The Top Fishing
Chapter 712 - 299: Hairfin Anchovy Gills Cleaning_3

Chapter 712: Chapter 299: Hairfin Anchovy Gills Cleaning_3

The target appeared, and Lin Yang quickly slowed down his movements to increase the chance of successfully baiting the big fish.

"Whoosh!"

Another spray of water burst at the surface, and this time Lin Yang’s fishing rod reacted.

It started with a fierce jerk, followed by a torrential drag as if trying to pull not only the rod but Lin Yang himself into the sea!

However, the tremendous force that might have been hard for the average person to handle was child’s play for him.

As soon as he felt the tug, Lin Yang instinctively gave the rod a strong jerk, then gripped it tightly, began winding the reel to retrieve the line—his movements flowing smoothly, stable as an old dog.

While he remained as stable as an old dog, the fish in the sea was far from calm; it thought it had found a tasty meal but ended up biting into something hard that hurt its mouth.

It even felt an overwhelming force coming from its mouth, trying to drag it away.

How could this happen? The big fish that took the bait immediately began to fight for its survival.

Relying on instinct, the fish snapped at the hook under the water and suddenly leaped above the surface, thrashing its head and tail in an attempt to shake off the foreign object in its mouth. From its frenzied movements, it seemed as though it wanted to snap its own head off.

Under the sunlight, a giant Big Sea Bass, glittering silver and likely measuring more than one meter, nearly two, leaped out of the water, thrashing its head wildly, then crashed back down.

"Tsk, it’s a Big Sea Bass, and no small size at that! This fish is powerful, thrashing its gills as if its life depended on it. They say some of the more ferocious Big Sea Bass, when thrashing, might even break their own heads!"

The Big Sea Bass leaping out of the water to thrash its gills was immediately recognized by Lin Yang’s guide beside him.

"Indeed powerful, and this Big Sea Bass is so big!"

The fish that had just jumped out of the water looked like an oversized silver carp, but silver carp are freshwater fish, and here in the sea, especially the southern hemisphere’s sea, it was clearly not a silver carp. It seemed to indeed be the Big Sea Bass mentioned by the guide.

Speaking of which, Lin Yang had caught plenty of silver carp before, and several of them were meter-sized. Although they were not too much smaller than this one, the sensation of fighting them after they were hooked was incomparable to that of the Big Sea Bass before him.

The Big Sea Bass that had taken the hook thrashed left and right in the sea, occasionally leaping out of the water to thrash its gills.

Lin Yang didn’t indulge it at all; whenever it thrashed its gills, he would tighten the rod to keep the line taut, not giving the fish any chance to escape.

In the beginning, the Big Sea Bass occasionally thrashed its gills, possibly shaking four or five times a minute, full of vigor.

However, after his relentless pulling for over ten minutes, the frequency at which the Big Sea Bass thrashed its gills gradually decreased, although it still struggled fiercely, which was related to the large size of the fish.

However, as long as the fish didn’t thrash its gills, Lin Yang could use his great strength to forcibly drag it over.

"My goodness, that silver carp must be two meters, right?"

"God damn silver carp, the guide on the boat already said it’s a Big Sea Bass."

"That thrashing action is too shocking; if it were me, I might have been dragged straight into the sea."

"I’m willing to trade a year of my roommate’s life to fish for such a big one!"

"...."

The live-streaming room’s chat was furiously scrolling, while Lin Yang was still battling the Big Sea Bass in the sea.

It could be said that this was the best fishing experience Lin Yang had had in Australia so far, even better than the Ghost Head Knife or even the GT!