The Top Fishing
Chapter 475 - 221: Kite Fishing Method_2

Chapter 475: Chapter 221: Kite Fishing Method_2

"That’s not the point; he made the judgment before the fish came up. Has the host ever fished for this type of fish before?"

Whether it’s sea fishing or freshwater platform fishing, many times the so-called technique is just a layer of paper yet to be pierced, but it’s magical how such a small detail can result in two entirely different outcomes when reflected in the catch.

Lin Yang removed the fish from the hook and tidied up his fishing rig before once again dropping it vertically into the water.

"I actually have fished for herring before, but not much. Now I’m going to test a rod based on my guess. If there’s no problem, I’ll reveal it to everyone. This time, I want to aim for five at once to see if there’s a chance," he said while casting out, speaking to the live stream.

Fishing for five fish on one rod means that each of the five string hooks has one fish, and this difficulty is much greater than catching two or three.

After all, the more fish there are hanging on the string hook, the more their struggling behaviors will affect the state of the rig, especially when the fifth fish takes the bait, it will definitely be hindered.

The fishing rig was cast out at a normal pace and, once it reached the depth Lin Yang had ascertained, he immediately stopped releasing line and skillfully started teasing the rod tip to activate the fish skin bait on the string hooks.

Soon, the feel of a fish bite was conveyed through the rod tip. Lin Yang made a slightly larger movement to set the hook, then continued teasing.

The second one.

The third one.

With almost the same rhythm of bites as the last rod, after continuously catching three fish, Lin Yang skillfully reeled in about half a meter of line and continued his teasing.

As expected, almost exactly as he had anticipated, he felt the forceful tugs of two more bites in quick succession; all five fish should be securely hooked.

"About there; unless I’m mistaken, there are fish on all five hooks," Lin Yang called out, then started reeling in smoothly.

Although herrings are not very large, each weighs three to four ounces, and the five fish, not yet surfaced, were already producing a resistance through the rod tip that clearly exceeded that of previous catches.

He easily lifted the fishing rig out of the water with a strong reel in.

The first, the second... the fifth.

When the lead weight at the bottom of the fishing rig appeared, the five fish were strung together and hanging from it. To lift the fish onto the deck, Lin Yang even had to use both hands to pull the rod up with his arms raised high.

"Holy cow, he really caught five at once; that’s incredible. You can’t deny he’s an international master angler. The host is really impressive," someone exclaimed.

"The captain beside us also caught fish, but only two or three at a time, mixed with non-target species. I’m very curious, host, how did you manage to catch five at once, and all target species at that?"

Looking at the live stream results and a screen full of ’666’, Lin Yang also smiled. The feeling of showing off was indeed very satisfying.

At this time, Zhang Lin, who was very close by, also noticed his brilliant feat of catching five fish in one go, and asked somewhat incredulously, "Did you stumble upon a school of fish? Catching five at once, your luck is too good."

Actually, the deeper one’s understanding of string hook fishing, the more one knows about its difficulty. Two or three is acceptable, but to hook fish on all five is at least several times harder, no wonder Zhang Lin couldn’t help but ask.

Lin Yang shook his head, "I don’t know if there’s a school of fish, but since we’re this close, it probably doesn’t make much of a difference. Let me explain how I did it. Actually, it’s very simple, not at all as magical as you think. Once you all learn it, you’ll definitely be able to do it too."

"Great, the host is about to give another valuable lesson."

"It’s been a long time since I heard Master Lin’s valuable teaching. I’ve already started recording the screen."

Lin Yang: "Alright, I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. I’ll explain in detail now. Frankly, there are only two factors that affect whether herrings take the bait: one is the posture of the bait on the hook, and the other is the position of the fishing layer."

"Fishing layer position? Isn’t it all about hitting the bottom and then reeling in? What does it have to do with the fishing layer?" Zhang Lin was somewhat puzzled by what he heard and couldn’t help but ask.

Hearing his question, Lin Yang didn’t provide a specific explanation but continued along his train of thought, "As everyone knows, groupers are bottom-dwelling fish, similar to carp and ground tigers among our freshwater fish. That’s why the two hooks at the very bottom, close to the seabed, on Captain Harry’s string hook caught such fish, while the herring was caught on the topmost hook."

"The total length of our string hook rig is about one and a half meters. Based on this, I guessed that the herring’s layer would be about one and a half meters off the bottom."

"So, I began to verify my assumption in earnest. Those of you who were paying close attention earlier would have noticed that after my rig hit the bottom, I sometimes reeled in reverse to the pre-set layer in my mind, then teased the rod tip to make the bait on the string hooks move up and down. It didn’t take long to get bites from flying fish."

"By experimenting, I found my guess was fundamentally correct, but the herring’s active layer was even higher than I expected. That is, from about a meter and a half to three meters above the seabed is where herrings can be caught, and even higher layers can yield catches as well."

"With this judgment, what followed was simple. We cast the rig to the layer containing herrings, constantly attracting their attacks, and naturally brought them up."

"So, you’re saying that even in shallow reef sea fishing, it’s necessary to find the right fish layer?"