Knowing that he would definitely be dragged into this if things continued this way, Ye Feng quickly began to direct the others.
"Quick! Shake your heels into the ground! Increase resistance!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately raised their forefeet and leaned their bodies back as far as they could.
Sure enough, their slow, sliding movements gradually came to a stop.
At this moment, the tip of the pole was almost bent into a U-shape.
None of them dared to reduce their strength, because they could all feel it.
This fish is at least on par with the giant catfish from back then in terms of strength.
If anyone lets go, the rest of the people are likely to be dragged into the water.
They struggled to pry it back, grimacing, for almost a minute before realizing they couldn't budge it an inch.
The fish's stamina and strength completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
"Brother Feng, I'm almost out of strength!"
"This fish... this fishing rod, will... will it break!?"
"Is now the time to think about fishing rods? We need to think of something quick!"
"How can this thing have such good stamina? I can't take it anymore!"
Ye Feng was also almost exhausted; his forearms were aching and he was almost losing all feeling in them.
If I had held on for another few dozen seconds, I would probably have had to let go or be pulled underwater.
This fishing rod is brand new, I haven't even had a chance to warm it up yet, how could I possibly give it up like this?
A few seconds later, he suddenly glanced at a large tree three or four meters away to his side.
An idea instantly came to mind.
"Listen to my command! I'll count to three, and we'll move together to the big tree on the right."
As long as we have a foothold, it can't drag us away!
"good!"
After everyone responded, Ye Feng began to count.
"Ready! 1! 2! ... 3!"
As soon as the word "3" was uttered, everyone moved quickly to the tree trunk as if on a swing.
All five men were holding onto their fishing rods with one hand and the tree trunk with the other, resulting in a stalemate.
Although this posture saved a lot of effort, Ye Feng knew that if he continued to do this, it would be too late.
The first thing to suffer is the person, and secondly, the fishing line is also prone to breaking.
I remember the last time they fished for giant catfish, it took them about half an hour.
That was while they were on a large river, being dragged along by a giant catfish.
Right now, we must act quickly and decisively.
"Brother Feng, look!"
Liu Sisi's voice rang out, and Ye Feng looked up to see a wave churning in the river.
A huge, broad, greyish-red fish tail suddenly emerged from the water, splashing water everywhere.
There's no mistake, this is definitely the arapaima that everyone is looking for.
Ye Feng grinned, observing the size of the fish's tail; this fish seemed to be even larger than the one he had caught before.
However, this also means that the fishing line is more likely to break, so now we must act quickly.
"This guy's almost out of steam, let's give it our all and reel him in!"
After saying that, the five men shouted a work chant, and Ye Feng vigorously turned the spinning wheel.
The fishing line is being pulled back little by little.
But a fish weighing over 200 pounds wouldn't be so easily tamed.
With a powerful flick of its tail, it disappeared back into the water.
Immediately afterwards, everyone felt their arms being torn apart. The powerful force caused Fu Changxiong's right hand, which was gripping the tree trunk, to slip out of his grasp.
He immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground.
However, the fall didn't hurt, and he quickly stood up and grabbed the fishing rod again.
"We need to think of something quickly, we can't outlast it."
He said this almost through gritted teeth.
The most terrifying thing is a wild animal's last stand before death, especially a large one like this.
Ye Feng knew that pulling by force was definitely not going to work now. If the fishing line broke, that would be one thing, but if the fishing rod broke too, he would suffer a huge loss.
His brain raced as he recalled his meager fishing knowledge.
Before long, he actually came up with a good idea.
Ye Feng quickly turned the spinning wheel, but this time he didn't turn it in, but rather let it out.
After spinning around ten times, everyone felt the pressure on their hands getting less and less.
In the end, you couldn't even feel the force anymore.
The big fish, however, swam further and further away with the fishing line attached.
Fu Changxiong looked puzzled…
"Hey!? Bro, why did you let it go?"
"I didn't put it in!"
Ye Feng didn't explain much. After loosening the line ten more times, the originally bent fishing rod returned to its original shape.
Seeing this, he quickly drove the crowd away, took his fishing rod, and circled the tree trunk twice.
"Brother Feng, what kind of move is that?"
Everyone looked on with question marks.
"The tree trunk can be used as a fixed pulley that cannot slide, or it can be used as a point of force relief."
In this way, most of the force of the big fish will be borne by the fishing line and the tree trunk.
We can save a lot of effort, and even if the fishing line breaks, the fishing rod won't be pulled away or broken.
Fu Changxiong patted his hands, which were covered in mud.
"Why didn't you share this method sooner?"
"Nonsense! I just remembered. Hurry up and grab it, that beast has swum too far, the line is about to sag again."
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly pulled on their fishing rods again.
However, this time, the force was indeed much weaker; it seemed that only two people were needed to hold it.
"Phew~"
Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief. After confirming that everything was alright, he handed the fishing rod to Fu Changxiong and Qi Xiaojie.
He had long heard that fish fed with feed have at least three times their own body weight in strength in the water.
Large, ferocious carnivorous fish like the Arapaima can be up to five times stronger.
In other words, this fish must have a strength of at least a thousand kilograms in the water.
He didn't believe it before, but now he thinks it's very likely that the number is too small.
Just as he was about to sit down and catch his breath, Qi Xiaoyan's voice rang out again.
"Brother Feng, look! It seems like they've taken the bait over there too!"
"ah!?"
Ye Feng quickly jogged to another fishing spot.
The fishing line was tied to a tree by him, and sure enough, a large head popped out of the water a dozen meters away in the middle of the river.
The flat, curved head, along with large, earthy gray scales.
Yes, this is another arapaima, but it's a bit smaller than the previous one.
The creature was staring wide-open, its lips twitching and moving, and you could vaguely see a fishing line hanging from its mouth.
It must have struggled for a long time before it came out to get some air.
Ye Feng and the others had been completely focused on the fish and hadn't noticed it for a moment.
"What a great opportunity! Xiaoyan! Shoot it in the head with your bow!"
Ye Feng hurriedly set up the compound bow, and Qi Xiaoyan quickly drew back the bowstring.
If this big fish isn't killed quickly, there will be a lot of trouble later on.
Ye Feng understands this best.
However, this fish didn't seem as clever as the one he had encountered before; it wasn't afraid of people at all.
"Whoosh!"
Two arrows flew out immediately, both hitting the head with pinpoint accuracy.
The river surface turned red instantly, and it barely struggled at all…
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