The Top Fishing
Chapter 785 - 326: Zhoushan Competition_2

Chapter 785: Chapter 326: Zhoushan Competition_2

Yellow croaker had once undergone overfishing, resulting in the current wild yellow croaker population being far less than before, so the price of wild yellow croaker has also skyrocketed to an extremely exaggerated extent, earning it the nickname "gold bar" among many coastal fishermen.

Lin Yang and his group arrived in Zhoushan, and naturally, spending several days playing and eating seafood was indispensable.

The delicious yellow croaker became the main dish on the table, and wild yellow croaker had to be steamed to fully retain its freshness.

Besides yellow croaker, Lin Yang’s favorite dish was a very cheap kind of fish, the squid.

Squid is a type of small squid unique to this sea area, also known as cuttlefish, named because it expels ink when in danger to escape and confuse its predators.

The squid Lin Yang liked was not large, roughly the size of a pen; you could eat one in almost a single bite if you opened your mouth wide.

The way he liked to eat it was also very simple, just boiled in fresh water.

Freshly caught live squid boiled directly in seawater, never mind talking about hygiene, being delicious was enough.

Squid boiled in seawater has a delicious flavor; then you eat one bite at a time, no salt or soy sauce needed since the seawater is naturally salty.

Moreover, there are two points of etiquette when eating this boiled small squid, the first is you absolutely must not remove its ink; it must be eaten with the ink to be more delicious and nutritious.

The ink of the squid contains various nutritional elements, making it a rare tonic.

Although Lin Yang did not need any tonic, he still very much enjoyed the pleasure of the ink bursting in his mouth with each bite.

The other point is that when eating, you must eat in large bites; you shouldn’t nibble bit by bit but swallow in one go, at least swallowing the squid’s head into your mouth first, then bite into it to experience the burst of fresh, tender, smooth, delicate flavors, along with the overflowing ink moving between your teeth, intensifying the pleasure.

Over several days, Lin Yang and his group had thoroughly indulged in seafood.

The next day, the competition at the Zhoushan stop also got into full swing.

First off, the show’s crew announced the rules for the Zhoushan competition.

As everyone expected, the fishing method turned out indeed to be sea fishing.

As soon as this news was released, it immediately caused a sensation; although this was anticipated, the official confirmation from the show’s crew still excited everyone.

"So it’s sea fishing, really looking forward to this!"

"For the first time ever, a sea fishing competition, and it’s one that features many Fishing King-level competitors."

"Hahaha, this is too interesting; can’t wait to see a bunch of shore fishing masters compete in sea fishing!"

"Just thinking about it is fun; really curious if these masters will continue their steady high performance or if they’ll mess up."

"Certainly, some masters will perform at a high level, but I guess a few will probably mess up in this round."

"Hahaha, what I’m most looking forward to is them messing up..."

Netizens and audiences were excited, and some contestants were, too.

Among them was a club that had previously ranked low among all the teams, but ever since the announcement that this round would involve sea fishing, this team suddenly became outspoken.

The reason was simple; among their club’s choices, three had once been masters of sea fishing.

They even claimed that their sea fishing skills were countless times better than their pier fishing skills.

If it had been sea fishing, they would have already won the championship.

In this station’s competition, these three players also received special attention from the show’s crew.

After all, the show’s crew’s favorite thing was for contestants to stir things up, as controversies bring heat, hence the crew conducted a special interview with their club before the match.

During the interview, the club’s captain was named Wang Changhai.

He claimed very confidently during the interview that in this round of sea fishing competition, he welcomed other teams to vie for second place because first place was theirs.

This flamboyant statement also featured in the promotional snippet for the show, prominently advertised, making the audience well aware of this club and their outspoken captain.

"So arrogant, telling other teams to fight for the second place, does this mean they’ve already reserved the first place for themselves?"

"Their past performance was merely at the bottom, where did they get the courage? Perhaps from Liang Jingjing?"

"Their confidence has a reason; I’ve looked at the introductions of the three players chosen by their club; all grew up by the sea and are good at sea fishing."

"It seems they are really confident about their sea fishing skills; that’s why they dare to boast."

"Laughable, don’t they know Master Lin is the world champion of sea fishing?"

"Exactly, Master Lin alone could beat all three of them..."

While audiences and fans were having a heated online discussion.

The show’s crew was also continuing to push forward the progress of the competition.

The specific rules of the competition were announced; like before, it still involved designated fish species and competing based on the weight of the top three big fish from each club.

As the fishing was done at sea this time, the target was naturally some type of sea fish.

However, when the format was announced, it sparked another hot debate, because the rules were as follows.

This round of competition would specify three types of target fish: sea bass, yellow croaker, and Sea Red Spot; each team had to target these three types of fish.