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Chapter 616 - 616 603 The One and a Half Meter Big Fish

616: Chapter 603: The One and a Half Meter Big Fish 616: Chapter 603: The One and a Half Meter Big Fish Yue Feng reacted almost instinctively, swiftly pulling back the rod; his right hand retracted as his left hand immediately grasped the handle, quickly switching his grip to secure the fishing rod in his hand.

The unknown catch underwater was extremely violent, the sound of the line being stripped off by its surging power clicked incessantly.

Though Yue Feng had the rod in his hands, it was completely bent over by the immense force of the line being pulled.

“Big one?

Don’t just stand there, brace it against your belly!” Brother Gu hurriedly reminded.

Upon hearing the reminder, Yue Feng quickly reacted by placing the bottom part of the rod against his belly, his hands firmly grasping near the handle to maintain a relatively high angle for the rod, which for the moment stabilized the situation.

The big fish was still taking line; from the moment it bit, only four or five seconds had passed, yet half of the three hundred meters of line stored in the cup was already gone.

If the fish were allowed to run a little longer, the line would be completely stripped!

Yue Feng, having caught big fish many times before, quickly realized this and hurriedly tightened the drag to near locking point, hugging the rod tightly and trying to reel in the line.

The performance of the high-end fishing reel was unquestionable at this moment.

Despite the tremendous power of the fish, the sensation of reeling was smooth without any hint of grinding through the gears.

Yue Feng exerted all his strength and managed to turn the spool, although every bit was incredibly hard.

The situation was in a complete deadlock.

“So hard to reel in?

Yue, can you hold on?

If not, let me take over the first round!” Gu Qingtian glanced over Yue Feng’s performance a few times and couldn’t help but suggest.

Though a man shouldn’t admit defeat, it was clear that Yue Feng lacked the experience to handle the current situation.

For every meter reeled in, at least a meter and a half was pulled out.

The line in the cup was running out quickly, and it wouldn’t be long before it was all gone.

“It must be very big, I’m afraid it will get away!

To be safe, better I give it to you!” Yue Feng, uncharacteristically, did not try to show off.

“Alright, I’ll take over!” Gu Qingtian agreed and moved forward to help Yue Feng, accurately taking the handle of the fishing rod from him.

As soon as he took the rod, Gu Qingtian immediately adjusted the drag.

What Yue Feng thought was nearly tightened to the max actually had a bit of leeway; Gu Qingtian hesitated not a second to twist it to the edge of locking.

While adjusting, Brother Gu explained, “There’s no need to be so cautious with the drag system of a top-grade heavyweight game reel!

When facing such a big fish, if the line and hook configurations are not a problem, you can be a bit more audacious!

Just like this, we turn the brake all the way down, then dial it back to find the most suitable range for the current situation!”

With just a slight tweak backward, Gu Qingtian started to reel in with ease.

With just that little adjustment, the speed at which the fish was taking the line noticeably slowed down.

After a short adaptation period, Brother Gu’s arms and muscles bulged as he used the core strength from his waist, abdomen, and legs to continuously push upward and press down, working in coordination to completely control the fish.

“Isn’t that too tight?

Wouldn’t it break the line or tear the fish’s mouth?” Yue Feng doubted the correctness of this method!

“It’s possible!

But the likelihood is small!

We’re currently using a 200-pound test line, and the hook is a big-game hook, so the strength is definitely assured!

Generally speaking, after hooking a big fish, the first run is most likely to result in line breaking or the fish tearing loose.

Once the fight becomes more stable afterward, the risk greatly decreases!”

“Why is that?”

“Simple, the fishing line!

Letting out a hundred meters of line, the elasticity at that length is also considerable!

Plus, the fish’s first dash is the fastest, slowing down afterward!

Your method of dealing with smaller fish might work, but it’s obviously problematic with big fish—you wouldn’t last long before the line is gone!”

Using a fishing reel to exhaust a fish also has to follow certain principles!

The greater the drag you can use to let out line while still pulling, the better!

If the fish’s burst of strength is very strong and the fishing line you’re using is on the smaller side, then don’t take the risk like I just did!”

“Ah, I see!” Yue Feng nodded and continued to watch Gu Qingtian play the fish.

Brother Gu’s explanation and reeling in took less than half a minute in total.

Seeing that the situation was basically stable, he handed the rod back to Yue Feng.

Gu Qingtian: “There shouldn’t be much of an issue now, it’s your turn!

Pay attention to the angle at which you hold the rod up and the coherence when exerting core strength!

You must keep the rod up; your control of the rod angle was too low before, which made it difficult to exert any force!”

Thanks to Brother Gu’s live demonstration and guidance, Yue Feng quickly grasped the problem he had with controlling the rod earlier.

Sure enough, after making adjustments, reeling in felt much more comfortable than at the beginning.

The force of the big fish underwater was still very strong, but Yue Feng could at least control it to some extent.

“Damn, is this live teaching?”

“How big is the fish to merit such an exaggerated reaction?

Even the giant mandarin fish we caught yesterday didn’t cause this kind of stir!”

“Didn’t you hear Brother Gu mention the line is 200 pounds?

This thing could probably secure a bull, let alone catch a fish!”

“It might really be a Dog Tooth Golden Spear!

I just searched this keyword on Baidu.

Damn, I strongly recommend you guys check it out, this thing is so cool, it’s like a monster!”

The live stream audience was thoroughly enjoying Yue Feng’s fish fight, commenting and discussing, but he himself was struggling.

It felt as if the big fish underwater had boundless strength, but after persevering for forty minutes, Yue Feng felt he was reaching his limit!

“Brother Gu, let’s switch!

I’m about to collapse!”

“Give it to me!”

After the switch, Gu Qingtian resumed the frenzied reeling.

He persisted for about the same duration as Yue Feng, about forty minutes, before handing the rod back to Yue Feng.

“It feels like the fish’s strength is waning.

Try speeding up the reeling!”

“Okay!” Yue Feng responded.

The fish’s forward surges had indeed slowed down, but Yue Feng encountered a new problem.

As they approached the surface, the big fish underwater seemed to know what was happening and started frantically diving under the boat.

“Be careful, don’t let it get under the boat, it will fray the line!

Move in the direction of its force!” Gu Qingtian urgently advised upon seeing this.

Yue Feng couldn’t be sure about the intelligence of fish in general, but this one was indeed smart!

Yue Feng tried hard to adjust the direction of the force exerted by the fishing rod, constantly changing his footsteps, but the fish underwater always managed to adjust its position close to the bottom of the boat.

Despite being too exhausted to muster any more strength, after a few rounds of struggle, Yue Feng still managed to bring it to the surface.

A big fish!

A fish one and a half meters long!

A big fish more than one and a half meters long, displaying a gunmetal gray metallic sheen!

This fellow’s mouth was filled with sharp, canine teeth, giving it a very brutish and wild appearance.