Fishing rod, fishing line, fish hook, float, bait—just catch earthworms when the time comes. The fish here are not small, and they probably like to eat these things. There are also chairs, fish cages, nets, soft boxes... well, that's all. In fact, if you don't fish, you really wouldn't know. Fishing is actually a rather troublesome thing. It's okay to use a hand rod in the river, but fishing in the sea is even more troublesome.
Jiang Hai didn't know how to fish in the sea before, and now that no one has time to guide him, he has no intention of fishing in the sea.
If he returns empty-handed, it would be too embarrassing, so now he wants to fish for freshwater fish in the river.
Generally speaking, there are more opportunities to use hand rods when fishing in the river. A hand rod is a fishing rod without a reel.
The length varies between three meters and eight meters, and it is mainly divided into two types: fiberglass and carbon.
Jiang Hai used to use a fiberglass rod. This kind of fishing rod is very heavy and easy to break, but it is extremely sturdy. It is known as the "fighting rod" among hand rods. Of course, it doesn't refer to fishing but to fighting. It is even more useful than a baseball bat.
To be honest, this rod is rarely used except by beginners who have just started fishing. But Jiang Hai used it before, not because he was a beginner, but because it was very cheap.
A 5.4-meter rod only costs 25 yuan, which was really suitable for him. Besides, they can't catch big fish by the river in Heilongjiang Province. Such a rod was enough. Since he had money, he bought a good rod.
When he came here this time, he also brought a carbon rod, but it is not much lighter than the fiberglass rod because this rod is particularly long, 11 meters, and specially made by him. Generally, hand rods rarely exceed 10 meters, and Jiang Hai's is an exception.
Adding the thickest line and a large fishhook, Jiang Hai put everything on an all-terrain vehicle and drove away from the manor. To be precise, the place where Jiang Hai wanted to fish should be considered an estuary.
However, the flow is not large. There are no big rivers in Boston, and the water flow is not too fast. Of course, it's a different matter during storms and blizzards because the awareness of environmental protection here is very strong, and the growth of aquatic plants is also very abundant.
After riding out of the manor for less than five minutes, Jiang Hai saw the river. He walked and stopped for about half an hour before he chose a spot. There were no big waves, and it was relatively clean. The most important thing was that there was less grass, so it was easy to manage. After choosing a spot, Jiang Hai parked the car and took everything off the vehicle.
He took out the small iron shovel he brought with him and started digging. The United States doesn't pay attention to digging earthworms, so there are a lot of them. They are long and thick, looking like little monsters. However, Jiang Hai liked them. It should be fun to fish with them.
Soon, he dug out half a box of earthworms. He didn't need to do anything special—just squeeze the mud and hang it on the hook.
As Jiang Hai prepared everything, he threw the fishing rod, and the fishhook flew out quickly, landing in the middle of the river.
"Hey, it's still comfortable to fish like this. Although sea fishing is fun, it's too deceptive." He chuckled and tried the fishing rod. After confirming that the fish float stood up, Jiang Hai slowly sat down and chuckled again.
With a long sigh, Jiang Hai put the fishing rod on his legs and breathed in the fresh air nearby. In fact, if he had to say what he liked most about the United States, it was undoubtedly the air here. The air in the city was better than in the Chinese countryside, and this kind of place, similar to the countryside, was almost as good as the air quality in China's deep mountains and forests. There was almost no pollution. For Jiang Hai, this was a good place to naturally wash his lungs.
"Bang bang!" But just as Jiang Hai was enjoying the beautiful nature, the fishing rod in his hand suddenly flew forward.
If it weren't for Jiang Hai's quick reflexes, he might not have reacted in time, but now, how could he be polite!
He grabbed the fishing rod firmly at the first moment and tried to lift it up. But as soon as he exerted force, he was startled.
The fishing rod didn't lift up instantly as he imagined. Instead, it remained almost motionless and suddenly bent upward, which scared him. You see, the rod he was using wasn't the sea rod from that day, but a real hand rod, which is easy to break. He was scared and immediately relaxed. After trying it, he was sure that it was a bite because the fishing line was moving, but it couldn't be lifted up. There was only one possibility—it was a big fish.
"It's unlikely. Are there big fish here?" Jiang Hai muttered while trying to reel in the fish. Logically speaking, even if it were a three-pound grass carp, it wouldn't bend the rod like this. Could it be a fish over three pounds?
Jiang Hai didn't know if there were any fish over three pounds in the river, but at least he had never seen one.
