The Top Fishing
Chapter 784 - 326: Zhoushan Competition

Chapter 784: Chapter 326: Zhoushan Competition

The next day, the national tourism fishing competition program group announced the location of the next match.

Previously, there was a lot of speculation about where the next competition would be held, and the announcement by the program group still surprised everyone.

Because the second competition was set in Zhoushan.

The news immediately caused a sensation.

Zhoushan, that’s an island.

Zhoushan Island does not have abundant freshwater resources; there are no large rivers.

On the contrary, the richest resource in Zhoushan Island is its sea fish, and Zhoushan Fishery is one of the world’s top fisheries.

It is said that the fish resource output of the Zhoushan Fishery accounts for almost half of our country’s total wild aquatic production.

"If we’re going to Zhoushan, does it mean we’ll be sea fishing? Exciting."

"Sea fishing, it must be sea fishing!"

"Although the format has not yet been announced, since it’s going to be in Zhoushan, it’s very likely going to be sea fishing!"

"Awesome, the competition is only at its second stop, and we’re already going sea fishing."

The audience was incredibly anticipatory.

As the audience mentioned, Zhoushan does not have much in the way of freshwater resources.

On the other hand, its marine fisheries resources are exceptionally abundant and are amongst the world’s largest fishing grounds.

And the fish species there are diverse, both in types and in numbers, truly world-class.

And since the competition was to be held in Zhoushan, everyone guessed it was going to be about sea fishing.

Although everyone had been anticipating sea fishing, they hadn’t expected the first sea fishing competition to come so soon.

Because the participants in this competition were primarily traditional fishing rod experts, everyone was accustomed to rod fishing, which is a completely different activity from sea fishing.

The venues differ, the fish behavior differs, the fishing tools differ, the bait differs, and even the basic fishing techniques are entirely different.

It could be said that a rod fishing master might completely lack sea fishing skills.

Although some basic fishing principles are somewhat transferrable, the differences between the two are vast.

It’s possible that a rod fishing master might be inferior to a local fisherman at sea fishing.

So, if the competition were to take place at sea, there would be great variability, and it’s possible that some previously well-performing masters might fail.

Some very famous, currently high-ranking fishing clubs have players who have been playing rod fishing since their debut, and in the field of rod fishing, they are undoubtedly top-notch.

But in sea fishing, they have very little experience, so if sea fishing really takes place, the next competition will be a huge highlight.

Which players these clubs will send out, and how many clubs will fail, cannot yet be predicted.

However, the audience doesn’t know whether other clubs will fail.

But they knew Lin Yang definitely wouldn’t fail!

Because Lin Yang is now recognized as the world’s strongest sea fishing master; for him, the sea fishing competition in Zhoushan is child’s play!

"Can’t imagine what it would look like for Li Dapen to try sea fishing."

"Liu Changgan’s favored long rod will be useless at sea, no matter how long the rod, it can’t reach from the shore to the middle of the sea."

"Master Deng’s rapid casting technique probably won’t work well for sea fishing either, looking forward to seeing him fail."

"Each club has to pick three people for the next competition; will Lin Yang’s team also fail?"

The audience joked around, clearly enjoying themselves.

This was also out of the audience’s genuine fondness for these masters.

That’s how anglers are; the more they like a fisherman, the more they hope to see him fail—the best is when they lose their rod or cut their line during baiting.

At the very least, seeing an empty catch makes people feel better; if you end up guarding the rods, sorry, we don’t love you.

The greatest virtue of anglers is supposed to be coming back empty-handed because only empty catches are what anglers are most accustomed to.

If a master, like any ordinary angler, ends up empty-handed or even losing rods or cutting lines during baiting, it feels more relatable.

The Zhoushan competition was five days later.

Lin Yang and his group didn’t stay long, heading directly to Zhoushan the following day.

Zhoushan is the largest island in Zhe Province and also a very famous place within our country.

There are two famous things here; one is the Zhoushan Port. It is the port with the largest cargo throughput in the Blue Star, ranking first globally, which is our country’s pride.

The other is the Zhoushan Fishery, known as the fish warehouse of our country, is the richest marine fishery of the nation, second to none.

The Zhoushan Fishery is situated in the northern part of the East Sea, adjacent to the Yanagtze River estuary on the eastern coast of Mainland, southeast of the outer sea, south of the Qiantang River estuary fishery, with various currents and ocean streams intersecting, along with the latitude, climate, and sediment in the sea area, which are rich in natural bait, making it an area of abundant fish life and proliferation.

The geographical, hydrological, and biological conditions make the Zhoushan Fishery and its nearby waters an excellent habitat for various fish species to reproduce and overwinter.

The Yellow croaker, little yellow croaker, hairtail, and squid are the most caught resources in Zhoushan Fishery, known as the ’four major fisheries.’

These four major marine species are comparable to the ’four major freshwater fish,’ especially the Yellow croaker here, renowned for its deliciousness and high yield.