, diving goggles, snorkel, weight belt, etc., etc. ”

Xiao Peng calculated, there were only a few things he needed, and the cost was not too much, so he smiled and said, "Help me handle one." Isn't it 48 meters of gold? I caught one and came back. Xiao Peng said to Sean: "You can do whatever you want, happiness is right now, I am still very confident in my water nature." Besides, you just made a thousand meters of gold today, didn't you?" he said about the thousand meters that Nick lost to him.

The owner of the fishing tackle shop smiled: "You are a confident person, give me your fishing license, and I will make a record." ”

Xiao Peng then understood why the owner of the fishing tackle shop didn't talk about this matter just now, because you must have a fishing license to apply for an abalone license. The owner of the fishing tackle shop handed Xiao Peng a page of 16 long strips of yellow paper, let Xiao Peng read it carefully, there are twenty-one detailed regulations on it, and this document also restricts the area, Xiao Peng's abalone license can only be used to catch abalone in the waters of Monterrey, Marray, Sonoma, Mandocino and Daonot, each person must have their own measuring caliper, not borrowed, must use a standard abalone shovel: 3/4 inch wide, 1/16 inch thick, the front end must not be sharpened. After catching abalone in the sea, immediately fill in the time and fishing area on the abalone license, and then write the same content on the label and apply the label to the abalone with a disposable buckle.

Xiao Peng took the completed abalone license and looked at it for a long time, and behind the certificate was a detailed step to fill in the form after catching abalone, and Xiao Peng had a headache when he saw it. Xiao Peng patiently read it, and said to the owner of the fishing tackle shop: "Okay, it's time to buy fishing tackle." ”

Considering that it will be used in the future, Xiao Peng bought a lure straight rod of the island country Cimano brand and a variety of lures, which can be applied to both seawater and freshwater, and is a fishing method that originated in Europe and the United States. It is a bionic bait fishing method that allows the lure to imitate weak creatures in the water to trigger the attack of large fish. In the United States, it has developed into a sport in which the whole people participate, known as water golf.

As for the tools for fishing abalone, Xiao Peng didn't buy much. I only bought abalone buoys, abalone rulers and abalone shovels, and I didn't want any other diving tools.

Not to mention the owner of the fishing tackle shop, even Sean didn't understand: "Xiao, why don't you buy other tools?

Xiao Peng stuffed all the tools into the abalone buoy, the so-called abalone buoy, which is actually a waterproof container made of car inner tubes, floating on the water, and storing pocket abalone licenses and other items. After everything was put away, Xiao Peng put the buoy on his back and walked out of the fishing tackle shop with a fishing rod: "Sean, let me show you what it means to be a real naked dive!"