Chapter 94 - 094: The Big Fish Piles On
"Crap!" he cursed in frustration.
"Damn, are the fish always this irritable?"
"Seems like the people are pretty irritable, too."
"The guy just now was a bit too hasty; he lifted the rod with such force that the sound of the rod stopping made my heartbeat race."
Seeing the teasing comments from the viewers in the live stream, Lin Yang planned to explain to them the techniques for handling big fish, which could also be edited out and uploaded as individual videos later.
"For smaller fish, they don’t have much power, so they are generally easier to control. Thus, for common species like the crucian carp and young carps, you don’t need to pay too much attention during the fishing process—you can just rely on the performance of your equipment to pull them out. But to catch big fish, you’ll need to start paying attention to techniques and details."
First thing first, let’s talk about the basic rig setup.
For example, the rod I used today is a nine-meter giant pole, with a 4+3 line set up and size ten Ishiyane hook, paired with a Losing Hand Rope; fishes up to twenty to thirty pounds should not be a problem. Personally, with a bit of luck, I could handle up to fifty pounds.
Secondly, concerning the core details of avoiding cut lines and losing fish—casting.
If you’re fishing for big fish, remember not to cast a full rod.
Casting a full rod allows the hook to reach farther, no problem there, but once you hook a fish, it’s very passive, because you can’t lift the rod. In such a scenario, you’re relying solely on the strength of the fishing line, without the rod’s flexibility coming into play.