The Top Fishing Master
Chapter 791 - 328: Extreme Fishing_2

Chapter 791: Chapter 328: Extreme Fishing_2

"Using sea centipede as bait, what fish are they trying to catch?"

"We’ve already caught Sea Bass, just missing Yellow Croaker and Sea Red Spot now."

"With sea centipede, it should be Yellow Croaker they’re after."

The anglers in the live stream were all discussing what fish Lin Yang was planning to catch this time.

Many who were familiar with sea fishing were speculating that his target fish this time must be the Yellow Croaker.

On the sea surface, Lin Yang used a sea centipede as bait and after he cast the hook, he quickly locked onto a specific water layer.

It was about 100 meters deep, but still far from reaching the seabed, which was probably deeper than 150 meters.

Generally, in sea waters with a depth of 150 meters, fishes are basically concentrated in three layers.

One layer is the upper fish, such as small various fishes, and vicious predators like sea wolves, which are closer to the surface, just within 10 meters below it. This layer is rich in sunlight, hosting many phytoplankton that provide a lot of food for zooplankton, thus attracting many fish and shrimp that feed on them.

The second gathering layer of fish is naturally the seabed, where bottom-dwelling fish are almost always present.

Science has even proven that in the world’s deepest ocean trenches, thousands of meters deep, there are peculiar fish living at the very bottom.

The logic for fishes at the bottom is simple; on one hand, the bottom environment is more complex, providing habitats and hiding places. Naturally, some less mobile fish choose to live here.

On the other hand, such places also naturally accumulate a lot of food, providing a sufficient source of sustenance for the fish.

Thus, the surface layer and the bottom layer basically gather more than 90% of the fish in the ocean.

Other fishes that are neither at the surface nor at the bottom are mostly in a layer not far from the bottom, known as the sub-bottom layer.

These fishes often go to the bottom to fetch food but do not stay there long, moving back and forth in a layer close to the bottom; Yellow Croaker belongs to this category.

Being normally positioned in the mid-to-lower layer of seawater is also one of the reasons Yellow Croakers are relatively hard to catch because it’s not easy to find the fish layer.

Normally, anglers use a method where they first drop the hook to the bottom, then reel in a segment of the line, and this position is likely where Yellow Croaker frequently appears.

However, today Lin Yang directly set the fishing depth at about 100 meters, a position 50 meters from the seabed, which theoretically belongs to neither the sub-bottom layer nor the upper layer, and is a layer rarely occupied by fish.

Although most of the audience couldn’t understand this, there were still some who were very knowledgeable about sea fishing and pointed out this issue.

Someone immediately raised it in the live stream,

"Master Lin, the water depth you selected seems a bit off; at this depth, there are typically not many fish, let alone the already rare Yellow Croaker!"

Following this, the angler who raised the issue also explained the habits of Yellow Croaker and the division of fish layers in seawater.

He spoke very sincerely and convincingly, instantly raising doubts and concerns among other anglers.

The staff member following the shoot couldn’t help but ask, "Master Lin, are you sure about the fishing depth you’ve chosen?"

Lin Yang glanced back with a smile but didn’t speak, then he faced the live camera and stretched out three fingers, making a gesture similar to OK.

"OK, what does that mean?"

The staff member was puzzled.

But then Lin Yang’s fingers changed, turning into two fingers, like a ’yeah’ gesture.

This left the staff member even more baffled.

Immediately afterward, Lin Yang’s fingers changed again, leaving just one finger.

The staff member then had a sudden realization.

"Is this... a countdown?"

The next second, Lin Yang drew in all his fingers.

Almost at the same moment, Lin Yang pulled up a fish.

A countdown of three seconds, and he caught a fish!

This was Lin Yang’s best response to the staff member’s earlier question.

At that moment, the staff member was stunned and fell silent.

He was impressed; this was the ultimate way to show off, answering skepticism with action without a word.

Inside the live room, countless viewers went wild.

What an outrageous way to show off! Everyone asked him whether choosing such an unusual fishing depth was a mistake,

yet he didn’t answer; instead, he chose to give a countdown gesture, pulling up a fish within three seconds, providing the best answer.

