The Top Fishing
Chapter 333 - 179: Big Ghost Head Knife_2

Chapter 333: Chapter 179: Big Ghost Head Knife_2

As Lin Yang jabbed and lifted his fishing rod, he felt the fish hook and began to reel in the line. The first fish he caught was not big, weighing only about half a kilo.

Although he was fishing at a depth of twenty to thirty meters, with the performance of his sea fishing rod, along with the buffs from line protection and rod protection, fishing for such small fish hardly posed a problem with pulling force, and he could just reel them in swiftly.

With the electric reel quickly winding in the line, the first fish was soon brought to the surface. However, upon lifting it out of the water, Lin Yang couldn’t help but sigh; it wasn’t the target fish he was looking for.

But this fish was a new species for him to unlock.

This type of fish, based on the memories in Lin Yang’s mind, is locally known as the Water Needle. Its scientific name, presumably, is Lu’s gudgeon, a common coastal fish species characterized by a long spike on its lower jaw.

Some people, who are not very familiar with fish, might mistake it for the young of flagfish or swordfish.

However, these two types of fish are easy to distinguish because this fish’s long spike is on its lower jaw, while flagfish and swordfish have it on their upper lip.

Seeing Lin Yang catch such an unusual creature as his first fish, not only the viewers in the live stream but also Yue’er were curious.

"This fish looks so strange, with a long lower jaw."

"I recognize this fish; it’s a herring. It’s most delicious when steamed."

Lin Yang lifted the small herring onto the boat, unhooked it, and casually threw it into the live well, where it would probably become bait for larger fish like big groupers. However, it didn’t matter; it was just like feeding the fish.

Such a small fish’s reward wasn’t worth deliberating—it was bound to be inconsequential.

He baited the hook with shrimp and cast it into the water to continue fishing. This spot indeed had fish; in less than three minutes, Lin Yang had another bite.

But as soon as this fish was hooked, he knew it wasn’t the Silver Pomfret he wanted, because it was a bit too large...

Indeed, when Lin Yang pulled the fish out of the water, he saw its true form. The fish was flat with large black and white stripes, and its entire mouth was black, which could be described as shiny black.

"Wow, such a big stone bream."

Seeing the fish, his eyes revealed surprise because this fish was notoriously difficult to catch.

"Brother Yang, you’ve got another fish?" Yue’er came over, finding the fish he had caught very interesting: "What kind of fish is this? It looks so pretty, although its mouth is kind of ugly."

Hearing her description, Lin Yang laughed. While carefully pulling up the big stone bream, he glanced at the camera and said, "Don’t underestimate this fish. This fish is called the stone bream and is one of the few marine species that can be domesticated. It’s said to be very intelligent, and once trained, it can perform many complex and fascinating acts just like dolphins.

You see its mouth? Doesn’t it look like it has two big flat teeth? In fact, its upper and lower jaws are not a single piece but consist of small and numerous teeth interlocked together. These teeth are extremely hard and sharp, capable of crushing very hard objects like sea snails, sea urchins, barnacles, and other shellfish, and it can even gnaw on coral. However, it has to look away in despair when it comes to soft foods like seaweed..."

Hearing his explanation, everyone was quite curious. They knew that large, intelligent marine animals like dolphins and belugas could be domesticated, but the idea of a fish weighing five or six kilos being trained by humans was fascinating indeed.

Not only is the stone bream interesting, but it also tastes good. As I mentioned before, the quality of its meat is on par with that of Rat Spot and East Starfish, and so it sells for a high price, nearly two hundred yuan per kilo.

There’s a reason it’s so expensive, not just because it’s delicious but also because it lives among the rocks and cannot be caught with nets; you can only catch it with a rod and line. However, due to its sharp teeth, which can easily bite through the line, it’s a challenging catch for sea fishing enthusiasts.

Unlocking this stone bream gave Lin Yang a nice sum of one thousand yuan.

He continued fishing.

Having caught two different kinds of fish in a row, including a rather fine stone bream, Lin Yang saw hope in possibly hitting a jackpot again that day.

But what followed made him realize the treachery of fish...

In the next hour, Lin Yang caught nearly twenty fish at this spot, comprising seven or eight different species. However, aside from the large stone bream he had caught earlier, none was particularly valuable.

Li Xiaopeng and Yue’er fared roughly the same; they too had caught many fish, but all were small, miscellaneous ones from the sea.

Having no choice, they had to change spots. Fishing for small, miscellaneous fish here wouldn’t even cover the cost of the boat if they fished all day.

After informing the viewers in the live stream, Lin Yang raised the anchor and instructed Li Xiaopeng to head toward the second spot, which was actually quite close, on the other side of the island at a straight-line distance of about seven or eight kilometers.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the second spot, dropped the anchor, and secured the boat. The time was now around nine in the morning; overall, it was still early in the day.

The three of them got into position, baited their hooks, and began fishing again. If they couldn’t catch any good fish at this spot, they’d have to move on to even farther places.

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