The Top Fishing
Chapter 547 - 244: Red-tailed Catfish

Chapter 547: Chapter 244: Red-tailed Catfish

Two boats sailed through the waterways of the Black River; at first, Lin Yang felt a bit hot, but he gradually got used to the temperature, and it didn’t bother him anymore.

If thirsty, he’d drink some mineral water, sit on the boat, chat quietly with his companions, and interact with the live stream audience.

For Lin Yang and his group, the journey along the way was nothing out of the ordinary anymore.

But for the average viewer, the pristine, natural scenery of the Amazon Rainforest’s Black River basin was a rare and beautiful sight.

Consciously controlling the drone to adjust its altitude and angle, Lin Yang attempted to expose more details of the raw environment in the live stream.

This move earned great support from the live stream audience.

After approximately 45 minutes of travel, the passage ahead became narrower, and the water level also decreased.

After a brief exchange between Baom and Sun Zheng, Sun Zheng relayed, "Baom says we’re close to the mark, but the water is very shallow in this area, so we need to get off the boat and wade across."

"Wade across? Leave the boat here?"

Hearing this, Lin Yang looked around. This wasn’t a good place to stop the boat, with no place to secure it, and they certainly couldn’t drag the boat ashore.

"No, we get off and walk, while Baom and the guard collaborate to push the boat through the shallow water. The weight is too much with people on board."

"Ok, Yue’er, let’s get ready to disembark," Lin Yang said, nodding and getting off the boat without hesitation.

And so, the six of them pushed the boat through the shallow area.

About 500 meters later, the surface of the water once again became broad.

The guide Baom said, "We’ve arrived; this area is where the giant bone tongue fish are active."

Lin Yang nodded and greeted the camera, "Alright, after a long trek, we’ve finally arrived at the spot to fish for giant bone tongue fish. Let’s see how lucky we are today!"

After greeting, he took out the lure rod that he had just used to catch the giant Snaggletooth Fish.

Bright spoons were used for fishing Silver Dragon and Snaggletooth Fish in flowing water, but for the legendary giant bone tongue fish, this kind of lure was not quite suitable.

Lin Yang casually removed the bright spoon and picked out a large sinking minnow from his tackle box to replace it.

Compared to the regular bright spoon, a minnow’s swimming posture is more natural and varies more. In his mind, this seemed appropriate for use.

However, Baom shook his head after seeing him switch to the minnow.

"What’s wrong? Is it not suitable?" Lin Yang asked.

After Baom communicated with Sun Zheng for a few moments, Sun Zheng quickly translated, "The giant bone tongue fish have a varied diet, and although it’s possible to catch them with a lure, the success rate is very low.

These fish are already scarce in the wild, and those who have recently caught them successfully have used chunks of meat, so Baom advises us to hook meat chunks or, as a compromise, hang meat chunks on the treble hooks of the lure."

"Meat chunks on hooks? Ordinary fish meat should work, right?" Lin Yang continued to inquire.

Baom nodded.

Lin Yang also nodded and said to the camera, "Then we’ll listen to the Fishing Guide, switching to fish meat now. Some new viewers might find it uncomfortable seeing me use fish meat since it’s quite different from the popular lure fishing method.

I need to state that although I use various fishing methods, I don’t consider myself a pure lure fishing enthusiast at heart. Therefore, in terms of fishing techniques, everything is based on not violating local laws or fishing ethics.

To increase the chance of catching fish, today I will show everyone a combination of traditional and lure fishing by adding fish meat to the lure."

Having said that, Lin Yang took up a knife and started preparing the fish meat.

The Silver Dragon Fish they had caught earlier had already turned belly-up, and he decisively cut a slice of clean meat with the knife, which, after a quick trim, he hung on the treble hooks at the rear end of the lure.

"I find the host’s fishing method acceptable. When it comes to fishing, it doesn’t matter what bait you use, as long as it’s not illegal or against the rules, and you can catch fish, that’s what’s important."

"Right, whether it’s lure or meat, I think both are fine, except for the loach gang, I support all others."

"Speaking of the loach gang, they really have no bottom line. Using loaches as bait is one thing, but even using them to chum the water... A local reservoir in our southern area was wiped clean of fish in less than a half-month."

While the live stream audience continued to discuss the topic Lin Yang had just thrown out, he had already finished his preparations.

Lin Yang made a slight adjustment to the drag and gave the lure and leader line a final check, choosing the area in front to cast his rod with force.

The combination of fish meat and the sinking minnow increased the weight significantly, further reducing the difficulty of casting.

On his first cast, just trying out his hand, Lin Yang managed a distance of over 35 meters, the lure landing far away, splashing a small spray of water.

With meat added, the sinking minnow’s posture in the water was noticeably affected, but this was within Lin Yang’s expectations.

He didn’t fret over it and simply continued to reel in steadily, occasionally slowing down to tease the fish.

If there was an underwater camera, one could see that the sinking minnow still maintained a relatively reasonable position in the water.

Only because of the meat chunk on the treble hooks at the back, it appeared to swim with a slightly raised head.

At first, this posture seemed a bit awkward, but after Lin Yang adjusted the reeling speed to regain a balance of speed and posture, it became more steady.

After three casts, he had roughly figured out the best reeling speed, interspersing the technique with jerks, short bursts of speed, and sudden decelerations to vary the lure’s posture as much as possible.