Chapter 488 - 225: Another Huge Catch_3
"Zhang, go retrieve the anchor, Yang, get ready to take the fishing rod, I’m going to steer the boat, Miss Yue’er, please clear up any clutter around the gunwale," Captain Harry commanded with undeniable authority, issuing orders methodically.
Soon, Lin Yang took the fishing rod from the captain who had already released some of the tension before the handover.
His plan was simple: to use the reserve of fishing line in the spool to buy time to retrieve the anchor and start the boat. Only with the boat in motion would they stand a chance of fighting this fish; otherwise, an empty spool would snap with just one forceful tug.
At that moment, Lin Yang, with both hands firmly grasping the rod, maintained full tension and was constantly attentive to the force direction underwater.
The speed of the fish underwater wasn’t exaggerated; hundreds of meters of line unspooled methodically, momentarily stabilizing the situation.
A few minutes later, the anchor was retrieved, and the captain started the engine of the fishing boat, slowly turning it southeast, directly perpendicular to the fleeing direction of the big fish.
While the boat was set in motion, Lin Yang finally found the chance to reel in, quickly recovering sixty meters of line from an almost emptied spool until the line stretched taut again, feeling a significant resistance; only then did he stop reeling.
As the fishing boat drew nearer, it seemed to agitate the aquatic behemoth; just as Lin Yang caught his breath, he felt the big fish surging with power underwater!
One second it was slow like an old plowing ox, the next it transformed into a wild horse breaking free, despite the pressure almost maxed out, the line kept zipping out with a click-click sound.