CHAPTER 1016: CHAPTER 997: THE CURRENT SITUATION

Using a casting rod to play fish is much easier than a hand rod.

For fish of medium size or smaller, there’s basically no playing process. Even though Yue Feng uses a No. 3 fishing line, he can still pull them up recklessly with the strength of the reel and fishing rod.

About thirty seconds later, the first fish was pulled to the water’s edge. Yue Feng, holding the rod in one hand and a landing net in the other, easily scooped the fish up.

A wild Carp weighing about three and a half pounds, with the hook baited with corn kernels lodged in its mouth, and two other hooks from the Explosive Hook set hooked into its gills, looked somewhat cruel.

Yue Feng used a pair of surgical hemostats he had prepared in advance to remove the fishhooks one by one, then placed it into the Fish Guard as usual, turned around, reloaded the Explosive Hook, and cast it back to the marked spot.

From this fish onward, the fish activity picked up in Yue Feng’s matrix area during the next hour or so of competition.

On average, every seven or eight minutes, he could bring up a fish, large or small. Except for a Grass Carp over five pounds, the rest were all Carp, and it’s clear they were caught on the longest leader hook baited with old corn.

During the hour and a half competition, about an hour in, Yue Feng was already assured victory, with seven or eight big Carps in the Fish Guard, making the anglers next to him envious and restless.

In this almost crushing atmosphere, the first casting rod competition for Yue Feng came to an end.

The staff followed the normal process of weighing, and the first round’s total catch was 37.3 pounds, leading the pack in his division.

Just as the first round ended, a familiar angler approached Yue Feng.

"Brother Feng, want some water? I just bought some Wahaha, plus iced tea and Red Bull. Which one do you want, I’ll get it for you!"

Yue Feng glanced at the guy smiling broadly: "Thanks, no need, I brought water myself! If there’s something, just say it, no need for these formalities!"

"Hehe, I did okay in the first round with three fish! Can you give me some of that Bomb Bait for the next round? That bait of yours is awesome, even the casting rod can keep going, can’t help but be impressed!"

Yue Feng wanted to refuse but felt a little embarrassed, so he reluctantly nodded: "Alright, you can take it if you want! But I’m not fooling you, it doesn’t have much to do with Bomb Bait!"

"Of course, I believe you! Just trying to get a little edge here! I’ll take it then!" Fearing Yue Feng might change his mind, the guy quickly brought over his tub and poured the Bomb Bait he’d been eyeing into it, bowing and scraping as he left.

Yue Feng was almost used to such things, pursed his lips, feeling complicated.

The bait was taken, so Yue Feng had to make more. Anyway, it’s always the same stuff, the only real trick is the old corn in the Fishing Box, which he definitely can’t just give away. Those Bomb Baits used for attracting fish are just common on the market, with a little medicinal wine for attracting fish added.

While he was preparing the bait, many anglers watched closely. Yue Feng didn’t mind, showing how much Basic Bait, Main Attack Bait, and old vintage corn he added, the method of bait opening, and how much water ratio. He made another big tub of bait right in front of everyone.

"Anyone else wants some? Come help yourself, I have enough! The rest, you guys can split among yourselves!"

Gosh, after he finished speaking, everyone rushed back with their tubs, eager not to lose out due to sluggishness.

Until the Bomb Bait was scooped clean, Yue Feng looked at the live streaming room and shook his head in amazement: "See that? Folks, this is the current state of the domestic competitive fishing scene! Those who came over just now are at least Third Level Competitive Fishing Masters!"

"Brother Feng, isn’t this too real?"

"Is it about the bait? Watching Brother Feng make bait, besides adding some medicinal wine, the Basic Bait seems quite ordinary? Why do they believe so much in it?"

"Hey, I can answer that, it’s because Brother Feng’s results are good, master or not, they’re just like us regular folks! If they don’t catch fish, they’re confused too!"

"Brother Feng, can you talk about the fishing methods and strategies for the last casting rod session? I think a big part is due to the fishing methods! To be fair, the fixed-spot matrix for attracting fish move is really impressive!"

"Agreed, Brother Feng, please share!"

Yue Feng nodded: "Alright, since everyone wants to hear, I’ll just briefly share my thoughts!

First of all, this reservoir is basically a pure wild natural environment, with the only difference being slightly higher density! So for casting rod bait, we don’t need to add too many additive flavors, these things are too strong, and wild fish might not buy it, so I just added a tiny bit of medicinal wine!

As for the bait on the Explosive Hook, it’s pure grain big bricks, a small amount of Snail Carp No. 3, some Super Attraction, and a little bit of Sticky Corn Flour! These are all basic baits commonly used in wild fishing lakes and reservoirs, easily available at any fishing gear shop! There’s nothing magical about it!

As for the fishing method, this is a bit particular! Similar to Taiwan Fishing with rod receipt, casting also requires some nests, and the competition doesn’t allow using auxiliary tools like a bait boat, so we can only rely on technique!

The accuracy and strength control of casting need practical experience to practice, Practice Makes Perfect, I can’t explain it to everyone! My method is to select a certain object on the opposite side as a fixed target mark, then remember the strength used when casting. Each subsequent cast uses similar strength to make the nest relatively concentrated!

The concentration and distribution range of the nest is the fundamental to successfully attracting fish with casting!

Believe it or not, even if they use exactly the same Bomb Bait, if the nest isn’t enough, they probably won’t have very good results!

We used at least five pounds for the first round nest, while those ordinary anglers who didn’t do well maybe barely used two to three pounds, at least half less than us!"

"Although there are some who can play matrix casting in domestic reservoir fishing, it’s indeed not many, Brother Feng is still awesome!"

"It’s simple, but just can’t do it! If it were me casting, to be blunt, a ten-meter deviation is considered small, and that would require a big nest!"

"I kind of understand Brother Feng’s painstaking efforts now, but those so-called masters, they don’t consider these at all, just want to find a shortcut to catch more fish, without thinking of improving their fishing skill!"

"Ah, what to say about Competitive Fishing Masters!"

Seeing the chat room friends couldn’t help but sigh, with even a faint trend of leading the atmosphere, Yue Feng shook his head: "Alright, stop sighing! Why are we running a club, organizing club competitions, it’s actually just to push these things in a positive direction bit by bit, all I can say is, the task is arduous! The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard!!"