After failing the college entrance examination, I relied on fishing to reach the top of my life

The oarfish is the longest bony fish in the world. The longest known individual can reach 17 meters. It is also called an oar fish because its long pelvic fins resemble a boat oar.

This fish spends most of its life in the deep sea, so it is not well known to the public. According to folklore, it only appears on the sea surface during earthquakes, so it is also nicknamed the earthquake fish.

In the neighborhood next door, this fish is even honored as the Messenger of the Dragon Palace. They firmly believe that the oarfish will bring disaster. Every time it appears, the local people will be on tenterhooks, fearing that there will be a major earthquake.

But according to scientific research, there is no inevitable connection between the two. It is just a coincidence that it appeared during the earthquake. When I was young, I was simply frightened by the earthquake, so I thought about everything.

Speaking of oarfish, its meat is said to not be very tasty, and its quantity is so small that it is basically rare. Therefore, it cannot be considered an economic fish species, and no fishermen will specifically catch them.

But Su Mo came out this time to look for food. The main purpose of looking for seafood was to catch people's attention. Whether it tastes good or not is only secondary.

Just like the dragon lobster and splendid lobster caught before, although they were sold for a sky-high price, are they really delicious?

The answer must be no. The main purpose of seafood merchants spending a lot of money to buy them is to advertise and attract customers. Simply put, it is traffic. This is a very useful marketing method in any era.

Due to its huge size, its red dorsal fin and the long red fins on its head and abdomen, the oarfish looks like a red crown from a distance. In the past, it was often considered a monster in the sea. If you catch one, When I go back, I will be able to talk a lot about it.

After making up his mind, Su Mo said to the girls who were wiping the sea water with towels: "You guys stay here and don't move around. I'll go catch a fish and bring it back."

With that said, he took off his shirt under the surprised gazes of the three people, and jumped into the sea wearing only a pair of large underpants.

There was a splash of water, and a few more bubbles popped up on the sea, and then he disappeared.

Zhang Yuemeng quickly ran to the side of the ship and looked down. This was the first time she saw Su Mo going into the sea with her own eyes, and she didn't react for a while.

"Is he just going into the sea to catch fish? Why are there no safety measures at all? Is it too dangerous?"

But Long Yiyi and Jenny were a little bit used to it, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, he will be back soon."

the other side.

After Su Mo went into the sea, he immediately called Goudan who was foraging nearby. Now that the Hengsha Fishing Ground was gone, Goudan no longer needed to stay there to guard him, so Su Mo brought him over this time.

Now one person and one whale are almost united in mind, and the cooperation can be said to be flawless.

Su Mo's heart just moved, Goudan followed it and dived towards the seabed ahead.

After a while, they arrived at the location marked by the fish detection radar.

In the 200-meter-deep sea, a small group of herrings was seen swimming ahead, and the sharp-eyed Su Mo quickly saw the slender figure mixed in the fish.

That is the oarfish, which is 9 meters long and nearly as high as a three-story building.

It stood vertically in the sea, and looked like a silver machete from a distance. Su Mo also found that its mouth was still open at this time, and a few unlucky herrings accidentally got in when it passed by. In its mouth, and then nothing more...

"What a big Buddhist fish!"

Seeing the oarfish's unique way of foraging, Su Mo couldn't help but sneered, and then directed Goudan to dive down to cut off the oarfish's escape route to prevent this guy from escaping.

But he soon found that he was thinking too much. When he swam near the oarfish, all the other fish around him fled in a swarm, but this big guy hung there motionless, not knowing what to do. Calling it stupid is still brave.

Tentatively, he stretched out his hand and touched its spotted body. The oarfish suddenly shook violently, as if it had just reacted and was preparing to escape.

Its red dorsal fin swung regularly in an instant, and its slender body began to sink, not too slowly.

This is the unique diving method of the oarfish. It uses its slender dorsal fin to drive the water flow. It can shoot straight up and down in the water like a javelin, which is very interesting.

"I'll let you swim 40 meters first!"

Su Mo turned over deftly in the water, waited for a moment, and then dived down head and feet. The speed was several times faster than the oarfish!

In just a moment, he caught up with the oarfish, grabbed it with both hands, and immediately hugged its head. This guy didn't even have teeth, so Su Mo didn't worry about being bitten.

The oarfish immediately started struggling, but Su Mo's strength was so great now that it was impossible for it to escape at this time, and it could only be dragged forward uncontrollably.

After a while, Su Mo returned to the trawl yacht and poked his head out of the sea again.

On the deck, Zhang Yuemeng was still waiting by the side of the ship. When he saw Su Mo, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "How is it? Did you catch the fish?"

"Of course."

With that said, Su Mo pulled the big head of the oarfish out of the water.

Looking at this big guy, Zhang Yuemeng was startled and exclaimed: "What did you catch? Why does it look like a monster?"

After hearing her words, Long Yiyi and Jenny also walked over curiously, and their eyes widened in shock.

Although they could not see the entire oarfish from their current perspective, its big head alone was already scary, not to mention the body below with no tail visible.

Jenny murmured: "Is this a sea snake?"

"It doesn't look like it." Long Yiyi blinked, "It does look a bit like hairtail."

Zhang Yuemeng saw that the big guy was not a man-eating monster, so she patted her chest. She also agreed with Long Yaoyi's point of view and said, "It's true, it's exactly the same as a hairtail fish."

"Wow, hairtail is so delicious, this big guy shouldn't taste bad, right?"

“But it’s so big that it can’t even be stewed in one pot!”

"Then cut it and fry it. Pan-fried hairtail is my favorite."

"..."

Seeing that the girls were getting more and more outrageous as they chatted, Su Mo smiled and shook his head and said, "Stop chatting now and help get this big guy on board."

"Oh oh."

Zhang Yuemeng quickly turned to Jenny and said, "Jenny, go and get the net."

"Hey, we can't catch this big guy by copying the net. We'd better let Hua Yi drive up the crane that lifts the net bag."

Su Mo was not talking nonsense. This big guy weighed at least 200 kilograms, and with its 9-meter-long body, it really could only be lifted onto the ship by a crane...