Moreover, this round of the competition was sea fishing, so some veteran powerful anglers might not necessarily perform well.
Take, for example, those Masters, Deng Guang, Liu Changgan, Li Dapen, and others—they are all Masters of dock fishing, but not particularly notable in sea fishing.
The teams that did stand out in sea fishing were represented by the previously very boastful team of Wang Changhai, but they seemed a bit overconfident.
Like many other anglers, they adopted more traditional fishing depths during their fishing.
For Sea Bass and Sea Red Spot, there was no problem, both players caught many Sea Bass and Sea Red Spots respectively.
The team captain, Wang Changhai, who was fishing for Sea Bass, was indeed very skilled, pulling in more than ten Sea Bass, with the largest one nearly 30 kilograms, arguably the most outstanding performance among those fishing for Sea Bass in this event.
The other team member who fished for Sea Red Spot was also impressive, catching 4 Sea Red Spots.
You should know that even in Zhoushan, the Sea Red Spot is a very precious fish, and catching 4 in 4 hours is undoubtedly an impressive achievement.
Especially since one of the Sea Red Spots was very large, weighing nearly 50 kilograms, and could be considered one of the big fishes in this competition.
Regrettably, their third angler, who was responsible for catching Yellow croaker, messed up.
Because he fished at what he believed was an appropriate depth and stubbornly stuck with it.
During that time, many viewers via the live broadcast pleaded with him to change the depth, but not only did he not listen, he even mocked the viewers.
"You bunch of laymen dare to advise me? I was sea fishing when you were still wearing split pants!"
His arrogant attitude caused dissatisfaction among the viewers, so no one reminded him anymore.
And because of this arrogant attitude, he continued failing to catch the target fish, and although he was very anxious, he was still stubborn, insisting that a fish would bite if he just kept at it.
Unfortunately, the competition was only 4 hours long; it wouldn’t let him keep going.
By the end of the competition, he hadn’t managed to catch a Yellow croaker, meaning he failed to complete the task.
His team’s scores were thus locked in at that.
Even though their team caught the largest Sea Bass and four Sea Red Spots, because they didn’t catch a Yellow croaker, their score for this competition was zero, the same as several other teams that also ranked bottom.
This result infuriated the other two teammates.
"You’re such a failure, not even catching one Yellow croaker, both of us worked so hard to catch so many fish, and you alone ruined it all!"
Amidst the other two’s complaints, the angler responsible for the Yellow croaker was still unapologetic.
"If I didn’t catch it, why didn’t you help? If you had helped, maybe we wouldn’t have ended up with no score at all!"
The three of them blamed each other, and they started arguing on the show; it was so heated that they might have come to blows if not for the crowd around them.
After this competition, their ranking further declined, sinking to the bottom of all teams.
This outcome, however, was something all the fishing friends in the audience were happy to see.
"Serves them right, three arrogant pricks, boasting so much earlier only to end up with zero points, absolutely hilarious!"
"They even dared to mock Lin Yang and other Masters earlier, claiming they were the kings of sea fishing, what a joke."
"Master Lin had already shared the fishing depths, yet they still couldn’t catch a Yellow croaker. Many teams followed Master Lin’s method and later caught fish."
"Good advice is wasted on the doomed; it serves these arrogant fools right to be eliminated."
The ridicule from the audience made the three members of the team even more embarrassed, losing the competition was a blow to their pride.
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After the competition, the results of this round gradually came out.
There was no surprise with Lin Yang’s results, remaining in first place in this round, and naturally still comfortably secure at the top overall.
Another club, the Sea Friend Club, also sent three anglers good at sea fishing.
In this round, they were not boastful and said nothing over the top, but their skills were indeed good, and they achieved very good results.
They caught a Sea Bass of around 20 kilograms, several Yellow croakers, and a Sea Red Spot over 60 kilograms, successfully taking second place in this competition.
Therefore, this previously not very prominent team with little presence suddenly gained fame after this competition.
Everyone became aware of this club and the three team members.
"These three anglers’ sea fishing skills are not low, low-key and humble, knowing to quietly display their strength."
"Among all anglers, they are second only to Lin Yang, truly worthy of being advanced sea fishing experts."
"Fanned! I love sea fishing the most, from now on I’m their fan."
"Regarding sea fishing, Master Lin is undoubtedly the top angler, whether in freshwater or saltwater, he’s the most incredible."
Instantly, the Sea Friend Club’s three members became stars in the national sea fishing scene, gaining countless fans, and also attracting attention and endorsement from the show organizers.
And this meant they were also going to reap significant benefits.
This kind of benefit, the previously boastful team of Wang Changhai would indeed never have a chance to achieve again.
Apart from this, other teams performed well in this segment of sea fishing and ranked at the top, also gaining many fans from this battle.
However, the teams of a few famous Masters performed relatively poorly in this round of competition.