As Bai Yu cast his line again and again, the fish that had taken the bait sped up, and the line also came out much faster.
Seeing this situation, Bai Yu immediately sensed that something was wrong. Snake couldn't just sit idly by anymore; he had to get the fishing boat moving and help them fish.
After all, although Bai Yu's fishing line was quite long, a full 1,500 meters, well, how should I put it?
It's not that long, it'll be used up in no time.
Especially now that this big fish is speeding up again, the fishing line is coming out much faster, and if we don't try to catch it now, we'll run out of fishing line very soon.
"Sneak, Snake, stop watching the fun and hurry up and start the fishing boat, head southeast. I'll let you know if we need to change course later."
"oKoK, Bai Yu, good luck! I really hope you guys win the championship! Go for it, take the title!"
After encouraging Bai Yu and the others, Snake returned to the driver's seat, started the fishing boat, and began to move forward at a slow speed.
During startup, the speed should not be too fast, otherwise problems can easily occur.
How to adjust the speed specifically depends on Bai Yu's judgment. If Bai Yu tells him to speed up, then he should speed up.
To be honest, as the fishing boat was started, although its speed was still a bit slower than the swimming speed of this big fish.
However, this at least gave the white fisherman a lot of relief, as the line was coming out much slower, but the speed at which the fish took the bait did not decrease.
Of course, starting the fishing boat wasn't without its downsides for Bai Yu and his crew.
At least after the fishing boat started moving, the swaying on the entire deck suddenly increased significantly.
Especially now that it's nighttime, the sea is already quite rough, and the waves are constantly shifting. Every time the fishing boat goes over a wave, it bounces up and down.
That feeling was extremely uncomfortable, but fortunately the weather was pretty good today. Even though there were waves, they weren't too big, so Baiyu could hold on.
Five minutes later, when Bai Yu's arm was aching from pulling the rod, he finally handed it to Wang Hai.
When handing over the fishing rod, Bai Yu glanced at the markings on the reel. The number displayed was over 780 meters, and more than half of the 1,500 meters of fishing line had already been let out.
There are still over 700 meters of fishing line left in the reel; now it's up to Wang Hai and his team.
As time passed, the owners of the fishing rods changed one after another, and the speed of the fishing boats fluctuated wildly, with no consistent pattern.
An hour passed quickly, and the fishing rod was back in Bai Yu's hands. He glanced at the markings on the reel once more: over 930 meters.
This doesn't mean that Bai Yu and his team lost more than 200 meters of fishing line after more than an hour of fighting. That's not how it works.
With Snake's help, the speed of the fishing boat allowed them to reel in much more of the already limited fishing line.
Otherwise, if you just look at Bai Yu and the other three, even if the fishing line is only 1,500 meters long, or even doubled, tripled, 3,000 meters, or 4,000 or 5,000 meters, it will still be useless.
Given the size of this fish, the longer the fishing line, the more excitedly it will resist.
"My goodness, Brother Fisherman, what kind of monster did you catch? It's been an hour, and this guy is still full of energy."
I don't feel like the force on the fishing rod has decreased much at all. Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?
"Yeah, Brother Fisherman, I'm a little worried about this big fish with such good stamina. I remember that great white sharks have pretty good stamina, right? Could it be that we've been working so hard all this time and ended up catching a great white shark?"
An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Shuang and Lu Sheng's mindset changed accordingly.
Although the two brothers don't have much experience fishing at sea in recent years, they were frequent visitors to fishing boats before that, especially during their first two years of college.
They had some understanding of the giant creatures in the sea, especially this kind of incredibly resilient behemoth that still possessed the ability to resist.
This thing gave them a very bad feeling. They had had this feeling before, back when they were fishing for great white sharks. This time, the feeling was quite similar to that time.
They were afraid that after working so hard all day, they would end up catching a worthless great white shark.
"I don't know. Before we catch this guy, who can be sure what kind of fish it is?"
Tuna is a possibility, sailfish is a possibility, and great white sharks are certainly a possibility.
In any case, the only thing we can do to determine what kind of fish it is is to catch it as quickly as possible.
Bai Yu admitted that Li Shuang and Lu Sheng were right; before the fish came out of the water, it could have been a great white shark.
