The Top Fishing
Chapter 218 - 150: Super Dogfish

Chapter 218: Chapter 150: Super Dogfish

As for deeper locations, Lin Yang had not considered them yet, because the measured depth at this spot was only about twenty to thirty meters.

Since the big fish had appeared on the surface, there were chances in the upper layers as well.

After setting the depths for the two fish, Lin Yang adjusted the unloading force of the fishing device again, making sure it was set so that a fish weighing several dozen pounds could not pull it free, but a bigger fish, such as one weighing over a hundred pounds, could still get hooked when it bit.

Seeing him expertly set up the fishing device, Han Li asked curiously, "Mr. Lin Yang, what’s the principle behind this fishing device? It seems that if a big fish is caught, wouldn’t it just drag the device away? Do we need to tie extra ropes to secure it?"

Lin Yang shook his head with a smile, "No need, the two hooks are tied separately, connected to two independent fishing lines, each 50 meters long, with a force unloading device and an automatic reeling function."

"That still doesn’t sound right, floating on the water, the automatic reeling can’t possibly contend with a hundred-pound fish, can it?" Han Li asked, not waiting for him to finish.

Lin Yang smiled and pointed to a circle on the side of the device, "See this yellow-marked circle here? Inside it is a reaction device. If the force exerted by the fish exceeds the set unloading force too much, it will activate the reaction device.

Then it will pop out an airbag the size of a life jacket, similar to the airbag in a car. The huge buoyancy combined with the sturdy unloading device will stabilize the big fish. Eventually, when the fish exhausts its energy after pulling the unloading device with the connected airbag, it will float to the surface. This method could even be used to catch whales weighing several tons in the sea, let alone a mere several hundred-pound big fish."

"Ah? Whales? Isn’t that a bit exaggerated?" Hearing Lin Yang’s description, Han Li involuntarily covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Lin Yang pursed his lips and chuckled, "This one is just a small inflatable fishing device, of course, it doesn’t have that much buoyancy. But if we enlarge it several times, it could indeed achieve that."

If you’re interested, you could test the approximate buoyancy of such a large airbag; the results would surpass ordinary expectations."

The hooked fish would only have two outcomes, either they are powerful and sink relentlessly towards the bottom after being hooked, managing to snap the high-tensile fishing line and escape.

The second outcome is drawing the airbag up and down until it exhausts its strength and floats up. In a freshwater environment like Dongting Lake, I reckon the chances of breaking the line should be nonexistent."

Moreover, don’t be fooled by the unassuming look of my fishing device; it incorporates high-tech components. After it triggers the inflation expansion, my phone receives a message that the device was activated, and the software can also precisely locate it. Then we just have to come to the spot and check the actual situation."

This kind of device has already been developed abroad, but because it’s not as efficient as large fishing trawlers or harpoons, it’s not widely used."

While speaking, Lin Yang pressed a blue button in the operation area and continued, "Okay, this device is now set up. With winds below level 4, the daily range of movement at this spot shouldn’t exceed 50 meters, which is quite manageable. Let’s move on and install the next device."

During the journey, the viewers in the live stream were greatly impressed; such a small device could capture a fish weighing several hundred pounds, which was beyond their expectations.

"Wow, can this thing really catch whales?"

"I just did a rough calculation out of boredom; if we expand it threefold as the host mentioned, an airbag with a 3m×3m area, let’s say 40cm in height, fully submerged, would need 3.6 tons of force to pull it underwater, which is indisputable, a regular big fish really can’t pull that."

"Such a small device integrates so many functions; it must be very expensive to buy, right?"

"Imported goods with such narrow applications are never cheap; damn it, at our pharmaceutical company, replacing a few plastic spacers on imported equipment cost over a hundred thousand, and it had to be done by a foreign engineer."

"I wonder if we’ll catch a fish today, really looking forward to it. We’ve seen the big fish’s tail; it might not be long before we see the whole big fish."

"The guy above might be jumping the gun, what if it’s some unknown water monster, not a big fish?"

Lin Yang glanced at the variety of comments streaming by and said with a smile, "The equipment I’m using right now is affordable, thanks to some special discounts for buying three devices,

Well, whether it’s a big fish or a water monster, we will find out in due time."

When he left Tan Sha, he had exchanged these three devices, and he explained to Li Xiaopeng and others that they were delivered by courier, so he and Yue’er didn’t find anything suspicious.

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For the rest of the morning, Lin Yang led the team on their march and in setting up the devices. By the time they installed the third fishing device and pressed the blue button, it was nearly noon.

The devices had not shown any signs of activity yet; he opened the professional software installed on his phone, which displayed an interface resembling a hydrographic map.

The three blue spots blinked, indicating that everything was currently normal.

"Okay, the devices are all set up, now we just have to wait. Are we heading back for lunch, or what’s the plan? I ate light this morning, and I’m kind of hungry." Lin Yang playfully rubbed his stomach and said.