The yacht was sailing on the water, and the fishing machine was like its big tail, trailing behind slowly.
It was noon, and the air was crisp and the temperature was just right. The lake was filled with water vapor, and when the autumn wind blew, the clean water vapor swirled around them, making them feel very comfortable.
The fishing machine's seat was very spacious, and it could be pulled forward to become a reclining chair.
Hans pulled the seat out and lay on it, moaning, "D * mn, it feels so good. I'll go buy some beer later. I'm going to stay here all afternoon."
The treasure hunters on the yacht were unhappy. "Big Li, hurry up. Can we take turns? D * mn, I'm going to be squeezed into a sandwich! "
Dickens laughed gloatingly. "Thompson, buddy, who asked you to be so fat? If you were like me, you'd feel much better. "
The fat Thompson turned his head to look, and pushed Big Beard Carl aside. He squeezed his way to Dickens' side and squeezed him into the corner of the deck.
He heaved a sigh of relief. "Sh * t, that's so comfortable. Thank you, Dickens. You're such a good buddy. Your reminder was timely."
Dickens was exasperated. "F * ck, get out of my way. You're squeezing me off the boat."
Hans's yacht was too small, and it was a little difficult to accommodate more than 30 people. His original capacity was only 15 people, and the number of people on board was more than double. It was already good enough that the boat did not sink.
They had already bought the bait. The fishing rod and hook that came with the fishing machine could be used. Li Du hung a rubber bait on it and threw the fishing rod out. Then, he inserted the fishing rod into the fishing position.
He did not need to worry about the rest. The fishing machine took care of everything.
After throwing all the fishing rods, he picked up a bait and asked, "Big Fox, can this bait catch fish? D * mn, isn't it a little too easy to fool? "
When he was in school, he and his classmates would occasionally go fishing. The bait they used was earthworms or small grasshoppers. Sometimes, they would use their own dough bait.
These baits all had a fragrance that could attract fish to take the bait. Now, he was using a piece of rubber. He was very puzzled as to how this thing could fool the fish to take the bait.
Hans, on the other hand, was very confident. He said with certainty, "Don't worry, this is rubber bait. It's very useful. We'll have a big harvest today."
Li Du looked at the hook that had been thrown out. The bait did not sink into the water. It first floated on the surface of the water. Under the sunlight, the bait shone brightly. It was very eye-catching.
After a while, a bunch of parameters and a message appeared on the central control computer screen: Pulling force 2.5 Newtons, reeling machine in preparation, fishing line entering contracting stage …
After the information appeared, a wheel began to spin rapidly, and the fishing line became straight with a whoosh.
Seeing this, Li Du's interest was piqued. A fish had taken the bait!
In his impression, fishing should be done by tentatively retracting the fishing wheel to prevent the fish from using too much strength and breaking the fishing line or pulling off the hook.
However, the fishing machine retracted the wheel seat very quickly. The wheel seat on the fishing rod spun, and a fish was pulled out of the water. A few seconds later, it was hoisted up.
This fish was very fat, with silver-white scales. Its width was not much larger than its length. After leaving the water, it struggled wildly, but the fishing line was very tough, and it could not shake off the hook.
"Wow, it's a tilapia!" Li Du shouted happily after seeing it.
Americans did not eat much freshwater fish. It was said that during the industrial era, large cities discharged too much industrial sewage into the lakes and rivers. Later, after treatment, although the lakes looked clear, there were still a lot of heavy metals and poisonous elements in them.
There was also a saying that Americans did not eat freshwater fish because they had too many bones. Americans did not know how to remove the bones, so they refused to eat these fish.
Li Du felt that this was all nonsense. In Flagstaff, he had discovered that Americans also ate freshwater fish, especially salmon, which had almost become extinct due to eating it.
There was also this kind of tilapia, which many people also liked. The fast food restaurants in Flagstaff had fried fish, which used the meat of tilapia.
Once the fish was in his hand, Ah Meow immediately went over with its bright eyes.
The people on the boat saw this scene and cheered. "We caught a fish! The fishing machine is intact! Oh yeah!"
Big Beard Carl took off his shirt and dived into the lake. He quickly swam to the side of the fishing machine, climbed up the ladder, and took over Ah Meow's seat.
After sitting on it, he immediately copied Hans and pulled out the chair to become a recliner. "Sh * t, this is comfortable!"
There was still a seat with Crispy Noodles. Olly and Dickens jumped into the water at the same time and began to fight for it.
Dickens was thin, but he was a good swimmer. He quickly swam over and wanted to take Crispy Noodles' place.
Crispy Noodles turned around, raised his hind legs, and gave him a flying kick. Dickens screamed in pain and dived into the water again.
The people on the boat were overjoyed. Thompson shouted, "B * tch, don't think about coming back up this time!"
Not long after the tilapia was harvested, another fishing pole began to spin. This time, the pole did not spin as fast as before. It turned rhythmically, and sometimes it did not spin at all.
Seeing this, Hans exclaimed in surprise, "There's a big fish!"
After more than two minutes of competition, the fish was finally dragged out of the water.
Hans had guessed wrong. This fish was only about 30 centimeters long. It was not considered a big fish. It had a silver-gray appearance, a flat body, a humped back, and small scales. It had a graceful body shape.
After seeing this fish, Big Beard Carl climbed up and shouted excitedly, "Salmon! This is Lake Powell's specialty salmon!"
Salmon were freshwater and seawater twins. They were born in freshwater rivers and lakes. After three to five years in freshwater, they would return to the sea and grow there.
When they grew to the point of spawning, they would migrate all the way back to the river to lay their eggs.
Salmon spawning was a tragic event. They needed to grind their bellies to release the roe. In other words, a salmon would die after spawning!
This fish was still alive. Obviously, it had not spawned yet. The roe of salmon was very valuable and precious. In Western cuisine, it was even more precious than their flesh.
Everyone was happy to have caught this fish. This meant that they would have delicious food for lunch.
There were many people fishing in Lake Powell. Everyone's main target was salmon. For this reason, the reservoir management bureau had specially set a limit. Each person could only catch a maximum of four fish. They were not allowed to catch more than that. The purpose was to ensure sustainable development.
Obviously, the anglers were not satisfied with this quota. This was also one of the reasons for the dam to be demolished. If the dam had not blocked the salmon's migration route, there would not be so few salmon in the reservoir.
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