The great white shark leaped out of the sea, and although it didn't jump onto the fishing boat, it still startled Bai Yu and the others.
Even if they were mentally prepared, I think anyone would be a little overwhelmed to see something like this out of the blue.
"Brother Fisherman, what do you think? Should we cut the line? We can't possibly catch a great white shark, can we? That guy is very fierce. We should get rid of it as soon as possible."
Li Shuang watched the great white shark dive back into the water and gave Bai Yu a suggestion.
After all, based on what they had just seen, this great white shark was already over two meters long, and it wasn't in a weakened state where it had been exhausted by Bai Yu and had no offensive capabilities.
Therefore, in this situation, the best option is to tangent the line and get the guy back to where he came from as quickly as possible.
"Damn, I had to cut the line. I thought I was really lucky and would catch a big fish right away, but I never expected it. The big fish did bite, but it turned out to be a great white shark!"
Bai Yu was also very helpless at this moment. He thought it would be another big fish, but he didn't expect it to be a great white shark.
Moreover, it was an excessively long great white shark. If it were any smaller, Bai Yu might have considered catching it.
After all, although great white sharks don't have much economic value, they're holding a competition right now, so catching one of them would count as part of their achievement.
However, this guy is a bit too big. A great white shark that is more than two meters long weighs at least three or four hundred pounds. Although this size is not much for white fishermen, they can still give it a try if they want to catch it.
However, that would take up a lot of his time, at least two or three hours, or even longer, which is not worth it.
So without thinking, Bai Yu immediately decided to cut the line. Li Shuang, who was standing next to him, also took out a small knife and made a cut on Bai Yu's fishing line.
The advantages of sea fishing were fully demonstrated at this moment. In order to better handle the catch, each of them carried a small knife, which they could take out and use at any time.
"Oh dear! What a pity! Not only did I not catch any fish, but I also lost over a hundred meters of fishing line, a big hook, and some bait. What a huge loss!"
"Brother Fisherman, you should be grateful. Luckily, this guy doesn't play by the rules. He swam over to us not long after taking the bait. If he had waited any longer, you don't know how much you would have lost."
"That's true, but I still think it's a bit of a pity."
Regardless, Bai Yu's mood was definitely not good at this moment. Even if she wasn't slapping her thigh in frustration, she would still feel regretful.
Afterwards, Baiyu rearranged the fishing line, tied another large hook to it, baited it, and prepared to continue fishing.
Although he didn't catch any fish with this cast, judging from the great white shark he released earlier, the waters they were in were quite rich in resources, and there were large fish in the seabed.
After all, great white sharks have only one goal in life from birth: to eat. They eat constantly, and wherever marine resources are abundant, they will be found.
And those fish that share the same habits as the great white shark are undoubtedly large fish, such as sailfish, tuna, giant grouper, and other large predators in the ocean.
After making these speculations, do you think Bai Yu can give up fishing?
That's impossible. In fact, to make up for his own losses, he would continue to use big hooks and bait to catch big fish.
As Bai Yu baited his hook with another squid, he cast it back into the sea, hoping for the next big fish to bite. He had a feeling he would catch a big fish that night.
However, now is not the time to catch a big fish. The last time, the fish bit the hook so fast it was frightening; before the bait even sank to the bottom, a great white shark came and took the bait.
But the second cast was different. From the moment he cast his line, he waited for a long time. Li Shuang and the others next to him had all started catching fish and had even landed their catches, but he still hadn't made a single move.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but just as Bai Yu was getting a little bored and was about to grab some snacks to kill some time, he suddenly felt a movement coming from his fishing rod!
A fish has taken the bait!
At this moment, Bai Yu was leaning against the railing, his right hand on the fishing line. When he felt the line trembling and starting to drift outwards, he immediately felt it and reacted accordingly.
No matter what kind of fish bites the hook, the first reaction of a fisherman is always to lift the rod to set the hook. Bai Yu is no exception; he grabs the fishing rod and lifts it up sharply.
He then felt a weight on the fishing rod, and he had hooked the guy, leaving him in the hook.
But before Bai Yu could even be happy, the reel started spinning rapidly, its speed indicating that another big fish had taken the bait!
Bai Yu didn't feel any bad about this change; in fact, she was filled with excitement.
What can make a fisherman who has just released a big fish feel happy again?
The answer is to get another big fish, the bigger the better!
Bai Yu then turned the drag to its maximum and even tried pulling the rod back a bit to assess the size of the fish that had taken the bait.
That one fishing rod made Bai Yu's already upturned lips even more pronounced, impossible to suppress!
This time, the fish that took the bait was also a big one, much bigger than he had imagined, weighing at least one or two hundred pounds.
From his previous cast, he could clearly feel that his rod pull had minimal effect on the creature; it could easily pull the fishing line and swim in the direction it wanted to go.
After making this discovery, how could Bai Yu not be happy? This is a fish weighing one or two hundred pounds, or even bigger. No matter how happy he is, it's all within the normal range, okay?
For this kind of big fish, Bai Yu's operating method is still the same as before: let the fish run for a while by releasing the line, so as to wear it down as much as possible.
However, according to Bai Yu's guess, it was definitely unrealistic to exhaust this guy's stamina by simply playing with the fish.
Not to mention that the fishing line in the reel is now more than 100 meters shorter than before, which greatly reduces the intensity of playing the fish.
