The Top Fishing
Chapter 384 - 193: Marlin_4

Chapter 384: Chapter 193: Marlin_4

At this moment, the strategy was to cast the fishing tackle towards the front of the path where the marlin was swimming. Once the marlin spotted the bait, it would open its mouth and gulp down the hooked bait, then quickly dive into the water. Under these circumstances, the mainline could be let out until about 200 meters had been pulled, after which the line would typically start to slow. That’s when it was necessary to abruptly stop and increase the drag, which in turn would cause the startled marlin to resume its frenzied dash.

Then by repeatedly letting out line, reeling it in, and playing the fish, it could be exhausted. Usually, after about 2–3 hours, it could be brought close to the boat, and then with the aid of a gaff, it could be landed aboard.

The approach described above is trolling, while the second method is pull fishing:

When pull fishing, a specialized fishing vessel is also required, and the method of "cut fishing" is usually employed to catch marlin.

"Cut fishing" involves extending a strong, resilient bamboo rod from each side of the boat, with the rods typically about 6 meters in length. Different thicknesses of twine are used to tie the mainline to the end of the rods, generally in three places: the foremost twine is the thinnest, followed by a slightly thicker second twine, and the thickest at the third tie.

The mainline is customarily made of sturdy palm rope, while the leaders are crafted from steel wire.

At the end of the mainline, a spherical float with a diameter of about 20 centimeters is tied, and each mainline is approximately 500 meters long, coiled within two baskets.

During fishing, the boat equipped with "cut fishing" gear heads to the fishing grounds, and upon spotting marlin swimming around, the rigs are cast into the water and the wait begins patiently.

As the bite is detected, the twines tying the mainline to the bamboo rods break one by one, acting as a release mechanism, and once the last twine snaps, the line unspools from the basket. When the unspooling slows down, the time comes to yank the mainline fiercely. Following this powerful strike, the process of pulling in the line, letting it out, and playing the fish continues, exhausting the captured marlin until it is brought close to the boat where, with the assistance of a gaff, it is landed aboard.

This second method is actually somewhat similar to the ’large fish capturing device’ Lin Yang had used in the past.

At this time.

After bringing the marlin aboard, it had already become dark, and the time was roughly 7:30 PM.

However, by turning on all the lights on the yacht, it remained quite bright, while the rest of the sea turned pitch black.

"First let it bleed out, then put it into the freezer for chilling," said Lin Yang. Since the marlin was no longer struggling, he asked Li Xiaopeng to fetch a knife, ready to bleed the fish.

Marlin, golden spearfish, and most sharks, their air bladders have not evolved fully, so they only obtain oxygen by swimming continuously.

If they stop swimming, they will die, hence none of these creatures are available alive.

Bluefin tuna is so expensive, but have you ever seen them sold alive?

Marlin is the same, when such fish are brought aboard, they must first be killed and bled because blood is the most perishable.

Bleeding them while they are still alive can extend the freshness of the fish flesh as much as possible by preventing it from spoiling too soon.

Upon hearing Lin Yang’s words, everyone sprang into action. They bled the fish and pushed it into the cold storage, setting it to low temperature for chilling.

By the time everyone had finished processing all of the afternoon’s catch, it was already 8 PM. Everyone was soaked with sweat and seawater, so they took turns going back to their rooms to clean up.

Lin Yang cleaned up quite quickly. When he came out, he saw that many people in the live stream on his phone were clamoring to see the marlin.

He didn’t waste any words and went straight to the freezer.

Upon arriving, he found that the marlin in the refrigeration unit had already firmed up slightly from the cold.

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