The Top Fishing
Chapter 747 - 312: Successive Rankings

Chapter 747: Chapter 312: Successive Rankings

Half an hour had passed, and the big fish Lin Yang had been fighting was finally pulled up to the fishing boat, its strength nearly depleted.

By the looks of it, it was a Bluefin Tuna!

The crew on board immediately went over to secure and hoist the fish from the water.

Looking at the suspended Big Bluefin, Lin Yang estimated that this must be the second-largest Bluefin Tuna he had caught.

The fish, freshly pulled from the sea, thrashed a few times, causing the numbers on the weighing scale to fluctuate before they finally stabilized.

pounds!

Lin Yang seized the opportunity to join in, asking the photographer aboard to take a few photos with him.

After weighing, the big fish was released back into the sea, and Lin Yang continued fishing.

By now, more than half of the six-hour competition on the first day had passed!

And the leaderboard on the screen, after the recorder input the figures, changed once again.

Team points ranking:

First place, 1234, CN, Global Team

Second place, 999, USA, Pirate Team.

Third place, 567, CN, Northern Team.

Individual points ranking:

First place: 688, CN, Global Team, Lin Yang.

Second place: 456, USA, Pirate Team, Gao Bai.

Third place: 345, CN, Northern Team, Deng Zhixin.

Heaviest tuna: 688, Bluefin Tuna, CN, Global Team, Lin Yang.

Heaviest Flagfish: 297, USA, Pirate Team, John.

Heaviest swordfish: 275, USA, Pirate Team, Jonathan.

Heaviest Marlin: 290, CN, Northern Team, Deng Zhixin.

Heaviest GT fish: 96, CA, Maple Leaf Team, Bretton.

Lin Yang had once again topped the individual points leaderboard!

And he had also led the Global Team to the top of the board.

Li Xiaopeng and others who were constantly monitoring the rankings were somewhat anxious as they watched Lin Yang, who had not budged for over two hours.

After all, others were catching various fish one after another, while his name had even disappeared from the rankings. How could they not be concerned?

Although they had full confidence in Lin Yang, the absence of his name on the leaderboard was disconcerting and a cause for worry.

Now that Lin Yang’s name had triumphantly reappeared, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

No wonder there had been no movement; he had been holding out for a big move.

The competition lasted only six hours per day, and although it was possible to drink water and eat to regain strength during this time, most anglers chose to hydrate, with none eating a proper meal.

They would only take a moment between catches to quickly consume high-calorie foods like biscuits or chocolate to replenish their energy.

Lin Yang did the same; after struggling with a nearly 800-pound fish for over two hours, his physical exhaustion was significant. After stuffing several pieces of chocolate into his mouth, he continued his strenuous effort.

With a swoosh, he once again cast his fishing rod.

"Successful catch of an Amberjack..."

A GT fish, unfortunately, only 70 pounds, not as significant as the others, merely adding 70 to his individual points.

...

"Successful catch of a Yellowfin Tuna, experience and points added..."

This Yellowfin Tuna weighed over four hundred pounds, but it couldn’t compare with the Big Bluefin Tuna; it was a worthless catch.

Among the tunas, only the heaviest is counted, regardless of species.

Having caught these two fish, nearly two more hours had elapsed. He hadn’t caught any new species, but he had earned a fair amount of experience and points.

With one hour left in today’s competition, Lin Yang hoped to catch another behemoth that could be fought until dark!

With such an ambition, he cast another line.

"Swoosh~~~ Plop(), swoosh!"

The fish that bit this time was rather agitated; as soon as the Wave Crawler bait hit the water, a huge splash erupted, and immediately after, a tremendous force transmitted from the rod to his hand.

An instant bite!

It was as if Lin Yang’s cast had placed the bait right in the fish’s mouth!

With a fish on the hook, he naturally set the hook immediately.

The fishing rod in Lin Yang’s hands was once again fully arched. Li Jianping, who was drinking water, caught the scene, and judging from the bend of the rod, it was another big fish!

He had uttered the word "envy" three times already today, and now he said it once more. Truly envious indeed.

The fish this time was not as shy as the previous catches; after a short struggle in the sea, it rushed to the surface, shaking its head and tail, trying to shed the foreign object in its mouth.

So, Lin Yang saw in the sunlight, a fish with a slender body, a sword-like head, and a dorsal fin like a flag, leaping out of the ocean, shaking violently, then crashing back down!

This was a Marlin, and it seemed to be quite large!

Marlin is good!

Although it was sizable, it still might not win a prize when compared to the weights of past winning fish.

But it could allow Lin Yang to stay at the top of the individual points leaderboard for a while longer.

Having reached his level of fishing, he had started to pay attention to things beyond just the catch, such as honor, especially the kind that comes with representing one’s country.

With shared glory, his personal fame could also rapidly expand.

With fame, it would be much easier to do other things, such as streaming live, selling products, or even creating his own brand of fishing gear and reels.

However, this would mean he would have to invest time into these ventures, which might reduce his fishing time.

Lin Yang had already considered this; as a pure angler, his view was that as long as he had enough money, that was sufficient; the fish still needed to be caught.