Jia Wenjun's lure fishing method was very mobile and flexible. Unlike Old Man Wang, who needed a fixed spot to sit down and fish, she mostly stood or walked around while fishing.

Fishing also requires a lot of knowledge. Jia Wenjun glanced at the multi-functional electronic watch on her wrist. Based on the tide, wind direction, light conditions, and water surface conditions at this time, as well as the information she had researched last night, she roughly determined whether the fish in this area were mostly bottom-dwelling or mid-water fish. Therefore, she chose the type of lure that the target fish liked the most, tied it on, and cast it out forcefully. Then, she shook the fishing line in her hand to make the lure as lifelike as possible when moving in the water, deceiving the target fish into swallowing it.

Her pumping and pulling actions seemed random, but they were actually based on her own exploration and summary, and were the most effective way to make the lure swim like a real fish.

She cast a line from the bow of the boat, but caught nothing. Then she walked to the side of the boat to cast again.

Old Man Wang had just caught a palm-sized flounder. Watching her walk around, he laughed and said, "Xiao Jia, find a place to sit down. Fishing requires patience. Haste makes waste."

As soon as Old Man Wang finished speaking, Jia Wenjun's rod sank. Her eyebrows twitched – she had a bite!

She quickly reeled in the line, pulling the rod forcefully as she reeled.

When the fish first took the hook, Jia Wenjun knew from the feel that it was a big one. Sure enough, the rod immediately bent ninety degrees as she reeled in, and the fishing line was being pulled from the reel with a rattling sound. If it weren't for the line's toughness, it would probably have snapped.

The person on the boat was pulling, and the fish in the water was pulling. This was the critical moment to test the angler's experience and judgment.

If brute force was used to drag the fish up quickly, the line might break or even the rod might snap. If the fish wasn't brought up quickly, it might break free from the hook.

Jia Wenjun was calm and composed, not panicking at all. She held the rod tightly with one hand and controlled the reel with the other. When reeling in, she first applied force, but when the pulling force of the line and the fish reached the limit, she consciously stopped reeling and even loosened the line a little, letting the fish run.

Throughout the entire process, she was the only one fighting the fish. She didn't even make any noise to let others know that she had caught a fish. On the noisy tour boat, she enjoyed this primal hunting process alone.

After tugging for more than two minutes, she suddenly jerked the rod upward at a certain moment, and a large fish, forty to fifty centimeters long, was pulled out of the water.

The seawater on the fish's body drew an arc in the air. Before the water droplets could fall back into the sea, the fish had already crashed heavily onto the deck.

The sudden noise startled everyone. Teacher Lin and Sun Jiaojiao, who had just come out of the休息室 (xiuxi shi - rest cabin), happened to see the fish fall at their feet. They were so surprised by the fish falling from the sky that their mouths dropped open.

"Oh my, Xiao Jia caught a fish! And a big one!" Sun Jiaojiao reacted and shouted excitedly.

Subsequently, the owners in the fishing and non-fishing areas who heard the sound ran over to see what was happening.

"Xiao Jia, did you really catch this?" Old Man Wang, who had jogged over, looked at the mackerel on the ground, which was half a meter long and estimated to weigh three to four *jin* (a Chinese unit of weight, approximately 500 grams). He was so surprised that he couldn't speak clearly.

He had been enthusiastically sharing his fishing skills with everyone earlier, but now, he only had two palm-sized flounders in his net, which paled in comparison to this mackerel.

"Just got lucky," Jia Wenjun said modestly as she pulled on the fishing line.

Watching her skillfully remove the hook with pliers and then put the fish into the refrigerated fish box, Old Man Wang thought that this girl was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger (a Chinese idiom meaning to hide one's strength). She was keeping a low profile, but she was actually an expert. Fortunately, he had only taken Baima Shan and Lao Hu as "disciples" earlier and hadn't insisted on teaching Xiao Jia fishing skills, otherwise he would have been slapped in the face by his "disciple" on the spot.

Lao Hu looked at the photo of the fish he had just taken and clicked his tongue. "Xiao Jia, you're really amazing. We haven't even tied our lines yet, and you've already caught a big fish."

The others also marveled. Lü Maowang even posted a photo of the big fish on WeChat Moments, pretending that he had caught it himself. Sun Jiaojiao also wanted to show off, so she took a photo with Jia Wenjun's fishing rod and the fish, also claiming that she had caught it. However, those with discerning eyes in her WeChat Moments immediately recognized that it was the same fish, and the truth was revealed.

Anna was also very excited. She muttered incantations next to the big fish, feeling that catching a big fish as soon as they docked was a good omen.

Manager Gong didn't expect that Jia Wenjun could really catch a big fish. Thinking that he could finally take some pictures of seafood for lunch, he would have something to report to headquarters. With this thought, the smile on his face became more sincere when he praised Wenjun.

Although Lili was unhappy, she still squeezed in to take a few photos with the fish. When these photos were posted on the promotional page, no one would know who caught it.

Among these people, only Zhao Di snorted coldly and didn't join in.

She curled her lips and looked at the owners who looked as if they had never seen a big fish before, muttering that they were a bunch of country bumpkins. Wasn't Jia Wenjun just lucky enough to hook a fish? Was it worth making such a big deal about it? Besides, that fish wasn't anything valuable. She wouldn't even want it if it was given to her for free. It was too fishy!

Baima Shan didn't take photos. He was just curious about how Jia Wenjun, such a petite girl, managed to catch such a big fish.

"Xiao Jia, what kind of bait are you using? Small fish?" He curiously held Jia Wenjun's lure and looked at it from left to right. Suddenly, he said in surprise, "Your lure is fake? Is it made of iron?"

Wenjun took out another lure and smiled faintly. "Yes, this is an iron plate, a type of lure. It relies on jerking and sinking to imitate a small fish."

"An iron plate can also catch fish?" This was the first time Baima Shan had heard of this, and his interest grew even stronger.

"The fish are so hungry that they're even eating iron. Everyone, hurry up and fish. This wave of fish won't last."

Old Man Wang had been fishing for so many years and didn't believe that fish could be caught with this kind of thing at all. In his heart, he also felt that Jia Wenjun was just lucky to catch a fish. The old man attributed it to the fact that there were too many fish in the sea, and they were so hungry that they even ate iron. With this thought, he quickly returned to his fishing spot and told Baima Shan and the others to fish quickly.

Nao Nao urged his father from the side, "Dad, use an iron plate to catch a fish for me to play with."

"What's so fun about fish? I'll catch a big one for you to eat." Lao Hu felt that if Xiao Jia could catch a fish, it was only a matter of time before he caught one too.

While Lao Hu was casting his lure into the sea, Nao Nao was squatting next to Jia Wenjun's fishing box, looking at the big fish from before.

"Xiao Jia, what kind of fish is this?" Teacher Lin, who was standing next to him, didn't dare to touch the big fish and asked Jia Wenjun, who had just changed her lure.

"Mackerel, also known as 青花鱼 (qing hua yu - blue mackerel). In Japanese cuisine, it's usually grilled with salt. It's very delicious."

Upon hearing this, Nao Nao reached out to grab the fish in the fishing box.

"Nao Nao, don't grab it. This fish is poisonous," Jia Wenjun said anxiously, raising her voice to stop him.