The Top Fishing
Chapter 48 - 047: Upturned Mouths in Succession

Chapter 48: Chapter 047: Upturned Mouths in Succession

Just then, Lin Yang, who had been maintaining a steady rhythm, felt a tug on the tip of his rod while reeling in a small white fish from the water.

"Damn, can direct fishing for small white fish also land a big catch?"

At the same time, a very distinct pause appeared on the live drone footage.

That’s the advantage of drone livestreaming—the camera is always in the sky, capturing any movement on the water’s surface.

"Damn, got a fish on, this angle from the drone, a godly perspective, is freaking awesome."

"Uncensored high definition, this angle rocks."

Lin Yang stood up, raising the fishing rod in his hand, and the big catch was also pulled out of the water, a large, snow-white small white fish now visible to everyone.

But this small white fish was just too big.

"Is this even possible?"

He had thought it would be great to catch a few dozen small white fish today, but instead of small ones, he had landed a truly ancient one.

Lin Yang estimated this large small white fish to be at least around a pound.

Li Xiaopeng lowered the drone to get a better shot at the thirty-centimeter-long small white fish.

"Dude, cousin, I’ve seen so many fish, but never such a big small white fish," Li Xiaopeng said as he leaned in closer.

At that moment in the livestream, the comments exploded when the camera zoomed in for a close-up.

"Damn, can you really catch a ’White Eye’ with a hand rod? Jealous of these resources."

"God’s ’White Eye,’ no, it’s just a small white fish, but this one is definitely big."

"Stay calm, you guys haven’t seen the Yellow Perch the streamer caught the day before yesterday; that was top tier."

"Why is everyone focusing on the fish? Did no one notice the freaking awesome camera angle in this livestream?"

"(Scoffs) Just joined the stream, huh..."

Again, a newbie who had just entered the stream was scorned by a group of veterans.

Lin Yang happily took the large small white fish off the hook and placed it in the fish keeper; he had been keeping the small white fish in a bait basin on the side.

This ancient-level catch definitely deserved special treatment, so he stored it separately.

Looks like there’s another great dish for lunch; even thinking about steaming such a large head makes it seem delicious.

There were many people fishing by the river now, and everyone was quite close to each other.

Seeing Lin Yang landing a fish, many anglers stood up to watch, curious about the size of the fish.

"Brother, how big is the fish you’ve got there? What kind is it?" asked a nearby angler.

Li Xiaopeng replied with a smile, "A small white fish, probably about a pound."

Angler: "Really? Don’t mess with me, how can there be a pound-size small white fish?"

Li Xiaopeng: "Hahaha, don’t believe me? Come over and see for yourself!"

Before he could finish, he saw Lin Yang lift his rod again, and the rod was bent into a great arc once more.

"Shit," the other angler yelled loudly, "Another bite?"

The speed of the catches surprised even Lin Yang.

Fishing in the river isn’t like fishing in Black Pond; the frequency of bites seemed almost unreal.

"Lucky, just lucky," murmured Lin Yang as he played the fish.

The viewers in the livestream didn’t think so.

"Definitely baited the spot overnight, the bites are too fast."

"One fish after another, is there no justice?"

"The streamer is faking it now."

"Who just said the streamer catches only one big fish a day? What’s this?"

"Streamer, share the location, I’m in the same city, heading there right now," one viewer wrote.

Li Xiaopeng, seeing someone on the live asking for the location, promptly shared it.

Fishermen are all brethren; sharing a fishing spot is no problem.

Besides, fishing is more fun with more people.

Fishing alone in a corner, no matter how many fish you catch, there’s no one to share the joy with, completely missing the point of fishing.

Soon, Lin Yang landed the big fish on shore; it was a carp, not very large, about two pounds.

But the sequence of catches was especially eye-catching.

The angler who had abandoned his own rod to come over and check was astonished: "I heard last night a few folks were catching like crazy over here, do you know them?"

Lin Yang coughed, "That was us."

"Ah? It was you?"

The angler moved to the front, took a closer look at Lin Yang and the phone screen before him, and exclaimed in shock, "Fishing by Brother Yang? No wonder the bites are so fast, totally convinced, really convinced. There were a lot of people fishing here this morning but they left because they caught nothing. I didn’t expect you guys to start catching the moment you arrived. I’ll shoot a video, then let them see, see if they get jealous, haha. You guys don’t mind, do you?"

Li Xiaopeng replied cheerfully, "We’re all anglers, what’s there to mind?"

Sitting in his fishing chair, Lin Yang prepared his bait but hesitated to cast his line.

Catching small white fish one after another was easy to explain, but he feared that casting again might bring up another carp, which would be harder to explain.

It was really bothersome, who would have thought back-to-back catches could be a source of concern...

No matter, he was here to earn points, not to explain anything.

Cast the line.

After waiting a short while, the float didn’t stand up.

"What’s going on? Did it snag on something?" wondered Lin Yang.

He tugged at his fishing rod, and suddenly the float darted across the water’s surface heading to the distance.

"Bite?" Lin Yang lifted his rod, and the rod bent once again.

He gripped the fishing rod, pulling back with force, "Hey, hey, hey, this fish is pretty big."

