The Top Fishing
Chapter 314 - 175: Giant True Sea Bream_2

Chapter 314: Chapter 175: Giant True Sea Bream_2

While several people were silently guarding the location of the Big Grouper, Lin Yang had already cast his line into the water again. He had adjusted the depth of his rig, and the spot where he was fishing was about five meters deeper than where Ah Jie and the others were.

In other words, if Ah Jie and his group’s hooks were hovering about five meters above the reef at the time, Lin Yang’s hook had already reached the midst of the reef.

The method he was using now was extremely dangerous because once a fish took the bait, it would frantically flee immediately, and if the fish crazily darted around the underwater reef, his fishing line would be directly cut off.

Next to him, Li Xiaopeng and Yue’er also adjusted their fishing depths according to Lin Yang’s method, fishing two to three meters higher than Lin Yang.

After everyone changed their fishing methods, the scene once again became quiet, and everyone was silently waiting for their hook to catch a fish.

Less than ten minutes passed, and suddenly Lin Yang’s rod started to shake violently.

Upon seeing this, he immediately picked up the rod and jerked it upward forcefully, not giving the fish any chance to dive down.

Relying on the quality of his rod and the additional protection provided by the line and rod buffs, he didn’t give the fish underwater any chance to take line because if the fish did so, it would surely dive deep, and where his hook was currently located amid the reef, giving the fish slack would certainly result in a cut line.

Therefore, to safely pull the fish up, like in shore fishing, he had to lift the rod up, raising the fish’s underwater depth a bit to make it move away from the reefs, or even forcibly reel in to pull the fish back hard.

As mentioned before, the mouths of sea fish are very hard, and the hooks almost couldn’t tear through them. Moreover, sea fish tend to swallow the hook deeply, which could possibly send the hook deep into the throat, or even straight into the fish’s belly. So, as long as the rod and the fishing line are strong enough, one could pull hard.

Of course, this is provided that you are strong enough, or the fish beneath the water is not that big.

At this moment, after Lin Yang jerked his rod up fiercely, his sea rod immediately formed a huge arc, the tip plunging into the water.

"Damn, he’s got a fish! It looks huge, the rod is bent like that!" Li Xiaopeng shouted excitedly from the side. Hearing the commotion, the people on another boat ten or so meters away also looked over.

"Look, that guy’s rod is bent like that, the fish on it must be at least ten pounds."

"Not necessarily, look how much thinner his rod is compared to the ones we’re using, plus have you forgotten the sea fish we caught just now? A sea fish weighing a little over a pound has more strength than a ten-pound grass carp."

Boss Lei and his group were discussing on the side. Being novices, they were not able to judge the size of the fish Lin Yang had hooked.

But as an angler with decades of experience, Ah Jie could tell at a glance that the fish Lin Yang had on was indeed over ten pounds, because Lin Yang’s fishing line was making a whooshing sound as it cut through the water, a noise that would not be made by a small fish.

After forcibly pulling the fish up from underwater for a distance, Lin Yang tightened the drag to let out line, as the fish underwater was not small. It was obviously not possible to pull it from a depth of eighty or ninety meters in one go, so playing the fish was still necessary.

After tightening the drag, his reel still emitted a ’zzzz’ sound as the line went out. The watchers in the live stream room were also exhilarated by this noise.

For anglers, there is no sound more irresistible than this.

To prevent the fish from escaping back to the bottom, Lin Yang had to sporadically use his electric reel to take in some line, and his main task at that time was to do his best to hold the rod steady with his hands.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, after about ten minutes of struggle, the big fish was finally pulled above the water’s surface.

What first appeared before everyone’s eyes was a pink hue, and a large body, almost reaching a meter in length, flattened in shape with spiny protrusions along its back, a typical sea bream.

"It’s a True Sea Bream, wow, it’s my first time seeing such a big, alive True Sea Bream."

"Wow, it’s all pink and pretty, just too beautiful."

"I didn’t expect the streamer to catch such a big fish, and a big True Sea Bream at that."

Through the drone camera, the viewers in the live stream room could also clearly see the image underwater, and many recognized what kind of fish it was.

On the other side, Ah Jie also recognized that it was a True Sea Bream, and this one was bigger than he expected. With his experience, he estimated it to be at least twenty pounds or more.

At that moment, his face was as dark as carbon. Confident before, he found himself at a loss for words.

The four bosses next to him had been waiting for a long time without seeing a big fish, and seeing that Lin Yang who fished after them had caught a big fish before them all, instantly cast envious looks at Lin Yang while becoming even more dissatisfied with Ah Jie beside them.

Had it not been for considering Ah Jie’s reputation in the local sea fishing circle, they would have even hesitated to pay for the boat fee.

Just because Lin Yang pulled the big True Sea Bream above the water didn’t mean the catch was complete. Even then, the fish still had significant strength and would from time to time dash off into the distance, as it was a True Sea Bream weighing over twenty pounds with considerable power.

However, no matter how strong it was, in Lin Yang’s hands, it could not cause much trouble.

In less than three minutes, he successfully played the fish, scooping it onto the shore with a net.