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Chapter 132 - 132 132 The Giant Carp

132: Chapter 132: The Giant Carp 132: Chapter 132: The Giant Carp The child had learned from their experience of catching the previous fish and this time their reaction was significantly more skillful, lifting the rod with just the right force to stab at the fish, and then feeling for the situation of the fish underwater.

However, just a few seconds after gripping the rod with both hands, the child felt something was off with the fishing rod in their hands; though the drag was already set quite tight, the line kept spooling out relentlessly.

“Did the drag loosen up again?

Why is the line coming out so fast?” Yue Feng asked with concern.

The child shook their head: “I didn’t touch the drag, something doesn’t seem right, this fish is so strong!”

“Don’t panic, steady!” Yue Feng glanced over.

“I can’t, it’s too strong, I can’t control it!” Within a mere few seconds, beads of sweat formed on the tip of the child’s nose.

The child wasn’t the type to give up at the slightest difficulty, as with the previous large fish, they only needed a few seconds to adapt and stabilize.

This time was entirely different from the last, the fish’s strength felt almost more than double, the speed at which the line was taken was not too fast, but the force was astounding.

The child twisted the drag a half turn more, yet still couldn’t stop the line from going out, and as for reeling in, it seemed utterly impossible at the moment.

Seeing the situation, Yue Feng put down his own fishing rod and took the one in the child’s hands.

Upon taking hold of the rod, Yue Feng felt just as panicked; what on earth had they hooked, it showed no sign of turning back, and the drag was about to lock up if it was tightened any further!

Anyone who has done casting knows, the drag system is there to wear out the fish’s energy, and this mechanism, depending on the reel, will have different maximum values.

The principle for adjusting the drag is that the maximum resistance when the line is running out cannot exceed the strength of the thinnest part of the fishing line or the knot.

Whether it’s a carbon line tied to a leader or directly connected to an explosive hook rig, the concept is the same.

In a short time, almost half of the fishing line from the spool had been pulled out.

At this rate, it wouldn’t take a minute before the spool was empty.

Once the spool is empty, the drag system becomes ineffective.

At that moment, if the fish still doesn’t turn back, the angler on the shore basically has no means to deal with it, they can only collide head-on, and most likely, the line will break and the fish will get away.

Yue Feng made a snap decision and immediately gripped the fishing rod tightly with both hands, striding toward an unoccupied area on the left.

To make the fish turn, if a tug-of-war wouldn’t win, then one can only guide it laterally like the Eight-character Sliding Fish Method used in Taiwan Fishing.

If the angle formed by the fishing line and the fish underwater is adjusted, perhaps there is a chance to get the fish to turn.

As long as the fish turns, there’s still a chance to land it.

At this moment, the advantage of being in the number one fishing spot became clear, as there were several dozen meters of unoccupied space on the left, allowing Yue Feng to freely move about and adjust the angle of tension.

This tactic indeed worked, and just when the spool was nearly empty, the large fish in the water finally turned due to the forceful pull.

Once the fish turned, the overall pressure on the rod and line assembly diminished greatly.

Yue Feng tentatively reeled in some line; though the resistance was still tremendous, the handle of the spinning reel could finally be moved.

Having regained control of the situation, the rest was much easier.

Yue Feng was highly focused, alternating between adjusting the drag to let out line and strenuously reeling in; each time the fish dashed away, he would promptly move to change the angle of force.

Yue Feng resolved each dangerous moment as it came.

As Yue Feng bravely wrestled with the fish, time slipped by unnoticed.

The time for the fishing competition had passed, but no one interrupted Yue Feng.

The fish’s size had already been confirmed to be beyond ordinary through previous reactions, and everyone on the scene held their breath, eagerly awaiting the fish to surface.

Being able to mimic the feeling of the Eight-character Sliding Fish Method with a hand rod using a casting rod, Yue Feng’s operation was deemed almost supernaturally skillful.

Whether it was the live audience on the scene or the viewers in the live broadcast, everyone held their breath, waiting for the final outcome.

Still, casting and hand rods have significant differences, at least the presence of the spinning reel provides the angler with more operational space, unlike a hand rod that often relies on brute strength alone.

Similarly, the angler using the rod and the Eight-character Sliding Fish Method saved a lot more energy.

In a normal situation, battling the fish with high intensity for half an hour to an hour would have exhausted Yue Feng, but he was still able to persist this time.

After more than an hour had passed and the sky had completely darkened, the big fish finally surfaced.

The drone had switched to night mode without anyone noticing, and although it wasn’t as clear as during the day, the live-streaming effect was still decent.

As soon as the big fish surfaced, the viewers in the live stream went wild.

“Holy shit, what kind of fish is that?

The tail looked wider than my foot just now!”

“Big…big fish, it’s at least fifty pounds!”

“I have a feeling, Brother Feng is going to break a record this time!”

“The brothers present are lucky this time, witnessing Brother Feng catch such a huge fish!”

“Who says big fish don’t bite in spring?

Resources determine everything, damn, the only downside is that it’s so far away, I really want to try it too!”

“The kid has a clear grasp of things, thumbs up!

Sensing something was wrong, he immediately switched out.

If he had delayed even a little longer, it would have been too late to recover!”

Yue Feng had no time to pay attention to the public channel in the live stream anymore; all his focus was on the fish underwater.

Fortunately, the fish was at the end of its strength.

After darting out for about ten meters more, Yue Feng pulled it back, and it flipped onto its belly.

When a fish flips onto its belly, it’s like raising a white flag of surrender during battle.

Only a fish that has completely run out of strength cannot maintain its swimming posture and turns belly-up.

Yue Feng took a deep breath of relief; now it was stable.

The big guy was pulled to the side of the water, and only then could everyone clearly see that this was an exceptionally large carp.

Its head was much bigger than the typical ten-plus-pound carp, and its mouth could almost fit a fist when fully opened.

Yue Feng’s landing net wasn’t big enough, so Liu Fengnian assembled a specially large landing net from the bottom of his car and finally scooped the fish up.

After landing the fish, Yue Feng checked the hook and found that several hooks from the Explosive Hook had been sucked into the fish’s mouth.

Yue Feng used lure pliers to painstakingly remove the hooks one by one.

An exceptionally large, colossal carp appeared before everyone.

“Holy shit, this fish is probably over fifty pounds, look at that sexy little belly!”

“Fifty pounds?

I think that’s a conservative estimate!”

“We’ll know once we weigh it.

The lighting isn’t great at night, it’s hard to tell!”

“Are you going to weigh it?

What do you plan to do with such a big fish?” Liu Fengnian blurted out.

Yue Feng knew what Liu Fengnian was implying; this was soliciting Yue Feng’s intention to release the fish, as he had been so direct and concise the last time.

Truth be told, Brother Liu was a real fisherman, with a strong conviction to protect the big fish, and he also had a significant influence on the friends he was close to.