Whether the Filipino monkeys come or not is another matter. Bai Yu just threw the bait into the sea and adjusted the fishing depth to sixty meters.
After finishing all that, Bai Yu was just about to take out a bag of snacks from his pocket when, before he could even make a move, his fishing rod made a strange sound.
He had just bent down to look for something when the fishing rod suddenly dipped down, and the reel started spinning.
This reaction clearly shows that a fish has taken the bait on his fishing rod. He then suddenly lifted the rod upwards, hooking the fish and trying to catch it.
The rules for this competition are different from previous ones. This time, all contestants are not allowed to use rod holders or safety lines. While fishing, contestants must either hold the fishing rod in their hands or place it directly on the deck.
However, if the latter option is chosen, and the angler doesn't react in time when the fish bites, resulting in the fishing rod being pulled away, then the angler will have to bear the consequences themselves.
Although this rule brought certain risks to the contestants, it was also this rule that allowed Bai Yu to feel the fish biting the hook immediately.
His subsequent hook-setting was perfectly timed, and he successfully caught the fish.
However, as Bai Yu lifted the rod to hook the fish, the hook went deep into the body of the fish that had taken the bait. This seemed to anger the big fish, which then began to fight back.
After Bai Yu felt the increased force coming from the fishing rod, he did not back down. Instead, he turned the drag lever to its maximum, almost locking it in place.
Then he took the fishing rod and pulled it upwards, resisting the opponent's pull, and yanked the rod hard.
After casting his line, he could clearly sense that the fish that had taken the bait this time was not small; it was at least a large fish weighing over fifty pounds.
Having received this answer, Bai Yu decisively changed his fishing strategy and decided not to confront the other party head-on.
After all, his fishing line strength is limited, with a tensile strength of only about fifty pounds. Only with proper operation can he have the opportunity to catch fish weighing sixty or seventy pounds or even larger.
As for what constitutes proper operation, it is necessary to play the fish, rather than simply confronting it head-on.
Bai Yu's fishing line was a full 400 meters long, which was more than enough for him to have enough line to pull against his opponent.
Of course, while letting the other party out the line, Bai Yu wouldn't let them have it easy either; at least, he wouldn't let them pull the fishing line away too easily.
Bai Yu then bombarded the fish with relentless jerking of his rod, repeatedly stimulating the fish that had taken the bait and driving it into a frenzy.
Once the other party loses their mind and only knows how to run away, then his goal will be achieved.
With each cast of Bai Yu's line, he quickly achieved his goal. After all, fish are still fish, and they don't have much intelligence.
Stimulated by repeated pain, the fish had only one thought in its mind: to escape this place and find another safer place.
Even as the fish lost its senses, Bai Yu did not relax at all. He kept casting his line and occasionally even wrestled with the fish.
In truth, when Bai Yu was wrestling with his opponent, he was the one on top. However, due to the influence of the fishing line, Bai Yu was unable to continue the wrestling match.
He was afraid that during the struggle, the fishing line would not be able to withstand the force of him and the big fish and would break. In that case, he would not only lose a big fish, but also the fishing line.
After Bai Yu changed his strategy, by playing the fish, he could clearly feel that the pulling force from the fishing rod had decreased significantly in just ten minutes.
At this moment, Bai Yu smiled slightly, for the roles of offense and defense had now reversed!
As the big fish's strength wanes, the white fisherman can confidently engage in a struggle with it without worrying about the fishing line snapping.
After all, although this fish weighs more than fifty pounds, the pulling force it can generate when exhausted is far less than that of a fifty-pound fish.
Since he couldn't unleash his full power, this guy was just a paper tiger to Bai Yu, and he could only passively accept Bai Yu's dragging.
Meanwhile, Bai Yu also took into account the water pressure, so his reeling speed was not very fast. It took him about ten minutes to drag it to the surface of the sea.
A fish with a red head, red fins, and a brown back surfaced from the sea.
"Oh, another familiar fish. Am I destined to catch red snapper? How come I always manage to catch red snapper every time I go out to sea?"
That's right, Bai Yu caught a red snapper this time. It was over a meter long and weighed about 70 kilograms.
Bai Yu was extremely familiar with the red octopus, a type of sea fish.
This is a very widely distributed marine fish, found not only in the Pacific Ocean but also in the Indian Ocean.
Furthermore, they don't only live in the tropics; they can also be found in subtropical and even temperate regions.
The first big fish Bai Yu caught in his life was a red snapper, which brought him tens of thousands of yuan in profit.
Now, in this fan fishing competition, his first catch is another amberjack, and a large amberjack measuring a meter in length.
It must be said that this seems to be very good news, and he is very satisfied with this successful start.
After seeing that Bai Yu had caught a meter-long amberjack, the staff immediately came over with tools to help.
The rules of the competition only state that no one is allowed to help during the fishing process. However, after the contestants have dragged the big fish to the side of the boat, the staff can help net the fish or shoot it with a harpoon.
After all, Bai Yu and his team were aiming to avoid waste and prevent the fish caught by the contestants from getting away and becoming worthless gains, so they set a rule that they could help at the end.
Although the fan fishing competition is a contest, it is also a contest full of love, a contest that allows fans to fish and earn money.
Soon, Bai Yu and the staff worked together to bring the red octopus ashore. After it was brought ashore, it was still wagging its tail and had not yet died.
However, this guy won't live much longer. For such a big fish, coming from the seabed dozens of meters deep to the deck or to the live fish hold on a fishing boat would most likely not be enough to survive.
Changes in environment and water pressure are not something all fish can adapt to.
For those fish that can't adjust, there's only one outcome: to face death.
Rather than letting the red octopus suffer a painful and slow death, Bai Yu would rather give it a quick death and end its remaining days.
So Bai Yu decisively made his cuts, making two cuts on the gills of the red octopus, and then several cuts below the pectoral fin and on the caudal fin.
This red snapper is still a big fish, but bleeding it out by cutting off its gills is too slow. It would be better to use a combination of methods to bleed it out faster.
As for the internal organs, there's no need to remove them. Just drain the blood, clean the fish, and then send it to the freezer for freezing and storage.
Overall, the process went very smoothly, except for the time it took.
The white fish's first catch was successfully loaded into the hold.
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