So, according to Bai Yu's plan, he still had to keep playing the fish, but after playing it for a certain period of time, Bai Yu himself would definitely have to get involved, whether it was to fight the guy head-on or to continue to wear it down in other ways. What needed to be done was definitely going to be done.
Bai Yu then let the guy run and escape as he pleased, ignoring him completely, only occasionally giving him a flick of his fishing rod to keep him from stopping.
Under Bai Yu's whipping, the guy quickly reached a distance of about 500 meters, with only 300 meters of fishing line remaining.
Seeing that the fishing line had already gone halfway out, but the speed at which it was coming out showed no signs of slowing down, Bai Yu became anxious. He had to think of a solution now.
Bai Yu then took a deep breath, grabbed the crank handle with his right hand, and prepared to fight this guy head-on.
As Bai Yu exerted his strength, the two forces intertwined, and the fishing rod, which originally had a relatively small bending angle, immediately bent into a half-moon shape, making a 'creaking' sound.
"Old buddy, I believe you can hold on, and I can hold on too. Let's cheer each other on!"
At this moment, Bai Yu, who was exerting his strength, had no time to speak. He could only encourage his fishing rod and himself in his heart to persevere in this struggle.
After all, only the one who persists to the very end can win this struggle and thus gain final freedom or prey!
In Bai Yu's perception, as soon as he exerted his strength, he could clearly feel that the guy who had taken the hook was stronger than him. In terms of pure strength, he was no match for this guy.
In fact, that was exactly what happened. Bai Yu had only managed to hold on for a few seconds before his arm was pulled and spun around.
His defenses had crumbled, but not completely. After losing a ring of ground, he regained his footing, and then, a few seconds later, another ring of fishing line was pulled away.
Who can understand this feeling? It's incredibly torturous for a fisherman, but if Bai Yu doesn't do this, he won't even be able to hold onto a single loop of fishing line. He'll just have to tough it out with all his might.
Unfortunately, he's currently in a competition, and although the competition doesn't have many rules and his results don't count, he can't ask for help from others.
Otherwise, under normal circumstances, if Bai Yu encountered a big fish that he couldn't handle, he would immediately call Wang Hai for help.
But that won't work now. Wang Hai is one of the contestants in this competition. His score doesn't count, and we can't stop Wang Hai from fishing. He's a favorite to win this competition.
Therefore, under all the above conditions, Bai Yu can only rely on himself now. Even if he can't withstand this guy's strength, he can only grit his teeth and persevere.
In just two minutes, Bai Yu was already struggling and lost the struggle.
Helpless, his right hand was being pulled so hard by the other person that it was spinning counterclockwise again and again. It was really uncomfortable, and his right hand was starting to feel the strain.
The only good news for Bai Yu right now is that, after several minutes of his hard-fought battle, he managed to prevent the other party from pulling away too much of the fishing line.
When he exerted his strength, the fishing line was marked at over 630 meters. When he gave up, the line was marked at only 660 meters. In just over two minutes, he only lost 20 or 30 meters of fishing line.
Most importantly, although the pulling force from the fishing rod was still very strong, it was slightly weaker than it had been two minutes ago, indicating that the guy's stamina was being depleted.
Bai Yu then used his left hand to fight the guy again.
As a normal right-handed person, Bai Yu's left hand is stronger than his right hand, but to be honest, Bai Yu doesn't really know the specific reason.
However, although his left hand was strong, it was not as smooth as his right hand in terms of exerting force. In the struggle with this guy, Bai Yu was still at a disadvantage.
The only good thing is that Bai Yu's fishing rod is fixed to the frame, which saves Bai Yu a lot of effort, allowing him to concentrate on the wrestling.
Another two minutes or so passed, and the fishing line had reached more than 710 meters, leaving less than 300 meters of line in the reel.
At that moment, Bai Yu could clearly feel that the tension on the fishing rod had become lighter, and the force of the fish that had taken the bait seemed to have decreased. It seemed that it was time for Bai Yu to make his move.
Upon seeing this, Bai Yu immediately switched the hand gripping the reel to his right hand, ready to deal with the guy with all his might and begin his performance.
The first thing to do was to pull the rod back and reel in the line, but with that one pull, the fish started to resist again. After Bai Yu waited for the fish to pull back for several tens of seconds,
The tension on the fishing rod weakened again, and just as Bai Yu was about to reel it in, the fish started to resist once more.
After pulling and tugging like this seven or eight times, Bai Yu figured out a pattern: this guy seemed to be quite afraid of pain!
As long as the white fisherman casts his line and the hook gets caught on the creature, causing it pain, it will fight back fiercely regardless of the consequences.
Then, once the guy gets used to this feeling, he will relax and return to his previous wandering state.
After figuring out the cause and effect, Bai Yu was dumbfounded!
Because from the guy's resistance, he could clearly sense that the guy was still holding back, but he was almost at his limit.
If he can't reel it in now, the remaining fishing line might not be able to withstand the pull of this guy. After all, you can't just wait for him to swim towards the fishing boat.
Or perhaps, while the creature was wandering around, Bai Yu tried to reel in the fishing line? Reeling it in without the creature feeling any pain?
This seems like a feasible solution, but it's too difficult, and Bai Yu isn't very confident about it.
Bai Yu was already impressed. Ten minutes had passed since the fish took the bait, and it still had energy left. Was the fish's stamina too good?
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