The Top Fishing
Chapter 726 - 304: Giant Mola mola_3

Chapter 726: Chapter 304: Giant Mola mola_3

So, when encountering a Mola mola, if you can avoid it, you avoid it. Even if you can’t, you try not to let it board the boat, and even if it does, you quickly release it back into the sea.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Mola mola is not tasty.

Huh? No, that’s not right!

Lin Yang suddenly remembered that this is abroad, and foreigners probably don’t have this kind of aversion.

Indeed, without waiting for him to say anything, the captain had already tied two thick ropes to the crane’s hook, while he himself was holding two nooses, eagerly waiting on the side.

"Awesome!"

"...."

Well, it seems that the captain is even more anxious than himself.

Lin Yang immediately increased his strength and pulled the Mola mola over. Fortunately, the Mola mola moved slowly and didn’t thrash much. After some fumbling, the captain managed to slip the nooses over the Mola mola and then activated the crane to hoist the fish up.

"Successfully caught a Mola mola. Money and Experience Value increased by 500, unlocking 0.1% of marine knowledge for the first catch."

The thing didn’t give much Experience Value for such a sizable creature; a reward of only 500 bucks. However, the difficulty of catching a Mola mola doesn’t quite match its size, so it made sense.

"What a catch!"

As soon as the Mola mola was pulled up, the captain praised again. The fish was suspended, and standing next to it, the captain was actually a bit shorter than the fish.

He immediately asked Lin Yang to take a photo with him, and of course, he also took a picture with Lin Yang and the Mola mola.

After the two took pictures, they released the Mola mola back into the sea.

That the creature isn’t tasty is probably a well-known fact among those who sail the seas.

Watching the Mola mola leisurely swim away, the two fishermen on the fishing boat continued fishing.

However, to prevent catching that Mola mola again, this time Lin Yang cast the metal jig lure in the opposite direction from which the Mola mola departed.

As the lure entered the water and after waiting about a dozen seconds, estimating the metal jig lure had reached the bottom, he started jerking the fishing rod.

Once, twice, three times, four... here comes something!

While jerking the rod, it suddenly got yanked strongly, and Lin Yang immediately lifted it to set the hook.

He got a bite!

Although the force from the rod wasn’t very strong, there was a vigorous struggle; it probably wasn’t a Mola mola.

After some pulling and tugging for about ten minutes, a torpedo-shaped big fish came to the surface. It seemed like a Golden Spearfish, but it wasn’t clear which kind it was.

If it were a Bluefin Tuna, that would be great; although it was a bit small, it would provide more Experience Value.

And it would be even better if there was a school of them!

Thinking this, Lin Yang didn’t idle his hands, steadily pulling the fish towards the fishing boat.

Soon, the Golden Spearfish was drawn near the fishing boat, about five or six meters away, and Lin Yang could clearly see the kind of fish it was – it had long, slender yellow pectoral fins. It was a Yellowfin Tuna.

Ah, if only it had been a Bluefin Tuna.

Just as he felt a twinge of regret, not far behind the Yellowfin Tuna, a dark shadow suddenly appeared, swiftly swimming towards the Yellowfin Tuna.

It was aggressive, and the newcomer meant trouble!

Having experienced his catch getting hijacked by sharks several times before, Lin Yang knew exactly what was happening.

He immediately sped up, quickly pulling away the Yellowfin Tuna from the approaching shark.

Luckily, at this point, the Yellowfin Tuna was not too far from the fishing boat and it wasn’t very big.

When the Yellowfin Tuna was a bit over one meter away from the fishing boat, Lin Yang reeled in the line, then with a deep breath and a powerful heave of the rod, he flung the at least several dozen pounds heavy Yellowfin Tuna onto the fishing boat.

"Thump! Crash-clang～"

The captain, who was fishing on the other side, turned around upon hearing the ruckus to see a Yellowfin Tuna flopping around on the deck.

"Oh my god!"

There were only the two of them on the boat, and the captain, with a little thought, realized that Lin Yang had flung the fish up directly and was immediately astounded.

This scene was far more shocking than that of the Mola mola.

As soon as his words fell, there suddenly appeared a fish head, full of sharp teeth, right in front of Lin Yang before it ducked down again.

"Oh my f*cking god!"

This scene made even the captain swear in shock.

"Was that a shark just now?"

The captain asked Lin Yang with a look of astonished uncertainty.

"Yeah, probably, that shark was following right behind this Yellowfin Gold Spearfish, must have wanted to snatch it away. In my rush, I just yanked it out of the water. Sure enough, in emergencies, people can exhibit strength they normally don’t have!"

To avoid seeming too extraordinary, Lin Yang casually made up an excuse.

"Awesome!"

After expressing his admiration, the captain turned around and went back to fishing.

He was muttering to himself, wondering what the hell was going on. This kid had already caught two big fish, and he hadn’t even gotten a single bite? It was just bizarre.

The Yellowfin Gold Spearfish wasn’t very large, and since there were only two people on the boat and more fish than they could eat, Lin Yang didn’t think twice before throwing it back into the sea.

With no hook or line to restrict it, the shark in the water had almost no chance of catching the Golden Spearfish, so there was no need to worry about its safety.

After releasing the Yellowfin Gold Spearfish back into the ocean, Lin Yang cast his line again in the same direction he had before, just in case there was a school of fish there.

"Successfully caught a Big-eyed Gold Spearfish..."

"Successfully caught a Mackerel..."

"Successfully caught a Spot-stripe grouper..."

By the afternoon, Lin Yang had caught a variety of fish, but sadly, he hadn’t encountered a proper school of Golden Spearfish.

With a whoosh, he cast out the iron fake bait.

Before he even started to work the fishing rod, it was yanked harshly, followed by a continuous powerful force being transmitted from the rod to his hand.

This was the strongest pull of the day; big catch incoming!

After catching Small Calami all day, Lin Yang finally felt some excitement, energizing him.

Of course, that first Mola mola wasn’t some Small Calami, but fishing for that thing was like pulling in trash, utterly lacking any sensation of a catch, so it was more like Big Calami.

Despite the fish’s fierce energy, it couldn’t move the fishing reel that was locked in drag, allowing him to reel in the line not too slowly.

The captain, watching Lin Yang’s bent fishing rod, looked on enviously. This guy had a fish on!

It was enviable, indeed, considering that in half a day, he had only caught three fish, and they were not very big. It was infuriating to compare himself to others.

But the captain was a proud man, always fishing behind Lin Yang’s direction, and the fish in the sea, influenced by Lin Yang’s buff, naturally seldom visited his spot.

"Eh?"

As Lin Yang was reeling in the line, his fishing rod suddenly paused, then the dragging sensation lightened up a bit. Before he could figure out what was going on, it jerked again!

And the force on the rod became even lighter!

This was...

Those first couple pauses seemed like a signal. Lin Yang’s rod commenced erratic jerking, as if something was tugging on the rod over and over.

Once the tugging stopped, his rod settled down, free of any struggle, but when he started working the reel, he could still feel something was hooked.

However, whatever was on the hook now felt a lot lighter than it did at first.

This déjà vu feeling gave him a bad hunch, and he hurriedly sped up his reeling.

After a while, a battered fish was pulled up next to the fishing boat.

"..."

As expected, it had been intercepted, but it wasn’t clear what had done it. From the mangled state of the fish in front of him, it was likely a shark.

"Successfully caught a battered shark..."

Though the shark’s carcass he reeled in was incomplete, he still triggered a reward.

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