Free Web NovelChapter 1106: Chapter 451: A Record-Breaking Giant! Creating a Sweet Delicacy—Osmanthus Glutinous Rice Lotus Root!
Lin Xu held the fishing rod with both hands, first pulling firmly to steady himself, then began to reel in the fish.
Catching a big fish is completely different from catching a small one.
After a small fish bites, you just pull it out, and as long as the rod and line are up to standard, there won’t be any problems. Just a flick of the rod and the small fish will fly out.
But with a big fish, you can’t just haul it in, because even if the rod can hold, the line might not.
To catch a big fish, you have to tire it out.
The so-called tiring out isn’t about letting the fish swim freely or engaging in a tug-of-war with it; it’s about slightly easing up during the struggle, then continuing to fight it.
Make the big fish as uncomfortable as possible, so it uses up all its energy quickly.
When the fish floats to the surface, it generally means it’s exhausted, and you can net it.
"Xiao Xu, need any help?"
"No need, I got this!"
Shen Guofu saw his son-in-law catching a fish, more excited than if he had caught it himself.
Although the fish hasn’t surfaced yet, judging by the fight, it should weigh over ten pounds.
Never thought such a big fish could be caught in a winter pond, especially in the morning before the sun has fully risen and the water hasn’t warmed up. Fish shouldn’t be active by logic. frёewebηovel.cѳm
But reality is just that irony; Geng Lele caught two crucian carp, and Lin Xu caught a big one.
Across the shore, Grandma Sun watched Lin Xu reeling in the fish, curiously saying:
"This isn’t like your analysis at all."
Old Man Sun coughed lightly:
"Wild fishing is always full of surprises and joys. That’s the charm of fishing; no matter how meticulous your analysis, fish always appear unexpectedly... It often happens to anglers. Last time I caught those two snakeheads, it was the same, totally against expectations."
Not far away, in front of the small pavilion, Xie Yufei and Xie Yuhang watched Lin Xu catching the fish, excitedly put down their rods and ran over to watch. Although Old Xie wanted to go too, he thought since my junior has hooked a fish, I must be close too.
Maybe the float would move in the next second, so he couldn’t leave.
He recalled an elder saying that once distracted while fishing, like drinking, eating, going to the bathroom, or lighting a cigarette, you often get a bite.
Stay focused, can’t let your guard down.
At the shore, Shen Jiayue already had the landing net ready, the pole fully extended, just waiting for the big fish to get close and net it.
Heh heh, when that big fish comes up, got to take a picture.
Post it in the group, on moments, maybe even under Lin Ji’s Food topic, let everyone see how awesome my man, Shen Jiayue’s is!
Lin Xu reeled for about ten minutes, and finally, the fish showed itself.
It was a huge bighead carp, and judging from its broad body, it weighed almost twenty pounds.
Although this weight isn’t as large as the ones Old Huang delivered to the shop last time, it’s still impressive. After all, the water area is only so large, probably reaching its growth limit.
As soon as Old Man Sun saw the fish, he immediately put down his fishing rod and jogged over with his net:
"Yueyue, step aside. Your net’s too small, it can’t hold it..."
This kind of big fish needs to be caught in one go; otherwise, if startled, it would struggle like mad in the water and could break the line.
Today’s line setups are pretty standard; no one expected Lin Xu to catch such a giant creature at once.
Lin Xu held the rod steady and slowly drew the fish toward the shore.
Once in the range of the net, Old Man Sun grabbed the net with both hands. He encased the fish’s head and then pulled the net back hard, dragging the fish onto the shore.
"Wow, what a big fish!"
Everyone took out their phones, snapping group photos left and right.
Once everyone had taken their shots, Lin Xu reached his hand into the fish’s gills, lifted the head entirely, and let Shen Jiayue take a photo of the catch.
After all, it was his first time fishing; it needed a memorable photo.
"I wonder how heavy this fish is..."
Shen Jiayue said casually while taking pictures, to which Lin Xu immediately responded:
"Nineteen pounds three ounces... approximately, that’s my estimate."
He originally wanted to say nineteen pounds three and a half ounces, but thought being too precise might not be good, better to be a bit vague.
Once the photo was taken, Lin Xu began to pack up his fishing gear.
Not fishing anymore, going to prepare fish.
For today’s lunch, this fish would be the main course in a full fish feast.
While he was busy packing up, Shen Jiayue began to share the fish photo everywhere, modestly saying:
"Only 19.3 pounds, not even 20 pounds, pretty average, not large."
Heh heh, with such a big fish, a little humblebrag isn’t too much, right?
Geng Lele looked at that fish, originally wanting to continue fishing, but after pondering, he said to Xie Yufei and Xie Yuhang:
"Come, help me lift the fish, I want to take a catch photo."
You taking one?
This fish was caught by Uncle Lin, what does it have to do with you?
As soon as the brothers expressed doubt, Geng Lele said:
"I have a few sets of college entrance exam simulation papers that I haven’t really used, how about..."
Hearing this, the brothers quickly helped with the photo.
And so, Geng Lele struggled to lift the fish, and had Xie Yuhang take a photo, which he immediately posted on Moments:
"Brother Xu just caught a fish, and I unexpectedly got one too. Weighed it, 18.4 pounds, slightly smaller than Brother Xu’s. First time catching such a massive bighead carp, took a photo to commemorate. Too bad my godfather doesn’t like fish, otherwise, I’d definitely take it back for him to try."
