The Top Fishing
Chapter 153 - 129: Figure-Eight Swimming Fish_3

Chapter 153: Chapter 129: Figure-Eight Swimming Fish_3

Just now, fish were caught across the pond, which gave a reminder that because I hooked one shortly after I started fishing, fish might be plentiful around the nest. I suspect it won’t take long before there’s a bite on my side too.

So at this time, don’t get too distracted, focus a bit more. The competition doesn’t allow the use of Losing Hand Ropes, and it would be embarrassing if the rod were pulled into the water.

I’ve been feeding the nest for over ten minutes now. I’m going to switch baits and try fishing at the edge of the nest to see if there are any bites."

After a quick greeting, Lin Yang gently lifted the rod. He didn’t change the elastic band pellet he had modified but rolled a fresh bait he had just molded onto the other hook.

With the bait set, Lin Yang cast it to one side of the nest area, about half a meter askew from the direct center of the usual nest point.

As the line entered the water, he gently shook the rod, easing the line into the water, then watched the float for any movement.

There were no evident biting movements from the time the bait entered the water until the float settled into place. Lin Yang wasn’t in a hurry, he waited until the count stabilized, then slowly dragged it backward, teasing the float.

On this drag, there was a bite—the float, when pressed down and bouncing back to position, showed a small half-count bite.

This was the fish attacking the bait, but it was clear that it hadn’t swallowed the bait—the size of the line and hook had some impact on the fish’s bite.

"Did everyone see that small movement just now? It attacked but didn’t swallow. There are fish nearby, let’s keep watching a bit longer."

After about 30 seconds, the float began to show small movements inconsistently, suddenly nudging upwards, followed by a decisive plunge downward. This bite wasn’t struck, but then there was another distinct plunge, and the four-count float went under.

"Here it comes."

Lin Yang shouted as he forcefully lifted the rod to set the hook.

The rod instantly bent into a deep arc—he had struck the fish!

At the start of lifting the rod, Lin Yang felt the fish had considerable strength, but as he stood the rod up, the fish’s power seemed to dwindle.

The water was quite deep, with an 8.1-meter rod and an approximate depth of 3.5 meters, even a fish weighing four or five pounds would have significant pull.

Beyond the fish’s strength, water pressure also contributed, but once the fish was pulled from the depths, its power would lessen considerably.

Though he was using a size 8 line for his subline, Lin Yang wasn’t worried at all, relying on the +20% strength buff from his line protector—it wasn’t so easily severed.

After the rod was upright, he was a hundred percent certain the fish couldn’t escape.

"The host is awesome, calling a fish and getting one on the line. And given the bend of the rod, it looks like it’s no small fry, might be a big one."

"First catch, first catch, land a 50-pound beast and just wait for the awards ceremony."

Lin Yang shook his head, "The fish isn’t that big, at most five pounds. Everyone relax, there’s no need to be nervous. I’ll quickly get the fish up."

Using a small hook and thin line to draw in fish is one method, while using a larger hook and thicker line is another.

He held the rod in both hands and took a few violent steps backward, pulling the fish out of the water in the second round of struggle.

Once above the water, Lin Yang immediately lifted the rod above his head. He couldn’t let it dive back down, as that would waste more time.

After his series of forceful maneuvers, the fish was quickly brought to the shore, and then he scooped it up with a net.

While unhooking, Lin Yang habitually checked the hook’s position—a size 15 hook lodged at the 12 o’clock spot on the upper lip, perfectly set.

The hook was just too large, the injured lip looked gruesome due to the sizable hole.

"Okay, the first catch is ashore, probably weighs about five pounds. It has decent strength, but my rig for big fish is brute, no reasoning, just forcefully pulling it up."

"And just as I thought, there were fish at the edge of the nest. I’m going to start fishing again!"

Lin Yang threw the fish into the keepnet and repeated the action, casting to another side of the nest edge, not forgetting to spoon more pellets into the water while the float settled, continuing to chum the nest to attract fish.

Sure enough, this cast was almost a repeat of the previous one. In less than a minute, he had another bite, and the second fish was promptly landed.

As Lin Yang continued to reel in fish, other anglers around the fishing site began to catch fish as well, mainly smaller ones, three to eight pounds, probably the ones previously raised in the pond that Boss Tang had mentioned.

After another ten minutes, Lin Yang added another fish to the keepnet.

"Something’s not right, host. Lots of fish are being caught, but why hasn’t anyone caught a big one? Weren’t there supposed to be lots of big fish?"

"The host has caught three fish now, probably leading in weight, is there a BMW for the heaviest overall catch?"

Seeing the questions in the live chat, Lin Yang explained, "The fish biting at the beginning are probably the pond-bred originals, not very big. I think after we catch these, we’ll start getting the bigger fish. The reward for the biggest single fish is a BMW, while the top total weight gets a 100,000 yuan prize."

In the following half hour, he consecutively caught four carps around five pounds each, and the bites in the nest finally slowed down.

If this were a normal fishing session or pond fishing, the nest going quiet wouldn’t be good news, indicating it was emptied.

However, for today, the primary target was the big ones, and these four or five-pound fish were not the desired catch for anyone.

So the nest quieting down was actually making everyone more anticipatory.

"The nest has gradually quieted down; likely, the boldest of the original pond fish have been mostly caught. I’ll continue baiting the nest. Maybe the big ones will bite soon."

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