The Top Fishing
Chapter 790 - 328: Extreme Fishing

Chapter 790: Chapter 328: Extreme Fishing

Just moments later, Lin Yang effortlessly pulled the fish ashore.

The speed was so fast that everyone was even more sure the fish wasn’t big.

But the next instant,

when the fish broke the surface, it astonished everyone!

"Holy moly, that’s huge, and it’s a Sea Bass, our target fish!"

"This Sea Bass must weigh over 20 pounds; it’s the biggest one I’ve seen so far today!"

"Master Lin is awesome, how did he do that?"

"This is just his first cast, and hardly a moment after he threw the line, he hooked such a big Sea Bass, it’s simply unbelievable. Is this the aura of a champion?"

"Look at how busy Wang Changhai is over there, having caught several Sea Bass, but none as half as big as this one. This is what a true master looks like, one fish worth countless others!"

For a time, the production team’s live broadcast room was exploding all over the internet.

With just one fish, Lin Yang declared to everyone that in the realm of sea fishing, he was unquestionably an imposing presence.

As he pulled the fish up onto the boat, he immediately handed it over to the staff.

Since this time it was sea fishing, space on the boat was limited, and teams were spread out, the production team had assigned an additional task to those responsible for the live broadcast: recording the scores.

The staff member beside Lin Yang took the large Sea Bass with some excitement, then secured the camera angle to keep it in view at all times.

During the competition, the weighing of all the catches by the contestants was done live on camera, with no possibility of fraud, no behind-the-scenes manipulation or sleight of hand.

Quickly, the numbers on the digital scale on the camera climbed, 21.3 pounds!

Inside the live broadcast room, a large number flashed on the screen.

Seeing this weight, the broadcast room erupted in exclamations once again.

Before, Wang Changhai caught the most and biggest Sea Bass, but the largest one weighed only 10.4 pounds, truly less than half of this one.

With this one fish, Lin Yang probably had secured a top three spot in the Sea Bass category.

Although Sea Bass theoretically can grow very large, it’s hard for wild Sea Bass in the Zhoushan Fishery to reach a significant size due to overfishing.

A Sea Bass over 20 pounds is already a rare sight.

This meant that Lin Yang could stop fishing for Sea Bass from now on and target other species instead.

Inside the live broadcast room, the audience began to discuss fervently.

"I think Master Lin shouldn’t fish for Sea Bass anymore. After all, even if he continues, it’s not guaranteed he’ll catch a bigger one. It would be better to focus his time on the other two species."

"Exactly, according to the rules of the contest, you need to catch all three fish species to score, and only then do you pursue the size of each catch."

In the broadcast room, the audience eagerly strategized for Lin Yang.

Of course, Lin Yang couldn’t hear these words nor see the comments.

However, the next moment, Lin Yang reeled in his line and didn’t continue fishing. Instead, he spoke to the captain.

"Captain, set sail for the next fishing spot," he said.

As soon as his words fell, the captain was initially stunned, then quickly came to his senses and nodded, "Okay."

He promptly lifted the anchor and set off again according to Lin Yang’s directions.

The staff member responsible for the live broadcast was also stunned, still holding the fish that had just been weighed, not quite catching up with Lin Yang’s train of thought.

Leaving already, when he had just begun?

Two hours of sailing for one minute of fishing?

Despite his shock, he could understand Lin Yang’s decision.

Because Lin Yang had already caught a big enough Sea Bass, it was unnecessary to waste more time on them.

Although he caught only one Sea Bass, it was sufficiently large.

The competition’s rules are to take the biggest single catch of each of the three types of fish, so the organizers did not care about the total number of fish caught, only if the contestants caught three types of target fish and their size.

So Lin Yang’s choice was very appropriate; his best strategy now was to quickly go fish for the other two species, complete the set of three, and then work on increasing their size.

And a Sea Bass weighing over 20 pounds was already hard to come by, such a result was enough to secure a very good ranking.

Soon, Lin Yang directed the captain across the sea, and the fishing boat rode the wind and waves through the turbulent sea to arrive at a very blue deep sea area.

This place was already the open sea, and the depth of the sea water was unfathomable compared to the shallower lighthouse area where they had fished for Sea Bass.

From the color of the water alone, it was evident that the lighthouse area was only light blue, even somewhat greyish-yellow, due to its proximity to the coast.

Moreover, several rivers near the Zhoushan Islands flow into the sea, bringing silt into the ocean and causing a murkier water color.

But this location, being farther from the coast and deeper, was a true azure blue.

It had to be said that the scenery here was much more beautiful than near the coast; just looking at the azure sea was refreshing and uplifting.

"Man, just looking for fishing spots and sailing took Master Lin over an hour and a half," said one viewer.

"For real, there are only four hours of competition time, and it seems like he has spent less than five minutes actually fishing," another viewer added.

"More than that, I think it only took him a minute from casting to catching that Sea Bass," said a third.

"Two hours of sailing, one minute of fishing, worthy of Master Lin," commented others.

Amidst the viewers’ teasing, Lin Yang cast his line again.

This time, he used a sea centipede as bait.