However, before seeing what the fish looks like, no one can be sure what kind of fish it is.
Besides, an hour has already passed, so there's no reason to give up now. Let's keep fishing. At least we won't drag this guy out of the sea and let him see what kind of fish he is.
With this in mind, Bai Yu sprang into action again, grabbing his fishing rod and engaging the creature in combat.
After several rounds, the four fishermen took turns fishing, but the length of the fishing line remained around one kilometer.
This time, the fishing rod was in Lu Sheng's hands again. As usual, after casting the line several times, he tried to lock the reel to put some pressure on it again.
He suddenly felt that the force from the reel had decreased significantly, and the speed at which the line came out of the reel had noticeably slowed down under his locking of the line.
"Brother Fisherman, Brother Fisherman, the strength has decreased! This guy's strength has finally decreased! We can finally catch him!"
"What? Its strength has decreased? Really? Good heavens! How much time has passed? Finally, I see hope of catching this guy!"
As soon as Lu Sheng finished speaking, Bai Yu and the others were very happy and excited, and smiles appeared on the faces of all four of them.
It's no wonder Bai Yu and the others reacted so strongly; the past hour had been incredibly difficult for them. If it weren't for Snake's cooperation, it's questionable whether they would have even been able to catch the fish.
"Brother Yu, don't be too happy yet. Although this guy's strength has decreased a lot, it seems that it's still not time for us to reel in the line."
I don't even know how big this thing is, but it's so hard to reel in! The moment it moves even slightly, I can barely pull the line.
Seeing that Bai Yu and the other two were very happy and excited, Lu Sheng had to pour some cold water on them, that is, things were not as simple as they thought.
Even though this thing's strength has decreased, its weight is still there, and its strength has only decreased to a certain extent, not exhausted. It still has the ability to fight against Lu Sheng and the others.
However, Bai Yu didn't seem to care too much about this. In his opinion, as long as there was hope of reeling in the line, it was a good thing for them.
So what if it's a little slower? They have plenty of time.
Another hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Bai Yu and his three companions had taken turns rotating several times.
From the moment they started catching fish until now, they have lost count of how many times they have received the fishing rods and then handed them back.
However, since Lu Sheng discovered an hour ago that the guy's strength had decreased significantly, their fighting spirit has been rekindled.
Although the repeated rotations were exhausting, seeing the markings on the reel and over 400 meters of fishing line filled them with satisfaction; they saw the glimmer of victory.
The fishing boat has now stopped. Snake stopped the fishing boat as soon as they sounded the horn of counterattack. Now they have to rely on their own strength to defeat this guy head-on.
What? You're saying that if it weren't for the fishing boat, this guy would have already snapped the fishing line and run away?
But the situation is different now. With the help of the fishing boat, Bai Yu and his crew are now at a disadvantage as the big fish that took the bait is now on the defensive.
History is often written by the victors. Although Bai Yu and his companions won in a slightly less-than-honorable way, that doesn't matter. They just need to think about it from a different perspective: it was Bai Yu and his three companions who, with their ingenious ideas and the cooperation of the fishing boat, took down this big fish. Wouldn't that make all the difference?
Another fifteen minutes passed, and there were still 376 meters of fishing line left.
Half an hour passed, and there were still 373 meters of fishing line left. The big fish put up another fight, but Bai Yu and the others managed to lock the line firmly and prevent it from succeeding.
If it were a large fish at its peak, Bai Yu and the others would definitely have to retreat. However, it was only at its last gasp and had recovered a little bit of strength. Under these circumstances, it could not expect to gain an advantage under the repeated bombardment of Bai Yu and the other three.
An hour later, there were still 289 meters of fishing line left.
An hour and a half later, the fishing line still had 222 left (it put up another fight).
Two hours later, there were still 149 meters of fishing line left.
Two and a half hours later, there were still 56 meters of fishing line left.
At that very moment, a large splash of water erupted just a few dozen meters in front of Bai Yu and the others.
However, due to the reduced visibility at night, Bai Yu and the others could not see what kind of creature caused it. They only heard a loud bang, followed by the sound of water splashing.
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