In no time at all, Bai Yu had changed the fishing line.
Then he took a large machete, took a croaker out of the box containing the fish, and slashed at the croaker with the machete.
With that one slash, Bai Yu's hand went numb from the shock. The croaker was only slightly injured; the blade had only cut a few millimeters deep...
"Oh my god, is this thing frozen solid? How am I supposed to fish with this?"
This is a bit awkward. Bai Yu has everything ready and is just waiting to hook the bait so he can start fishing.
When he looked back at the end, the bait was frozen solid. He tried to cut it with a machete, but he couldn't even manage it. How was Bai Yu supposed to fish like that?
Actually, this is Bai Yu's fault. He overlooked one issue: the bait used in their competition was prepared by staff a day in advance.
Take them out in advance and store them in a safe. When the anglers want to go fishing, this ensures that the bait is both fresh and soft enough to be hooked.
However, the croaker that Bai Yu just brought out was taken from a freezer, where it was refrigerated and preserved at extremely low temperatures of tens of degrees below zero.
These croakers are incredibly hard; if you used one to hit someone, it would definitely leave bruises everywhere.
Faced with this unexpected situation, Bai Yu could only make an emergency adjustment. He quickly ran to the cabin, took two mackerel from the staff, and used them to tide him over for a while.
As for the croaker, it will be left on the deck to thaw before being used for fishing.
The only downside is that the sun isn't doing so well today; the sun, which should have risen much earlier, hasn't come out yet.
It looks like it's going to be a cloudy day today. I wonder how long it will take for this croaker to thaw.
As Bai Yu baited his hook, he cast it into the sea.
But that's not all. Bai Yu also needs to check the water depth in the area and then adjust the bait accordingly.
The bait Bai Yu used this time was two mackerel. The hook he used was really too big, and the presence of the hook was completely obscured by the mackerel.
So he used two mackerel at once, which was barely enough to cover the hook.
The two mackerel together weigh only a little over a pound, which is less than the weight of the fishhook used by the fisherman.
As the hook with bait slowly sank, the fishing line inside the reel was also winding out in circles. Before long, the bait had sunk to a depth of 100 meters.
That's not all; the bait continues to sink, and 100 meters is not the end.
Then came 150 meters, 180 meters, 200 meters, 250 meters, and 300 meters.
When the depth reached 300 meters and the fishing line was still extending outwards, Bai Yu's face showed a hint of surprise.
They've already cast out 300 meters of fishing line, and it still hasn't reached the bottom. It seems the water here is really deep.
No wonder the organizers designated the great white shark as a special species; this depth is indeed suitable for great white sharks to be found.
The fishing line stopped coming out when the reel reached a depth of over 330 meters, indicating that the bottom had been reached.
"Tsk, more than 330 meters, that's really deep. If the fishing line used is a little shorter, I guess we wouldn't be able to fish to the bottom."
I wonder if any of the participants in this competition were unprepared and couldn't even do bottom fishing?
Bai Yu said he was very curious about this question, really very curious!
He spoke these words directly to the camera behind him, and they were immediately transmitted to the live stream.
Just as Bai Yu was curious, the viewers in the live stream were equally curious, and a series of comments followed.
Without exception, all these comments were saying the same thing: to ask the staff on each ship to find out if there were any contestants in this situation.
Upon receiving this message, the host in the live broadcast room immediately sent a message to the fishing boat.
The competitors don't have internet access at sea, but the event organizers and the fishing boats do.
So there was no problem communicating, and the message was delivered quickly.
The crew members of each fishing boat immediately approached the early risers to find out what was going on, and sure enough, they found quite a few unlucky ones.
The reason they were considered unlucky was that before the competition started, they had prepared fishing lines of over 300 meters, some even 500 or 1,000 meters.
Then, in the competition a few days ago, they had a little bad luck. When fishing for big fish, either their fishing line got snagged on the bottom or broke.
Over time, the fishing line, which was originally long enough, has become half-useless, and it can no longer reach a depth of 300 meters.
Moreover, there are more than a dozen such players.
Of course, while these contestants were unlucky, they were also incredibly lucky.
Especially those anglers whose lines break, it means they've caught big fish before, otherwise the fishing line wouldn't break.
There is another group of players who haven't caught a single big fish since the start of the competition, let alone broken lines.
The organizers have made arrangements for these unlucky players, ensuring they can catch big fish even if they want to.
The simplest approach is to have the participants exchange a portion of their catch with the competition organizers for fishing lines of a certain specification.
Of course, the fish that the contestants need to bring in won't be too much; they'll only need to bring in about 20 to 30 kilograms.
Bai Yu isn't too clear on how the other players are doing yet; what he needs to pay attention to is the condition of his own fishing rod.
He was fishing at a depth of about 320 meters, which is 10 meters below the seabed.
Bai Yu originally thought that even if he could catch fish at this depth, it would take a long time.
He had even resigned himself to not catching a single fish before breakfast, figuring he could just keep fishing after breakfast.
To his surprise, as the time approached 6:49, with only a few minutes left before breakfast, the fishing line in his hand suddenly started moving.
In that instant, Bai Yu didn't rush to lift the rod to hook the fish. Instead, he glanced at the time on his watch, his brow furrowed, and his heart became complicated.
"Tsk, what kind of situation is this? I've got a fish biting the hook, and I'm actually feeling a little unhappy. Am I getting too cocky?"
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