The Top Fishing
Chapter 423 - 204: Record Broken_3

Chapter 423: Chapter 204: Record Broken_3

Drip, drip, drip!

A series of electronic alarm sounds went off, and Lin Yang suddenly looked up; his rod had a bite.

As mentioned before, placing the fishing rod in the recess of the ship’s rail greatly reduces the angler’s effort to keep the rod stable. At this moment, the thick rod had already bent into a large arc, indicating the fish was definitely not small.

"Haha, got a bite, I told you so," Lin Yang excitedly hooted, immediately starting to adjust the reel to release tension.

With his left hand, he grasped the middle section of the rod, and with his right hand, he vigorously cranked the reel. The force from beneath the water was much greater than he had anticipated. The reel’s tension release was already set to the lowest, and any more unwinding would completely lock it. Yet even so, it still wildly released line with clicking sounds.

"Did we really catch a big fish? Wow," Ah Bin, hearing Lin Yang’s excited shout and taking a look, could hardly keep from swearing in awe.

"Haha, luck is on our side,"

With his experience in fishing for large fish, Lin Yang was now much more relaxed than before, checked the reel tension, calmly maintained the angle of force on the rod, and waited for the fish to tire after covering a certain distance before he would have some fun reeling it in.

The plan sounded good, but the impact from the Big Fish underwater was more exaggerated than the Big Swordfish from the day before. The thick rod was nearly parallel to the sea’s surface. In just a few breaths, half of the line had emptied from the reel.

Fortunately, Lin Yang had secured the rod to the ship’s rail so he could focus purely on using both hands to power the reel.

His arms’ muscles bulged as he meticulously retrieved the fishing line increment by increment. The scene entered a complete deadlock.

A stalemate was actually good news for the angler, indicating that the current tackle and equipment were matching the underwater fish, there was still a chance to land the fish.

The lengthy ensuing time turned into Lin Yang slowly exhausting the large fish’s energy in a tug-of-war.

After several rapid releases of line, Lin Yang felt the reel getting hot and couldn’t help but call out to Yue’er, "Yue’er, bring me a bottle of water, the reel’s burning up."

"Okay," Yue’er dutifully responded and turned to fetch a bottle of water from nearby, handing it to him.

The water wasn’t for drinking, Lin Yang immediately poured it over the reel’s spool.

The intense tug-of-war caused the line and spool to heat up. If it overheated, the nylon line could melt and break, and then the fish would get away.

After cooling down with the water, the reel’s condition significantly improved, so Lin Yang continued to tighten the tension and reel in the line.

Using a reel for fishing large fish essentially became a test of will and physical strength at a certain point: the whopper underwater powered towards the distance time and again, while Lin Yang laboriously retrieved the line each time.

The entire process lasted an entire hour and a half. Even Wang Feng and Ah Bin had stopped fishing and were standing by Lin Yang’s side, ready to join the fray.

But they didn’t find a chance to lend a hand until the big fish underwater was completely exhausted. From hooking the fish to hauling it aboard, Lin Yang had handled everything independently this time, without any help from the team.

In the live stream, after Lin Yang caught a big fish while bottom fishing and everything had turned chaotic, the atmosphere reached a peak when the fish was brought out of the water.

"What kind of fish is it? Does anyone know the species?"

"Who said we wouldn’t catch a big fish just now? The host is a synonym for miracles, how about that, caught a big fish again, right?"

"Big-eyed Gold Spearfish? I can’t see the outline clearly at the surface, it’s big, but the details are unclear."

Lin Yang glanced at the barrage, gasping, and said, "Don’t rush, folks, I’ll show you the prize soon, this is the moment to witness a miracle."

Having said that, he once again frantically began turning the reel handle, pulling the fish close to the yacht’s rail so that everyone could clearly see what they had caught.

Ah Bin was the first to shout loudly, "It’s a giant Yellowfin Tuna!"

"Yellowfin Tuna? How big?" Lin Yang’s interest piqued upon hearing the name.

In the past, he had also caught Yellowfin Tuna, but they were too small, practically juveniles.

But today’s catch was significantly larger. He had independently reeled in the fish himself—if it could break the world record, then this fish might be eligible for scoring.

Ah Bin: "At least two to three hundred pounds definitely, hang on a bit, Brother Feng went to get the large gaff, it’s hard to haul it aboard with a small hook."

"Alright, let’s wait then."

Soon, Wang Feng and Li Xiaopeng each arrived at the side of the ship with a robust, specially made gaff.

After just a few glances, Wang Feng, unable to contain his excitement, put down the gaff, turned, and opened the movable rail located at the stern’s Northwest corner: "We need to bring the fish aboard from this side, it’s too big, we can’t pull it over the rail."

"Okay," Lin Yang responded, nimbly detached the fishing rod from the rail, and calmly pulled the big fish to the open movable rail, where several people hooked the fish with gaffs and pulled it up together.

In videos and online, Lin Yang had seen others catch Bluefin Tuna and the like, but seeing a large Yellowfin in person was a completely different feeling from watching in videos.

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