Lin Yang had mentioned earlier that the rod he was using had great power, but after all, it was just a 28-tonality carp rod, far less powerful than the 6, 7, 8, 10h rods used in Black Pond Fishing, so he had to resort to the crude method of shortening the line.
After retying the eight character ring, Lin Yang continued to bait the double hooks and cast them out.
Two seconds later, he lifted the rod again to hook the fish.
He hooked another one!
Shortening the line significantly increased the efficiency of retrieving the fish.
Lin Yang only had to lift his forearm, and the power of the rod's backbone brought the fish out of the water.
Once out of the water, he wouldn't let it dive back in; keeping close to the surface, he trotted to bring it near, swept the net through the water, and swiftly scooped it up.
"Wow, I get it, the host's technique is awesome. The efficiency of retrieval has improved a lot after shortening the line, so that's what it was for."