Bai Yu hooked a squid weighing about one pound onto his fishing hook and then cast it into the sea, hoping that a big fish would bite.
While Bai Yu was changing his bait, Li Shuang and the others who were at the stern of the boat also changed their bait, all choosing large baits for bottom fishing for big fish.
This is currently the best way to improve your score, since the bigger the bait, the more likely you are to catch a bigger sea fish.
The wait wasn't too long, only a few minutes passed, and Bai Yu heard the alarm sound again, this time from his own fishing rod.
At that moment, Bai Yu was standing next to his fishing rod. He had been sitting on the deck all night and was just about to stand up and stretch his legs when he caught a fish.
Faced with this rare opportunity, Bai Yu didn't hesitate at all. He grabbed the fishing rod and jerked it upwards, unleashing a smooth series of hook-setting techniques.
This time, the timing of the lift was excellent, precisely catching the biting fish, and the fishing rod bent down accordingly.
"Wow, what a surprise for me on this new day! I hope you grow even bigger so you can surprise me even more!"
While marveling at how quickly the fish bit the hook, Bai Yu turned on the drag and assessed the size of the fish.
Unfortunately, although he caught fish very quickly, the fish that took the bait weren't very big, and they didn't give him any surprises.
In his experience, the fish that took the bait this time weighed at most ten kilograms, which was not even as big as the longtail snapper he had caught before.
Bai Yu showed no mercy to the fish that took the bait this time; he had switched to a giant fishing line.
Fishing for fish of this size is no problem at all. Even if the fish pulls and tugs hard, the line won't get tangled.
Then came the continuous sound of fishing rods being pulled from the stern. Before long, he had dragged the fish that had taken the bait to the side of the boat, where Li Shuang used a landing net to scoop it up.
This time, the fish he caught was not very valuable. It was green in color and looked quite nice, but its name was not very appealing.
I believe that some of you, seeing the color of this fish and considering the location of Bai Yu and his crew, can guess what kind of fish he caught.
That's right, it's just a worthless ghost knife!
There was a ghost-head knife that was over half a meter long and weighed about ten kilograms.
This kind of fish is not only not very valuable, but it also doesn't taste very good, so I'm not very interested in mahi-mahi white fish.
However, since he had already caught it, he should still take it into his possession, even if it wasn't worth much. Bai Yu couldn't discriminate against it.
After weighing it, Bai Yu accepted the eleven-pound, three-ounce ghost-head knife, bringing his total weight to sixty-seven pounds.
This result seems pretty good, but there is still a certain gap between it and the current number one.
During dinner earlier, Bai Yu had already inquired and found out that among all the contestants, someone should have already scored over 100.
The reason for the uncertainty is that the other contestants' catches were not weighed but rather estimated, though they were still roughly the same amount.
Bai Yu naturally needs to continue working hard to improve her score to over 100 as soon as possible.
He wrote down the weight of the katana in his notebook, then took another squid, hooked it onto the fishing line, and threw it into the sea.
The first cast of the whitebait caught fish very quickly, with fish biting the hook in just a few minutes, but the second cast wasn't so lucky.
From the moment Bai Yu cast his line, he waited for almost twenty minutes, until he was about to change his bait, before finally one fish took the bait.
Moreover, this time the fish that took the bait was particularly fierce. It wouldn't let go of the hook and kept trying to escape into the distance, as if it had already bitten the hook inside the squid.
In this situation, Bai Yu didn't even need to look at the alarm sound or the red light; he reacted instinctively simply by observing the degree of bending of the fishing rod.
He grabbed the fishing rod and jerked it upwards, but surprisingly, he couldn't budge it. The fish that had bitten the hook was stronger than he had imagined.
Even though the first cast was slightly flawed, Bai Yu was in a very good mood. After all, the stronger the reaction from the fishing rod, the more it proved.
That means the fish that took the bait this time was really big!
After reaching such a conclusion, how could Bai Yu, who had been hoping to catch a big fish to improve his performance, not be happy?
He's not just happy right now; he's extremely happy.
"Come on, come on, little one, I've been waiting for you for so long!"
After muttering something to himself, Bai Yu turned the decelerator to its maximum setting and let the guy escape on his own.
During Bai Yu's recent fishing attempt, the fish felt to be at least 180 pounds. For Bai Yu, who wanted to fish all night, the best option now was to let out some line to play the fish and conserve his energy.
Anyway, the giant fishing line he's using now isn't just incredibly strong; it also has another advantage: it's extremely long, a full kilometer long.
The longer the fishing line, the more techniques a fisherman can choose when catching a big fish, and playing the fish is one of them.
Of course, Bai Yu wouldn't let the fish have it too easy while playing it; some necessary harassment tactics were still required.
Torture the fish—that's something Bai Yu really enjoys doing.
He used the same technique when fishing for longtail snapper, repeatedly jerking the rod to quickly deplete the fish's energy. He was simply using the same method again.
However, the fish caught this time were a bit more troublesome than those caught by the longtail snapper, since the fish that took the bait this time were much larger than the longtail snapper.
