I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 125 Cheer and Encouragement

Chapter 125: Chapter 125 Cheer and Encouragement

"Although the fishing rod in his hands is rather stiff, and Ye Chen may seem careless, he’s actually pretty strong."

"He just managed to drag the fish straight out of the water!"

"So, I think whether Ye Chen can ultimately catch the fish or not depends on where the hook is positioned on the fish."

"If it’s a clean bite, then the big green fish would be firmly hooked, and by all logic, he shouldn’t lose it!"

"But if the hook is anywhere but the mouth, as a fluke, then the fish still has a good chance of escaping..."

Upon hearing Teacher Deng Long’s explanation, everyone in the live stream room understood.

Especially the fishing enthusiasts; they all knew that when stationary fishing, there are generally two hooks.

These two hooks are set at different depths in the water.

Sometimes, the fish in the water are particularly crafty when biting the bait.

The bobber moves not because the fish has swallowed the hook but because it sneakily nibbled just a bite of the bait and didn’t get hooked.

Or the moment it swallows the hook, it spits it right back out.

In such cases, if you pull the rod forcefully, you’re likely to hook the fish somewhere other than the mouth.

And then the fish can easily escape.

For fishing enthusiasts, this is something that happens quite often.

Now that Deng Long had put it that way, the viewers in the live stream room were hanging on his every word.

It really is strange.

When Ye Chen wasn’t catching any fish, the audience found it amusing and enjoyed the show.

But now that Ye Chen has caught a fish, they eagerly anticipate him actually reeling it in.

...

People on the shore felt the same way.

Especially the fishpond owner and his wife next to him; at this moment, their breaths were almost held in suspense.

Today, they had gone to great lengths to invite Teacher Ye to their fishpond, paying a hefty price.

If Teacher Ye were to come up empty-handed today, it would have some promotional effect for their fishpond, though minimal.

On the contrary!

If Teacher Ye really catches the Marked Fish today.

Then as the owner previously said.

Ye Chen will be their Mount Tai’s King of Fishing for the next year!

No doubt, this would give their fishpond an additional selling point.

Therefore, the pond owner and his wife wished for nothing more than for Ye Chen to really reel in the Marked Fish!

Now, Ye Chen on the shore was literally trembling with excitement.

Holy crap!

This was his first catch ever!

And it was the pond’s Marked Fish!

So much for his ’word-following magic,’ it was Liao Xuexue by his side who had this magic, right?

She had just mentioned that he would catch the Marked Fish, and the very next second, he actually did!

Once he pulls this Marked Fish onto the shore, Ye Chen plans to give this girl a peck on her face no matter what.

However, because Ye Chen was so thrilled earlier, he had pulled the rod too hard and ended up flinging the Marked Fish into the air.

Thinking back now, Ye Chen couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat over his own actions.

If it weren’t for the good quality of the fishing rod, he might have been able to snap such a long rod with his strength.

Snapping back to reality, Ye Chen became cautious.

Since the big fish was hooked, and he was certain that he had indeed caught a fish and not some bizarre item.

All that remained was to slowly draw in the Marked Fish!

But...

Perhaps out of excitement, Ye Chen had completely forgotten all the fishing techniques he read about in books.

But no matter...

Cui Ruogou and his three buddies all got dragged into the water by themselves just now, a measly Marked Fish is nothing!

Thinking of this, Ye Chen began to exert strength with both hands.

Instantly, the fishing rod in his hands bent into an arc in mid-air like a drawn bow.

At the same time, the owner and the lady boss behind Ye Chen also started to cheer and root for Ye Chen.

"Go Ye, you can do it!"

"Teacher Ye, you’ve got this!"

With the leading cheers from the pond owners, the rest of the crowd also joined in the chorus of support for Ye Chen.

Before long.

The entire pond was reverberating with cheers for Ye Chen.

"Go Ye, you can do it!"

"Teacher Ye, you’ve got this!"

Hearing the crowd’s support, Ye Chen felt even more confident.

He stood his ground, unmovable as Mount Tai, the fishing rod in his hands like a sharp sword on the battlefield, swaying with his movements.

And that huge Marked Fish in the water, no matter how wild it had been before,

Even though it managed to break Cui Ruogou’s fishing rod, it now obediently followed the lead of Ye Chen’s fishing rod.

It was dragged about in the water by Ye Chen.

What Ye Chen was doing is what’s known as "playing the fish."

"Playing the fish" is about, after catching a big fish, flicking the rod to drag the caught fish to the shore and preparing to scoop it up.

In this process, the fish will struggle in the water.

And the angler must continuously lead the fish, playing it, exhausting the fish’s energy.

To be on the safe side, Ye Chen played the fish for nearly ten minutes.

During this time.

None of the anglers in the pond paid attention to their own rods; all of them were cheering and rooting for Ye Chen.

At the same time, the audience in the live stream room was also extremely excited.

The audience in the live stream room was just shy of jumping out of the screen to root for Ye Chen.

Soon, a speech from Ye Chen stirred up everyone’s spirits.

"Girl, get ready to net the fish!"

Liao Xuexue, who had been standing next to Ye Chen, nodded vigorously with a serious expression, "Rest assured, leave it to me!"

Hearing these words from Ye Chen, the pond owner and his wife exchanged a smile.

Excitement sparkled in both of their eyes.

Next second, Ye Chen was ready to take the last step in the fishing process.

Raise the rod and pull this much-anticipated Marked Fish ashore!

The pond owner and his wife were naturally aware of what Ye Chen was about to do, as were the anglers on the scene and the audience in the live stream room.

So...

The sounds of cheering for Ye Chen in the pond grew louder!

The barrage of messages and gifts in the live stream room also became more frequent!

Just as everyone expected.

Ye Chen raised the fishing rod high, tugging it backward while slowly retreating.

Each step he took was extraordinarily stable.

And that Marked Fish in the water was gradually pulled towards the shore following Ye Chen’s movements.

Indeed.

After being played by Ye Chen for over ten minutes, this Marked Fish clearly no longer had the strength it started with.

It could only follow the pull of Ye Chen’s fishing line, slowly moving towards the shore.

Finally...

This Marked Fish had arrived within less than five meters of the shore.

The red string tied around the fins signified its status as the Marked Fish!