75: Chapter 75 Outsmarting Others 75: Chapter 75 Outsmarting Others As the float approached the right spot, “plop, plop,” it made a standard biting motion, and Yu Qulong pursed his lips and gently lifted the rod to set the hook, hitting the mark accurately!
After scooping up the fish, Yu Qulong took a special notice of the hook’s placement in the fish’s mouth while unhooking it, finding the hook to be slightly off, hanging a bit above the corner of the mouth.
Normally, when trolling for the bite, if the hook is on the edge of the mouth, it’s usually because the trolling is slightly paused or the bait is dropped too deep, resulting in an overly deep bite.
Yu Qulong, meticulous in his attention to trolling details, frowned slightly at the sight and gently pushed the float seat down by half a notch.
After two more casts, still giving the same action at the bottom of the water, Yu Qulong hooked another fish—right at twelve o’clock!
With two fish brought in one after another, Yu Qulong had preliminarily grasped the overall situation at the feeding spot.
Unbeknownst to the two of them, a crowd of onlookers had gathered behind them.
“Yue Feng’s not doing well, huh?
The other guy has caught two fish, and he hasn’t gotten a single bite!”
“Back up a bit, they’re live streaming, don’t get in the way!”
“Live stream or not, it’s useless if there are no fish.
What’s the point of blindly whipping the feeding spot!”
“The professional angler is really impressive, just look at how they cast and time the bite—it’s just so efficient!”
Hearing what the onlookers had to say, Yu Qulong felt a bit proud.
All the hard work put into practice would certainly pay off in a real situation and even the onlookers could somewhat understand the intricacies.
While resuming his usual baiting and timing for the bite, Yu Qulong also occasionally glanced at Yue Feng with the corner of his eye.
Initially, he saw fish stirring around Yue Feng’s spot, but after a while, even the stirring had stopped.
The fish at Yue Feng’s spot really had stopped stirring, which wasn’t because there were no fish, but rather because Yue Feng had deliberately adjusted the water over the spot, turning the dry Loose Powder into wet powder that only began to dissipate in the middle and lower layers of the water.
Yue Feng heard what the people behind were saying, but he just slightly curled the corners of his mouth and offered no explanation.
Yue Feng’s thinking was straightforward—after feeding in the second box of Loose Powder, he would start normal trolling.
Before that, nothing anyone said would have any effect.
People always have a penchant for watching the excitement, and it comes with a certain level of blindness.
They tend to believe what they see, but they neglect to explore the details.
This was the same case for the live stream audience.
“The host isn’t in form today, huh?
The guy next door has already caught several fish, and you’re still busy feeding the spot without even a hint of a bite!”
“I’m out, this is boring!”
“I think he’s gearing up for a big move, just wait for the sweep—it’ll be a killer finish!
Didn’t you notice that the host is using a stiff rod with thick hooks and line!”
“Heh, I agree with the person above, but whether this tactic will work or not, who knows!”
Amid the murmurs of the crowd, Yue Feng finally managed to feed the entire second box of Loose Powder into the feeding spot, one cast at a time.
Yue Feng smiled to himself and said in a low voice in the live stream, “Preparation is complete, let’s start catching!”
The next cast, Yue Feng rigged two fresh red Insect Bait balls onto double hooks and tossed them into the feeding spot with one hand.
Yue Feng was tensely focused; success or failure hinged on this moment!
When the float neared the target area, it finally showed a bite!
“Clack,” the number two Peacock Feather Float gave a great pause with more than one notch.
Yue Feng’s thoughts raced, he lifted the rod to set the hook!
With a stiff rod and thick line, Yue Feng easily led the fish to the surface of the water.
With a slight flex of his forearm, he used the flex of the rod to effortlessly send the fish flying into the Fish Guard!
His left hand A gentle wrap around, with an open grip he guided the leader to the position of the Needle Stopper at the entrance of the Fish Guard, a light press with his pinky finger, and with a splash, the first fish safely entered the house!
The host’s Fly Kicking technique is pretty slick!
Clean and efficient!”
“Here it comes, here it comes!
I’m getting a feel for this fish biting!
That last action was really beautiful!”
“Show us a double Fly Kicking for the brothers to see!”
The live streaming room was very noisy, but Yue Feng frowned slightly.
The spot where he had received the bite was about five centimeters off the bottom, lower than he had anticipated, which meant the number of fish gathered was still quite sparse.
Under such circumstances, the Fly Kicking method actually couldn’t last long.
If he were too eager to catch and gather fish when there’s activity, later on, his fishing spot could become empty and might never get a bite again!
Anticipating this, Yue Feng made some adjustments to his fishing rhythm.
For each cast with the double hook and Lure, he would pinch a dose of Loose Powder on the hook, and if he caught a fish, the next cast would be supplemented with a double dose, combining baiting and fishing to draw as many fish as possible to the baiting spot.
When Yue Feng caught his first fish, Yu Qulong glanced over with the corner of his eye.
Yue Feng’s Fly Kicking technique seemed quite standard to him, nothing remarkably good about it, but also no significant flaws to point out.
However, Yue Feng’s actions over the next few casts made Yu Qulong’s heart sink.
His estimation of Yue Feng rose significantly.
The ordinary Anglers without formal training fail to realize the importance of maintaining and gathering fish in the baited area.
Many of those who always do poorly have a habit of striking when there is a bite and giving up when there isn’t.
But Yue Feng was different.
Just by watching the rhythm with which he refreshed the baited spot, it was clear that this guy had some real skills.
The grey less-fishy area still had a great impact on both men’s fishing situation.
In the last match, Yue Feng used less than one bait box of Loose Powder before the baiting spot started boiling with fish, but today, he had gone through two boxes, yet the fish’s activity only barely maintained at a level just shy of being brisk.
Seeing this, Yue Feng had no better strategy but to cast diligently, maintain the baited spots more frequently, patiently waiting for bites, and maintaining a constant casting frequency.
Yue Feng’s fishing situation had stabilized, roughly maintaining a rhythm where he could catch at least two fish every three casts, but Yu Qulong, after snatching more than a dozen quick bites, noticed that his baiting spot gradually grew quiet.
“Damn it, has it stopped biting?
I’ve been constantly refreshing the bait, that shouldn’t happen!” Yu Qulong whispered to himself, unaware when sweat appeared on his forehead, becoming a little panicked.
At that moment, Yu Qulong fiercely recalled the fishing details that his apprentice Wang Jian had mentioned to him.
In the last round, Wang Jian fished well at the start, but then it too went quiet, whereas Yue Feng just got faster and faster!
In his panic, Yu Qulong hurriedly turned to look at Yue Feng.
Just then, Yue Feng, on his next cast, hit his first double catch!
The moment of catching a double was precisely witnessed by Yu Qulong!
The last bit of hope in his heart had vanished!
“It looks like Yue Feng’s tactic is to strike later but hit harder.
Now he’s even getting double catches!
The guy next to him has slowed down a lot!”
“It’s only been half an hour into the fishing, there’s still time, and not a lot of fish have been caught across the entire pit!”
“To be able to live stream fishing, you’ve really got to have some skills, he’ll probably take the lead soon!”
The onlookers were all fence-sitters without a firm stance, seeing Yue Feng gain the advantage, they immediately started chattering again.
This was somewhat unbearable for Yu Qulong, damn it, if he were to lose in such a confused manner, it would be a significant loss of face!