The Top Fishing
Chapter 613 - 266: Outdoing Mi Qiao’s Mouth_2

Chapter 613: Chapter 266: Outdoing Mi Qiao’s Mouth_2

The physique was slender and also had a considerable width; its size looked no smaller than the large Silver Dragon Fish he caught in the Amazon.

Yue’er carefully submerged the landing net into the water ahead of time, and Lin Yang, controlling the exhausted fish, pulled it into the net. He aimed at the fish’s head, lifted it from the front, and off it went.

The big fish was accurately netted; its elongate body was much longer than the diameter of the net’s head and could only curl up awkwardly.

Just by its shape, it was at least two sizes bigger than the eighty to ninety-centimeter Mile-level Qiao from just before.

"Holy shit, what on earth is that?"

"A Qiao from our grandparent’s generation? That’s way too scary, can a Qiao even grow this big?"

"Hurry, measure how long and how heavy it is, I’ve never seen such a big Qiao before."

"The color is also so beautiful, compared to it, those Golden Dragon, Silver Dragon and all are nothing but trash. If only I could take it back home and raise it, it would be absolutely imposing."

With Yue’er’s assistance, Lin Yang finally lifted the landing net out of the water and onto the boat.

Uncle Victor’s hook remover came in handy again; the medium-sized Minnow was completely swallowed down the throat, with two sets of treble hooks lodged in firmly, taking a great deal of effort to remove the lure.

For such a big fish, it was somewhat difficult for Lin Yang to lift it with the fish gripper, so he turned around to grab a towel, locked the fish’s gills with his left hand, and supported its tail with his right hand before he could lift the fish up.

"Haha, a Qiao that’s way beyond a meter, brothers, we got it! Look at this head, look at this color, isn’t it beautiful? Come on, Yue’er, let’s take a photo together," Lin Yang said cheerfully, calling out excitedly.

Victor took out a measuring tape, "Let’s measure its length first. Are you planning to release this fish or take it back? If it’s handled too much, it might not survive."

Reminded by Uncle Victor, Lin Yang instantly realized that while such a big fish would indeed be very impressive to raise at home in his country, it wasn’t feasible in Russia.

Speaking of eating, a Mile-level catch was enough. What to do with this fish became the issue.

Lin Yang quickly made a decision, "I’ll take your advice, measure its length, and then release it!"

Soon, Uncle Victor measured it with a ruler, from head to tail, 146.5cm, just a few centimeters short of one and a half meters!

It was only because such freshwater fish were not widely distributed that no world record existed yet; otherwise, with such a size, a new world record would definitely have been set.

"Everyone sees it, right? 146.5 centimeters, here at this spot we’ve successfully caught a giant Qiao that far exceeds a meter in length. A fish this big can’t be handled too much. After taking a photo, we’ll release it," Lin Yang said with a genuinely happy smile on his tanned face. After taking pictures and showing them to everyone in the live stream, he patiently bent down.

He had released countless large fish before, but this was the first time he was releasing a giant Mile-level Qiao. He carefully put the fish back into the water, with the towel clamped at the gills for stability, watching over the big guy.

Ten minutes of fighting had left the large Mile-level Qiao almost completely exhausted. After returning to the flowing water, it struggled to move its body, but its strength was not recovered, and it had a hard time just flipping over to maintain swimming posture. Lin Yang, seeing this, didn’t dare let go and patiently continued to wait.

Luckily, the big fish hadn’t been out of the water long. After a few minutes of recovery in the current, it finally regained some strength, flicked its tail, and flipped over.

Seeing this, Lin Yang knew the time had come to release his grip. He let go of one end of the towel, allowing the big fish to break free.

The big fellow agilely flicked its tail in the water and then plunged into the depths, vanishing from sight.

"Phew, it’s been safely released! Mile-level Qiao achievement accomplished," Lin Yang said as he rinsed his hands in the water, his face beaming with smiles.

"I don’t buy it for anyone but the host, able to catch and release. I’d never be able to let go of such a big fish if it were me!"

"Witnessing the host catch, play, and release new fish species once again, freaking awesome!"

"There must be more than one of these big ones in this area. Keep fishing, you gotta get your fill since you’ve come all this way."

Lin Yang nodded, "Right, releasing is one thing, fishing is another. Anglers should have a sense of balance in their hearts, knowing what they want and what they are doing.

I just discovered a new method of bait control; that fish was caught using the new method. I’m going to try it again now and talk to you guys about it...."

"New method? Tell us about it? I didn’t pay attention to the fishing details earlier, and I love learning the best fishing tips from the host."

"Count me in on that one, +1!"

Lin Yang waved the lure in front of the camera and said, "Do you guys always have this ingrained mindset when using this kind of lure, liking to toss it to a certain spot or even a very distant position, and reel it back in?

I think in special environments, we have better options. For instance, the undercurrents in our fishing location today can be utilized."

As he spoke, contrary to his usual casting stance, he flicked his right wrist and casually tossed the lure out.

Because of the way he exerted force, the cast was only about ten meters away, but he didn’t care in the least.

Seeing this, many anglers were puzzled. What was he up to?

With such a short line, it was reeled back in within a few seconds, leaving no space to explore underwater spots.

However, Lin Yang’s next move provided an answer.

The lure slowly dropped after hitting the water, but instead of reeling it back in, he gently flicked the tip of his rod.