The Top Fishing
Chapter 461 - 216: Giant Grouper_3

Chapter 461: Chapter 216: Giant Grouper_3

The fishing boat traveled for a while, and soon the captain spotted an empty spot near a bridge pier, so he steered the boat over there.

Just as they approached the bridge pier, a boat from not too far away moved towards them and stopped about thirty meters away.

Seeing the people on the boat, Lin Yang narrowed his eyes.

Enemies often meet on a narrow road, and it was none other than Gao Bai, who had been disagreeable since the signup earlier.

"Hey, look who I’ve found? Isn’t this the fishing master from China? So, how’s it going, caught any fish? I’ve already landed a qualifying giant grouper, and this big guy is at least three hundred pounds, which I pulled up in less than five minutes," Gao Bai boasted with pride.

Lin Yang nodded, "Not bad, pretty good. I haven’t had any catch yet, but maybe the next time I will."

"Haha, you’ve got a good attitude. I’m actually looking forward to seeing what you look like after you get a fish. Those big guys underwater aren’t vegetarians, I swear, they will leave you with an unforgettable lesson," Gao Bai said with ill intent.

"We shall see," Lin Yang checked his bait and fish hook calmly and casually threw the line into the water.

"The strength of these big fellows is at least several hundred pounds, even a thousand pounds. Only an angler with enough strength like me can pull them up. As for you, I’m afraid there’s no chance. I’m now very eager to see you make a fool of yourself, hahaha."

The ridicule continued, but Lin Yang maintained a stable mindset. The African American had an interesting character; he wondered what the expression on his face would be when he finally pulled up the fish.

As soon as the first cast touched bottom, Lin Yang tightened the line slightly.

He was reeling in the line when suddenly he felt the tip of the rod sink, the pulling force transmitted through the line from underwater.

He quickly reacted, grabbing the rod with both hands, and heaved it upward vigorously.

The next second, a huge force came from underwater, far exceeding that of the shark he had caught earlier. The sturdy fishing rod was pulled into a full arc at the tip.

Lin Yang instantly crouched into a horse stance and locked the drag.

"The target fish has arrived."

Just by feeling that force, he knew that the fish underwater was a giant grouper.

After entering a battle stance, Lin Yang’s core strength barely managed to stabilize the bend in the rod. His arms bulged with muscles as he gripped the rod tightly, trying to reel in the line.

The American Gao Bai wasn’t wrong; the strength of the giant grouper far surpassed other fish of the same weight. Lin Yang felt that even with all his strength brought together, struggling against this fish was still somewhat a challenge. The technique of leaning back to reel in as before didn’t seem to work here; he couldn’t budge it, and for a moment, the situation was at a standstill.

Confronted with this situation, he could only exert his full strength.

"Come on up."

Lin Yang let out a low roar, his waist and hips initiating the force, leading his core muscle group to work together. The previously bent fishing rod was forcefully lifted by another twenty degrees.

The next second, he resumed the previous reeling in motion, slightly leaning forward to press down, taking the opportunity to reel in, and then continuing the action of leaning back and thrusting upward.

After completing a cycle of reeling in, he gradually adapted to the intensity of the exertion. Like a jack, he pumped the line up bit by bit.

After pulling in about ten more meters of line, the resistance he faced lessened significantly compared to before.

Giant groupers are relatively stout in shape and encounter greater resistance in the deep water, but once pulled to the middle layer, their strength noticeably weakens.

Sensing the change in strength, Lin Yang didn’t relax at all and kept reeling in.

"Captain, do we need to call the referee now?" Wang Feng asked anxiously from the side. With a fish this big, only single-person fishing was allowed; two people working together would make it more complicated.

The captain, who had been stunned by Lin Yang’s explosive strength, snapped back to reality and nodded hurriedly, "Call the referee, call the referee, angler number 18, Lin Yang, has caught a giant grouper and requests verification."

"Request received, verifying the location, on our way immediately, please wait a moment," the referee’s reply came through the walkie-talkie.

Soon, a large fish with a yellow-brown body covered in spots of varying shades was pulled out of the water.

Although Lin Yang had seen pictures and videos of giant groupers in various materials, the sight of a live fish was still staggering.

The enormous fish hook that looked somewhat exaggerated now appeared very tiny and adorable compared to the giant grouper’s large mouth. That big mouth, let alone a fish weighing a couple of pounds, could probably swallow one weighing ten or twenty pounds in one gulp.

"My goodness, such a big fish."

"Is this a giant grouper? It’s quite scary."

Lin Yang steadied the fishing rod, letting the fish struggle up and down in the water. He turned his head to look at Gao Bai not far away, "The fish is up. Now what do you have to say? It doesn’t seem as hard as you made it out to be. Brothers in the live broadcast room, how long did it take us?"

"Timing it, 3 minutes 43 seconds."

"Haha, that American got slapped in the face. That’s for showing off. You should know what kind of role and strength the host has. Now how does it feel?"

Gao Bai had wanted to see Lin Yang make a fool of himself, but instead of watching a joke, he witnessed the entire process of Lin Yang hooking the fish and forcefully pulling it out of the water. Aside from a moment of resistance just when the fish bit, the following struggle and reeling in were incredibly steady, showing a performance much stronger than his own.

Though the African American talked casually, to pull up that fish, he had used all the strength he had.

"You... this can’t be possible, your muscle mass, you can’t have that much strength, you must be cheating, yes, definitely cheating. There’s something wrong with that damn gear you’ve got on, I’m reporting you to the referee."

Gao Bai’s eyes were fixed on Lin Yang, full of disbelief.