The rest either only hooked a fish briefly before it swiftly got away, or never even caught sight of a tuna.
Lin Qiyan fed Lu Ao a huge amount of meat, then several more pieces of bread, and finally made him down a large bottle of energy drink.
Lu Ao ate while fishing, slowly digesting the food. Ten minutes later, he finally recovered, strength returning to his body.
His gaze sharpened. The muscles in his arms tensed, veins bulging as he slowly and forcefully dragged the fish toward the fishing boat.
The Bluefin Tuna had completely run out of strength. After a weak struggle, it was gradually dragged closer to the boat.
Boss Chen, who had been sitting nearby smoking, immediately stood and shouted, "Lu Ao's fish is about to come up! Hurry, hurry, hurry! Bring the gaff over!"
Zhong Honghai shouted, "That fish is probably huge. A gaff won't be enough—we need to prepare the crane!"
Boss Chen saw it too and hurriedly began issuing orders.
The deck descended into chaos, everyone busy with their own task.
The Bluefin Tuna under Lu Ao's line had been dragged around for an hour and a half and had long since lost its strength. Even when Lu Ao pulled it to the side of the boat, it no longer struggled.
Boss Chen had people prepare the crane and the huge gaff.
The instant the fish was dragged to the boat's side, Old Chen reacted quickly and hurled the gaff down with all his strength, hooking the tuna's body.
The sharp gaff caught firmly in the fish's body. When the Bluefin Tuna struggled, the hook sank into its flesh.
It writhed in pain and tried to move again, but could no longer move at all.
In that brief moment, Boss Chen and Old