The Top Fishing
Chapter 494 - 227: Power Capstan_3

Chapter 494: Chapter 227: Power Capstan_3

The lively herring, even with a huge hook hanging from its back, still struggled mightily once in the water.

Normally it would stay near the surface, but now it was dragging the fishing rig downward.

This behavior was different from the conventional kite fishing method; in the end, it was because the swimming strength of the fish was slightly greater than the force of the kite and the fishing rig, resulting in a minor loss of balance.

However, Captain Harry and Lin Yang, upon noticing this, did not immediately reel it back in for readjustment.

The fish paste had just been deployed, and the big fish wouldn’t arrive that quickly; moreover, diving a few meters deep just marginally affected the observation of bait-eating, having a negligible impact on the actual fishing.

As they entered a waiting state, on the other side, the fishing boats with Gao Bai and others aboard were the first to make a catch.

The three main anglers, along with their respective captains, dragged a large quantity of miscellaneous fish from the cold storage onto the deck, processed them into three-section fish segments on the spot, and threw them into the sea as if it cost them nothing, to create a fishing ground.

It was one thing to use a large amount of miscellaneous fish to attract more fish, but they also played a little trick: the three boats aligned in a row, moving and casting bait fish simultaneously.

As a result, the bait fish created a loose trail in the water, with the three boats positioned in different areas of the trail, maximizing the theoretical success rate.

"Damn, these guys are really playing slick with us, pulling that team cooperation stunt," Zhang Lin kept an eye on their every move with his binoculars, and when he noticed their scattered baiting and repositioning, he couldn’t help but murmur his complaints.

Lin Yang laughed and said, "Do you think it will be effective? Today’s competition is about the heaviest single catch. Let me put it this way, let them toy around for two hours first, let them catch three or five Bluefin Gold Spear babies, and then we’ll talk."

"Uh, that makes sense, but aren’t you worried at all? I feel like your bet was a bit rash," Zhang Lin said, still not putting down his binoculars.

Lin Yang was very confident inside and said with a smile, "You’d be better off helping me instead of watching them with a telescope."

"What do you need?"

"Help me keep an eye on the underwater fish finder in the cabin’s cockpit. If any big fish appears around the boat, give me a shout."

"Uh, do you have any other tricks up your sleeve? Just because a big fish is nearby doesn’t mean it will bite the bait. The bigger the Bluefin, the smarter it is; it knows we’re targeting it."

"Let that be my little secret. Just keep watch for me, and shout when you see something!"

"Okay, I’ll keep an eye out for you. The fish-finding equipment on this yacht is state-of-the-art. Just call me if you need anything over here."

"Alright."

After sending Zhang Lin away, Lin Yang opened the foldable seat near the wall corner and sat down comfortably.

"Brother Yang, what sneaky idea do you have now?"

Yue’er had listened to the entire conversation between Lin Yang and Zhang Lin but couldn’t figure out the purpose of such an arrangement.

Lin Yang just smiled. He whispered into Yue’er’s ear, "Actually, I have no special plans. He just gets in the way here. Just look at the clouds in the east, and imagine how beautiful it would be for us to watch the sunset side by side when we grow old."

"You... that’s the morning glow, not the sunset. Who wants to watch the sunset with you, pfft." Yue’er’s pretty face turned red, thrown off by Lin Yang’s sudden unseriousness.

"Haha, didn’t I say it’s all about imagination?"

"Aren’t you afraid of losing to those Black anglers?"

"No fear, as a mountain man, I have my own tricks, just sit tight and wait."

.....

At this point, many might wonder why Lin Yang, with his fish attracting buff, doesn’t use it right away to swiftly end the fight with a slap in the face?

It’s not that he doesn’t want to, but that he’s not fully confident.

After all, the scope of the fish attracting buff is limited; if we’re talking about freshwater fish, the range might already be sufficient, as ordinary big fish don’t move around too much.

But his target species is the Bluefin Gold Spearfish, which is one of the fastest swimmers in the sea, and their hunting range is just too vast.

To play it safe and to achieve the theoretically highest yield, he decided to chum the water to attract a school of herring; once the herring arrive, the big Bluefin won’t be far behind.

It’s when the detector picks up large Bluefin nearby that he’ll activate all sorts of buffs to ensure the highest success rate.

For the next hour or so, Lin Yang entered an ’early retirement’ mode, watching the sunset. He fiddled with his phone, chatting and interacting with the viewers in the live stream, all the while patiently waiting for the school of fish to appear.

Around 7 o’clock in the morning, the black fishermen on a boat to the northwest were the first to shout with excitement about catching a fish. Lin Yang adjusted the drone camera, zoomed in and observed.

Dang, Gao Bai got a fish on the line.

Not to stereotype, but the physical fitness of black people does seem to be stronger. Gao Bai gripped the fishing rod tightly with both hands, his body tense, constantly reeling the line in. Judging by the bending curve of the rod, the fish seemed to have some weight to it.

However, the force used to reel in the line was very steady. It’s a fact that people with lesser talent may have worse character, but having good stamina and a steady hand at reeling is also a truth.

"Host, when will we get a bite here? That black guy already got a fish on the line."

"Damn, it feels like the host is at a disadvantage. They took the good spot, where they’re catching fish now is right near where the host was yesterday."

"What do we do, host? I’m a bit panicked. If we lose, you’re not really going to kiss a donkey’s butt, are you?"

"Kiss a what, Master Lin surely won’t lose...."

Lin Yang still appeared quite calm, "Everyone, no need to worry too much. Zhang Lin is keeping a watch in the cockpit, and if I’m not mistaken, the fish they caught should be similar to the small Bluefin we started fishing for yesterday.

As I said yesterday, once the bait is thrown down, the first attracted fish are usually these hundred or so pounds of small Bluefin. Anyway, there’s nothing urgent at the moment; let’s consider this a performance for us."

About twenty minutes later, Gao Bai pulled the fish out of the water.

After seeing the fish, Lin Yang curled his lip and shook his head, "Eh, I guessed wrong. This fish is even smaller than what we caught yesterday, and the species isn’t right either. This is a Big-eyed Gold Spearfish, not a Bluefin Tuna."

The Big-eyed Gold Spearfish are not protected in these waters, so regardless of size, they can be hauled onto the boat. These fish have much larger eyes than the Yellowfin or Bluefin, giving them a kind of ’big-eyed’ cute look. Although they aren’t as rich and luscious as Bluefin, they’re still a relatively high-class type of ocean fish.

Upon realizing he had caught a Big-eyed Gold Spearfish, Gao Bai let out an excited shout — a seventy to eighty-pound Big-eyed Gold Spearfish is worth quite a bit of money.

While everyone was watching the action through the drone camera, Zhang Lin’s voice came from the cabin.

"Brother Yang, we’ve got a big fish coming, come take a look!"

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