The Top Fishing
Chapter 412 - 202: Boarding the Big Swordfish

Chapter 412: Chapter 202: Boarding the Big Swordfish

Lin Yang glanced at the barrage and said, "Just now, a viewer was right, the fishing spot we’re currently at is mainly for catching groupers and such. It’s my first time using a slow jig, so I’m going to try my luck with a few casts and see if I can catch anything."

As he interacted through speech, the jig had already hit the bottom.

He demonstrated the basic techniques of slow jigging for everyone, slowly reeling in, then gently teasing, consistently focusing on the fish layer from the bottom of the sea up to about five meters from the seabed.

Soon after, he gently shook the rod tip with his hand to make the jig accelerate underwater, then abruptly stop. Surprisingly, he quickly got a bite.

It seems his luck was indeed good; within less than two minutes of his first cast, he successfully hooked a fish.

Having experienced the terrifying pulling power of GT and Dogtooth Tuna, Lin Yang was quite calm with this size of fish. After a jerk of the rod to set the hook through the fish’s mouth, he casually adjusted the drag and steadily reeled in the catch.

While reeling in, he addressed the audience, "This fish isn’t big, caught on the second lift after the jig hit the bottom. If I’m not mistaken, it should be a small grouper."

After a bit more than a minute, the fish was pulled up. As expected, it was a grouper weighing two to three pounds—a respectable size for seafood restaurants back home.

However, in international waters, Yue’er could easily catch such a small grouper with a rod, even without any special training.

The water was quite shallow, and the pressure wasn’t significantly affecting the fish. Lin Yang easily removed the hook and casually tossed the fish into the live well.

The spot marks here really match the provided information quite well; there was a good density of fish. After Lin Yang caught his fish, the others also began to hook up one after another, mostly catching fish weighing a few pounds, not impressive enough for the crowd.

Lin Yang wasn’t too interested in catching these small fish, but for a young girl like Yue’er, the fishing was great. She was now wearing a fighting belt, enjoying herself regardless of the size of the fish she hooked using the belt for assistance.

This is probably a fisherman’s vice; when there are no bites, even nibbles from small fish can bring joy, but once small fish are biting frequently, they start to wish for something bigger to get a thrill.

But fishing, especially sea fishing, depends largely on environmental conditions, water depth, and various objective factors, not necessarily moving with one’s will.

Lin Yang successively caught more than ten groupers, with the largest one weighing only about five or six pounds. After the excitement of catching bigger fish in the past few days, fishing for groupers was getting a bit dull.

Even Wang Feng on the other side couldn’t help but ask, "Lin Yang, bro, is it just these small groupers, or is there any way to catch some bigger fish?"

"Let’s play a bit longer. When the bites slow down a bit, we’ll change spots and try the deeper mark. It’s just after dark now, not yet the time," he could only reply like that.

"Oh, okay," Wang Feng nodded, and continued fishing.

Lin Yang glanced at the barrage again and said, "It’s not quite time yet. I’ll search different water layers to see if there are any other unexpected catches."

His idea was sound; fish in the sea are distributed across different layers, and after enough bottom-dwelling groupers, it’s worth trying for others. Who knows, there might be a pleasant surprise.

With this in mind, he lifted the jig up more than ten meters and began searching at a depth of around forty meters, repeating the technique of lifting the rod and reeling to make the jig speed up and pause at intervals.

When he reached about twenty-five meters, the rod suddenly dipped—he had hooked a fish!

The fish’s power wasn’t extraordinarily strong, but the feel of the rod after the fish was hooked was still satisfying, as the drag clicked out line, making a big commotion.

After a few rounds, Lin Yang took control of the situation with the fish underwater, and soon pulled it onto the yacht.

"Huh? What kind of fish is this?" Wang Feng was unfamiliar with the fish Lin Yang had just caught.

"This is a sea wolf, a very aggressive fish that usually moves in groups. It’s not bad to go for this after getting enough groupers," Lin Yang said with a smile.

The sea wolf, scientifically known as the barracuda, is also called the dogfish, snooks, or White Eye.

This fish is also one of the very aggressive species, with densely packed teeth in its mouth and a slender, streamlined body, suggesting that it’s built for short bursts of speed and ambush.

"Look, everyone, this is the sea wolf I just caught. Looks pretty ferocious, doesn’t it?" Lin Yang said, then controlled the sea wolf with a fish gripper and showed it to the viewers in the live stream.

"Finally, no more groupers, this fish is pretty nice, looks somewhat cool."

"Are there bigger versions of this fish? The rod was clicking like crazy when it pulled, must have been thrilling, right?"

Lin Yang: "Sea wolves are schooling fish, so their sizes won’t vary too much. The big ones are usually around twenty pounds, and anything over thirty pounds is exceptional. Although their teeth aren’t as dangerous as those of a Dogtooth Tuna, they are not to be underestimated. I was getting bored of groupers, so it’s nice to catch something like this."

After saying this, he cast his line again and glanced at the rewards listed in the handbook: $1,000, 10 points of experience, and points—quite a decent reward

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