As he hauled the large croaker aboard, Xiao Xiao pulled up his net too. Everyone could see at a glance that this net held well over half less than the last.
Xiao Xiao cursed, "Only two casts and they're gone? They swim that fast?"
Seeing that none of the boats casting hand nets had caught anything good, the people on the nearby fishing boat felt a little better. They couldn't help saying, "They must've all swum off. What, were they supposed to stay there waiting?"
With that, they rowed away too. The fish had all gone, so there was no excitement left to watch.
The small boats casting hand nets nearby also rowed off in different directions, planning to try again in the surrounding waters. Casting here was more targeted than casting aimlessly out at sea, after all. A huge school of fish had just been driven into this area, so there ought to be at least a few left.
Ye Yaodong laughed and chided them, "Be content with what you've got. You already caught a large yellow croaker. Look at the others. They only got sole fish and bighead croaker. Most of the rest are little mixed fish."
"Ah, you're still the lucky one."
"Not bad. Mainly, it's because I'm using good bait. With live shrimp, the fish I catch weigh at least a jin. Even a one-jin fish might not be able to swallow my bait."
A-Zheng eyed the large croaker on his boat enviously. "Next time, I'll bring my fishing rod and give it a try too."
Xiao Xiao rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on. This takes luck. We've already been lucky enough, so stop getting ideas. Your turn. Hurry up and cast a few more nets. The sun'll be setting soon."
"Oh, then watch me haul