A Day In a Japanese Fishing Village

   Everyone knows that sailfish swim very fast, so it is extremely difficult to catch them with trawling and purse seine nets, and there is almost no possibility. Just like tuna can only be caught with longlines.

   There are two ways to catch sailfish, both of which are caught with hooks, not nets. One is trolling and the other is pulling! Now Shuichi Minano plans to use trolling.

  Trolling: The target is the surface migratory fish, such as swordfish, tuna, saury, etc.

   Generally, fishing for sailfish is carried out by special trolling boats or special fishing boats at the intersection of tides with fake bait or live bait dragged at the stern to lure predatory migratory fish.

  The cost of trolling is relatively expensive everywhere, including the cost of chartering boats and professional trolling rods and related fishing gear. This fishing method is also a more international fishing method.

   In fact, it is popular to say that trolling is a noble fishing sport. Only rich people can afford it. Like later generations, rich people like to play this trolling sport when they go to the beach for vacation.

  Trolling fishing is to create a novelty and happiness. Fishing methods like this are generally catching some more expensive fish, such as tuna, swordfish and so on. If it is sold exclusively by trolling, it is estimated that eight out of ten fishermen will lose money. The cost is too high!

  The trolling boat is a bit like a yacht, it is characterized by fast speed and the stern can create waves similar to the tide. This will attract nearby sailfish, tuna, etc.

   The speed is fast, and the fuel burn must be more. Besides, the average trolling boat can only put seven or eight fishing rods. If you don't encounter a school of fish, you can't catch any fish. So trolling is a sport played by the rich, and it is a money-burning thing.

   It is normal for many trolling to catch fish all day long! But as long as the fish caught are generally more expensive fish. Because only those sailfish, tuna, etc. can catch up to the speed of trolling. Only this predatory fish likes to chase bait that is moving fast in the water.

   "Although the speed of the fishing boat Junxi is a little short, you can try it, in case a fish is hooked!" Minami Xiuyi was looking forward to it.

   "Boss, I took out the fishing gear. The busbars of these fishing gears should be able to withstand the pull of the swordfish!" After a while, Ishida Yu took out the four-pole fishing rod.

"Well, this four-pole fishing rod is good. It's big enough, and the lines are thick enough. It should be able to withstand the weight and pulling force of the swordfish." Nanye Xiuyi took one rod and felt it. The fishing rod should withstand 80-30 Pounds of pull, it is best to use a special trolling rod. Ordinary small rods are completely useless for these predatory fish.

   "I immediately told old Kimura to drive the boat as fast as possible, and cruise back and forth nearby."

"Yes."

   "Let's go, let's go fishing at the stern." Minami Shuichi greeted Ishida Yu, Noguchi Minami and others. Inoue Ami is also curious to keep up with the fun.

The fish fishing in the hands of Minami Hideichi is equipped with a large reel. The fishing line bus line is a high-quality nylon line with a length of 300 meters. At the lower end of the bus line, a large twisting ring is used to connect the "aircraft", which is used to make the fishing rig float on the water surface. The lower end of the "airplane" The steel wire sub-line is also connected to 3~3.5 meters through the anti-twist ring. The end of the sub-line is equipped with a lure or a sturdy fishing hook. This equipment is basically the same as the towing fishing gear for catching tuna.

   The speed of the fishing boat began to speed up. Minami Shuuichi, Ishida Yu and others also used the bait and threw the hook into the water. Originally, the stern propeller pushing the sea water will create a push current, and there will be churning waves. The hook quickly disappeared into the water at the stern of the boat under the thrust of the waves.

   "Is this type of fishing against the current?" Ami Inoue asked curiously.

   "Well, that's right, but it should be called trolling." Nanye Xiu said. Generally, fishing is done in calm waters. Even in river fishing, you will choose slow currents or river bends.

  There are many ways to fish in the ocean, and this kind of trolling against the current is rare. However, those fish with aggressive predators like to eat such fast-moving bait against the current.

   At this time, the seven or eight sailfish seemed to be foraging in the nearby seawater. The farthest distance was about seven or eight hundred meters from the fishing boat, and the nearest distance was less than one hundred meters, which was very bold. It seems that these sailfish don't take the behemoth fishing boats around them seriously at all.

   The hooks of the four fishing rods have all been thrown away, and there is nothing to do next, just wait for the swordfish to bite the hooks. If you don't bite, it's useless to wait until the end of the day.

   Generally speaking, before fishing, you should first look for or discover the sailfish. The characteristic of sailfish swimming is that the dorsal and caudal fins are often exposed to the water surface. According to the dynamics of the fins, the swimming direction of the fish can be judged.

   Now this condition is satisfied, because the sailfish is nearby.

   Next, try to throw the rig in front of or near the sailfish swimming. This is what Minano Shuichi also did.

   "How long does it take to wait? Why don't those sailfish come to eat the bait?" Ten minutes passed quickly, but the sailfish didn't even approach as if they didn't see the bait.

   "Hey, you thought that the swordfish would bite the hook as soon as you put it down. If your tone is bad, it probably won't take long for those swordfish to eat and drink and run away." Minami Xiu smiled. Sailfish are very predatory fish. It will not choose to eat those weak and unchallenging foods. After all, there is no interest at all.

   The main reason is that the speed of Jun Raid has not yet been mentioned as the highest. If it is mentioned the highest estimate, there is still a chance. Maybe the retrograde bait will be chased by those sailfish.

   "So it is." Inoue Ami said with a vague understanding.

   "Look, those few swordfish are not close." Ishida Yu was also depressed.

   "Come here quickly, come here quickly, come here to give you something to eat..." Ami Inoue waved to the swordfish in a coquettish voice. It's bone-chilling to hear.

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   "Minano-kun, is swordfish delicious, better than tuna?" Inoue Ami continued to ask.

"Well, it's better than the low-grade tuna, but not as good as the bluefin and yellowfin tuna. But overall, using swordfish meat for sashimi and sushi is definitely a must!" Nanye Xiu smiled and said.

   "Then have you eaten?"

   "Cough...I haven't eaten it yet. I've heard of it. It seems that there should be restaurants in Nemuro City, but I haven't tried it a few times before." Minano Shuichi's face was full of embarrassment.

   Soon half an hour passed, and the speed of the fishing boat Jun Raid was also mentioned to be the highest, but the sailfish seemed to have no interest in the bait far away at the stern. This made Minano Shuichi very hurt.