At the same time, everyone also felt a chilling thrill.

This meant that Lin Yang knew he could catch a fish even before it happened, and even the detail that he would catch a fish three seconds later was predicted in advance.

What kind of fishing level is this?

Even the most skilled masters have never heard of such god-level prediction.

"So this is God Lin’s answer? You question the depth of my fishing, and I respond directly by catching a fish! See if anyone else dares to question Master Lin’s fishing depth."

"The problem isn’t with Lin Yang, although those who doubted him meant well, it must be said they thought too much."

"This is Lin Yang, the god of the fishing world, does he still need others to remind him?"

"In the realm of sea fishing, Lin Yang is a god, unmatched by anyone!"

Suddenly, admirations and praises for Lin Yang spread all over the internet, his actions were just too shocking.

Even after catching the fish, Lin Yang remained incredibly calm.

He steadily wound the fishing reel, slowly drawing in the line but the hundred meters of distance seemed to shorten, taking less than 20 seconds to reel in.

The fish successfully landed ashore, a shimmering fish.

Yellow croaker!

Known as the gold bar of the sea.

"Wow, a golden legend! Make a wish!"

"I wish I succeed in my postgraduate entrance exam this year!"

"I hope my girlfriend and I can make it official, get married in one year, have a kid in two years, and have a second child in three years!"

"Upstairs, awesome, I also wish you success!"

...

In an instant, netizens began making wishes on the Yellow croaker Lin Yang had caught.

Although this Yellow croaker was only a little over two kilograms, on one hand, two kilograms is already quite sizeable for a Yellow croaker.

If an ordinary fisherman caught a Yellow croaker over two kilograms, they would be happy for days.

Because a wild Yellow croaker over one kilogram is priced one way, nearly hundreds or even close to 1,000 per kilogram, and over two kilograms it’s priced another way, definitely over 1,000 per kilogram.

Therefore, this particular Yellow croaker of just over two kilograms may well be valued over 3,000, which is why it can claim the title of the gold bar of the sea, it’s too precious.

Simultaneously.

The Yellow croaker Lin Yang caught was also the only Yellow croaker caught so far in the entire competition.

Although the competition had been going on for nearly two hours, and many anglers were specifically targeting Yellow croaker, still only Lin Yang had managed to catch one.

Moreover, he succeeded on his first cast, barely throwing the rod into the water before catching the fish, while many others had been waiting for two hours using various methods and not even catching a small Yellow croaker.

This contrast further highlighted Lin Yang’s prowess.

"Wait a minute, why has no one else caught a Yellow croaker after fishing for half a day, while Master Lin succeeded with his first cast?"

"Could it be... the depth he chose to fish is the perfect one?"

"Exactly! Normally, when fishing for Yellow croakers, one would choose a position close to the bottom, usually no more than 10 meters from the bottom, and rarely 50 meters from the bottom. Yet today, Master Lin’s chosen fishing depth was 50 meters from the bottom."

"So, are the Yellow croakers really at this depth today? It’s very unusual and even contradicts the normal habits of Yellow croakers."

"But facts beat eloquence, Lin Yang has already caught a Yellow croaker at this depth."

"No way, I’m a fan of Deng Guang, he’s still fishing for Yellow croaker, but hasn’t had a bite in two hours, I need to go tell him about this!"

"I’m going to tell Liu Changgan too, he’s just waiting foolishly over there..."

Suddenly, the news that Lin Yang caught a Yellow croaker at a depth of 50 meters quickly spread among netizens.

Especially through some live broadcasts, it reached other anglers.

This led those who were fishing to be filled with doubt and astonishment, as many of them had been fishing for Yellow croaker for about two hours without a single bite; they had already sunk into deep self-doubt.

At that moment, hearing that Lin Yang had already caught a Yellow croaker, and at a completely different depth, they started to doubt themselves even more.

"Could it really be that I chose the wrong depth?"

"That’s Lin Yang, it’s normal for him to be highly skilled; maybe I should try his method?"

"We’ve been waiting for two hours with no progress, let’s try fishing 50 meters from the bottom then!"