The Top Fishing
Chapter 617 - 267: Baiting the Fish with Chum_3

Chapter 617: Chapter 267: Baiting the Fish with Chum_3

"Just this? Two points and a straight line, anyone can understand that, but how do you precisely control the distance of the fishing line? If you cast the rod and the distances vary, wouldn’t that be inaccurate?"

"+1 to the comment above!"

Lin Yang shrugged his shoulders, "I feel like this level of casting shouldn’t be too hard, right? I can guarantee my casting spot is relatively fixed, with a deviation of no more than half a meter. If you guys feel you can’t do it, then don’t use my method."

"Come on, saying something like that early in the morning is a bit much."

"Just opening your mouth makes you a show-off, is that something a person would say?"

"Streamer, please have some shame."

A bunch of guys got stirred up by the method Lin Yang shared to determine the fishing spot, and the live stream room immediately erupted with cursing and complaints.

Seeing that everyone was not convinced, Lin Yang spread his hands: "Alright, since most people feel my method is a bit difficult and hard to achieve, I’ll teach you all an easier and more convenient one.

Yesterday, the method we used to bait the spot was to put the meat into a net pouch and then throw it into the water with a stone, right?

To determine the position of the baited spot is very simple. Take a fishing line, tie one end to the stone in the net pouch, and tie a plastic bottle on the other end to float on the surface of the water, similar to the white buoy method used when trapping crabs by the seaside."

"This method seems reliable, the streamer has started to learn from those other shady internet streamers."

"Stop dawdling, have you understood and learned it? Or should we just switch up the gear and try casting a few times? So many brothers are waiting to see."

Lin Yang nodded, "Okay, then let’s switch to the heavy gear and give it a try, see if there’s any unexpected surprise. To make fish sliding easier, I’ll board the boat first."

Once back on the boat, he took out the big sea rod used for catching large fish, made some slight adjustments, and then took out a piece of meat that had been in the live bait box overnight.

The temperature in Russia is quite low, but fresh meat left out for half an afternoon and throughout the night still becomes slightly spoiled.

After hanging the meat on the hook and giving it a sniff, he could smell a faint odor of rotting stench, just the scent he needed.

"Using this method of fishing, you can’t drive the boat near the bait spot to fish vertically, as the large fish are very cautious and will swim away at any noise. That’s why we choose to fish by casting."

Casting is not just about throwing directly into the bait spot. If you guys ever get the chance to play like I do, there are details you need to pay attention to."

The landing spot of the bait must be cast a little further, at the very least beyond the bait spot. This way, we can search around the bait spot by retrieving the line, minimizing the disturbance to the underwater environment after the bait enters the water."

Now, what we’ve got on our hook is the piece of meat we left on purpose yesterday. After an overnight spoilage, it’s got a bit of decay, which is just right for fishing sturgeon."

After a final check of the fishing line details to ensure there’re no issues, we’re ready to begin. Aim at the target, here we go...."

As he said that, Lin Yang held the rod with both hands high above his head.

Once he had the direction and distance confirmed, he exerted his arms and with a whooshing sound, the sinker and meat flew straight out, quickly followed by a plop as they hit the water.

His exquisite fundamental skills allowed Lin Yang to drop the bait precisely, with the hook landing about five meters away from the bait spot.

After letting the bait settle in the water for about half a minute, Lin Yang then slowly started reeling in to draw the underwater line assembly toward the area around the bait spot.

Guessing that the rig was near the bait spot, he casually placed the rod on the gunwale and started to wait.

Lin Yang wiped his hands with a towel, unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and took a gulp: "Don’t think that because we baited quite a few spots yesterday there will definitely be a catch today. Fishing for these large types of fish is actually quite challenging."

Mentally, you have to adjust yourself, stay steady. The noise of the sinker and meat hitting the water was quite loud; I reckon it will take some time before we get any bites."

As if to spite him, just as Lin Yang finished speaking and hadn’t even put the water bottle down, he saw the thick rod start to tremble and was quickly pulled downward.

"What the? There’s a bite this quickly?" He no longer cared about showing off, grabbed the rod, and lifted it up.

The anticipated unbeatable huge force did not manifest. The rod was fully lifted yet it only curved slightly, and the underwater force was weak, especially under this thick rod, making it virtually insensible.

"Caught a fish so quickly? Is it big?"

"That slap in the face came at the perfect time, but looking at the bend in the rod, the fish doesn’t seem to be very big."

"Hahaha, karma is real, the streamer is being punished."

Lin Yang looked up, "The fish isn’t big, it’s just a few kilos in weight."

With that, he couldn’t be bothered to play the fish anymore, he tightened the drag, used his full strength to reel it in.

The thick rod, the large reel, the huge hook, along with over two hundred pounds of line strength, made handling a medium-sized fish too easy.

The fish underwater had almost no room to struggle and was easily pulled back to the surface, and within a few tens of seconds, it was drawn out of the water.

Seeing a flat head with barbels, Lin Yang used his core abdominal muscles to flick upward, effortlessly tossing the fish into the boat cabin.

A middle-sized catfish weighing between seven and eight kilos, with a yellow-brown body scattered with some spots, its head almost taking up half of its entire body, awkwardly swallowed the hook and chunk of meat in one gulp.

Lin Yang annoyed, detached the hook, and casually threw the fish into the live bait box: "Damn it, I’ve got a bad feeling, the first cast just settled and already a wild catfish comes up. I hope the shallow area where we set this bait spot isn’t overrun by catfish?"