"Yeah, yesterday we put down over a hundred Sea Bass Rigs."
"Over a hundred? You used shrimp as bait? The bait alone must have cost over a hundred yuan, right?" Lin Guixiao clicked his tongue. "Did you even make your money back after putting down that many?"
"Not bad." Lin Gongshang bit off more than half a bun and said indistinctly, "But we definitely didn't catch as many as we did a few days ago. The sea bass have gotten smarter."
Lin Guixiao said, "I was just thinking of giving it a try myself."
"I think you should forget it. Catching sea bass depends on luck. It wasn't like we didn't try last year—forty or fifty Sea Bass Rigs only brought in three to five fish. Not much point to it." Lin Gongshang chuckled. "You need to bring Lu Ao along when you go fishing."
"That's true." Lin Guixiao yawned. "Forget it. I'd better just stick to spearfishing. The wind direction has changed lately, and there are fewer fish around here too. Shouldn't we head offshore to fish?"
They had been fishing these same stretches of sea for years. If they fished them too heavily, the fish would gradually grow scarce.
When that happened, they had to look for other fishing grounds.
Besides the waters near the village, many offshore reefs were excellent places for spearfishing.
However, those places were generally much deeper. Not everyone could adapt to diving more than ten meters without equipment, so they had to be especially careful when fishing in such places.
Lin Manzhang said, "Let's see what everyone wants. If everyone wants to go offshore, then we'll go."
"I think it's about time. Today is August 3rd. The offshore water is already very warm, and the fish are more active. We can give it