The Top Fishing
Chapter 237 - 154: Fishing for the Giant Blue_3

Chapter 237: Chapter 154: Fishing for the Giant Blue_3

"Alright, the big fish has successfully been released, I’m feeling a bit drained, I need to sit down and rest for a while." After releasing the big fish, he immediately sat down on the steps by the water and really didn’t want to move at all anymore.

"The host has been overworking his slight frame quite a bit lately, he’s clearly exhausted and a little weak."

"No need to say it, everyone understands. We’ll ask Brother Feng to arrange some wild boar kidneys to nourish him, young people need to take care of their health."

Lin Yang exhaled and glanced at the barrage of comments, somewhat speechless: "You guys are ridiculous, this is a wild Large Crucian Carp, not a farm-raised fish. A farm-raised bream can grow seven or eight pounds in a year, reaching 15-20 pounds in two years, or even larger, as long as there is enough food. It can grow to fifty or sixty pounds in just seven or eight years."

But in this mountain reservoir, due to the lean water quality, the microbial communities are definitely sparser, and the density of small fish and shrimp is even lower, plus the growth rate is much slower when not fed regularly.

The fish that grow in this kind of environment are a bit like the ones from the Three Eastern Provinces, where the water is cold, they grow slowly, but they are exceptionally strong. You’ll know how terrifying it is once you have a chance to fight one here firsthand; I feel like my fingers are still trembling...."

After resting for a while, Lin Yang continued feeding the nest, feeling that there should be even bigger bream in this reservoir.

After feeding the nest again, he also changed his previous 6+4 line setup, this line group is about sufficient for handling a few dozen pounds of fish under normal conditions, but if you aim to catch even bigger fish, this setup is somewhat conservative, especially after experiencing the strength and stamina of the reservoir’s big fish.

Suddenly, Lin Yang found a new, heavy-duty line to put on, adjusted his fishing setup and the new major line is 12+8. With his line protection buff, the strength was roughly equivalent to a heavy configuration of normal setups of about 15 pulling 12#. With this setup, even a catch of up to a hundred pounds could be comfortably managed.

"Damn, the host doesn’t talk much but goes for it, such a thick line, such big hooks, he’s targeting a hundred-pound big fish."

"I think it’s promising, such a heavy nest could likely snag something huge."

Having adjusted the bobber fishing setup again, Lin Yang cast back into the nest.

Then it was another round of feeding the nest, shoving in several pounds of old corn.

However, as ideal as it was, reality was disappointing.

Shortly after bringing up a 60-plus pounds Big carp, the hotspot completely quieted down, and he kept vigil until it was dark but didn’t encounter any more effective fish hauls.

Over the next two days, Lin Yang was thoroughly at a standoff with the big fish in the reservoir, getting up to feed the nest before dawn and guarding the fishing spot, aside from three meals a day and sleeping hours, at least 14 hours were spent by the fishing spot.

He did catch seven or eight bream ranging from ten to twenty pounds, but the hundred-pound big catch he dreamed of never took the bait in the nest.

"Phew, the fishing conditions are a bit uninspiring, huh? Could it really be that there are no bigger bream here?" Lin Yang said in a heavy tone while using the feeding spoon to add some bait to the nest.

"If you can’t guard it, just don’t, isn’t it nice to sit inside the house and drink tea in such great weather?"

"Yeah, we’ve caught quite a few bream these past few days, just not any large ones, maybe there are no big fish in this reservoir, it’s not much use continuing the vigil."

Unwilling to give up, Lin Yang once again tore open a packet of fresh snails arranged by Brother Feng, grabbed a big handful and crushed them with a rock before mixing them into the nest material, then shoveling another five pounds of feed into it.

"It’s not time to give up yet, it’s only the third day, and with the nest feeding in advance, it’s only been about a week.

Such a large reservoir, certainly has fewer big fish, they don’t get accustomed, are timid and cautious about feeding, it’s understandable that they haven’t taken the bait. The main thing now is to keep a stable mindset and continue guarding for a few more days, then see."

Guarding big fish with reservoir fishing often spans three to five days, which is quite normal, the periods of ten days to half a month are not unheard of, you shouldn’t be guarding big fish without this level of patience."

Just as Lin Yang finished speaking, he noticed the motionless float suddenly whipped down, turning into a ’black float’ and disappearing.

The sunlight on the water surface was a bit dazzling, Lin Yang thought he was seeing things and subconsciously rubbed his eyes.

At that moment, sitting not far away also guarding for big fish, Li Xiaopeng reminded him, "Cousin, it’s a black float! Strike!"

"Really gone black, damn, the float just vanished."

"Was Master Lin daydreaming just now, or did he see things?"

Lin Yang’s delayed lifting of the rod had the viewers on edge, the feeling of possibly missing an opportunity in the next second was unbearable for those with compulsive tendencies

Two seconds later, he finally lifted the rod and set the hook.

The immediate feeling from the fishing rod was extremely heavy, as if it was completely hanging onto a weighty object, or the feeling only after being snagged on the bottom.

"Holy moly, big fish! Struck it, it should be bigger than the one from two days ago!" Already experienced in catching giant creatures, Lin Yang instantly judged this to be a giant creature.

"Stuck again?" Sitting behind, Yue’er also stood up and walked over, tidying up the items on the side to clear the area for fish handling.

Lin Yang focused again and shook his head a few seconds later, "It’s not stuck, it’s still moving, but it’s just so big that the drag is heavy and hard to pull. Where’s the Losing Hand Rope, hang it first, I’m a bit unsure about this big fish, it’d be a shame if it got away easily after all this waiting."

"I’ll get it for you!"

Soon, Yue’er brought over a 100-meter box-type Losing Hand Rope and directly helped to hang it on the fishing rod handle.

Afterward, Lin Yang’s extremely prudent decision proved its value. Just a few seconds of stalemate later, the big fish started to exert force!

The 60-plus pounds Big carp from two days ago had already shown the viewers once what it meant by old ox ploughing the fields—slow and steady. However, this big fish’s steady speed was even stronger than the last one.