The Top Fishing
Chapter 818 - 338: Catching Fish in the Water_2

Chapter 818: Chapter 338: Catching Fish in the Water_2

"Cut the line, cut the line, cut the line!!"

The synchronized barrage once again filled the screen, dominating the entire live streaming room.

Then someone typed ’rod snap’, and immediately the synchronized ’rod snap’ filled the screen.

The barrage, like torrential rain, splashed across the screen, and the fans in the streaming room were having a great time.

It seemed that hardly anyone in the streaming room was hoping for Lin Yang to catch the fish; everyone was hoping for him to cut the line and snap the rod in frustration.

Of course, the fellow anglers were just joking around for fun and enjoyment.

As time passed, the fish in the water seemed to be exhausting its strength, gradually surfacing toward the water.

As the fish in the water gradually surfaced, everyone in the camera began to see the true shape of this fish.

It revealed a blue-black back, shimmering with a dark luster, very beautiful, and the length of the fish’s back immediately caused a stir.

"Holy cow, it really is a big one!"

"Look quickly, Master Lin is starting to maneuver the dragon again. Others fish out fish, but Master Lin maneuvers dragons!"

"This fish is truly graceful; its sliding ripples on the water really resemble a dragon."

"You think the fish is graceful, but in reality, it’s because Master Lin is graceful. Now the fish is out of strength, it’s completely moving according to his will."

"Yes, Master Lin hasn’t maneuvered for long, but he has completely grasped this fish."

"That’s the Master for you, easily handling any size of fish."

The fish’s back in the water was over a meter long and quite wide and thick, undoubtedly a Large Crucian Carp.

Of course, bream themselves are among the top-sized freshwater fish, which is why many contestants in this competition chose to compete for bream.

But throughout the entire competition, across Chaohu Lake, among so many contestants, those who manage to catch bream are only a handful.

Besides Su Xiaoxiao who caught a Large Crucian Carp weighing over 70 jin at the start, other teams had few catches, until two teams later caught bream by luck, but their sizes were not very satisfactory, one was over 30 jin, the other over 40 jin.

Although this greatly boosted the scores for these two teams, overall, a bream weighing 30 to 40 jin is barely acceptable among bream and cannot be considered very large.

After all, it’s not uncommon for advanced fishing masters to catch large bream over 100 jin, or even over 150 jin, in their usual practice.

However, this is in a competition setting, and it’s a direct fishing without prior baiting, with only 4 hours of fishing time.

So catching a bream itself is very difficult, and catching a Large Crucian Carp is even harder.

Therefore, only three teams in total caught bream.

The largest one was caught by Su Xiaoxiao, and at this moment, Lin Yang’s bream was the fourth among all teams. While the size of his fish appeared large, it’s hard to say exactly how large.

Purely judging by length, Lin Yang’s fish seemed about the same as Su Xiaoxiao’s, both over a meter long.

But this is not enough to determine the fish’s exact weight. Once freshwater fish reach a certain length, they can hardly grow longer, but can become thicker and heavier.

On the barrage, the viewers started to discuss.

"I once caught two carp of similar length, but one was just over three jin, while the other weighed over 10 jin!"

"Indeed, especially between male and female fish, there can be a large difference in size. The same length may result in significantly different weights, and it’s only possible to judge when Master Lin pulls the fish out."

"Exciting, curious who’ll be the solo king of this round, him or Su Xiaoxiao."

Amid everyone’s anticipation, Lin Yang’s actions were indeed swift.

Primarily because the competition was nearing its end, he had to be quick.

Lin Yang quickly and effortlessly brought the fish to the shore, stretched out the huge landing net, and captured the big fish.

He used one hand to pull the fish and the other to hold the landing net, effortlessly getting the fish into the net, then retrieving the fishing rod and slowly dragging the net ashore.

The big fish successfully surfaced.

