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Chapter 715: 702 The Power of Exoskeleton Equipment

Chapter 715: Chapter 702 The Power of Exoskeleton Equipment

“Alright, brothers, we’ve prepared the bait; let’s drop it in and see what luck our first cast brings!” With that announcement, Yue Feng grabbed the lead sinker for the weight and threw the rig down.

To speed up the descent, the lead sinker was not light, weighing in at 300g. Upon entering the water, it plunged towards the bottom with a splash.

No sooner had we cast our first line and the bait hadn’t even reached the bottom when we heard the loud call of an angler not far off.

“Fish on! Call the referee, bridge pier foundation, the Black Skull has hooked a fish!”

Upon hearing this shout, Yue Feng quickly adjusted the drone’s camera with a significant close-up!

In the frame, the angler fishing had a muscular build, his muscles taut with strain as his thick arms grasped the fishing rod, frantically turning the reel.

After only a few glances, Yue Feng felt something was off.

The fish’s strength was much greater than he had anticipated. Since the white man had called out, the rod had not risen at all; it had been completely bent over the entire time. It was less a case of man hauling fish than of the angler desperately holding on, barely stabilizing the winder, just maintaining a fragile balance.

“Brothers, see that? This is what happens after hooking a giant grouper!”

“The fish is very strong, and the underwater structures are complex. The reel’s drag is completely locked; after hooking a fish, you have only two choices, either pull the fish up with all you’ve got or the fish buries itself in the rocks and the line snaps. The usual technique of using the reel and rod to ‘play’ the fish doesn’t work here!”

“Holy shit! Are you serious? Seeing this buff American struggle so much makes me suddenly worry about Brother Feng!”

“Yeah, Brother Feng, your physique might be strong among domestic anglers, but compared to the Americans, you’re just a skinny monkey! Do you have insurance? Aren’t you going to get pulled into the water? Be careful!”

His friends’ comments made Yue Feng snap back to reality. That’s right, insurance, he had almost forgotten about that.

Although the fishing rod was attached to a safety line, Yue Feng himself had no special protection.

Yue Feng looked down and moved a few steps along the gunwale, quickly locating a specially fixed notch.

This device was part of the exoskeleton setup and required drilling a hole into the deck of the boat to secure the fixture.

Only someone like Lawrence, who wasn’t concerned about money, would let Yue Feng have his way. If it were an ordinary American, the idea of drilling a hole in their new boat would be met with a 99% chance of refusal.

After finding the notch, Yue Feng compared the heel of the exoskeleton on his right leg with the fixture and then bent down to easily press the switch on the outside of the heel.

With a click, a metal buckle extended from the lowest rung of the exoskeleton, firmly connecting it to the fixed notch.

As he was setting it up, Yue Feng demonstrated and explained to everyone, “You see, our insurance is like this, with this buckle, you don’t have to worry about slipping or losing control!

And as for the crowd-pleasing live bait-making, that’s impossible, never in this lifetime!”

The angler who first hooked a fish, after a brief standoff, soon ran out of strength, and the rod was directly propped on the gunwale.

Once the rod was laid flat, the rod’s buffer was practically gone, turning it into a tug-of-war battle between the angler and the fish using the winder.

Under these circumstances, how could a person possibly contend with the colossal creature underwater? Before the judge and staff arrived, in less than two minutes, the rod suddenly jerked upright.

The line had frayed; the fish was gone!

“It’s a pity, the fish got away!” Yue Feng spread his hands and shrugged, his face showing a hint of regret.

“Pure force against force, this giant grouper isn’t something to be fished by humans! It’s too tough on the angler!”

“Seeing the failed cases, I’m getting more and more worried about Brother Feng! With your small frame, I’m really sweating it for you!”

Yue Feng just smiled, “Don’t worry, it will be fine for sure!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Yue Feng felt a fierce pulling force from the tip of the rod, as if a hand beneath the water was tugging on the hook and baitfish, flinging its arms out in a sudden pull. The strength was so immense that it nearly ripped the fishing rod from his unprepared hands.

Yue Feng instinctively gripped the fishing rod tightly and managed to stabilize it just in time.

“Holy crap, hooked a fish!” Yue Feng couldn’t help but let out a colorful exclamation, and immediately started reeling in the line for all he was worth.

Before confirming the target fish, Yue Feng was reluctant to activate the Barbarian Bull Power Card. If it turned out to be a shark and there was no giant grouper biting within ten minutes, it would waste a chance to use the card.

Whether it was a shark or a giant grouper, their strength and behavior after being hooked were different; when a giant grouper swallowed the bait, its first reaction would be to burrow into underwater structures, even wedging itself into rock crevices with its pectoral fins to block the angler from exerting force from the boat.

In terms of feel, this would manifest as strong tugging followed by sustained force; after the rod was pulled to a certain position, the strength would stabilize, and after several rounds, the fishing line would snap.

Sharks, however, especially various types of nurse sharks, are more common near the coast, ranging from tens to hundreds of pounds.

When these sharks are hooked, smaller ones don’t have enough power to be of concern, and the bigger fish don’t intentionally dive into obstacles, but instead try to escape as far away as possible.

In terms of force exerted, it’s characterized by bursts of intermittent explosions, which are quite distinguishable from a giant grouper.

The fish Yue Feng had now hooked was the latter. After a fierce tug on the fishing rod, it started to flee into the distance. Once Yue Feng stabilized, he immediately began controlling the fish and reeling in the line.

“It’s probably a shark, don’t panic!” David also made the same judgment based on the behavior of the fishing line.

Yue Feng nodded, “Good, let’s use it to warm up! Let’s see if we can haul this fish up using brute strength alone!”

After saying this, Yue Feng pushed the back of the fishing rod against his abdomen, changing his posture from standing upright to a slight squat, resembling a horse stance, with both hands grasping the middle handle of the rod.

Entering combat mode, Yue Feng realized just how awesome the exoskeleton produced by the system was.

His heels were locked on the deck, and as he squatted there, he instantly felt the pulling force greatly reduced. His waist, abdomen, thighs, his entire lower body worked together, twisting into a single rope, neutralizing the force transmitted from the rod.

Feeling the change in force transmission, Yue Feng roared, “Come on up!”

He leaned back slightly, using the advantage of his body weight to push the rod upward, then returned to the squat stance, reeling in the line with the winch handle as he did so.

A single cycle of movements could retrieve nearly two meters of fishing line. After leaning back, returning to position, and reeling in, he became more proficient in the movements after a few tries.

The large fish, which initially seemed uncontrollable, was quickly brought to the water’s surface in an extraordinarily short time under his process.

Just over a meter from the water’s surface, the shadow of a large fish was already faintly visible.

The first fish was not small!