The Top Fishing
Chapter 443 - 210: Suspecting Cheating_3

Chapter 443: Chapter 210: Suspecting Cheating_3

The water area was vast. When we went out to fish, finding structure and markers was no problem, but we shouldn’t rely too much on these markers. If they weren’t there, spending more time wouldn’t yield much result; sometimes, it’s wiser to cut losses and change fishing spots...

"Wow, it sounds so simple when you say it, yet I wouldn’t have thought of it. When it comes to understanding fishing, the host dives deeper indeed."

"Okay, I’m schooled."

As the boat continued to sail, distant anglers who had traveled from other areas began to vaguely appear on the lake. More than an hour of fishing had passed, and according to the speed of the boat, they had entered an area that overlapped with other anglers. From this moment on, the competition relatively became even more intense.

On another small four-person boat at a distance, someone spotted Lin Yang and his group. The person steering the boat glanced over, took out their phone, and sent a mass message.

"Target spotted near marker 18. This is Flying Wolf. I’m in position."

Soon, many responses came from people who received the message and were on their way.

"Alright, captain, let’s stop the boat here and try this spot."

Lin Yang selected a new area and cast his lure again after stabilizing the boat.

This marker seemed a bit odd; it was much smaller than the others, but he noticed several schools of fish here.

The skills allowed him to see approximations of fish activity, but he could not see underwater structures. To understand the situation, he still had to test it with his lure.

Through casting, the lure sank to about three meters deep, which was the deepest area he had discovered so far, half a meter deeper than other places.

Lin Yang tried a few casts, but on the second, he was unlucky enough to snag the bottom. Reeling in the line and pulling up the lure, he found the hook bent straight and covered with aquatic moss from the other side.

Moss generally grows on the shore or on underwater rocks. The surroundings were flat with no snagging points, but only this small area not only snagged but also had moss.

He quickly made an accurate judgment; the sudden emergence of rocks was almost impossible, and it was more likely that there was something like a small sunken ship underwater. Only this could explain the anomalies he had discovered.

Having made his judgment, he quickly adjusted, aiming to drop the lure as close as possible to the deep water’s boundary to explore around the sunken ship.

Indeed, after adjusting the lure’s drop point, on the second cast, he hooked a fish. As he was about to lift off the bottom, the line went taut with a fierce strike, bending the rod into a deep arc.

"Got it, it’s a big one."

After hooking the fish, Lin Yang immediately adjusted to reduce the tension, then angled the rod to the side to prevent the fish from diving into any obstacles.

After getting the fish out of the danger area, he slightly adjusted the tension again, allowing the catch to dart and dash freely.

A fish that usually took two or three rounds to control, this time sprinted around seven or eight times before its strength diminished. He wasn’t worried about the sharpness of the newly replaced Treble hooks; his only concern was that a fish too large might straighten the hooks.

Luckily, such misfortune didn’t occur. He gradually reeled in the line, pulling the big fellow underwater up to the side of the boat.

The fish surfaced, revealing itself as a Big Mouth Bass.

More precisely, a very large Big Mouth Bass.

The Big Mouth Bass I had caught before was just over a pound, perhaps touching two at most, but this one, it was definitely a whole circle fatter and bigger.

Even the captain, after taking one glance, couldn’t help but say, "Big fella, big one."

Wang Feng, who had been ready with the landing net, listened as Lin Yang carefully bent the rod and told him, "This Big Mouth Bass is obviously much bigger. Our hook is small, so be a bit careful when netting it."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the fish at the side of the boat fiercely struggled with a flick of its tail and, unfortunately, shook off the hook.

In that instant, Wang Feng reflexively plunged the landing net into the water in a sweeping motion.

The unfortunate big fella plunged headfirst into the plastic mesh of the landing net (for lure fishing, the landing nets are made with plastic mesh to prevent treble hooks from snagging), and Wang Feng netted it squarely.

"Did it get away? That’s too bad."

"The hook was small, the host was careful enough, yet it still got away. Be more careful next time."

Wang Feng, holding the landing net, lifted the fish out of the water and, facing the camera, grinned and laughed: "Ha ha, good thing I’ve had some practice, it almost got away."

"My goodness, caught it! Brother Feng is awesome."

"That move, scooping it up like ’fishing the moon from the sea,’ Master Wang truly lives up to the title of Master."

Lin Yang also said with a smile, "Though the competition is roughly scored by the number of tails, the final result is determined by weight. This Big Mouth Bass, being so big, should weigh far above the average size. I guess it’s about four or five pounds. Let’s measure its length."

Having said that, he hung the fish by its mouth with a fish grip and used a caliper to measure it on the fish’s body.

Normally, a Big Mouth Bass isn’t much bigger than the caliper, but this big fella, at the end of the caliper, reached only the side of the fish’s ventral fin, not even that, with half of its belly and the entire tail protruding beyond the measure.

Not to exaggerate, but if this big fella came across one of those small-sized Big Mouth Basses I’d released before, it could swallow it whole in one gulp. Among regular Big Mouth Basses, this one definitely qualifies as a daddy-level big fish.

"Wow, the host has hit the jackpot, is there a prize for the heaviest single catch in foreign fishing competitions?"

"One is better than three, this is the king of kings among big fishes."

Lin Yang glanced at the chat and responded, "There is indeed a prize for the heaviest single catch, but I’m not sure if this qualifies. The potential size of Big Mouth Bass can be quite large. From what I’ve gathered, the largest record seems to exceed ten kilograms. Ours might be around two to three kilograms. Anyway, it’s great news. I have a feeling there might be more big guys in this area. Let’s capitalize on our victory and try a few more casts."

As they became incredibly excited about the big catch, a competing boat from a distance also headed their way.

They had also seen Lin Yang catching the Big Mouth Bass from afar, but this spot was almost unnoticed by others, and now everyone’s cameras on the boat showed nothing.

Wang Feng noticed something unusual too and looked up to ask the captain, "Captain, does the fishing area of the competition stage allow overlaps? That boat is heading towards our current fishing spot."

The captain squinted at the approaching boat’s paint job and said, "It’s allowed by the rules, but most people wouldn’t do it. The water area is vast, no need to crowd together, and it’s unsafe for boats to be too close to each other."

Even though that’s what was said, the opposing fishing boat had already stopped nearby, and the angler at the bow unceremoniously cast his lure toward Lin Yang’s fishing area.

Faced with such unscrupulous behavior, Lin Yang, although disdainful, didn’t really mind. Not everyone could cast as accurately as he could, nor had everyone’s lures been specifically modified. If they’re not afraid of losing lures, then let them try.

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