Driven by curiosity, Jiang Hai slowly pulled the fish in. Here, great strength and experience helped him a lot. As the fishing rod slowly stood up, the shadow of a fish appeared in front of Jiang Hai.
"Is this a carp? Damn, it's a little too big!" Seeing the fish, Jiang Hai couldn't help but curse inwardly.
At that moment, in Jiang Hai's eyes, this carp was massive—about one meter long and very wide, with large scales on its body. Even the largest scales were bigger than a child's fist.
Carp is different from other fish. Other fish have more scales as they grow, but carp is different. No matter the size, unless it's injured, it has rib scales—thirty-six scales from head to tail. The bigger the fish, the bigger the scales, and the smaller the fish, the smaller the scales.
The reason it's called carp is because there are cross patterns on its scales, and each scale has small black spots.
This carp was a real big fish, and Jiang Hai's eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw it.
"This fish alone is enough for me to eat." Seeing the fish in front of him, Jiang Hai chuckled, swallowed his saliva, and secretly sped up his fishing. Soon, the huge carp was pulled to the shore by Jiang Hai. With the scooping net, this big fish was scooped directly onto the land by Jiang Hai in an instant. On land, the wildness of this fish was apparent. This fish had no natural enemies in the rivers of the United States, so it might have been wild since birth. After landing, it began to flutter constantly, trying to jump back into the river. Fortunately, Jiang Hai was quick-witted and kicked it aside.
"Damn, this fish is awesome!" Looking at the carp that was kicked out and still jumping wildly, Jiang Hai couldn't help but chuckle.
If such a wild fish is cooked in an iron pot at night, the taste is estimated to be—tut tut.
Thinking of this, Jiang Hai's hands became faster. He immediately took the hook out of the fish's mouth. The earthworm was gone, and there was only a bare hook, but that was fine. Jiang Hai didn't expect to use the bait many times.
He grabbed the carp's gills and washed it in the water. He had to admit that the fish was really strong. Once it touched the water, it almost shook Jiang Hai into the river. If it were an ordinary person, they might not be able to handle it, but Jiang Hai was obviously no ordinary person.
After forcing himself to stabilize, Jiang Hai fished the carp out of the river and threw it into the fish box he had prepared earlier. However, when he put it in, Jiang Hai couldn't help scratching his head because the fish box wasn't very big, only about 1.2 meters long. Now that a one-meter-long fish was inside, it was already full, and there was no room for more fish.
"Trouble!" Jiang Hai sighed helplessly and checked the time. It had only been less than an hour since he arrived. He had originally hoped to spend the afternoon here, but now it seemed impossible.
If he couldn't fit more fish in, he might as well just leave. After thinking it over, Jiang Hai threw the remaining earthworms on the ground, packed up his fishing gear, and prepared to leave.
But before he left, there was a roar of engines, and a convoy came from Winthrop. To be exact, it was a convoy of two cars and four motorcycles. Jiang Hai originally thought they were probably on their way to Boston, but unexpectedly, when they saw Jiang Hai from a distance, they turned the steering wheel and rushed directly toward him. Looking at the convoy, Jiang Hai frowned slightly. His sixth sense told him that these people might not be kind, but was he kind? He just hoped they could be more straightforward, otherwise, Jiang Hai wouldn't mind teaching them a lesson. Just as Jiang Hai's mind was turning, the cars stopped.
It was just a half-moon shape, and together with the river, they surrounded Jiang Hai. Jiang Hai packed up his things, placed them behind his all-terrain vehicle, then raised his head and looked at the people in front of him.
"Hey, isn't this our mysterious oriental rich man? You didn't bring your dog with you today. You're really making a mistake." Just as Jiang Hai was trying to figure out what these people were up to, the door of one of the cars opened, and a man got out. He was wearing a cowboy hat, but his clothes were a bit fancy, like those hip-hop people in the city. When Jiang Hai saw this man, he understood immediately.
He was still surprised at first, unsure why these people were approaching him. But once he saw the man, Jiang Hai realized it was the same guy who had threatened him in the bar and had been scolded away. It seemed that this man had come to fulfill his original promise.
"My dog? It's like you've seen it before. If you have something to say, just say it. If you need to fart, do it quickly. I have to go back to eat." Hearing the man's words, Jiang Hai's first reaction was to be stunned. Speaking of dogs, the first ones he thought of were Xiao Bai and Xiao Huang, but these people probably didn't know his dogs. Then he remembered that the man was probably referring to Robbins and others...
But the words had already been spoken, and it wasn't good to back down. Just be tough until the end!