The Top Fishing
Chapter 234 - 153: The Giant Creature in the Reservoir_4

Chapter 234: Chapter 153: The Giant Creature in the Reservoir_4

Below the surface, the fish didn’t even bother to look up, it just started struggling fiercely, pulling on the fishing rig.

The eight-meter rod trembled non-stop as it was pulled, but Lin Yang wasn’t at all relaxed or off guard, his arm muscles bulged, ready for a tough showdown.

After a stalemate lasting more than ten seconds, the big fish finally gave up trying to bolt and turned around.

Having neutralized the first wave of attack, Lin Yang smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Hmph, with a big hook and thick line, I’m not afraid of you. How’s that, turned around for me, didn’t you? This is the thrill of battling the fish."

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Yue’er next to him, "Yue’er, time me, I’ll see how long it takes to land this fish if I go all out."

"Alright, Brother Yang," Yue’er nodded in response, then took out her phone to start timing.

Once the timing started, Lin Yang sank his waist and exerted strength, holding the fishing rod steadily with both hands, his arms increased the pressure on the bow fish, forcefully confronting the fish in the water head-on.

The eight-meter rod bent like a big archery bow, pulled by the fish, with line and rod resonating continuously, making a whooshing sound every second, the thrill of the rod possibly snapping at any moment made adrenaline pump through his veins, a completely different sensation from the patient and meticulous touch required to control fish with fine lines.

"The livestreamer plays the fish too aggressively, incredible, isn’t he afraid of breaking the rod?"

"Damn, just hearing the commotion of the fight with the fish gets my blood pumping."

....

Under Lin Yang’s relentless and powerful reeling, it took less than ten minutes to exhaust the strength of this wild fish, causing it to surface.

"Wow! Brother Yang, it’s a big grass carp!" Yue’er shouted excitedly upon seeing half of the fish’s body emerge from the water.

Lin Yang nodded, "Indeed, it’s a grass carp, and a decent size at that, looks to be around 15—20 pounds."

"Time to test everyone’s eyesight again. Yue’er is offering a free guess to everyone. Just guess the weight of this fish. Whoever is closest to the actual weight gets two cans of rice wine for free, choose any from the Crucian Carp, Carp, Catfish selection of ’small yellow car’ rice wines!"

Yue’er smiled and nodded, "Okay, I’m setting it up right now. Viewers in the livestream, it’s time to test your skills. One minute for guessing, and the winner will be announced live after a minute!"

A special reminder, if the winner is a new fan in the livestream, I will send you a private message through the platform’s exclusive contact channel to get your address and phone number. Prizes in our livestream are completely free, and we won’t charge you a penny, so be careful, and don’t get scammed," she finished and set up the free contest, counting down before clicking confirm, "Countdown three two one, guessing starts!"

The next second, some four to five thousand viewers in the livestream clicked on the static page all at once, entering the weight they felt was reliable and submitted their guesses.

Lin Yang held the fish at the surface for about a minute, waiting until the guessing was over before finally scooping the fish out with a large net.

Once the fish was brought up close, it looked even bigger than in the water, its scales smooth and distinct.

Yue’er handed over a large fish gripper, and after Lin Yang removed the hook, he effortlessly clamped the gripper under the fish’s hefty chin, lifting it with his right hand and gently supporting it with his left.

And like that, he hoisted the big fish up in the air.

"Damn, this fish looks quite a bit bigger out of the water; my guess for its weight must be way off."

"Around 11 kilograms, I feel like that should be about right."

"Veteran angler, fish market owner here, eyeing this fish at roughly 11.7 kilograms, I am determined to get Master Lin’s secret rice wine."

After showing off his catch and taking photos, Lin Yang gently released his grip and lifted the fish up vertically.

The electronic scale on the fish controller fluctuated continuously, and after a few seconds, it settled on a number.

11.73kg

It was only a 0.03kg difference from the number reported by the boss doing the live fish slaughter.

Fish Slayer: "Hahaha, how about that, guessed it right, didn’t I? The prize is mine!"

Yue’er opened the betting interface on the phone screen, entered the actual weight to confirm, and the next second, Fish Slayer’s ID popped up – he had guessed 11.70kg, with only a 30-gram margin of error.

Seeing the results in the barrage of comments, Lin Yang also applauded and congratulated, "Congrats to Brother Fish Slayer, for accurately winning this round of guessing with a tiny 30-gram error. My assistant will contact you after the live stream."

"That’s it, it’s going to be tough to continue this segment of guessing the fish’s weight in future streams, now that the professionals are here."

"Strongly requesting that from next time, we start betting before the fish is pulled out of the water. Fish Slayer is a pro, he doesn’t play fair."

Lin Yang was amused by the comments: "Alright, next time we’ll bet before taking the fish out of the water. It’s just a little interaction, if you didn’t win, don’t feel down, it’s no big deal."

"This fish is quite big, and it will quickly lack oxygen if kept in the fish guard, so let’s release it now. It’s enough to get one that’s about 10 to 8 jins for eating."

After a quick greeting, he held the approximately 23-jin heavy grass carp to the water’s edge, released the fish controller, and let it go back into the water.

"The fish I just caught bit near the bottom of the middle layer. I reckon fish have started to enter our baited spot. I’ll continue to cast my line and try again. This time I’ll change the bait on the double hooks, putting corn on the upper and a screw on the lower one."

After re-baiting, Lin Yang once again exerted strength from his waist and abdomen to accurately cast the fishing assembly into the baited spot.

Apparently, the large grass carp he had just caught had startled the fish in the baited spot, so after the bait hit the water this time, it settled on the bottom without any movement.

However, he wasn’t in a hurry. He casually replenished the bait spot with a generous scoop and continued to patiently fish.

About twenty minutes later, there was activity in the bait spot again.

A few fish bubbles, as big as a child’s fist, surfaced from the baited spot, captured clearly by the live stream’s camera.

"Whoa, those fish bubbles are huge. Is that bream? Or carp? Or grass carp? They’re so big, those bubbles are really exaggerating."

"If there are fish in the bait spot, why aren’t they taking the bait? What’s going on? Should the host change the bait, maybe it’s been in the water too long and lost its flavor?"

Seeing the comments, Lin Yang shook his head: "According to my observation, these continuous large bubbles are likely from bream or grass carp. Big fish are cautious and timid when feeding. I’m going to remove my hand from the rod now to keep it still.

The vibrations from my body and hand could be transmitted to the water through the rod, which large movements can be sensed by the fish. Sometimes, getting a bite when you go for a smoke or stand up for a bathroom break can be due to this..."

As he spoke, he took his right hand off the rod while maintaining a stance ready to strike at any moment.

Strangely, after waiting for less than thirty seconds, the float wobbled slightly a few times, and the next second, whoosh, the four and a half depth mark on the float instantly disappeared underwater.

There was a big fish biting the bait again!

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