After several rounds of struggle, the fish depleted its strength and was dragged to the shore.

"Turned mouth, a big turned mouth!"

"Damn, is this turned mouth about three pounds?"

"About that, should be three pounds."

"I seriously suspect there’s someone underwater hanging the fish..."

Not only could many viewers in the livestream not stand it anymore, but even those anglers posting on social media by the shore couldn’t help rolling their eyes, "So annoying, three casts and three big fish."

"Bro, do the fish in this river recognize him or something? They say fishing in rivers is all about luck, but his luck is off the charts, isn’t it?"

Anglers often fishing by the riverbank still had some knowledge of fish behavior.

Sure, big catches occurred, but situations like these, where every cast yielded a big fish, were unheard-of in their lifetimes.

To say it was haunted was definitely not it, how could there possibly be ghosts in broad daylight.

The only plausible and logical explanation was luck.

Luck was a mysterious thing, inexplicable.

Li Xiaopeng laughed nonstop, "My cousin’s luck is a bit too ridiculous, if this were in a novel, he’d definitely be the protagonist."

Fortunately, the following few casts resulted in small white fish, and Lin Yang felt that this was just fine.

The consecutive successful catches just now were thanks to his gear, and various buffs he currently possessed.

Firstly, he exchanged for a 20% large fish buff, then both the bait and nesting skills enhanced the attractiveness, plus the magical float... All in all, a combination of various factors with a bit of good luck directly led to successive big catches.

Lin Yang took advantage of the lull in catching fish to check the rewards unlocked after the Turner Specimen.

The displayed rewards were ¥+500, Experience Value and Points +5, all pretty standard.

But that special reward, a drone, immediately caught his eye!

Lin Yang had just been thinking about buying a drone online for live-streaming, and here it was, he had unlocked this reward.

This time again, he had saved tens of thousands of dollars directly, feeling quite pleased.

Lin Yang stood up to drink some water. By now, several anglers were watching him fish, including two young anglers playing with lure fishing.

"So this is the so-called fishing Master?"

"Master my foot, probably just all talk."

Most lure fishing anglers were also float fishing anglers and wouldn’t look down on any form of fishing.

But there were a few who had never touched traditional or float fishing and went straight to lure fishing, leading to some disdain for float fishing anglers.

The words uttered by the pair attracted a few cold glares, mainly because that air of superiority from playing with lures was annoying.

"What do these kids know, playing with lures is nothing great? I’ve fished with lures for several years and never looked down on anyone. You guys, on the other hand, have just started and already you look down on this and that," said an older uncle, lecturing the two young lure anglers.

Normally, anglers wouldn’t start conflicts, but this uncle obviously had a much shorter fuse than most.

The lure anglers weren’t intimidated, "We lure big fish, you float fishing folks just catch small fish, still call yourselves Masters, of course, we’re not convinced.

"Exactly, only those who catch big fish can be called Masters, catching small white fish and still calling yourself a Master?"

The uncle gave a helpless smile; in the past, these young fellows would have had to ’drink a few gulps’ from the river.

Now that he was older, he was more composed and didn’t feel like arguing with them.

"Hit!"

Lin Yang couldn’t help exclaiming as he lifted his rod.

Whoosh—

The fishing line drew a beautiful arc in the water, another big fish hooked.

As more fish were caught, Lin Yang’s handling skills also improved, and a turned mouth fish weighing about two pounds was quickly reeled ashore.

"Not bad, in half an hour hooked two Carps, and two turned mouths."

"The resources in this river are really good, not like in our area where they’re ruined by electric fishing."

"The same everywhere, now it’s hard to find a decent place to fish."

"If there’s really nowhere to go, you can look up the streamer. The resources are good over there."

"Hahaha, will check it out when I get a holiday and have some time."

Seeing Lin Yang hook another big turned mouth, not only were the viewers in the livestream envious, but the onlookers by the shore were also marveling at his good luck.

This place was often fished during the daytime, but no one had seen such frequent success.

Lin Yang couldn’t empathize with the feelings of the onlookers as he unhooked the fish and continued casting.

One minute went by, another bite, and a turned mouth weighing about a pound was landed.

At this point, the anglers on the shore could no longer hold back.

"Damn, are the turned mouths really biting so well today?"

"I’ve been fishing here for over a week, caught three turned mouths in total, the biggest barely half a pound. He comes and lands big ones, it’s just speechless."

"Typical streamer, looks like it’s going to be an explosion of turned mouths today."

"Just saw a group playing with lures, didn’t catch a single one. Meanwhile, this guy has already nailed three."

"Look, those two young guys are the ones with lures. I saw them playing by the river for over an hour, didn’t catch a single one."

The young lure anglers, who had previously looked down on Lin Yang’s float fishing, now appeared sheepish.

The uncle spoke up, "See that? This is a float fishing Master. The turned mouths you couldn’t bring up, the Master can catch with a rod. We’re all anglers, don’t look down on anyone. Look at those old men using traditional seven-star floats. When they were young, they caught fish weighing dozens of pounds here in the river, and when they couldn’t reel them in, they’d dive in to grab them. Now lend you a bit of courage, and you wouldn’t dare to dive,"

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