Chapter Twenty-Nine: Where Are My Buoys?
The following is the tug-of-war time, sea fishing is not like freshwater fishing, you can enjoy fishing, most of the mouths of sea fish are hard bones, even if it is a modern hook, I dare not guarantee that the hook will not fall off. And the situation on the bottom of the sea is unknown, you may get entangled in something, or other ferocious fish will intercept your catch in the middle of the way, so pull it up as soon as possible.
Just pulling the rough hemp rope by hand, plus the sea water, it will hurt for a while, so Hong Tao thought of a trick, he rolled the hemp rope all the way on a short bamboo tube, and used this bamboo tube as a roller to roll the hemp rope up one by one. It was a little slow at first, but the thicker the rope became, and it got faster and faster, and finally the fish was brought up. Yes, it is a sea bass covered in pink and blue spots, half a meter long, at least 17 or 8 catties.
"Star fish! Star Fish! Grandpa, Uncle caught a star fish, so big! Bo Jiao was robbed of the rope by Hong Tao, and could only pout on the side to watch Hong Tao fishing, and he was very disdainful of Hong Tao's unconventional fishing method. However, the fact that he has to admire that this fish is indeed not small, and it is relatively rare, and it is a precious species.
"Put it in the cabin and raise it, this one can be exchanged for a bucket of rice!" Bo Xiaosan glanced up, and immediately converted the price of fish and rice, this is the attitude of work.
"How's that? Your uncle and I are better than your grandfather, right? Hong Tao was very proud, but he didn't continue fishing, this fish made his arm sore, it seems that he is still not prepared, next time he comes out to make a spinning wheel with it, and when he has nothing to do, drop a few deep-sea fish, which is also a small harvest.
"My grandfather has caught such a big fish!" Bo Jiao obviously didn't want to admit that his father was not as good as Hong Tao, so he stretched out his arm and gestured, it was more than a meter long.
"It's full of coral, and if you can go down and get some of it, you can sell it for a lot of money!" Hong Tao doesn't argue with a 10-year-old child, he pointed to the bottom of the boat and said to Bojiao.
"How do you know there's coral underneath the water?" Po Jiao was still not convinced.
"It's a shame that you're still a child of the Tan family, this star fish lives around coral reefs, and it can't live without coral reefs. After a while, when my uncle is rested, I will catch another fish for you. I guess there's a reef down there, and there's a lot of fish, and if you can catch a big grouper weighing 100 pounds, how much do you think it can be sold for? Hong Tao lay on the board of the boat and began to dream again.
"I don't know...... I've never seen a grouper that big. Bo Jiao didn't have Hong Tao's problem of bragging, and answered Hong Tao's question honestly.
"Your uncle and I are in my hometown, and there is a boat that can dive underwater, so get on that boat...... Ay! Second brother, where is our buoy? Hong Tao plans to make his mouth addicted a little more and tell a story to Bo Jiao, children, it doesn't matter if you know or not. But when he changed to a more comfortable position and was about to spray, he suddenly saw that one of the two tall bamboo poles standing tall in the distance was missing, so he sat up and looked around, and sure enough, there was only one buoy still standing on the sea.
"Huh? Got a fish bite? Bo Xiaoer listened to Hong Tao's shout, put his hand on the pergola and looked around, and was also a little puzzled, it was less than an hour to hook it, didn't you fish so quickly, right? If it's really a fish, this fish must be not small, and the buoys of 7 or 8 bamboo tubes can be pulled down, how powerful is this?
"Second brother, don't move your boat, I'll take a look......" Just when Bo Xiaoer was still looking around, Hong Tao had already pulled up half of the sail and drove the small wooden boat towards the position of the buoy. At the same time, I didn't forget to remind Bo Xiaoer not to move, although there is another buoy, but once you go far away on the sea and can't locate it accurately, trying to find a small bamboo pole is basically equivalent to looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Hey! Be careful...... "Bo Xiaoer didn't expect Hong Tao to move so fast, he should have chased the fish, Hong Tao and his son Bo Jiao stayed to watch the buoy more appropriately.
"Uncle, this way! This way! A few minutes later, Bojiao suddenly stretched out his left hand at the bow of the boat and shouted loudly, and he found the missing buoy.
"Which side is this? Didn't I teach you? Hong Tao looked in the direction of Bo Jiao's finger, and sure enough, he vaguely saw something dangling on the sea, and then fell down and disappeared. Since the buoy is still nearby, then don't worry, let the fish run slowly, take advantage of this effort, Hong Tao also has to assess the homework of Bojiao.
“…… Left, left! Bo Jiao really couldn't answer for a while, but he had a way, he stood up straight, then looked at his feet, and finally remembered left and right. Because when Hong Tao taught them, he used Lizheng to take a break as an example, and he was really not used to looking at his feet and hands.
"Remember, don't talk about this side or that side at sea in the future, but about the left and right, and this left and right front and back is not your own left and right, but the left and right front and back of the ship, understand? Is this side to the left or right of the boat? Hong Tao is not satisfied, these children are the first batch of seafarers he trained for himself, he can't even figure out the left and right, and he still has to be strengthened!
"Yes...... It's the left ......" Bo Jiao and Hong Tao stood face to face, the different changes made him a little confused, and he looked at his feet again.
"Left you are big! Lie on the bow of the boat, and when I shout left, you stretch out your left arm, and when I shout right, you stretch out your right arm, and you are not allowed to look at your feet! Hong Tao was teaching Bo Jiao, but his eyes kept searching the sea in front of him, the buoy had been erected several times, and the frequency was getting faster and faster, it seemed that the fish had no strength. It's false to say that I'm not in a hurry, this is the first time I have shown my talent in this era, compared with the ground cage and crab pot, rolling hook fishing for big fish is the real ability, at least I think so.
"Okay, you come over and shake the oar, see what big fish we get, hehehehe......" After less than ten minutes, the big fish really couldn't move, and the buoy stood upright on the sea. Hong Tao lowered the sail, then switched positions with Bo Jiao, walked to the bow of the boat, and prepared to go fishing. This is not bullying Bo Jiao, I learned to shake the oars for a few days, but this thing is completely based on the feel, there is no trick at all, the progress of learning is very slow, and it is not as good as Bo Jiao, a child.
"Xiao Jiao, remember, in the future, use Uncle's rolling hook to fish, no matter whether the fish moves or not, don't use your hands to grab the rope of the rolling hook, you must use this long hook, remember?" Hong Tao picked up a hook and was just about to stretch it into the water, when he remembered something and turned back to continue educating Bo Jiao.