CHAPTER 408: CHAPTER 246: BATTLE OF WITS AND COURAGE

[Oh my gosh, what kind of magical fish playing technique is this?]

[I learned the reverse rod technique from the host’s previous streams, but what’s this new move?]

[Oh wow, just shaking the rod wildly, I wonder if the fish in the water are confused!]

[Look at that stance, shaking the rod works, the fish is turning back!]

Not many people in the streaming room have personally fought big fish, and even fewer are as experienced as Zhang Yang. This kind of flashy move caused quite a stir in the stream’s chat.

Han Qiang noticed that everyone in the chat was asking about the rod-shaking fish control technique, but he didn’t quite understand it himself, so he refrained from directly responding to avoid embarrassment.

"This rod-shaking technique is an advanced method of controlling and playing the fish. I haven’t learned it myself, so I won’t embarrass myself by making up explanations. Once we get the fish up, let’s have our leader explain it!" Han Qiang said sincerely.

Meanwhile, on Zhang Yang’s side, after forcibly making the big fish turn back by shaking the rod constantly, he breathed a sigh of relief.

This rod-shaking fish control trick isn’t foolproof. When faced with stubborn or unpredictable big fish that dive into deep water, Zhang Yang can only release the breakaway rope.

However, today this troublesome big fish gave Zhang Yang some face. After probing with two charges that Zhang Yang neutralized, it gradually calmed down.

Zhang Yang’s arm was taut as he firmly gripped the fishing rod, which was bent into a full arc. The fishing line hummed loudly, making for a much more intense fish-playing session than the first catch.

To an avid angler, this sound of the humming line is comparable to the most beautiful music in the world, and the live stream was filled with this thrilling sound.

The viewers in the chat gradually quieted down, watching Zhang Yang’s every move as he battled the fish on camera.

This watching continued for over twenty minutes as Zhang Yang paid close attention to the big fish’s swimming direction and posture in the water, his focus extremely sharp.

Finally, after a long period, the underwater big fish’s strength was almost completely worn down. Under the influence of the rod’s backbone, it began slowly surfacing, faintly revealing a slight outline on the clear water surface.

With just a rough scan, Zhang Yang could roughly judge the size of the fish. No wonder this big guy had such stamina; it was huge.

A rough estimate suggested its length was close to a meter, and conservatively, it weighed forty to fifty pounds!

After vaguely discerning the outline of the big fish, Zhang Yang didn’t rush to pull it out of the water but consciously adjusted the force topping the fishing rod to continue controlling the fish and draining its energy.

Seeing this, some might wonder why not just pull the fish out of the water quickly to finish the fight since it’s close to the surface?

Zhang Yang had two considerations for this.

The first, regarding the success rate of fish fighting, is that battling such a large fish with a hand rod requires special attention to details.

The big fish, although much weakened, still had some way to go before belly-up. If you hastily bring it to the surface, the light and sound stimulation could make it use its remaining strength.

This adds the risk of the fish escaping the hook; a misstep could result in all efforts being in vain.

The second consideration is a bit of personal interest for Zhang Yang.

Though he’s fishing, it’s indeed a live fishing stream; Zhang Yang had previously mentioned to Meng Fan about extending the fish-playing time to stretch the stream’s statistics.

As long as the fish isn’t out of the water and weighed, viewers entering the stream will stay glued, driven by curiosity.

If the host responsible for commentary adds some shoutouts for follows and interactive raffles, the outcome data will look great.

Zhang Yang thought this way and did as such. Luckily, Han Qiang was not a newbie and understood the basic pace of the stream.

While Zhang Yang was playing fish, Han Qiang initiated several follow and raffle reminders, gaining a few more waves of followers solidly.

Meanwhile, due to the prolonged fish-playing, the number of simultaneous online viewers in the stream successfully broke the 5,000 mark!

Ten or more minutes later, the underwater big fish was completely worn out from being played by Zhang Yang, and without much effort from the fishing rod, it floated to the surface.

Seizing the moment as the big fish surfaced, Zhang Yang swiftly gulped a few mouthfuls of water, and soon the fish flipped belly-up, surrendering!

"Hahaha, stream family, look, our leader has played the big fish to exhaustion! Come on, everyone can see the size of the fish, let’s guess the weight for a minute, three, two, one, start recording!"

Catching this opportunity, Han Qiang started another fish weight guessing game, while grabbing a net rod and handing it to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang took the landing net, holding the rod in his right hand and the net rod in his left, nonchalantly inserting the net head into the water.

The big fish was completely exhausted, floating motionlessly on the surface. Zhang Yang easily netted the fish and lifted it out of the water with the net head frame.

"Hahaha, awesome!" Zhang Yang looked up and laughed heartily, his tone filled with the thrill of victory after battling the fish.

"Boss, want to weigh the fish again? I started another round of fish weight guessing!" Han Qiang reminded him.

Zhang Yang nodded: "Sure! But this fish is too big, and the Fish Controller has a hard time fixing it, so we’ll need another way to weigh it!"