The Top Fishing
Chapter 398 - 198: Sea GT_3

Chapter 398: Chapter 198: Sea GT_3

Of course, this is for beginners or those who are not strong enough. For someone like Lin Yang who is strong enough, he doesn’t need to use this thing as an aid, unless he catches a very large sea fish.

"Haha, Brother Feng has put on the belly band, come on, strike a pose for everyone, you look kind of handsome." On the other side, Li Xiaopeng, seeing Wang Feng wearing the belly band, couldn’t help but start joking.

Wang Feng didn’t care at all, he even exaggeratedly struck a few bodybuilding poses with his arms curved, and through the sun-protective fishing clothes, you couldn’t really see how muscular he was, it was all just for laughs.

After a few minutes of laughter, Lin Yang continued casting, but he no longer used the Wave Crawler, instead he switched to a metal jig.

As mentioned earlier, besides GTs, there were plenty of groupers in the deep spots below, and he planned to try his luck.

After casting the lure into the water, Lin Yang began to slowly jerk and jig the metal plate for bottom fishing.

Within a few minutes, with a swoosh, the tip of his rod jerked sharply, fish on!

Seeing this, Lin Yang, experienced as he was, did not panic at all. After a few adjustments to the drag, he began to reel in very rhythmically, the rod bending into a bow-like arc, but he wasn’t afraid of it breaking at all.

It took only about five or six minutes from the strike to the fish surfacing.

Seeing the outline from the surface, Lin Yang hadn’t yet spoken when Yue’er by his side couldn’t help exclaiming, "Wow, what kind of fish is that? It’s red, so beautiful!"

The fish was indeed red, but it looked somewhat unattractive after being pulled out of the water, spitting out a big clump of pink organs from its mouth.

Lin Yang smiled and said, "This is an East Starfish, we’re in luck, tonight we have our main dish."

Upon hearing the name East Starfish, the other three quickly crowded around. Xiao Zhang, who was nearby, asked curiously, "Master Lin, what is that thing hanging from the fish’s mouth? It looks a bit off."

After all, he had only started fishing a few days ago, and they hadn’t fished at such depths before, so not knowing was normal.

"This? It’s simple, the water depth creates a large pressure difference, and the atmospheric pressure has pushed its stomach out," Lin Yang explained to him once again.

Students who have studied middle school physics should know that there is air pressure in the air, and similarly, there is a similar type of pressure in the water, which increases with depth. Fish living in deep seas have over time evolved various strategies to cope with this pressure.

These strategies ensure their safety in their normal deep-water habitats, but when artificially dragged up from deep water, the internal pressure becomes too high and pushes the organs out, somewhat like how a packet of instant noodles produced in low altitude areas swell when taken to higher altitudes.

"Then this fish, having been pulled up, must be dead, right?" he asked again.

Lin Yang nodded and then shook his head, "This fish definitely can’t survive, but some species, if the depth difference isn’t too dramatic, we can make a small hole in a specific part of the fish’s belly to release the air, and the fish can live, but overall, it is still quite harmful to the fish."

"Oh."

While they were talking, Li Xiaopeng had already grabbed the hook and helped pull the East Starfish onto the yacht.

The fish wasn’t particularly big, weighing around five or six pounds. Saw more clearly the fish as its skin had a pattern of spots, paired with its vibrant red skin, looked very beautiful.

Lin Yang removed the fish hook from its mouth, the camera focused on it, and the viewers finally got a clear view of the fish.

"Yes, it’s definitely an East Starfish, it’s my first time seeing one being fished up live."

"This one is so big, it must be at least five or six pounds."

"Just wondering, is an East Starfish very valuable?"

Seeing the large red East Starfish he had fished up, many viewers in the live stream were stirred, but some who lived inland and were not very familiar with seafood were curious about how much this East Starfish was worth, since East Starfish are well-known among groupers, but they were unclear about the specific price.

However, there were many friends in the live chat who lived by the sea, including fishermen or those involved in the seafood business, and they were very familiar with the prices of various marine products.

"It’s not about whether this fish is valuable or not, groupers are already quite rare, and this East Starfish is among the most elite in the grouper family. Look at the light red one caught by the host, that’s a top grade in the East Starfish category, I can only say this fish is a rare find."

"Exactly, I observed earlier, the spot chosen by the host is no ordinary spot. Without several years of sea fishing experience, it’s difficult to recognize the importance, but look at the water surface he was fishing on earlier, there was a lot of foam, which indicates there’s a submerged reef below – this is caused by the swirling of the seawater, making it an excellent feeding ground for fish and shrimp."

Looking at the comments from a few friends in the chat, Lin Yang smiled and nodded, then he briefly explained to the chat about the East Starfish: "Indeed, ordinary groupers are far less superior than East Starfish, and within East Starfish, there are four grades."

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