Chapter 276 - 179: The Paradox of Adjusting Fishing Floats - Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King - NovelsTime

Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King

Chapter 276 - 179: The Paradox of Adjusting Fishing Floats

Author: Ruler
updatedAt: 2025-08-19

After more than half a day of livestreaming, the viewers have gained an initial understanding of Zhang Yang's personality and temper.

This guy is quite approachable most of the time and even tends to answer every question, which has encouraged viewers to speak more freely.

Regarding the various issues mentioned during fishing and the technical 'knowledge points', any unfamiliar terms prompt them to ask and learn.

Zhang Yang glanced at the public chat, selected suitable knowledge points to talk about, and organized his words: "Lao Tan Corn is a fermented grain bait developed by our company specifically for large wild fish in wild fishing.

The main ingredient is old corn kernels, which undergo cooking, fermentation in sealed jars, and other techniques to mimic the taste and state of naturally fermented corn in the wild, thereby reducing the wariness of big fish and increasing the probability of hooking them.

As for why I switch to Lao Tan Corn after catching a big fish with bait, the main reason is our target is almost purely wild old fish in reservoir ponds! Using Lao Tan Corn gives a better chance!

Bait with added fruit acid-like additives contains some synthetic substances. If big fish have picky mouths and are timid, the probability of them resisting or not daring to come close is greater!

Actually, as long as you get the flavor and state right, what you use as bait doesn't matter; you can try anything. In some situations, specific methods might even work wonders!"

[Talk about the bottom fishing technique? I've asked several times!]

[So, you can use commercial bait, but Lao Tan Corn has a higher tolerance for error, right?]

Zhang Yang nodded: "What Leaning on the Building Looking at the West Wind brother said is right. You can use both. Lao Tan Corn has a broader trial range and higher error tolerance!

As for the bottom fishing technique, it's actually very simple. You attach a small foam ball with certain buoyancy to the hook shank in the fishing setup,

So when the setup enters the water, the hook carrying the bait and foam ball will be pulled upwards by the buoyancy, making it more noticeable to fish above the fishing spot!

Of course, this fishing method is not suitable for too long sub-lines, generally around ten centimeters is more appropriate! If the sub-line is too long, the floating position is too high, affecting the bottom fish's bait intake!"

While Zhang Yang was continuing his 'lesson', Meng Fan, holding the bait scoop a second ago, suddenly put down the scoop and swiftly grabbed the fishing rod with his right hand, adopting a ready-to-lift stance.

"Damn, the bobber has some movement already, even though I just baited the spot for a short time!" Meng Fan said in a low voice, turning his head.

Zhang Yang glanced at the bobber's motion and then quickly mounted the high-definition lens. After some adjustments, the livestream showed a close-up of the bobber again.

Through the HD view of the bobber, everyone could clearly see the bobber's irregular downward movement, with several intermittent actions, indicating a slight downward drift followed by a reset.

Zhang Yang saw this and asked, "You adjusted it to level water?"

"Yeah? Adjusted to level water and fishing at three divisions!" Meng Fan answered without hesitation.

"The bobber's reaction doesn't seem right. Are you sure you adjusted it to level water without a hook?" Zhang Yang confirmed.

"Without a hook? With a hook! Isn't the adjustment always done with a hook?" Meng Fan raised his head in confusion.

Zhang Yang nodded: "Adjusting with a hook for level water and the top hook also had foam attached. You're not fishing with little running lead now!

Little running lead is relatively slow, most signals are filtered out, which couldn't cause such small upward and downward bobber movements.

Readjust, fish have come to the spot! They're continually darting around, these small actions are not effective entry actions!"

"Uh, alright!"

Meng Fan responded, slowly raising the rod. He turned to another accidental spot to begin readjusting the bobber.

This time, without waiting for viewers to ask, Zhang Yang actively explained: "You might wonder how I know the underwater bait and fishing setup state!

While Little Meng adjusts the bobber, let me explain!

Many people think adjusting to level water and fishing at three divisions should be a relatively slow fishing method, but it's not necessarily the case!

The state of double hooks underwater is directly related to the weight of the hooks and bait!

Using the Lao Tan Corn we have, adjusting to level water, fishing at three divisions, the top hook's short sub-line might even lightly touch the bottom, and if you include the hook shank foam, the top hook might often be off the bottom!

When fishing for big fish, you want a stable state to filter out bobber signals that aren't effective entry states for precise bite capture! Clearly, the current situation doesn't meet the requirements!

As for how I know, it's simple. The various small actions of the bobber, especially the downward movement, small dips and repositioning.

With old corn attached to the hook essentially avoiding small fish disturbances, it's basically certain that it's the movement of big fish causing water flow effects!

The reality doesn't align with what little running lead fishing should exhibit, so clearly there's an issue somewhere, and by simply asking Little Meng, we quickly found the reason!

The logical analysis ability used here is actually under the same framework as the logic for analyzing fish conditions earlier! Boldly hypothesizing based on reality and carefully verifying suffices!"

[Oh, things related to logical thinking make you feel like you've grasped them after listening, but when dealing with them yourself, it's a whole different scenario! I feel like this stuff requires long-term training!]

[I'm more curious, why fishing at three divisions with level water adjustment is so sensitive! When I started learning fishing, my teacher taught me fishing for wild carp is to adjust level water and fish at two divisions!

The explanation was that both hooks must touch the bottom, one laying on the bottom, and one touching it! How come with the streamer, that's not necessarily the case? What's the reasoning behind this?]

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