The Top Fishing
Chapter 742 - 310: The Fish That Got Away

Chapter 742: Chapter 310: The Fish That Got Away

Lin Yang exerted all his strength and finally managed to stabilize the fishing rod.

However, the pulling force was freakishly strong; he had not experienced such a force in a long time.

Moreover, the spool inside the fishing reel continued to spin non-stop, at an incredibly high speed, showing not even a slight sign of slowing down.

Even the normally sharp pressing cup lost its function at this moment; pressing it down for a while, it was still unbearably hot through the gloves.

If this continued, an emptied spool was inevitable, and it might happen within just a few minutes.

"Captain! Captain! Start the boat! We’ve hooked a big one!"

Being dragged by the big fish like this, running out of line was an unavoidable outcome. Lin Yang was unsure if the fishing line would break, but he didn’t dare to risk it.

Since he couldn’t stop the line from running out of the fishing reel, his only choice was to get the fishing boat moving to slow down the line’s release.

While the others were still confused, Yue’er, who knew Lin Yang very well, immediately reacted and shouted to the boat’s captain.

"Captain, Brother Yang said to start the boat and tire out the fish!"

The captain looked at Lin Yang, who nodded and said, "Head southward, maintain a speed of ten knots to start with, then await my command!"

Seeing Lin Yang looking very serious, the captain didn’t delay and promptly started the fishing boat, steering in the direction that Lin Yang’s fishing rod was pointing—southward.

Using the boat to complement fishing typically occurs when a small boat goes after big fish. The fishing boat they were on was neither particularly large nor small, measuring about eleven meters in length.

If it were a bit smaller, with the performance of Lin Yang’s fishing rod, even if the captain didn’t start the boat, being dragged by the fish wouldn’t worry him at all.

If it were slightly larger, Lin Yang could only watch helplessly as the big fish dragged the line until the spool was empty.

Because starting a large boat isn’t something that can be done quickly; just the process of raising the anchor could allow the fish to empty the line in the reel.

The fishing boat they were on was just the right size; it didn’t take long to start, and conveniently, it was equipped with state-of-the-art positioning thrusters, eliminating the need to consider the anchor.

The so-called positioning thruster, formally known as a marine electronic sea anchor, serves a similar purpose to a traditional anchor: keeping the vessel stationary.

Traditional anchors rely on the anchor and chain to fix the vessel in place, while the positioning thruster uses satellite positioning, along with corresponding intelligent software and the thruster’s electric propulsion, to keep the vessel at a specific longitude and latitude.

Simply put, it’s an intelligent electric propeller that adjusts itself based on the surrounding sea conditions and wind speed to keep the vessel stationary.

It also reduces the ship’s rockiness, hence its widespread use on small to medium-sized sea fishing vessels. This fishing boat was equipped with two positioning thrusters.

The main function of these thrusters is akin to an anchor that doesn’t need to be dropped. The fishing boat had an anchor machine, and even in deeper waters where the anchor chain wasn’t long enough, the drifting of the fishing boat wouldn’t be much of an issue.

After all, Lin Yang had various fishing buffs; as long as there were fish nearby, casting would attract them, so there was no need to stick to one fishing spot.

The fishing boat started moving, allowing Lin Yang to breathe a sigh of relief as the speed at which the line was being pulled out finally slowed.

However, his brow furrowed again soon after; although the rate at which the line was being pulled out slowed somewhat, it still steadily unwound.

And his rod pulling did nothing to hinder the fish’s frenzied escape.

This way, he was still facing the outcome of a line-clearing tug-of-war.

"Master Lin, how is it? Can you reel in this fish?"

As the fishing boat started moving, a competing team member came over to Lin Yang to inquire about the fishing situation.

This was also one of the drill contents for the pre-competition coordination exercise.

If they encountered an unimaginably big fish, where the angler and his equipment couldn’t cope alone, the fishing boat had to assist.

From biting the hook to the angler deciding they couldn’t overpower the fish, and then promptly informing the boat to move, there might only be a few short minutes.

Initially, everyone wasn’t very hopeful about encountering such a big fish as the chances of encountering one were very low.

But Lin Yang truly did face such a situation.

And judging by the line that kept unspooling from his reel, this fish was extraordinarily large; capturing it might even break a world record.

After interacting with him for the past two days, everyone had fully acknowledged Lin Yang’s abilities, even holding some admiration for him.

They also understood the equipment he was using, at least its performance; as for the other magical aspects, they were beyond their imagination.

The fish that even Lin Yang struggled with—how big it must be!

"It seems a bit pessimistic—the captain should speed up! Go as fast as you can!"

The reel in his hands kept tirelessly unspooling line, worrying Lin Yang, as in just a small amount of time, most of the line was already out, and it was still running.

Hearing Lin Yang’s words, the captain immediately floored the throttle and sped forward at full speed.

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