When they tired themselves out struggling, they could be dragged closer with the buoyancy of the water.
Back and forth like this, it was a test of endurance.
The chubby man did not want Lu Ao to keep helping him. After resting for five minutes, he gritted his teeth, got up, shook out his hands, and said to Lu Ao, "Little Brother Lu, let me do it myself."
Lu Ao said nothing and handed the rod back to him.
Once the chubby man had rested, the others, after taking a short break as well, began asking to take over.
Lu Ao stood to the side with the crew. Whenever someone got tired, he went over and helped fish for a while. When they were not tired, he let them handle it themselves.
After struggling for more than half an hour, a middle-aged man named Old Yu was the first to land a Giant Trevally.
Boss Chen and one of the crewmen took a landing net over to help.
"Whoa! It's up, it's up!"
"Make room!"
"What a big one—at least fifty pounds!"
"Old Yu, you're amazing!"
The moment the Giant Trevally was dragged onto the deck, everyone erupted in cheers.
Old Yu collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath. He did not want to say another word.
The Giant Trevally they had caught was still alive.
Boss Chen pushed over a large tank filled with seawater and motioned for them to put the Giant Trevally inside to keep it temporarily.
"Let it rest for a while. This thing must be exhausted too."
"Of course," said a crewman nearby. "It fought us for so long!"
Lu Ao quietly came over and injected a trace of life force into the Giant Trevally. Seeing that the fish was still vigorous in the tank,