The larger the fish, the greater its strength, and it may also have greater endurance.
In this situation, anglers need to have a lot of patience, because the worst thing you can do when fishing is to be too hasty.
Of course, if you enjoy the fishing process itself, the feeling of wrestling with your opponent, rather than the joy of the final catch, then you can disregard what Bai Yu said.
In any case, what Bai Yu needs right now is the catch; only by catching the fish and bringing them onto the deck can it be counted as his score in this competition.
As for Bai Yu's maneuvering, the fish that took the bait this time also did not give up the chance to escape, and it is now running wildly in the sea.
Besides wanting to escape this place as soon as possible, this guy also hoped to use the seawater flowing over his gills to fling the fishhook out of his mouth, a method also known as gill washing.
However, what the fish didn't expect was that the fishhook used by the white fisherman had a barb, making it extremely difficult to cast the hook out by simply washing its gills.
That's why Bai Yu dared to play the fish with peace of mind. After all, since he started sea fishing, although there have been times when the fish got off the hook, such cases are not too many, and the chance of casting the hook away is still very small.
After casting out about 200 meters of fishing line, Bai Yu began his first attempt to reel the line in.
He grabbed the reel handle with his right hand, took a deep breath, and locked the fishing line.
Upon contact of the forces of both sides, the fishing rod immediately emitted a 'creaking' sound, telling the story of its current predicament.
Bai Yu didn't hesitate at all and continued to increase his power output. He was very familiar with this fishing rod. The creaking sound was not because it was overwhelmed, but simply because it was reminding itself of its presence.
In Bai Yu's view, unless he catches a fish weighing over 500 jin (250 kg), there is no way a fish could break his fishing rod, so he can operate with confidence.
Moreover, during Bai Yu's exertion, he had already restrained the guy who had taken the bait. Now, why not press his advantage and expand his gains?
After being drained of 200 meters of fishing line, the guy who took the bait wasn't exactly exhausted, but he wasn't as fierce as before.
In addition, dealing with a fish weighing 100 or 200 pounds was already within Bai Yu's attack range, so dealing with a fish that wasn't at its peak was even easier.
However, it's unrealistic for Bai Yu to take it down without expending any resources, as the other party hasn't given up the fight.
So in the following process, although Bai Yu repeatedly tried to reel in the line by pulling the rod, the amount of fishing line he could reel in each time was very limited.
It wasn't until three or four minutes later, when the guy who had taken the bait was almost exhausted, that his reeling in the line became a little easier.
However, Bai Yu was not in good condition at this time, and he reduced the frequency of casting his line. After all, the high intensity of casting and reeling in the line had taken a toll on his arms.
Even if he is an athlete, he is a long-distance runner, and his strength lies in running, not in his arms.
Fortunately, although Bai Yu's arms were a little sore, he could still persevere, and there was no problem at all in keeping up until he caught the guy.
After all, long-distance runners have no shortage of endurance and perseverance!
As time passed, about twenty minutes later, a splashing sound came from the sea in front of Bai Yu, as if something had come to the surface.
Following the lights on the fishing boat, Bai Yu looked ahead and only saw a grayish-white figure flash by before disappearing into the sea.
Even though the guy only flashed by, for Bai Yu, it was a sign that victory was imminent.
Bai Yu then reeled in his line even more vigorously, while Wang Hai waited nearby with his speargun and landing net.
If this big fish were a tuna or a marlin, it would be met with a speargun.
If it's a red snapper or a grouper, then it will be caught in a net.
No matter what kind of fish it is, Bai Yu has a corresponding solution.
Bai Yu quickly dragged the guy to the side of the boat, and Wang Hai took out the landing net.
“Bullback tuna, fisherman, it’s a bit of a pity, this is a bullback tuna.”
"A bullhead tuna? That's a bit of a shame. When I first saw it, I thought it was a tuna."
But then again, the depth here is only seventy or eighty meters, which is still a bit too shallow overall. Tuna and marlin wouldn't come here.
After hearing Wang Hai say that it was a bullhead trevally, he was a little disappointed, but not too much.
After all, he only fishes for the weight of the big fish; while the fish's intrinsic value is important, it's not that important.
Then he and Wang Hai worked together to get the guy out of the sea onto the deck, and then they began to deal with him.
For a cheap sea fish like the bullhead trevally, it doesn't require a complicated treatment. You just need to make a few cuts under the fins to drain the blood.
After processing the bullhead tuna, Bai Yu took a small cart, put the bullhead tuna on it, and pushed it to the freezer.
There's a weighbridge at the entrance to the refrigerated compartment of this fishing boat. The reason Bai Yu had to deliver the catch himself was to check its weight so he could make a mark on it.
When he returned to his fishing spot, he wrote down 94.6 jin in his notebook, which was the weight of the bullhead trevally he had just caught.
The bullhead trevally he just caught was about a meter long and quite round. Its weight was within Bai Yu's expectations.
Now that the score for the bullhead tuna has been added, his score has directly exceeded 100, and even surpassed 150, reaching 160.
Based on his current performance, he's certainly among the top few, if not number one.
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