The hook got snagged on the bottom, and the fish was caught along with it, which was not good news for Bai Yu.
Based on the current situation, it is highly likely that when Bai Yu was setting the hook, he provoked the fish that had taken the bait, giving it the opportunity to hide in the crevices of the reef, resulting in the current situation.
Choosing to fish in the white spot is one solution: to pull and tug at the line first, and see if the fishing line gives out first, or if the fish that took the bait gives out first.
According to Bai Yu's guess, the reason he is getting stuck while reeling in the line is most likely because the hooked creature is blocking the crevice in the reef with its body sideways. As long as he operates properly, he can still pull it out.
Bai Yu then let out a little fishing line to see if the guy would start swimming. If he did, Bai Hao would still have a chance.
No matter how Bai Yu operated the fishing line, or how much fishing line he gave the fish, the fish that had taken the bait remained motionless, as if it were dead.
At that moment, Bai Yu even had a suspicion: could it be that the fish that took the bait got away and left the hook on the seabed reef?
This possibility cannot be ruled out, but will the fish that took the bait this time be that smart?
Since other options were no longer feasible, Bai Yu had no choice but to pull hard and see if he could minimize the loss of fishing line.
Once he made up his mind, Bai Yu picked up his fishing rod and began fishing without any hesitation.
Having decided to pull and yank, he wasn't going to consider anything else. He simply pulled the fishing line back to a taut state, locked the reel, and began pulling the rod back.
As is well known, fishing line itself has a certain degree of elasticity.
When the white fish exerts its strength, the fishing line also tries its best to show its elasticity and maintain its integrity.
However, the tension of the fishing line has its limits. With Bai Yu's continued application of force, the fishing line did not last long and then snapped with a "snap".
The reason Bai Yu was able to hear the sound was because the break in the fishing line was right in front of him, at the tip of the fishing rod.
That's bad. His fishing line has suffered a huge loss. It was only 200 meters long to begin with, but now a third of it has broken off, leaving the line practically useless.
The remaining hundred-odd meters of fishing line are not impossible to work with, but they are definitely not as good as a complete piece.
Anyway, since the fishing line is broken, Bai Yu plans to replace it with a new one when he goes fishing in the future.
For rock fishing rods, the more fishing line in the reel, the more opportunities the angler has to maneuver, and the more likely they are to catch a fish that has taken the bait.
Take Bai Yu for example. When he wants to fish, he casts his line to a spot about forty meters ahead.
The distance is forty meters, and the depth of the seawater is about forty or fifty meters. If you add it all together, a white fishing rod will need to use about sixty or seventy meters of fishing line.
His fishing line has now broken off, leaving only a little over 130 meters. It seems quite long, but it would still be quite difficult to actually fish with it.
After casting the rod for 60 or 70 meters, there's only about 60 or 70 meters of fishing line left, which doesn't offer much room for maneuver.
Especially if a large fish weighing thirty or forty pounds bites the hook, the white fisherman only has a little over a hundred meters of fishing line to use to play the fish.
If he can't exhaust the fish that's biting the hook along this fishing line, then he'll have to face a head-on confrontation with it.
Trying to force it is not a good solution; if you're not careful, the fishing line will break.
So Bai Yu decisively changed his fishing line. Anyway, he had prepared a lot of fishing lines and had a special backpack for storing them.
Fortunately, Bai Yu had changed the fishing line. After he continued fishing, he didn't have to wait long before he felt a fish biting on the line again.
This time, his reaction speed was extremely fast. He immediately grabbed the fishing rod and jerked it upwards, giving the guy no time to react at all.
As Bai Yu exerted his strength, the fishing rod in his hand bent down, which was a clear indication that he had hooked the fish.
Moreover, judging from the feel of the fishing rod, there must have been quite a few fish that took the bait this time, probably around 30 pounds.
Catching a fish of this size around the island is definitely considered a big catch.
At this moment, Bai Yu felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, he had changed the fishing line in advance. Even if he had caught a 30-pound fish, he would have enough room to maneuver and catch it.
However, before playing the fish, Bai Yu still needs to give it a hard fight and drag it out of its original area so that it doesn't have a chance to sneak into the crevices of the reef.
Then Bai Yu suddenly lifted the fishing rod upwards, quickly turning the reel in his arm, preparing to control the direction of the fish's movement and drag it towards the fishing boat.
As the white fish exerted its strength, the fish that had taken the bait was equally unwilling to be outdone, and it also put up a fierce resistance under the stimulation of the hook.
Soon, the fishing rod in Bai Yu's hand was pulled into a semi-circle, a result of the collision of forces between the two sides.
However, the confrontation between the two sides did not last long. Only about ten seconds passed before Bai Yu reeled in the fishing line a few times and then started letting out the line.
The fishing line used by white fishermen has limited strength, and it is not a wise choice to go head-to-head with a 30-pound fish. Fishing with a relaxed approach is the most suitable method.
However, when setting out the line, you can't just let the other side escape; you still need to control the direction of their escape.
Otherwise, if it were to run into the crevices of the reef, or use the reef to wash its gills and cut its line, it would not be good news for the whitefish.
So even when playing the fish with a line, Bai Yu wasn't going to let it escape easily. If it tried to run forward, Bai Yu would definitely give it a shot.
Apply pressure to force it to change its escape route, as the path ahead is not a good one.
If it runs to the left, the fisherman will cast his line to the right to put pressure on it, and also stimulate it by hooking the fish into its flesh, thus quickly exhausting its strength.
The same principle applies if the fisherman runs to the right; he will cast his line to the left. In short, he will not let the other party have its way and will fight against it.
Under Bai Yu's various maneuvers, two minutes passed, and Bai Yu had only released a small amount of fishing line, less than ten meters.
However, judging from the force transmitted back from the fishing rod, this fish that took the bait really gave Bai Yu a hard time, and its strength has already decreased!
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