The Top Fishing
Chapter 535 - 241: Parasitic Catfish

Chapter 535: Chapter 241: Parasitic Catfish

After discussing their plans, Lin Yang and his companions continued to move forward in their small boat, navigating past the marker and soon found themselves on a relatively expansive stretch of water.

According to conventional wisdom, a wide-open stretch of water isn’t necessarily a good spot for fishing predatory fish due to the lack of structural features.

However, after taking a careful look at the surrounding fish activity, Lin Yang noticed that the density of the fish schools underwater was much greater than expected, even better than the promising spot they had just passed.

"This is the place, let’s try our luck here," Lin Yang decided, and soon the fishing boat came to a stop.

Having unlocked two new fish species, he was no longer as thrilled as he had been when he first started catching fish, but the sight of large fish occasionally darting by underwater still caused him to flick his wrist uncontrollably as he cast his lure out.

On the first cast, he quickly hooked a fish. The familiar explosive tug of battle was transmitted from the rod tip to the palm of his hand. With a larger line setup, Lin Yang felt a calm confidence.

After several rounds of reeling in, he effortlessly brought the fish above the water—a three-plus-pound peacock bass surfaced again.

"This peacock bass is too small; we won’t take it back with us," Lin Yang glanced at the size of his catch with a lack of interest.

He casually tossed the fish back into the water and once again cast his lure out, continuing to fish.

"The streamer is getting cocky, not even looking at a peacock bass that’s over three pounds?"

"Sitting in China, us poor lure fishing enthusiasts are scratching our heads and itching to go to the Amazon watching this live stream,"

"I’m timidly asking the streamer, if we organize a group to go fishing in the Amazon, how much would a trip like that roughly cost?"

Lin Yang didn’t respond to the various teasing comments in the live stream, but when someone asked about the price, he was willing to share, "I see there are viewers asking about the cost of fishing in the Amazon, and everyone can roughly take the following as a reference.

A round-trip plane ticket costs roughly 20,000 to less than 30,000 yuan, necessary expenses during the trip such as the campsite and so on are about 10,000 yuan, plus some miscellaneous expenses. If it’s a group trip, it would be quite comfortable to spend about 40,000 to under 50,000 yuan in total. The main expenses are still airplane tickets and accommodations. By the way, let me give Brother Zheng a shout-out. Anyone interested can contact him; Chinese people won’t cheat other Chinese."

The phrase "Chinese people won’t cheat other Chinese" instantly aroused everyone’s spirits, especially overseas, where such simple emotions are particularly touching.

However, Lin Yang didn’t stop his cast and retrieve routine while interacting and chatting.

While talking, he deliberately sped up his retrieve and suddenly felt a bite—another fish had taken the bait!

Compared to the previous force, in just the first round, Lin Yang sensed something was off; this fish was stronger than any he had encountered before.

"Whoa, what the hell," he exclaimed instinctively and saw the tip of his rod bend down as if being pulled by a sturdy ox, an overwhelming strength pressed it down.

The drag, which was already close to lockup, couldn’t withstand such excessive force, and it began to click slowly as the line started to release.

Seeing this situation, Sun Zheng, who was nearby, cautioned, "It’s a big fish, be careful not to break the line again."

Lin Yang, of course, wasn’t about to let the fish escape easily. He adjusted the drag so the line could release smoothly, reducing the explosive force encountered when hooking the fish.

As soon as the drag was fine-tuned, the line began to pay out much faster, the clicking sound of the line releasing became continuous, and this time the fish didn’t break off.

"This is definitely a big fish; the strength underwater is astonishing," Lin Yang gripped the fishing rod tightly with both hands, assuming a proper horse stance.

Sun Zheng directed while explaining, "The water area here is a bit wider; let’s see if we can bring the fish up. In principle, big fish don’t like to stay in these types of rivers, but there’s a small chance of encountering duckbill catfish, some of which are over a hundred pounds."

Hearing it might be a duckbill catfish, Lin Yang immediately became more serious.

A large duckbill catfish can easily grow to one to two hundred pounds, and there are even individuals weighing three to four hundred pounds. If it really was a duckbill catfish, the fishing setup he was currently using was indeed in danger.

With a sensible response in the first round, the most dangerous phase of fighting the fish was successfully overcome.

In the following moments, Lin Yang carefully felt out the underwater situation and noticed that, as the force subsided, the fish didn’t seem as big as he had anticipated.

"It shouldn’t be the duckbill catfish you mentioned; its burst power is very strong, but the strength clearly decreased after a few rounds, so it probably isn’t that huge," he communicated.

While discussing, Lin Yang tried tightening the drag a bit more and after assuredly gauging the force of the fish’s pulls, he confidently locked the drag and started to reel in fiercely.

Indeed, his judgment was correct; the size of the fish was nowhere near that of a hundred-pounder.

Continuously paying out and reeling in, after seven or eight rounds, the fish surfaced—a peacock bass that was significantly larger than the one before, at least two sizes bigger, emerged from the water.

The camera gave a clear close-up as the fish broke the water; the visibly darker tone of its scales, along with its robust and powerful build, provided an impactful visual.

"Wow, jackpot, a giant peacock bass! This big fellow is at least over ten pounds. It’s said that locals have hooked them before, but in several years of leading fishing trips, no one has ever encountered one. You’re really lucky!" Sun Zheng, recognizing the fish species, couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear.

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