Once the white fisherman cast his first line into the sea, all that remained was to wait; patience was the most important thing when fishing for big fish.
In order to complete the mission, Bai Yu deliberately set the fishing depth to 200 meters, which is almost at the seabed near this location.
At a depth of 200 meters, this is the deepest Baiyu has ever fished. If this weren't an oil drilling platform, Baiyu would not usually fish this deep.
After all, the resources in ordinary sea areas are not as abundant as those of drilling platforms. It's not that Bai Yu looks down on ordinary sea areas, but the normal seabed mud or reefs are really not as attractive to marine plankton and various organisms of all sizes as the steel frame of a drilling platform.
It was just as Bai Yu was teaching Li Xue some sea fishing tips that his fishing rod suddenly began to appear rapidly, bending into a full moon shape in an instant.
Even the fish in the sea couldn't stand it anymore. Where did Bai Yu, this half-baked fisherman, get the courage to teach Li Xue how to fish? Wasn't he afraid of producing another half-baked fisherman?
The fish arrived at just the right time; Bai Yu was just about to teach Li Xue how to bait the fishing spot.
To be honest, Bai Yu himself doesn't know how to bait the area. At most, he'll chop up two boxes of frozen bait and throw them near the spot where he wants to fish. He really doesn't know anything else.
Just when he didn't know how to smooth things over, a fish took the bait. What a coincidence!
Bai Yu immediately stopped the conversation and quickly went to his fishing rod. First, as usual, he turned on the dragger and then felt the power of the rod.
To be honest, he was really lucky. When he ran out of things to say during the conversation, he caught a fish, and the first one he caught was a big one. This guy put a lot of pressure on Bai Yu, no less than the sunfish from last night.
Sunfish? Last night's sunfish was huge, weighing at least 150 pounds. Could it be that Bai Yu is going to finish the temporary task right away?
With excitement in his heart, Bai Yu took the fishing rod off the stand. He was ready to go head-to-head with this guy. If he was going to win, he had to win fair and square. Otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease taking those fifty points of luck.
The moment Bai Yu gripped the crank handle with his right hand, his eyes changed, becoming resolute; he was about to get serious.
As Bai Yu began to exert force with his right hand, the fishing rod immediately made a cracking sound as if it were under immense pressure. Whenever Bai Yu caught a big fish, his fishing rod would make this sound.
The fishing rod looked like it was about to break, but no matter what he did, it wouldn't break and remained standing until Bai Yu finally caught the fish.
With the combined efforts of the decelerator and Bai Yu, he and the hooked creature were locked in a stalemate, seemingly unable to gain the upper hand for a short period of time.
In this situation, Bai Yu would be the happiest person.
After all, he wasn't fighting alone; there were seven people on the fishing boat. If Bai Yu was exhausted, he could ask others for help, and they could wear him down through a war of attrition.
This task prohibits any assistance from others. Only fish caught by the host alone will count towards the score; otherwise, the score will be invalid!
Unfortunately, just as Bai Yu thought he could call for help, Tongzi's mechanical voice rang in his mind, immediately making him abandon the idea of asking for help.
"Brother Tongzi, are you kidding me? Why can't I get help? Can't even Ahai help me? You know, Ahai is tied to me and shares my luck stat. It can't be considered a foul if he helps me, right?"
'No, this task must be completed by the host; otherwise, it will be considered a task failure!'
"Brother Tong, don't be so stubborn. Our rules are rules, but we're flexible. See if you can..."
'No, this task must be completed by the host; otherwise, it will be considered a task failure!'
Unfortunately, no matter how much Bai Yu tried to reason with Tongzi, she always received only one sentence: no one was allowed to help.
This put Bai Yu in a difficult position, but the confrontation was still ongoing. Since it had already begun, there was no reason to stop it so easily. They had to curb this guy's arrogance.
As for what to do next after Bai Yu runs out of strength.
We'll see when the time comes; things will work themselves out.
As Bai Yu struggled against this guy, accompanied by the sound of the fishing rod and line cutting through the air, Bai Yu persisted for a minute before giving up due to the soreness in his arms.
Bai Yu's tough fight did have some effect; at least the guy had used up a lot of his energy, and it wouldn't be long before it was Bai Yu's turn.
Although Bai Yu's arms were sore and unable to exert force, this did not prevent him from continuing to wear down his opponent's stamina.