Of course, because it was too large, he couldn’t simply handle the net directly to bring the fish ashore. Instead, he jumped into the water, supporting the fish with one hand and holding the net with the other, to make it onto the shore.

Although he was soaked all over, holding the enormous bream and feeling its smooth coat gave him a great sense of satisfaction.

Watching him jump into the water without saying a word to bring the fish up excited many viewers.

"You must say, Master Lin is really commendable at this point, immediately jumping into the water to embrace the fish, fully reflecting his passion for fishing as an enthusiast."

"Yes, for anglers, at a moment like this, they wouldn’t feel the water’s chill, instead, it’s a pleasure."

"Look at Master Lin’s expression; it’s indeed full of joy. If it were me, I’d be grinning wide enough to show my molars."

"Of course, catching a fish as large as that, jumping into the water to seize it is definitely a joy for any angler."

"In this aspect, he’s better than many fishing masters, who after gaining fame, are reluctant to do such dirty hard work, they prefer to fish but let assistants or apprentices handle embracing or netting the fish."

Regarding Lin Yang jumping into the water to embrace the fish, everyone praised him, considering his skill and fame are already top-notch nationally, staying true to enter the water immediately reflects his genuine love for fishing.

Indeed, Lin Yang was enjoying himself.

Jumping into the water to embrace a fish is the most enjoyable, yet rare experience for any angler.

He wouldn’t let such a golden opportunity slip to someone else.

Once he brought the fish ashore, under the camera’s spotlight, the actual size of the fish was truly revealed to everyone.

The length of this fish was indeed about the same as the one Su Xiaoxiao caught earlier, both being slightly over a meter.

But in terms of plumpness, the fish Lin Yang caught was definitely plumper, and its scales were larger than those on Su Xiaoxiao’s fish.

That means Lin Yang’s fish was evidently bigger.

However, the difference wasn’t very obvious.

Many anglers estimated in the streaming room.

"Su Xiaoxiao’s fish was over 68 jin, while Master Lin’s fish is plumper but without a huge difference."

"Correct, with similar lengths, the weight difference estimated purely from plumpness would be between 10% and 20%."

"Hence, Master Lin’s fish is around eighty to ninety jin."

"That’s about it; by any guess, this fish won’t exceed 100 jin."

"Indeed, if it exceeds 100 jin, the difference would be more obvious." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Waiting for the program team to reveal; if the two fish don’t differ much, the ranking in this round might be up in the air."

As the size of Lin Yang’s fish was judged, the effect on the overall score was about to unfold.

It seemed the final ranking of this match was about to be unveiled.

In this match, so far, the team of Su Xiaoxiao secured first place with a total score of over 130 jin, thanks to that bream and the effective weight of other fish.

Ranking second and third were the teams of Deng Guang and Liu Changgan, both scores were around 100 jin.

It’s safe to say, besides teams that caught bream, other teams couldn’t possibly change their rankings.

Just as everyone thought the outcome was set and the rankings wouldn’t change, Lin Yang caught a bream, a bream larger than the one Su Xiaoxiao caught.

Of course, despite being larger, it wasn’t big enough alone to decide the final ranking.

Thus, whether Lin Yang’s team could surpass Su Xiaoxiao’s team to take first place depended on the total score considering all other fish combined.

This way, everyone held anticipation and curiosity regarding the final ranking.

Amid everyone’s anticipation, the competition time finally ran out.

In the last bit of time, each team couldn’t create greater miracles; no team was able to change scores with big fish.

The program team began to rapidly calculate the scores.

First, the scores of teams placed lower.

But generally, unless someone was a loyal fan of a certain team, no one was truly interested in these lower rankings.

Until it came to the scores of Liu Changgan, Deng Guang, and other masters’ teams, which drew more attention.

But it was just relatively more attention since their scores had been guessed nearly during the match.

Therefore, everyone’s ranking was unsurprising, with only Su Xiaoxiao’s team and Lin Yang’s team scores left for last.