The Top Fishing
Chapter 533 - 240: Swarm of Piranhas_2

Chapter 533: Chapter 240: Swarm of Piranhas_2

While fishing, Lin Yang also reminisced with some fondness.

"Maybe because the water quality in the Amazon is good, the wild fish there have better strength," he said.

"I think it’s the natural talent of the Peacock Bass, this kind of fish is inherently strong."

"I believe it has something to do with the surrounding environment too, there are obstacles everywhere, and when hooked on one, the fish can escape, so when a fish is hooked, it displays great strength."

Lin Yang glanced over and realized that while the bullet comments made sense, none hit the mark exactly.

"What everyone says is correct, but the main core point hasn’t been mentioned. The thing is, have you noticed the shape of this fish?

Slightly short and thick, with a wide body, this type of fish encounters a lot of resistance in the water after being hooked, even the most common freshwater fish, the Mirror Carp, which is the mirror carp, will feel much stronger than the regular Carp once hooked."

Besides, predatory fish like the Peacock Bass rely on ambushing in obstacle zones followed by short bursts of speed to catch their prey.

Years of survival have evolved this burst ability, which they also use to try to escape after being hooked, making it feel like the fish generates power and speed beyond what’s expected upon the initial hooking."

"Fish with wider and shorter bodies indeed face more resistance in water, slender-bodied fish move faster, but they don’t have as much strength after being hooked, whereas the explosive power of the shorter and thicker ones is much greater."

"Host host, since you say that fish with shorter and thicker bodies are stronger, why isn’t that the case with Tilapia in the south? Is it a difference between species?"

Among the many bullet comments, Lin Yang quickly noticed one from a viewer about Tilapia.

Although he hadn’t encountered Tilapia often, he had caught them before.

It must be said, they are a very interesting fish, their characteristic is that after being hooked, they initially pull very hard, but as soon as you pull them up, their strength rapidly diminishes, and out of the water, they’re as rigid as if they had died.

The earliest fight rods were made for catching Tilapia to end the battle quicker and increase the efficiency of retrieving the fish.

Lin Yang: "The Tilapia belongs to a different genus than the Peacock Bass, and their diet is completely different, so it’s not much of a reference point.

However, the greater resistance of wider-bodied fish in the water is an uncontested point; tiny differences can hugely affect the power you feel when reeling in the fish.

For example, the reverse rod control technique I taught you before, when you invert the rod in the water, it immediately affects the fish’s forward thrust, same principle."

Alright, we’ve strayed from the topic, let’s continue fishing now, I’m quite interested in the heavyweight guys here, over ten pounds, let’s see if we might get a chance...."

While speaking, Lin Yang chose another spot on the other side, a somewhat wider marker, flicked his wrist with dexterity, and the lure was cast accurately once more.

With the control of the lure when hooking the first fish, Lin Yang had already roughly found the swimming action of the lure that Peacock Bass liked—slow pull + acceleration + sudden stop.

Under his accurate control, the lure, skimming along the bottom amidst the debris, exhibited a lively swimming motion, awaiting prey to swallow it whole.

After several consecutive casts without encountering the target fish, Lin Yang was ready to switch spots and keep trying.

The lure had already reeled in half the line when suddenly the rod tip sank—there was another bite!

Once again it was an abrupt predatory attack, a heavy and urgent pull, and Lin Yang hastily set the hook and started to reel in.

But this fish was pulling much harder than the last one; despite having the drag finely tuned, it started to creak under the strain.

In less than a second of shock, the line had been pulled out by at least seven or eight meters, and by the time Lin Yang came to lock the drag and reel in, the fish had already charged into the complex underwater surroundings.

Fishing here wasn’t like on a large open water surface where you could let the prey swim freely to unwind the line; he instinctively tried to forcefully pull the fish back and get it under control.

But this fish was very strong, and he was using a smaller line setup, so seeing the rod bent into an exaggerated arc at the base, Lin Yang felt a bit uneasy.

Even though he had the line and rod protection buffs, it still didn’t feel safe.

And in that moment of hesitation, there was a snap—the rod recoiled, and the fish was gone!

This process might feel like it took a long time to describe, but in reality, from the unguarded moment of being hooked to the line breaking, it all happened in less than three seconds, and the live audience, as well as Sun Zheng nearby, couldn’t even figure out what happened.

"What’s wrong? Brother Yang, are you okay?" Yue’er cast a concerned look.

"Yeah, Master Lin, are you alright?" Sun Zheng also asked concernedly.

With a bit of frustration, Lin Yang shook his head: "The line was too thin and got snapped, I thought 2.0# PE would be enough."

While talking, he kept cranking the handle, reeling the line back onto the spool. Soon everyone saw the break point, near the connection between the lure and the lead line, twisted from exceeding the limit, and the red-headed white-bodied lure was lost.

"Oh my, what in the world? It just snapped the line?"

"That bite was so unexpected! It was almost at the boat’s edge, and out of nowhere, it struck, scared me big time!"

"Did you encounter one of those legendary big guys, one of those Peacock Bass over ten pounds?"

Lin Yang hadn’t had a line snap in a long time, and his heart was pounding furiously, the feeling of adrenaline pumping through him was indescribably thrilling.