Forty minutes after hooking the fish, the hovercraft finally steadied and stopped moving. Through the line guides, the tension on the fishing line also began to stabilize.
Lin Yang greeted Jeremy and then said, "It’s been over half an hour since we hooked this unknown behemoth. The big fish has dragged the hovercraft for at least a kiloter. Now, I feel like the fish underwater is beginning to tire out...."
After speaking, he walked to the edge of the hovercraft to take a look. The braking device was locked, and the fishing line was still taut, which ant that the creature hooked was still at the bottom of the water.
In order to completely exhaust the giant creature underwater, Lin Yang tapped on the still-taut fishing line wound around the line winder with force!
The high-density polyethylene line, almost as thick as a headphone cord, did not vibrate frequently, but the stimulation it transmitted underwater was still significant.
This was similar to the concept of hitting the rod when a big fish is caught during pole fishing; unable to withstand the irritation, it would naturally move.
After tapping for a while, sure enough, the force returned from underwater!
Lin Yang said, "Hey, after a few taps, it’s regained strength! We don’t know what kind of giant creature is down there for now, so let’s just assu it’s a fish. Next, I’m going to perform a different kind of fish-playing show for everyone."
Lin Yang continued, like a performance artist, tapping on the fishing line every so often, prompting the huge creature underwater to charge, only for him to tap again.
After struggling like this for another ten minutes or so, no matter how he tapped, the giant creature underwater stopped moving.
Only then did Lin Yang manually release the line winder brake lock and began to wind up the line by hand.
After busying himself winding up the line, more than a hundred ters of it, eighty ters were reeled in, and finally, the exhausted underwater creature floated up.
From the silhouette of its back, one could tell that this was a fish.
A big fish!
A fish that was at least two ters long, covered in patterns and bright red fins, with evil-looking teeth.
"Holy shit! What the hell is that?"
"A shark? Are there sharks in freshwater? Or is it sothing else? Does anyone recognize this?"
"The teeth in this fish’s mouth are terrifying, they seem even more daunting than those of a Great White Shark!"
"I’ve taken a screenshot to share on social dia. Can you really catch such a big fish so casually in the Congo River?"
Despite having ntally prepared himself, Lin Yang was equally startled when he saw the creature that had surfaced.
Although not particularly large at two ters, the fish had a plump physique, appearing extrely strong. But what impressed him the most was its mouthful of sharp teeth, each tooth looking large and keen.
This creature could easily devour a cow, let alone a fallen elephant, which would be quickly torn to pieces by it.
Recalling how he had nearly fallen into the water at the riverbank, Lin Yang now broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
Without bothering to wipe the sweat from his forehead, Lin Yang began explaining to the drone above, as he had already recognized the true identity of this aquatic monster.
"Look everyone, I’m quite lucky to have encountered the ruler of the Congo River, an African Tiger Fish!
In Africa’s Congo River, there dwells a kind of fish more brutal than the Great White Shark; they’re cold-blooded, bloodthirsty, with the larger ones growing over 1.8 ters long, weighing nearly 120 pounds, outfitted with 32 hard steel teeth in their mouths, which are sharper than razors and could snap a prey’s head in one bite.
The most terrifying part is, they also prefer to hunt in groups with a ’mobbing strength’ a hundred tis stronger than piranhas. The ’cold-blooded troops’ they form are so fearso that even crocodiles dread them – this is the African Tiger Fish!"
After listening to Lin Yang’s brief introduction, the live stream viewers were once again shocked!
They felt their knowledge was being updated yet again. Not to ntion viewers who usually didn’t fish, even regular anglers had never heard of such a fearso fish.
Lin Yang continued, "The Congo River is 4,640 kiloters long, with a broad basin area, dense river networks, nurous tributaries, depths reaching 250 ters, and rich biological resources. It is ho to more than 300 species of fish, among which the African Tiger Fish is the most representative.
This is an extrely aggressive giant freshwater fish, the ’tiger of the freshwater.’ Compared to them, a pike is but a little brother. They are also known as ’freshwater Great White Sharks,’ with massive bodies, astonishing fighting capabilities, coarse and hard scales, the true ’behemoths’ of freshwater.
It’s worth ntioning that although African Tiger Fish are fierce, their at is delicious, firm in texture, nutritionally rich, and has certain dicinal values. Therefore, they attract many fishern to risk hunting them, which has led to a decreasing number in their population."
So, how strong is an African Tiger Fish’s fighting power? Let give a few examples.
African Tiger Fish are not only formidable individually but are also adept at mobbing. Their team coordination is unique, just like Killer Whales in the sea.
They are extrely ferocious hunters that love to venture out in schools for hunts. In battle, the fish coordinate flawlessly, with clear division of labor, adeptly employing tactics like surprise attacks, isolation, and more.
When facing gigantic prey, they start by tearing at the fins and tail, rendering the prey immobile. Then, they swarm over the prey to rip it into pieces before consuming it completely.
Furthermore, African Tiger Fish have a wild nature, especially when food is scarce. Once they encounter prey, they launch a mad attack. You can imagine, under the relentless gnashing of a large group of Tiger Fish, even crocodiles or water buffaloes would be left without a trace."
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