However, a machine to detect the fish can cost up to NT $ 30,000 to 50,000 (about US $ 800 to 1,300). But even with sophisticated machinery it is useless if the weather refuses to cooperate. Where fishing is concerned, rain is not the biggest enemy, but wind.
「我們都得看『風』的臉色才行啊」，一位經驗老到的釣友說：「有時下雨釣況反而更好，因為魚群多半會靠岸，但若是風大起浪就無法下釣了。」