The Top Fishing
Chapter 550 - 244: Red-tailed Catfish_4

Chapter 550: Chapter 244: Red-tailed Catfish_4

Don’t be fooled by the fish’s clunky appearance, seemingly harmless to humans and animals; in actuality, it’s quite fierce in the water and dares to eat anything it can swallow.

Not long ago, at the camp, they even found a big fellow that had choked to death on a Peacock Bass, spiked by its dorsal fins—it weighed a good fifty or sixty pounds! Also, these creatures mostly feed on carrion. Fishing for fun is fine, but I really wouldn’t recommend eating them. They’re likely to have parasites...

After Sun Zheng’s informative talk, Lin Yang no longer had the intention of taking it back with him. In fact, he had never planned to slaughter it and have a taste. After taking some photos and selfies, he released it back into the water.

Just as he had put the fish back into the water to catch its breath, Baom, who had been observing the surroundings, suddenly gestured with a hand to signal everyone to stop talking.

With a lowered voice, Sun Zheng asked, "What’s up?"

Pointing towards the distant water surface, Baom said, "Giant bone tongue fish."

Lin Yang followed where he was pointing and happened to see a large mouth breaching the otherwise calm water surface, creating ripples around it. A few seconds later, a large mouth appeared.

By the size of it, it was about as big as the basin used at home for soup.

Lin Yang quickly maneuvered the drone, raising its altitude and adjusting the camera, and soon the overhead shot from the drone was on the screen.

On the relatively steady water surface, there was something that resembled a thick log, suspended in the water, casting a clear reflection in the dark green depths.

"Damn, is that a giant bone tongue fish? It’s huge!"

"How big is this thing? By estimate, it’s almost two meters, right? The part that surfaced just now, was that its mouth or its blowhole? They were about as thick as a bowl already."

"What should we do? I feel like the rod the streamer is using isn’t going to cut it, such a big fish could snap that rod with a flick of its head."

"It would be great if we had a harpoon or something like that, to take it down with a single stroke while it’s near the surface, or even a thick wooden stick would do, to knock it out with one blow."

Lin Yang glanced at the chat, shook his head at the camera, and said, "The giant bone tongue fish is a protected species now. It’s permissible to fish for it under the supervision of professionals, but it’s not allowed to haul it onto a boat, let alone to hunt it privately. The fishing rod I am using is strong enough, but the fishing line is a bit too thin. I’ll switch to a thicker line first..."

Soon, he directed Yue’er to retrieve the largest PE line from the equipment box and switch it out.

After busying himself with the equipment, Lin Yang found himself at a loss for what kind of fish hook to use.

Before truly seeing the giant bone tongue fish, he thought a large sinking Minnow with a triple hook would suffice, but having seen the colossal creature personally, he felt it was vastly inadequate.

Not to mention, the small triple hooks might not even be able to pierce the fish’s skin.

With a thought, Lin Yang didn’t want to miss such a golden opportunity and decisively took out the largest sea fishing offset hook from the toolbox.

This thing was enough for fishing hundreds of pounds of big fish. The triple hook, compared to it, was at best considered a grandchild.

Quickly securing the hook and tightening it, Lin Yang turned and newly scooped a belly-up White Pomfret from the live fish tank.

With a knife, he sliced the side of the fish, cutting one fish into two halves. He hung one half on the hook as bait for fishing.

During the cast, Lin Yang was very attentive to details, using a method similar to the one he used for catching the Silver Dragon Fish earlier, directly casting the bait about ten meters above the target fish, then slowly reeling it back in.

Because the Pomfret on the hook was unweighted, it did not sink after entering the water and simply floated on the surface, slowly approaching the target fish.

The drone’s camera continued to provide an aerial view. The sound of the bait fish hitting the water made the giant bone tongue fish slightly uneasy.

When Lin Yang pulled the bait fish near the target fish with his line, the large creature suddenly dived toward the bottom and quickly disappeared from sight.

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