"This is a school of Ghost Head Knife Fish, quite rare. Although these fish aren’t very big, they have decent strength. Let’s warm up at this spot first today then go for the big guys."
After the fishing boat stopped, Lin Yang told everyone and started the first fishing session of the day.
He had fished for Ghost Head Knife before, and the feel was very good.
However, today they were experiencing a whole new kind of fishing, sitting on a fishing boat which was more convenient than fishing from a larger vessel.
The fish were visibly swimming around in the upper layer of the seawater; there was no need to fish blindly like a cat chasing after mice. Just throwing the bait near the fish was enough.
Moreover, these were purely wild, natural fish, not like those bred in fishponds where the visible fish hardly ever bite, incomparable.
Speedily everyone prepared their fishing gear and started getting ready to fish on the boat.
Today, they were aboard a roughly twelve-meter fishing boat, which, along with five tourists from home, Lin Yang’s group of three, a local guide, and the captain, made a total of ten people. There was plenty of space, even if everyone fished at the same time.
The larger fish in the sea, which were generally aggressive and have strong predatory instincts, could mostly be caught using artificial baits.
For the seemingly fearless Ghost Head Knives wandering the surface of the sea in front of him, Lin Yang planned to use Wave Crawler lures to deal with them.
Having assembled his rod and tied on the artificial bait, he targeted a slightly larger-looking fish, swung his rod forcefully, and made the first cast of the trip to Australia.
The bait landed precisely at the target location, and he didn’t even need to jiggle it to attract the fish’s attention. The splash from the lure falling into the water attracted nearby fish, which scrambled to grab the sinking bait.
But fish constantly move about. By the time Lin Yang’s Wave Crawler lure reached the target spot, the fish he had originally aimed for had swum some distance away, losing the first chance to bite.
The other fish then swarmed in to snatch the food.
After a series of splashing sounds, Lin Yang felt a strong pull on his rod, indicating a fish had bitten the hook.
"Whoosh!"
After a vigorous flick of the rod, it curved beautifully, signaling a successful catch!
"Whoosh~"
"Whoosh~"
It was not long after Lin Yang hooked his fish that multiple rod flicking noises began echoing intermittently from others on the fishing boat, indicating they too had success.
The hooked fish, sensing danger, began darting around frantically; meanwhile, the nearby fish, whether oblivious or brazen, did not disperse and continued to linger around, even chasing after the hooked fish, their intent unclear.
The fish in the sea were not very large, generally weighing around ten to twenty pounds. Thanks to Lin Yang’s robust physique and high-quality fishing rod, it wasn’t long before he pulled it onto the boat.
Lin Yang directly flung the fish aboard, which left Yue’er, who was waiting with the landing net, feeling a bit disappointed as her expectation to scoop the fish fell short.
On the other side, Li Xiaopeng had launched the live streaming drone and was assisting Lin Yang with the live broadcast.
"Finally live now, has the host been resting for almost a month?"
"Looking at the live broadcast announcement posted by Master Lin, this trip is for fishing in Australia?"
"Wow, are these the resources in Australia? The school of fish is literally circling the boat?"
"Seeing the fishing resources the host has, I finally have the confidence to say I can do it too!"
After the successful catch, Lin Yang picked up the fish to show it to the camera.
This Ghost Head Knife was brilliantly colored and had a cool shape, a pity it wasn’t very tasty, although he hadn’t actually tried this type of fish before.
This was a Ghost Head Knife weighing about twenty pounds. Although it might not match the size of the first one he targeted, it wasn’t much smaller either.
"Everyone, look, Ghost Head Knife! Caught one so quickly, the resources here are truly remarkable. If anyone wants to experience fishing here, you can follow this TikTok account...."
While showing off, Lin Yang also gave a shoutout to his followers during the live stream.
After all, promoting his own fishing guide company could naturally help draw in more business.
"Wow, it’s my first time seeing the host advertise. This company isn’t owned by the host, is it?"
"Correct, as per sources, the host does have shares in this fishing guide company, so folks, if you want to go abroad for fishing, you can boldly go for it!"
"I’d travel abroad for fishing too, but I just don’t have the money..."
Glancing over the chat, since many seemed to understand, Lin Yang just smiled and didn’t say much more.
After unhooking the fish, he said, "Hehe, it’s my first time seeing so many Ghost Head Knives swimming on the surface. I wonder if they’re tasty. Should we try one for lunch?"
Catching these relatively small fish was practically a piece of cake for him; however, he was curious about the taste of the Ghost Head Knife.
He had caught this type of fish a few times back home, but he had never had the chance to try it, and others who had tried it said it wasn’t very tasty.
"Master Lin, let’s skip the Ghost Head Knife; it doesn’t taste good. Let’s release it, and if we catch some tastier fish later, we can keep some for lunch."
If everyone on the boat were fishing novices who hadn’t tasted much seafood, trying something new would be fine. But these tourists seemed like seasoned anglers and likely had tried the likes of Ghost Head Knife before. The local guide also strongly advised against eating the Ghost Head Knife.