Chapter 613 A Giant Plough!
Bai Yu was quite satisfied with his first catch of the day, a giant weighing over 100 pounds.
You should know that he hasn't checked his luck stat for the day yet; he's basically fishing blindly.
He didn't know whether he was very lucky or just a little lucky today, but judging from the current results, his luck seemed pretty good.
Bai Yu was ready to test the strength of this hundred-pound behemoth.
After all, Bai Yu had only caught small fish all day yesterday, with only one yellow croaker being slightly larger. The other fish didn't require much effort from him.
In this situation, Bai Yu is now full of energy and could easily find a giant fish weighing over 100 pounds to fight.
Bai Yu then took the fishing rod in his hand, and with a flick of his wrist, he lashed the rod out.
With Bai Yu having turned the drag on to its maximum and locked the reel with his right hand, the hook pierced deep into the fish's mouth with a powerful jerk.
What would happen if a fishhook the size of a palm suddenly appeared in a fish's mouth?
That must be because the fish that has taken the bait is in pain and begins to go into a frenzy. If it wants to get rid of this feeling, it will inevitably struggle wildly.
Whether it can escape or not, it has to do it. How can it know whether it can escape or not if it doesn't try?
Faced with the sudden increase in tension on the fishing rod, Bai Yu was also prepared. He pushed the rod handle against his waist and stomach, firmly resisting the tension.
Bai Yu was even unwilling to let the guy pull away more fishing line; he was still trying his best to lock the reel and give it a stronger blow.
Unfortunately, Bai Yu didn't last long. After a dozen seconds, he released the reel handle with his right hand, letting the fish drag the line away into the distance.
Faced with the full force of a hundred-pound behemoth, even if Bai Yu could withstand its pull, he wouldn't be willing to push against it.
Because the fishing spot he's at now is very rich in resources, he doesn't need to waste too much energy on this one guy.
Simply fight it for a bit to satisfy your urges, and once it's past its manic phase, you'll still have the upper hand.
Indeed, that was the case. Bai Yu was watching the markings on the reel, and after the fishing line had gone out for dozens of meters, the speed slowed down.
After making this discovery, Bai Yu picked up his fishing rod again and jerked it upwards, using the same trick once more.
This time, Bai Yu used even more force, which put more pressure and pain on the fish that took the bait.
As expected, as Bai Yu made his move, the fish that had taken the bait became agitated once again, and Bai Yu fought with it for another twenty-odd seconds.
This time, Bai Yu held on for a few more seconds before releasing the reel handle, letting the fish continue to swim forward.
What he needs to do now is to wear down this guy's stamina as quickly as possible in this war of attrition. Once he can outrun him, things will be much easier.
Then, from the bow of the fishing boat, almost every few minutes, the sound of a fishing rod being pulled could be heard.
The frequency of the sound wasn't particularly fast, but it was remarkably stable.
Before long, Bai Yu could clearly feel that the tension on the fishing rod had decreased, and the fish that had taken the bait had already exhausted a lot of energy.
After seven or eight minutes of exhaustion, Bai Yu no longer needed to give the fish any chance after each cast, and immediately began reeling in the line.
At this point, the pulling force that the fishing rod could provide was already easily manageable for Bai Yu, and with his counterattack, he would be able to wear down the guy's stamina even faster.
With each cast of the white fisherman's rod, only a few minutes passed before the fish that had taken the bait had little ability to resist and could only passively accept the fisherman's dragging.
It was exhausted, but Bai Yu was still in high spirits and launched a counterattack, quickly dragging it back.
At the moment Bai Yu launched his counterattack, his scene also appeared in the live broadcast room.
For this fishing competition, the viewers in the live stream weren't just interested in the final result; they also wanted to watch the fishing process itself.
However, this footage only shows some exciting moments, or players who have caught big fish, and it's always the kind of footage where they're reeling in the line.
After all, catching big fish usually takes a long time, and when catching a fish weighing two or three hundred pounds, the time required can be measured in hours.
Therefore, in the early stages of fishing, apart from scenes of anglers choosing to confront big fish head-on, the rest of the footage only shows anglers reeling in their lines.
After all, once the line starts to be reeled in, it means that it won't be long before you see a fish taking the bait.
