Fishing Livestream
Chapter 615 - 615 602 A Different Bottom Fishing Method

615: Chapter 602: A Different Bottom Fishing Method 615: Chapter 602: A Different Bottom Fishing Method Once on the boat, the standard for meals naturally couldn’t compare with that on the island, but it was still not bad—with garoupa, tuna, plus the vegetables they had on board, as well as beer and beverages, Yue Feng even had a delightful meal of Yellowfin Tuna sashimi.

Compared to the East Star Garoupa, the sashimi of the smaller Yellowfin Tuna still fell slightly short in taste.

Although the meat was tender, its fat content was higher, and it didn’t have the sweetness of East Star Garoupa.

All in all, it was only satisfactory, and Yue Feng devoured nearly half a plate in one meal.

After lunch, at around one o’clock, Yue Feng and his group arrived at another spot.

“What’s the situation here, Brother Gu?”

“This place, we call it ‘Shipwreck’!

It’s also a very good fishing spot!

Here, you can’t use too lightweight equipment.

If you’re lucky, you can easily encounter a big GT or a Dog Tooth Golden Spear!”

“Dog Tooth Golden Spear?

What kind of fish is that?” Hearing this name, Yue Feng asked curiously.

“Yes, the Dog Tooth Tuna.

The shipwreck we’re fishing at now is within the territory of the Dog Tooth Tuna!

If we’re lucky, we might encounter one!

It sounds like it’s a type of tuna, but this fish has nothing to do with tuna at all!

The Dog Tooth Golden Spear is a name we Fishermen have given it.

Its scientific name is Gymnosarda unicolor, and it’s also commonly referred to as Naked Tunny, Longwing, or White Ulua.

These fish always appear in groups, like wolves in the sea.

Once they find prey, they swarm and tear it to shreds!

This species is very aggressive, with mouths full of sharp canine-like teeth.

No matter how thick the leader line is, if the hook is swallowed too deep, it can easily be bitten through!

Moreover, they are incredibly strong.

The pulling force after hooking one is not much different from a GT.

Catching a Dog Tooth Golden Spear over a hundred pounds is definitely a glory moment that a sea angler can boast about for a lifetime!”

“Alright, let’s fish for it then!

How do we need to adjust the equipment?

Could you help me set it up?”

“For this type of fish, I recommend using live bait.

Didn’t the captain help us catch some bait fish while we were passing the coral reef this morning?

We’ll use those!”

“Okay!”

Soon, Brother Gu helped Yue Feng select the appropriate gear.

A heavy-duty boat rod, a heavy-duty fishing reel, 200-pound fishing line, and a sea fishing hook not much smaller than the weight—a setup clearly aimed at catching big fish.

Using live bait requires a different technique than the previous Slow Shaking Iron Plate.

The bait fish is alive in the water, and its movement needs to be controlled with a sinker.

Strictly speaking, this method should be categorized as bottom fishing.

Before long, the captain came out of the cabin with a bucket of live bait, and Gu Qingtian personally showed Yue Feng how to bait the hook and cast it into the water.

It was actually quite simple.

The hook was placed near the top on the back of the bait fish, minimizing its impact on the fish’s liveliness for a short while.

Once in the water, the bait fish could still move within a certain range, attracting predators.

After baiting the hook and attaching the sinker, Yue Feng followed the example and cast his line out.

He waited until the line stopped unspooling, indicating that it had reached the bottom.

“Guys, we’ve moved to another spot, code-named ‘Shipwreck’!

It’s said that there are big ones around here frequently, so we’ve changed our fishing method to try our luck!” Yue Feng resumed the live stream and gave a simple introduction, pointing to his robust rod.

“My goodness, the rod tip is almost as thick as a thumb.

Feng, how big of a fish are you planning to catch?”

“Live bait technique?

If those pretentious Lure Anglers see this, they’re gonna cuss!”

“Such a strong equipment setup, you’re aiming for a big fish over a hundred pounds, right?

Can’t wait to see Feng brother catch some exciting fish!”

Yue Feng chuckled, “When it comes to recreational fishing, I never care about the method!

To me, the biggest success is figuring out a way to catch the fish.

Whether it’s artificial bait or live bait doesn’t matter to me!

Our target this afternoon is the big Dog Tooth Golden Spear!

Let’s see if Mother Nature will smile upon us!”

She definitely will, but it’s hard to say what kind of fish we’ll catch.

After Yue Feng’s live bait sunk to the bottom, there was no action, but on the other side, the two girls, Fengfeng and Su Cheng, quickly had a situation after bottom fishing with Slow Shaking Iron Plate.

“Fengfeng!

I’ve caught a fish!

Come here!” Fengfeng was holding the rod, and the fishing reel was clicking crazily as it rapidly let out the line.

With a depth of nearly a hundred meters, the fish made a mad dash after being hooked.

Fengfeng, lacking experience, didn’t adjust the drag in time after hooking the fish, and inadvertently let the fish dart into an obstacle and get tangled up.

The first fish did not make it up, and they could only break the leader and lose an Iron Plate Bait.

“What happened?

Why was it okay before, and then after swimming away for a bit, it got stuck and couldn’t be moved?” Fengfeng was still perplexed after losing the fish, confusion in her eyes.

“There are obstacles at the bottom, you can’t let out line after hooking a fish in this kind of terrain.

You need to pull the fish up to a certain height first, then let out line to reduce tension,” Yue Feng explained.

“I see, what a pity!” Fengfeng pouted.

“Where exactly did the fish take the bait?

Right at the bottom, or was it a certain depth away from the bottom?” Yue Feng pressed for more details.

“About ten meters off the bottom!

Why are you asking this?”

Yue Feng nodded, “Got it!

If there’s no bite while bottom fishing, I’ll try searching in the water column later!”

Yue Feng was spot on, there was no action at the very bottom indeed!

Now Yue Feng started to use his brains.

Since there was no action at the bottom, he decided to search the water column, looking for any catch around the area where Fengfeng encountered the fish.

With this in mind, Yue Feng slightly adjusted the drag, then began to steadily reel in the bait from underwater.

Under the influence of the lead weight, the entire rig was fairly taut, which resembled the technique of semiwater fishing, when searching for a fish layer in suspended fishing.

Yue Feng searched continuously from about five meters off the bottom, to ten, fifteen, and around twenty meters, but found nothing.

Could it be the baitfish had slipped off the hook?

Given the way the hooks were set, and the barbs on the hooks, it shouldn’t be the case?

“Yue, what are you doing?

Keep reeling in, have you hooked a fish?” Captain Gu asked curiously.

Yue Feng responded, “I’ve pulled the line up to a position off the bottom, trying to search the water column!

But there’s no action.”

“Searching the water column while bottom fishing?

The lead weight has straightened out the line, aren’t you tired holding the rod up all the time?

Not many people fish like this!” Captain Gu didn’t object, just offered his opinion.

Yue Feng: “The rods we’re using are sturdy, and the resistance isn’t that great.

I’m just trying it out as a last-ditch effort!”

While the two of them were chatting, the slightly angled rod in Yue Feng’s hands was suddenly yanked with a great force.

Had it not been secured with a safety cord, the rod would have been ripped right from his grasp.

He had hooked a fish, and it was a big one!