The Top Fishing
Chapter 498 - 229: Broke the Record

Chapter 498: Chapter 229: Broke the Record

"Those three boats are clearly trying to interfere with our fishing on purpose, but I refuse to let them succeed. Trust my judgment, let’s pull the fish up together!" Captain Harry said with confidence.

Lin Yang chuckled, "Ok! I’m ready to follow your command at any time. Plus, we’re still quite lucky, it seems like the biggest and most frequent bursts of strength from the big fish have passed."

"Don’t take it lightly. Let’s work together."

"Got it!"

....

For the next half hour, Captain Harry stood next to Lin Yang.

With the heavy-duty fishing rod that Lin Yang had never used before, the captain clearly had much more expertise, constantly checking and reminding Lin Yang about his actions.

How much drag to use when the fish fought back, when to reel in and what gear to use—previously, Lin Yang had relied solely on his instincts to make these decisions. With Captain Harry’s directions, the struggle to control the fish became noticeably more stable, with close calls but no disasters.

After an hour and thirty minutes of battling the fish, the first stage of reeling in was over.

The big fish no longer made powerful long-distance rushes but exerted force in short bursts, significantly reducing the pressure of controlling and reeling in.

Seeing this, Captain Harry reminded, "The risks of the first stage are mostly past. This fish has used more than half its strength, with a lot of lactic acid building up, making it difficult for another high-intensity sprint. But we can’t let our guard down. The real danger is the second stage, when the line is within fifty meters!"

"Next, I need to maneuver the boat and won’t be able to keep an eye on you all the time. You’ll have to be extra careful. Once the fish is pulled high, it likes to dive under the boat. If the line snaps, all our efforts will be wasted!"

"Got it, if the fish’s direction of force is wrong, I’ll shout out loud." Lin Yang nodded.

"Right, and I’ll steer the fishing boat, trying to avoid these other boats as much as possible. If the big fish makes a run for it, lock the drag and control the fish by force, we can’t let it get away to the other side!

Those bastards are anchoring, hoping that if our fish runs over and escapes, even if we complain to the Sea Fishing Association, they’d still be in the clear."

"Understood!"

After discussing the details in advance, Lin Yang quickly began to reel in steadily following Captain Harry’s instructions.

Under the powerful and stable pull of the electric winch, the big fish was successfully brought to around forty to fifty meters underwater.

At this depth, as expected, the obedient fish once again became agitated, attempting to escape by thrashing and bolting several times, including one direct dash towards the bottom of the boat.

Fortunately, Captain Harry was always on high alert. He quickly changed the direction of the fishing boat, pulling it several dozen meters to the side, and the big fish abandoned its attempt to dive under the boat.

Seeing the crisis averted, Lin Yang had a sudden inspiration and said to Zhang Lin, "Since the other side is anchored, if the big fish dives under the boat a few more times, wouldn’t we be able to pull out a hundred meters or so of safety distance? If they then come over, then..."

He didn’t finish his sentence, but Zhang Lin, who was quite sharp, immediately understood the unspoken implication and nodded, "Yes, but it’s risky!"

"No big deal, we just need to be careful. It’s not our style to be bullied without fighting back. Let’s turn up the heat on them!"

"This plan could work!"

Having received validation from Zhang Lin, Lin Yang immediately put his idea into action.

He deliberately pulled the fish to a depth of thirty to forty meters. If the fish didn’t dive under the boat, even better; they could continue to control and exhaust its strength. If it did, Lin Yang and his crew had a contingency plan.

Sure enough, just as expected, over the next twenty minutes, the big fish tried to dive under the boat twice more, both attempts thwarted by Captain Harry’s control of the fishing boat.

Unnoticed, the distance from the other three boats was opened up by more than a hundred meters again.

Seeing their boat drifting further away, the three boats communicated with each other with a tacit understanding, pulled up their anchors, and closed in again.

Maintaining what they deemed a ’safe’ distance of about one hundred and twenty meters.

All of this was captured on video by Lin Yang!

Over two hours after hooking the fish, Lin Yang lost count of how many times the big fish had surged forward, but each attempt was withstood by the tough equipment and reasonable strategies.

After two hours and several minutes, the big fish underwater finally exhausted its strength and was pulled to the surface by the electric winch.

As soon as this behemoth broke the surface, everyone, including Captain Harry, got excited!

Wow, a giant body over three meters long, a robust and plump figure, tight skin gleaming with a faint blue light, and a colossal fish head resembling metal—even with half its body still underwater, it was an immense visual impact!

"Holy shit, what the hell is this?"

"Huge! Way too big, it’s kind of scary. Is this a Bluefin Tuna?"

"Struck it rich, the host struck it rich! This fish is much bigger than the one yesterday, should be over a thousand pounds, right?"

"A thousand pounds? The one yesterday was a lot smaller, I say this one’s about one thousand five hundred pounds!"

Due to the anticipation of an unknown big fish, the number of viewers in Lin Yang’s live stream hadn’t dropped throughout the long struggle. Now that the big fish had surfaced, the live chat exploded.

Lin Yang wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve, excitedly saying, "Haha, the big fish is on! What a thrill! This is a Bluefin Tuna, easily over three meters in length, much larger than the one from yesterday.

I can’t estimate its weight, we’ll need to wait until we’re ashore for accurate data. Next, we’ll communicate with Captain Harry, it’s this fish we’re after, let’s use another one of our quotas!"