The Top Fishing
Chapter 240 - 155: Rowing and Slipping Fish_3

Chapter 240: Chapter 155: Rowing and Slipping Fish_3

""Alright, since you don’t want it, let’s release it. It’s also my first time seeing such a large bream; I’ve got to snap a photo with it. I’ll print it out and place it in the reception room. Then anyone who says my reservoir doesn’t have big fish, I’ll show them this!"

"I think that’s a good idea. Let’s not waste any time. If we’re going to take a photo, let’s do it quickly. You go first, okay?" Lin Yang let Brother Feng go first.

"No, you’re the star, you first! I’ll hold the rod for you. Let’s remove the hook first."

"Alright then." Lin Yang agreed and, without hesitation, took off his sun protection jacket and slowly entered the water barefoot.

Seeing the fish in the water from the boat is one feeling, but personally stepping up to it is a different kind of shock. He used his hands to measure the size of the fish’s mouth, once again stunning everyone present.

"Everyone, look at the mouth of this large crucian carp. It’s as big as a silver carp’s, almost as large as my fist. I will now remove the hook for it."

Lin Yang followed the fishing line all the way to the fish’s mouth. The hook, which looked large outside of the water, seemed like a miniature version compared to the fish’s mouth. Luckily, he didn’t use a hook with barbs, making it easy to remove.

After removing the hook, in practice, the fish was technically free, but it was entirely drained of energy at this point and couldn’t escape immediately. The plump fish continued to float on the water’s surface, with its gills barely moving.

After the removal of the hook, Lin Yang used his arms to lift the fish slightly, but it was too heavy. He could only lift about a third of its shape; the fish’s head was almost bigger than a human’s, providing a visually impressive sight.

"We’ve decided to release such a huge fish right here. I estimate it to be between 110 and 120 pounds. To avoid harming it, we won’t weigh it. We’ll take a photo and then release it." Lin Yang made a scissor gesture, the camera that was live-streaming and Yue’er with her cellphone both snapped this rare photo.

After taking the photo, Brother Feng also got into the water, took the fish from him, struck a pose, and then Lin Yang got out of the water to take a picture of him.

After some thought, Xiao Peng also couldn’t resist and got into the water next to the big carp. As for Yue’er, being a girl, it wasn’t convenient for her to get into the water, especially since it wasn’t very warm now.

Once the photo session was over, it was time for the release.

Lin Yang addressed the camera, "Some of you might have only recently started watching my live stream and think that releasing the fish is as simple as letting go, so let me briefly educate everyone here. It’s okay to release small fish casually, but if you catch a larger individual, you can’t just let go and forget about it.

Big fish like this, although they usually have abundant energy reserves, will accumulate a lot of lactic acid after fighting with people and coming to the surface. If they can’t expel it in a short time and are not ensured enough oxygen, they are very likely to suffocate and die.

Now we’ll move on to the practical operation of releasing such a big fish. The proper way to release a fish this big includes:

First, we need to right the fish. After the depletion of its energy, a large fish can’t maintain a normal swimming posture and gets thrown off balance by its swim bladder, resulting in it turning belly-up. Although this position conserves energy, it significantly impacts the blood-oxygen circulation.

Manually helping to maintain a normal underwater posture can, to some extent, speed up the fish’s circulation, helping it recover faster.

Second, after righting the fish, comes the crucial part: aerating the gills.

As we all know, freshwater fish breathe through their gills. What we need to do is to use certain techniques to increase the oxygen content in the water, shortening the time needed for the fish to recover its strength. Without special devices, you can slap the surface of the water with the palm of your hand to increase the bubbles and oxygen concentration. This action should be sustained for a while.

Before we start splashing the water, there’s a small detail to take care of: always check the fish’s gills for foreign objects and injuries. When nearing the shore, mud, sand, and debris can mix in.

If the gills are seriously damaged, it’s very difficult for them to recover, and releasing the fish wouldn’t be valuable since, even if temporarily placed back in the water without dying, it would likely perish shortly after."

Lin Yang’s hands never stopped creating splashes and bubbles as he occasionally bent over to observe the condition of the bream.

Although this action of manually aerating water seems simple, it’s actually very tiring after a while, but he appeared untired, continuing for more than ten minutes until the fish’s operculum movement sped up significantly, indicating it was time to ease up a bit.

"Master Lin, aren’t you tired? Why don’t you take a rest and let me do the aeration?" While Lin Yang, who was responsible for aeration, wasn’t yet exhausted, Brother Feng, who had been helping maintain the fish’s posture throughout, was starting to struggle.

"No need. It should recover in a few minutes." Lin Yang assessed the fish’s condition and replied.

Sure enough, after around four or five more minutes, the big carp’s gill and mouth movements became much faster, and it began to tentatively move its fins.

"We can let go now."

After Lin Yang said this, with the loss of human support, the big carp tried flapping its fins and soon stabilized its swimming posture. The next second, a light flick of its tail gave it a great push, freeing itself from human control and swimming smoothly toward deeper waters.

"Alright, the fish seems to be gradually recovering."

As Lin Yang spoke, he also relaxed his arms, his gaze following the increasingly distant fish.

Just a light flick of its tail, and the big carp swam more than ten meters away, its dark silhouette growing fainter and soon disappearing into the distance.

"Phew, the battle has ended perfectly." Seeing the successful release of the fish, Lin Yang was thoroughly relieved.

"The host is amazing! He managed to catch such a big fish, and it was live-streamed from start to finish. This must be the most complete footage of baiting, catching, and then releasing a fish."

"So it actually takes this long to fish for a hundred-pound big carp. I thought just taking a rod to the reservoir would be enough."

Lin Yang, with heavy footsteps, walked out of the water and plonked down onto the fishing box, not wanting to move anymore.

During the earlier battle, he was driven by adrenaline and hadn’t noticed how tired he was. Once he relaxed, his entire body felt as though it had fallen apart, a truly exhilarating fatigue that made him not want to move at all.

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