CHAPTER 1085: CHAPTER 1066: CREATIVE STRATEGY

"Haha, Yue Feng, your livestream fans have almost figured out our competition tactics. Do you think what they said makes sense?"

Yue Feng nodded: "They said it well, that’s roughly the situation! I even saw an angler guess the fishing conditions for the afternoon!

The competition is about to start, let’s watch the match first, and we can discuss any issues as they arise!

Now we move on to the first reserved segment, let’s find Wang Xiaomin, please!"

This reserved segment to find Wang Xiaomin even made the cameraman laugh,

Yue Feng is just like that, principled but unquestionably protective of his own people, even unreasonably so.

Not to mention, just in this final, he’s given Wang Xiaomin massive exposure, making him the leading figure among the new generation of anglers at Yuefeng Fishing Club.

The camera, under the cameraman’s adjustment, quickly found Wang Xiaomin seated at number 31 on the south bank.

Once the camera focused, Wang Xiaomin was squatting and sorting his Loose Powder basin and other equipment.

"Let’s stick to the usual practice, first take a look at what bait and Loose Powder Xiaomin is using in this match!" Tian Tian suggested.

The cameraman was very professional and immediately gave a close-up shot.

In the frame, Wang Xiaomin had prepared a batch of pure red worm Lure which was placed on the number one magnet of the food box.

Additionally, behind him was a Loose Powder basin containing properly hydrated Loose Powder.

"It’s a setup similar to the opening match, pure red worm Lure paired with Loose Powder!" Tian Tian scrutinized.

Yue Feng nodded, then shook his head: "Looks similar, but it’s not exactly the same. Didn’t you notice the Crucian Carp Scattering Bomb Xiaomin prepared today? It’s visibly different from last time?"

"Different? I didn’t notice, what’s the difference?"

Yue Feng: "If you look closely, you can see many flake-like things and some opened material particles in the Loose Powder! Just from this, it’s clear that Xiaomin researched the fish conditions before preparing the bait, and made targeted adaptations!"

"Wheat germ and open material, Loose Powder containing these is quite normal! Both crucian and carp love them!"

"Indeed they love them, but that’s not the point. The point is the performance characteristics of bait like Super Attraction and open material pellets, are you aware?

These things are much heavier than the puffed bait yellow powder we commonly use now!"

"Uh? Heavier? Analyzing it, weight isn’t supposed to be a good thing, is it?

For fast fish and Fly Kicking, shouldn’t you try to pull the crucian up as much as possible? What’s the benefit of using heavy Loose Powder material?"

"No benefit, to catch quick fish, definitely go for high position off-bottom fixed-layer fishing, these Loose Powders aren’t meant for crucian!

The ones meant for crucian are the other white Loose Powder basin beside them!"

"Uh? I’m a bit lost here!"

"It’s okay if you don’t get it now, you’ll understand soon! It’s a very creative idea!"

Yue Feng’s creative evaluation of this greatly surprised Tian Tian.

Soon, the anglers entered and completed their pre-competition preparations, and with the referee’s whistle, the competition officially began.

You could see Wang Xiaomin grabbing a handful of heavy Loose Powder and without hesitation, leading it to the forefront of the full rod spot, the farthest point.

He successively dropped seven or eight bomb balls, using up almost all the Loose Powder in the food box!

After completing this step, Wang Xiaomin began to pour the other white Loose Powder beside him into the food box, using a twin hook with worm line and cannon to fish at a seven or eight rod length position.

"Again with the worm line and cannon! It seems Xiaomin is quite confident in this fishing method. Did he set up two spots?"

Yue Feng nodded: "Yes! The far spot is for gathering and retaining fish with heavy bait, the near spot he’s fishing now is a floating attack cannon he’s modified on a worm line!"

"Floating? Are you sure he will float fish this time?"

"Absolutely sure! Didn’t you see the Loose Powder he’s using has turned white?

A large ratio of light bran added, explodes once in water, maybe won’t even wait to reach mid-lower levels before dissipating! It’s designed to draw the fish up!"

"Oh, hearing your analysis, it seems reasonable, but you still haven’t explained what the heavy spot at the front is for! It took seven or eight rods worth of effort to set up, not short at all!"

"It’s for attracting and gathering fish, mainly not crucian but the pond carp,

Carps travel in schools, if three or five of them start turning in the front spot, later other fish swimming nearby might join the school! Through this method, there’s a high chance the carps won’t interfere too much with the crucian!

Why did I say Xiaomin is creative? It’s because he chose to float fish!

The carps stocked yesterday can’t possibly rise up! With such a fishing method design, it even avoids the interference impact!

Like I said, although I favor our anglers, I assure you with my character, I’ve absolutely given him no tips or suggestions!"

"Oh, I get it! That’s what it was, a double insurance!"

"Yes, it’s a double insurance! It might even turn into three birds with one stone!

If there aren’t many carps around, the front spot can accumulate some crucian, and in the latter half might yield quite a few from the original spot!

Overall, the approach is very clear, almost flawless strategy! Very creative!"

"Then this time, guess, how long will it take before Xiaomin pulls the fish when floating?

Let’s put it another way, when will he start fishing and landing?"

"Haha, given his current casting frequency and bait descent time, I’d guess within three rods he’ll land one!"

"Three rods?"

As soon as Tian Tian finished speaking, Wang Xiaomin cast his rod, with a slight bend creating a beautiful arc, he caught a fish!

Still with the same skillful technique as before, holding the rod lightly in his left hand, subtly controlling the fish, within a second he surfaced the fish, then a silver arc traced low across the air to the entrance of the Fish Guard.

By then, his right hand gently grasped the fishing line, and his left ring finger hooked the main line around the needle stopper, with a tap, plop, the first fish was easily householded!

"What’s happening here? Didn’t you just say he was floating? How did he hook up a fish so fast! Was the fish so aggressive?"

Tian Tian was a bit baffled, thinking of repeating the classic control session of guessing fish conditions, yet the tried and tested method suddenly failed today! To describe it as ending the guessing with lightning speed is no exaggeration.

"You, I’ve explained it to you before, yet you still didn’t remember in your head! The benefit of worm line and cannon I told you last time, already forgot it so soon?

Now Wang Xiaomin deliberately controls the Loose Powder to disperse and lure fish in the upper and middle layers of water, the float’s position before rod lifting is about sixty to seventy centimeters off the bottom,

This fish layer has fish, the last cast even gave a bite intentionally left unhooked, with the biting start active as the fish gulp down the hook easily! That’s why I said within three rods he would land one!"