Take Bai Yu for example. Even though it's a big fish weighing around 100 pounds, Bai Hao didn't let it get too far beforehand, so the reeling process went relatively smoothly.
In just half an hour, a huge fat man, more than a meter long, surfaced in the sea!
"Wow, I got a tuna as my first fish? I'm pretty lucky, not bad at all."
Hey bro, could you go to the back and get me the harpoon gun?
Bai Yu looked at the yellowfin tuna floating on the sea, his face full of satisfaction.
While a 100-pound yellowfin tuna isn't considered very large, for tuna, 100 pounds is a threshold; once it exceeds 100 pounds, their value changes dramatically.
Soon, the cameraman next to him grabbed a speargun and aimed it directly at the tuna's head.
It was ten minutes later when the tuna finally came aboard.
Fishing from the bow of the boat is great for everyone else, except that it's not easy to get a big fish onto the deck.
Especially for a fish that weighs around 100 pounds, using a crane would be overkill, since the fish isn't that big.
If you were to use manpower to get it onto the deck with a landing net, it wouldn't be an easy task; it would really take a lot of effort to get it up there.
Then they cut it open, bled it out, and removed its internal organs.
After Bai Yu pushed the cleaned yellowfin tuna into the freezer, he weighed it.
After some processing, the tuna weighed 101.3 jin (approximately 50.15 kg), just a little short of being less than 100 jin (approximately 50 kg).
"That was close! You were almost not a hundred-pound behemoth anymore. Your value was almost plummeted. Luckily, you held firm. Not bad at all."
As Bai Yu walked into the freezer, he patted the tuna's body, growing increasingly satisfied with the creature.
Although this guy only weighs 101.3 jin, it's still over 100 jin, crossing that 100-jin threshold.
For the 25 contestants on the fishing boat, each had their own dedicated space in the freezer to store their catch from the competition.
Soon, Bai Yu placed the yellowfin tuna next to a trevally, which was also Bai Yu's catch.
He then left the cryogenic chamber and returned to his fishing spot.
Upon returning, Bai Yu didn't rest for long. He immediately baited the hook again and cast it out.
This time he used the tail of a croaker, which is a bit heavier, weighing about three pounds.
At the same depth, Bai Yu waited once again.
While waiting, he took out his phone again, found the video he hadn't finished watching before, and started watching it again.
This time, the wait was a little longer. It wasn't until he had finished reading the entire explanation and the final Dongchedi advertisement appeared that Bai Yu felt the fishing rod in his hand move slightly.
Then he heard the sound of the fishing line coming out quickly, and the reel was spinning as if a small motor had been added.
But despite hearing the obvious sound of fish biting the hook, Bai Yu remained unusually calm, making no move and continuing to watch the video.
Bai Yu didn't put his phone away until the last few dozen seconds of the advertisement ended, and then looked at the fishing rod in his hand.
At this point, the fishing line was moving much slower, and when Bai Yu saw this, he thought the fish that had taken the bait this time wouldn't be too big.
As for the previous situation where the line reel went out of bounds?
Bai Yu's attention was focused on the video, and he hadn't paid attention to the situation with the reel. That's why he was a little confused about the situation.
But as Bai Yu took the fishing rod into his hand, activated the drag, and prepared to lift the rod upwards...
But it was this lift that made him realize something was wrong: the thing hanging on the fishing hook this time seemed a bit strange; it looked a bit big!
Moreover, it wasn't just a "seem"; after Bai Yu carefully sensed it, he became certain of one thing: this time, the fish that had taken the bait was still a big fish, and even bigger than the yellowfin tuna from before!
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"Wow! What's going on with me today? I'm catching big fish one after another! I just got a hundred-pound behemoth. Looks like the championship of this competition is already beckoning to me. Don't you think so, bro?"
After sensing the size of the fish that had taken the bait, Bai Yu smiled and chatted with the cameraman next to him.
There were only Bai Yu and the cameraman at the bow of the boat. He had no one to talk to except the cameraman.
"Another hundred-pound behemoth? Wow, Mr. Bai, your luck is just too good. It makes me want to go fishing too."
The cameraman was absolutely right; Bai Yu was indeed incredibly lucky, catching two fish weighing over 100 pounds in a row.
Looking at the fishing conditions at Baiyu, I think anyone who came here would have the same thought as the cameraman: to try fishing here too.
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