As soon as Bai Yu notices that the line speed from the reel has slowed down, what awaits the other fish is a series of quick reeling and line-pulling maneuvers, making sure the other fish always remembers that there is still a hook on its flesh.
If the opponent is about to change direction and start running, it is undoubtedly good news for Bai Yu. It means that he can start reeling in the line. Once the fishing line is taut again, he can continue to repeat the above operation until the opponent's stamina is exhausted.
Five minutes later, perhaps annoyed by Bai Yu, or perhaps exhausted, the pulling force transmitted through the fishing rod suddenly dropped, indicating that it was now Bai Yu's turn to win, and the offensive and defensive positions were reversed!
Bai Yu wasn't going to hold back then. He immediately jerked the rod high and reeled in the line quickly.
The main purpose was to test whether this guy was genuine or faking it. After Bai Yu lifted the rod, there was indeed a sense of power on the fishing rod, but compared to the opponent's power at its peak, it had weakened to a negligible level.
Fish are not highly intelligent creatures; most of their reactions are instinctive, and they do not think or use strategies like humans do.
Therefore, the opponent's current situation indicates that their physical strength is about to be exhausted, and now is the best time for Bai Yu to sound the horn of counterattack.
As Bai Yu repeatedly lifted his rod and reeled in the line, the fishing line was being pulled back in circle by circle, and the big guy in the sea was getting closer and closer to the surface.
However, catching such a big fish is not something that can be done overnight. It often requires repeated struggles and attrition to slowly reel it in.
Take this guy for example. Bai Yu exchanged blows with him for several rounds, which lasted for more than an hour, before finally dragging him to the vicinity of the fishing boat.
However, the creature that had taken the bait seemed to sense the danger. When it was only a dozen meters from the surface, it suddenly burrowed into the seabed and began its final, desperate resistance.
To be honest, this guy chose a really good spot. He didn't hide anywhere else, but instead hid under the boat, which is a place that makes Bai Yu a little hesitant to act rashly.
It's important to know that Bai Yu and his group were traveling on a fishing boat, which is a type of boat. For the sake of speed, boats generally have a V-shaped bottom.
This fishing boat is no exception; it also has a V-shaped bottom. This type of bottom is a nemesis of fishing lines, especially when fishing for big fish, so extra caution is needed.
Now Bai Yu is facing such a situation: this guy has crawled under the boat to avoid being dragged by Bai Yu.
Seeing the current situation, Bai Yu first chose to let the other side release a line in order to make it swim away from the bottom of the boat.
He refused to believe that this guy could resist the temptation of having extra fishing line and not run away from here.
Of course, that's impossible. With extra fishing line, the guy's first choice was to swim quickly into the deep ocean, which was exactly what this white fisherman wanted.
After casting out more than ten meters of fishing line, Bai Yu once again exerted his strength and fought head-on with the guy. This time, there shouldn't be any more surprises, right?
As a T-shaped shadow appeared on the sea, a whole host of questions must have popped into his head.
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T-shaped? What fish is shaped like the letter T?
He seemed to only have one kind of fish in his memory, which Bai Yu had seen when playing games in the arcade. He saw this fish on another game machine. It had two colors: a normal blue and an evolved gold!
This fish is the hammerhead shark, also known as the scalloped hammer shark, which is the shark with a head that looks like a hammer. It is a boss-like creature on fishing machines.
And indeed, as the creature drew closer to the surface, Bai Yu saw its true form beneath the shadows: a hammerhead shark.
However, when this guy was dragged up by the white fisherman, he was caught with his head facing upwards, which is why he left a T-shaped shadow on the surface of the sea.
Upon seeing the creature's true form, Bai Yu was stunned. He never imagined that he had caught a shark, and a rarer one at that—a hammerhead shark.
Indeed, the hammerhead shark is a rare shark. It is listed on the World Endangered Species List and the National Protected Animals List, which is enough to show that there are not many of these creatures.
Although there are various types of hammerhead sharks in my country's waters, none of them are ones that Bai Yu can afford to mess with.
What Bai Yu is curious about is that he has now caught a shark, and it is a protected species. Can this shark be counted as part of his mission achievement? Will he still be able to complete his mission?
Judging from the size of this thing on the sea, it's over a meter tall and has a chubby build, so it must be at least 150 pounds.
However, since this creature is a protected animal, it will eventually have to be released. If Brother Tongzi says that released fish don't count, then no matter how big this creature is, it has nothing to do with this mission, and he will have to continue fishing.
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