Boss Chen raised his glass to him and said with a smile, "Then let's wish you all good luck today. Let's see if we can mooch a tuna dinner tonight."
Zhong Honghai was beaming. "No problem. Today, we'll try to get everyone to catch at least two."
"I'd say these tuna are a decent size—probably seventy or eighty jin or more. Remember to wear belly harnesses when you start fishing later."
"We've already got them on. Everything's ready now; all we need is for the fish to bite."
Lu Ao had not been very enthusiastic about fishing these past few days, so no one had called for him after they spotted the tuna.
Qi Yan had originally planned to go wake him, but then he thought about it. With Lu Ao's fishing skills, no matter what time he got up, if anyone else could catch fish, he definitely could too. There was no need to rush, so he let him sleep well.
Hearing this, Lu Ao asked, "What bait are you using for tuna today?"
"For the first round, we'll use Live-Bait Drifting and see if we can lure them out."
Lu Ao had become quite familiar with all these fishing terms over the past few days. Live-Bait Drifting meant catching a fresh live fish, hooking it near the base of its tail along the back, tossing it straight into the sea, and then driving the boat forward.
The injured fish would struggle in the water. When tuna saw it, they would target the wounded fish. If they surfaced and swallowed the bait in one bite, the hook would catch.
Live-Bait Drifting was a common method for catching tuna. Many people started their tuna fishing with Live-Bait Drifting.
If that failed to catch any tuna, they would consider other methods.