The Top Fishing
Chapter 459 - 216: Giant Grouper

Chapter 459: Chapter 216: Giant Grouper

Upon being reminded by his viewers, Lin Yang immediately realized, "Right, safety, I almost forgot about that."

While his fishing rod was equipped with a safety tether, he was not wearing any special protective gear himself.

Lin Yang looked down and moved a few steps along the rail, quickly finding a specially secured slot.

On his body, he wore a belly-top, which had a safety belt similar to a car seat belt attached to the back of it.

After locating the slot, he connected the metal buckle at the end of the safety belt to the secure slot firmly.

As Lin Yang worked, he demonstrated to everyone, saying, "Here, this is how safety is handled on the boat. With this buckle, you don’t have to worry about mistakes or slipping and losing control. As for the much-loved live "nesting," that’s just not possible, not in this lifetime."

The angler who had hooked a fish first was holding his ground for a brief moment before he quickly lost strength, and his rod was laid across the rail.

Once the rod is completely horizontal, the buffer of the fishing rod is practically gone, turning the situation into a tug-of-war between the angler and the fish using the reel.

Under these circumstances, how could a person outmuscle a massive creature underwater? Not waiting for the judges and officials to arrive, and in less than two minutes, the rod snapped back up sharply.

The fishing line snapped, and the fish escaped.

"It’s a bit of a pity, the fish got away," Lin Yang said with a shrug, a hint of regret on his face.

"Purely brawn against brawn, giant groupers really aren’t meant for people to fish, so unfriendly to anglers."

"Watching this failure, we’re even more worried about the streamer now. With your petite build, we’re still sweating bullets for you."

Lin Yang chuckled, "Don’t worry, it will definitely be fine."

No sooner had he spoken than he felt a fierce pulling force at the tip of his rod, as if a hand beneath the water had grabbed the hook and bait and fiercely yanked at it. The force was so great, it almost made him lose grip on the rod without any warning.

Lin Yang reflexively gripped the fishing rod tightly, barely stabilizing it.

"Oh my, I’ve got a bite," he couldn’t help but comment, indeed, bites always seemed to come when anglers were least focused.

After he said that, he began frantically reeling in.

At this moment, he didn’t know if his catch was the target fish, as there were many nurse sharks in the area.

However, the force and behavior of a hooked nurse shark compared to a giant grouper are different.

After swallowing the bait, the giant grouper’s first reaction is to burrow into the underwater structures it hides in, even propping itself into the crevices with its two pectoral fins to hinder the angler’s effort from the boat.

In terms of feel, this results in a strong pull followed by sustained effort, then after the rod is pulled to a certain position, the force stabilizes. After several rounds, the fishing line snaps.

Nurse sharks, on the other hand, are common in the nearby waters, with various sizes ranging from a few dozen to several hundred pounds.

Once hooked, smaller sharks lack the power to count, while larger ones, though big, won’t intentionally dive into obstacles but will try to flee as far away as possible.

In terms of force, it’s an intermittent burst, quite distinguishable from the giant grouper.

The fish Lin Yang hooked was the latter. After a sharp pull on the rod, it started fleeing toward the distance. After stabilizing, Lin Yang immediately started controlling the fish and reeling in.

"Looks like it’s a shark, no need to panic," the captain also made the same assessment based on the behavior of the fishing line.

Lin Yang nodded, "Good, I’ll use it to warm up. Let’s see if I can muscle this shark aboard."

Having said that, he braced the butt of the fishing rod against his belly-top, and his standing posture changed from upright to a semi-squat, leaning forward like a horse stance, with both hands gripping the middle handle of the rod.

Entering combat mode, Lin Yang felt how much easier it was with a good belly-top.

His heels were secured to the deck, and squatting there, he immediately felt the pulling force greatly reduced. His waist, abdomen, and thighs, the whole lower half of his body, worked together, twisting into a rope, negating all the force transmitted through the fishing rod.

Feeling the change in the force transmission, Lin Yang exerted strength once again.

He could be seen leaning slightly backward, using his body weight to lift the rod, before assuming his horse-stance-like position again, and in sync, the handle of the spinning reel reeled in the line.

In one motion cycle, he could retrieve about two meters of fishing line. After leaning back, repositioning, and reeling a few times, he became even more skilled,

The previously uncontrollable big fish was rapidly brought to the surface after just a short process.

Just over a meter from the surface, the shadow of a large fish could already be faintly seen.

The fish was not small.

"Damn, that’s a sizable fish, and judging by its color, it looks like a shark."

"How heavy is a shark over a meter long? Why do I feel like the streamer is fishing fiercely today? No fish is getting away; he’s just brute-forcing them back."

"Shark +1, but it should be a bit longer. I estimate it’s nearly two meters. Underwater refraction makes it look about a half size smaller."

And sure enough, a few seconds later, the fish was hauled out of the water—a slender, silvery-gray shark, close to two meters in length.

Lin Yang said, "It is indeed a shark, these creatures are like the bandits of the sea, always ready to take a bite if they get the chance. Today it’s unlucky, caught by me. This fish should be nearly two meters long, looks quite slender due to its species, probably weighs around a hundred pounds. However, as per regulations, we’re not allowed to bring sharks aboard, so now we’ll release this one."

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