The Top Fishing
Chapter 534 - 240: Swarm of Piranhas_3

Chapter 534: Chapter 240: Swarm of Piranhas_3

"There was a bit of a mishap earlier; the force of the fish’s charge was too great, and I hurried to lock the drag to prevent it from running into the debris. Unexpectedly, I cut the leader. Since that happened, let’s just switch to a thicker line."

Lin Yang explained the sudden situation that had occurred and then switched to a slightly larger line setup. According to standard pairing, a size four line should have been enough, but considering this was a heavy obstacle area, once the prey fled into it, losing the fish was almost certain, so he brashly switched the spool to a size five line.

This time, if a big fish caused trouble like before, he could directly confront it head-on.

"Switching straight to a size five PE line, I don’t believe it, let’s see if you dare take another bite, see if I don’t finish you off...."

While speaking, his fingers deftly pinched the leader and new lure, quickly tied the knots, and used scissors to finish the job in less than 10 seconds.

After changing the line, Lin Yang cast the lure again and carefully felt for any abnormal movements of the lure underwater.

Perhaps because of the fish that got away earlier, after changing equipment, he cast more than 20 times, and there was not a stir around him, as if all the fish here had disappeared.

"Damn, don’t tell me there’s also a concept of ’blasting the nest’ here, why are there no bites?" Lin Yang wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, somewhat puzzled.

"This is quite normal; after all, we can’t see what’s going on underwater. How about we start the boat and move forward, try a new spot?" Sun Zheng suggested, seeing that there was no new activity.

Ordinary anglers would not be moved by these words, but upon hearing them, Lin Yang was enlightened.

Since it was the rainy season in the Amazon, the river water looked murky, and ordinary people could not see the conditions underwater, but he had the skill to observe fish behavior, enhanced version at that, so if he observed carefully, he could still make out the conditions under the water to some extent.

Thinking this, Lin Yang first reeled in his fishing line, then scanned the water surface all around afterward.

Unknowingly, a look of surprise struck him; the spot he initially thought was decent showed almost no signs of fish activity, whereas near their two fishing boats, there were quite a few indicators of fish movements.

This place, could there be an underwater structure hiding fish? No wonder that fish had taken the bait earlier.

Thinking this, Lin Yang hesitated no more and cast his lure over there.

The spot he chose was a nearby point, no more than seven or eight meters away.

Using the same lure, the same swimming control, and the same reeling speed, Lin Yang patiently teased.

The dense fish area really was different; on the very first cast, he felt a tug after less than ten jerks, a fish had taken the bait!

"Another fish on the hook!"

Upon realizing he had caught a fish, Lin Yang vigorously reeled in, taking full advantage of the rod’s strength, and brutally pulled the fish out.

It took just one round, and the fish was out of the water, a dark fish weighing more than two pounds appeared on the live broadcast camera.

Under the high-definition close-up, the characteristics of this fish were almost unmistakably displayed.

The dark black color on its back, the broad and stout body, paired with its white, triangular teeth and robust jaw, conveyed a predator’s aesthetic beauty.

"Holy shit, a big Black Food Water Tiger!"

"Black Piranha +1."

"Be careful, host, this is a piranha, bites can be very painful, they take out a chunk of flesh in one bite!"

Upon recognizing the species in the camera, the live broadcast room instantly buzzed with activity.

The fish wasn’t large compared to the rod, and Lin Yang did not rush to unhook it, but slightly leveled the rod, using the strength of his torso to gently swing the fish straight onto the boat.

Next, he squatted down, locked the fish with a fish holder, then removed the hook with the Lure Pliers.

This was Lin Yang’s first encounter with a piranha of this color and size; the common pet version within the country was the Red Belly Piranha, which was much smaller.

"Successfully unlocked a new species, the Black Piranha! This one’s about over two pounds; how about a close-up, see how fierce it is? Those big triangular teeth...."

Lin Yang held the fish’s tail with one hand and locked the fish’s mouth with the fish holder in the other, demonstrating clearly in front of the camera.

Needless to say, those big teeth really packed a visual punch.

However, although the fish was ferocious and peculiar, just like the Peacock Bass earlier, the rewards for unlocking it in the photobook were still quite ordinary, only offering money and experience points.

After showing off the catch, he unhesitatingly threw the fish into the live well; he considered this a rather rare species.

But seeing this, Sun Zheng shook his head slightly.

"Peacock Bass have some value if taken back, but these Black Piranhas, forget it, they’re quite common here, everywhere."

"Many?" Hearing this, Lin Yang was still somewhat skeptical.

But after the successive catches that followed, he believed it!

In the area near the boat he had chosen, almost every three casts yielded at least two fish, all of which were these black piranhas, with sizes ranging about one to two pounds, an astonishing density.

"Oh man, have we entered a piranha nest?" Lin Yang was somewhat speechless; he was beginning to believe what Sun Zheng had said.

"There are two common types of piranhas around here; this type is relatively larger, and the bigger ones can grow to over seven or eight pounds. There’s another one with a red belly. If you’re interested, when we get back to the temporary dock, I can ask Baom to show you a local fishing trick for piranhas. Lure fishing is too inefficient!"

"A trick? Good, I’ll look forward to learning something new." Lin Yang readily agreed.

"Piranha schools do not overlap densely with Peacock Bass, so I suggest you try a new spot. Mostly you’ll catch these Black Piranhas here," Sun Zheng suggested again.

"Alright then, let’s continue paddling forward a bit and try a new spot."