The Top Fishing
Chapter 119 - 118: Hooking an Alligator Turtle

Chapter 119: Chapter 118: Hooking an Alligator Turtle

"It’s a big one!" Wang Erwen exclaimed with joy.

There’s an old saying that vengeance is a dish best served cold, and he felt that the moment for revenge had come; he could tell that the fish on his hook was at least thirty pounds!

This was the conclusion he drew from his years of experience fishing for catfish. A thirty-pound catfish was definitely a behemoth.

The fact that such a large catfish had grown to this size without being caught and taken away was a testament to its good luck.

"It’s not easy for Master Wang to catch a fish. If this fish is really bigger than the one Master Lin caught, it would be quite a face-saving accomplishment," someone remarked.

"Master Wang himself said the fish is really big, so it must not be small," another voiced.

"Hold steady, Master Wang, getting it ashore means revenge is served," encouraged another bystander.

"Guide the fish into Master Lin’s spot, let him see what sneaking a fish means, haha...."

Just when everyone thought that Wang Erwen was about to land a big fish, he suddenly cried out: "No, I can’t hold on, don’t run, come back! Please don’t...."

Bang!

The Tianyuan rod at the peak of the wave burst apart, and looking at the rod in pieces, Wang Erwen stood there dumbfounded.

Finally a big fish had come along, and his rod had busted!

"I’ve seen Master Wang catch many catfish, big and small, but I’ve never seen him snap a rod. He’s been so lucky until today when we finally witnessed it," one observer commented.

"That’s a Tianyuan specially made rod for big catches, and it burst! How big must that fish have been?" another inquired.

"Without seeing it out of the water, it’s hard to tell, but I estimate it was at least forty pounds," one guessed.

"Really? A forty-pound fish made Master Wang snap his rod?" someone questioned unbelievingly.

"There are many reasons for a rod to snap; it’s not necessarily the rod’s fault. Maybe there was an issue after the last big catch and it just wasn’t noticed," someone suggested.

Wang Erwen, holding back the pain of losing the fish, turned to his apprentice and commanded, "Change the rod, line, and hook to a size bigger for me. Today, I refuse to believe in this bad luck!"

From the look on his face, it was clear that Wang Erwen was serious this time.

After the apprentice provided new gear, Wang Erwen started again. But while waiting for his apprentices to change the equipment, Lin Yang hooked another fish nearby.

This catch also was not too big, weighing only about seven or eight pounds.

"This fish won’t do; it’s a bit small. Raise the float by 20 centimeters to see if the big catfish are hiding below," Lin Yang said as he adjusted the float, pinched the bait, and cast the line.

The leader sank, and the float slowly stood up. Once erect, the float began to sink down.

Sinking... and then it disappeared.

Seeing this, Lin Yang decisively lifted the rod!

"Huh? Why can’t I pull it? Why is it still sinking?" Lin Yang said, his eyes wide with confusion.

He didn’t know what he had hooked as the fishing line kept sinking, unstoppable in its descent, but fortunately, he managed to get it under control at last.

"What kind of fish is this domineering?"

"I’ve never seen a fish like this. Generally, fish near the surface are quite aggressive - where have you seen one that just keeps sinking without a struggle?"

"Could it be catching the Earth itself?"

"Unlikely; just now it was clearly moving slowly downwards...."

This strange sensation left Lin Yang puzzled, and he had no choice but to haul it back slowly.

Two minutes later, a black round body surfaced. After waiting a dozen seconds more, the crowd could see clearly what was hooked.

"Damn, is that a turtle? Doesn’t quite look like it," somebody said.

"Holy turtle; does your turtle grow this big? Look at those spikes on its turtle shell; I bet that’s an Alligator Turtle," another mentioned.

"Definitely an Alligator Turtle, you can tell from its body size and head," someone confirmed.

As Lin Yang slowly brought the huge Alligator Turtle out of the water, he was taken aback. He was only intending to catch big catfish - who would have thought that he’d end up hooking a Big Alligator Turtle instead?

"This Big Alligator Turtle really has bad luck. I was just casting, and it happened to be right where I threw my line, then I caught its foot," Lin Yang explained.

Seeing Lin Yang’s words, Wang Erwen’s face at this moment turned red and then pale; what kind of fishing was this? How was one supposed to maintain their composure?

He hadn’t caught a single fish, his rod had snapped, and just like that, Lin Yang had landed a more than thirty-pound Big Alligator Turtle. It felt like a crushing defeat for him as a Master.

Although the Big Alligator Turtle was large, the bottom of the reservoir was mostly silt, so the Alligator Turtle had nothing to cling onto and was eventually pulled up by Lin Yang.

Thanks to Lin Yang’s line protection buff, even hauling up such a behemoth didn’t result in the line breaking.

After the Big Alligator Turtle was caught, Lin Yang, as usual, held it up in front of his phone to show his live-stream viewers.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I’m impressed, the host can catch even Alligator Turtles, too awesome," someone in the live stream chatted.

"No wonder there are only big fish in this reservoir; turns out it has invasive species like Alligator Turtles."

"I suggest the host mail me this Big Alligator Turtle; I’ll help you take care of it," another viewer offered.

"The person above is dreaming," someone replied.

At that moment, Lin Yang, holding the Big Alligator Turtle, estimated it to be around thirty-five pounds.

Such a large Alligator Turtle definitely couldn’t be put in a fish-protective cage. After some thought, he flipped the Big Alligator Turtle onto its back on the ground. This way, it wouldn’t be able to run away.

The viewers hailed his cleverness upon witnessing this.

Before casting his next line, Lin Yang sneaked a peek at the freshly unlocked Alligator Turtle achievement rewards in his compendium.

dollars, experience and points +5.... Hmm, these rewards were pretty standard as usual, but what did ’aquatic product knowledge +0.1%’ mean?

Being directly awarded with knowledge about aquatic products left Lin Yang somewhat baffled.

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