The Top Fishing
Chapter 148 - 128: The Giant Contest_2

Chapter 148: Chapter 128: The Giant Contest_2

Half a month ago, another 20,000-plus jin of bream, carp, grass carp, and sturgeon were stocked, ranging from individual weights of over 20 to over 100 jin. As for the source of the fish, except for the sturgeon, the others were all directly brought over from Taihu Lake."

"What size are the original pond fish? Do you feed them regularly?" After listening, Lin Yang didn’t ask specifically about the situation of the big fish; instead, he inquired about the condition of the original pond fish.

"This pond was subcontracted to our boss by someone else. It is said that they were fed in the previous two years, but since the reconstruction last year, there has been no feeding."

"A couple of days ago, we netted a fish to check; it was quite skinny. There are a lot of them weighing five to six or around ten jin. Here, any fish under ten jin is considered a small fry!"

Hearing this, Lin Yang nodded, thinking to himself that only a big fish pond owner of this scale would have the guts to call fish under ten jin small fry.

After asking briefly about other matters, Lin Yang and his companion continued their tour.

"Master Lin, have you found anything new? How does it feel?" Although Xia Xiaoxue knew how to fish, it was only slightly more than an average person; she was no match for a master like Lin Yang.

Lin Yang replied, "Let’s talk about it when we get back; overall, it looks quite good."

"Alright, let’s head back then."

She also felt that her trip had not been in vain, having learned a lot of information not mentioned in the advertisement brochures.

Back at their accommodation, Lin Yang immediately faced a problem since he hadn’t brought any fishing gear with him this time, and the organizers did not provide any, so he needed to prepare his own.

Fortunately, although Xia Xiaoxue’s fishing skills were not particularly impressive, the fishing gear she bought usually was abundant!

Lin Yang followed her to a nearby storage room, and the situation in front of him stunned him.

This storage room was at least forty square meters, with no less than seven or eight shelves filled with various brands of fishing equipment, bait, rods, and so on, neatly arranged by categories, especially the bait section, which was filled with two large shelves.

At first glance, it didn’t feel like he came to Xia Xiaoxue’s place but rather a fishing gear store’s warehouse.

"Master Lin, all my fishing gear and baits are basically here, feel free to use whatever you need."

Seeing so many luxurious fishing tools, Lin Yang didn’t hold back; he definitely would use the longest rod available, eight meters.

After choosing a fishing rod, the next issue was the line set.

For this competition, considering the large size and high density of fish, he couldn’t use a thin line set. Lin Yang had configured his own with a #12 main line and #8 leader line, roughly equivalent to a size 15 Ishiyaki big fish hook, targeting the big ones.

"I think your line set might be a bit thin, the #8 leader line is easily cut," Xia Xiaoxue said with some concern after seeing the line set that Lin Yang had prepared.

Lin Yang: "Don’t worry, it can handle anything under a hundred jin."

"What about the bait and groundbait? What should we use? Do you have any recommendations for good products?" Xia Xiaoxue continued to probe, intuitively feeling that Lin Yang must know some special groundbait and bait formulas.

Lin Yang casually asked, "Do you have any groundbait pellets here?"

"Yes, I’ve bought many different kinds. They are all over here."

She pointed to a shelf of pellets and said, "These are original pond pellets that I specifically ordered online not so long ago, along with aquaculture pellets, high-protein foul-smelling sturgeon pellets, and a few other reputed big fish bait manufacturers’ products. I bought some of each."

Lin Yang nodded and began looking through the shelf.

Amongst more than ten different brands of pellets, he picked Tongwei Adult Fish Pellets and a bit of the high-protein foul-smelling sturgeon pellets. As for the other so-called brand big fish groundbaits, he didn’t choose any.

"Just these two will be enough."

"That’s enough?" Xia Xiaoxue found Lin Yang’s selection a bit unbelievable.

The sturgeon pellets made a bit more sense, being high in protein and pricey, but the bulk-packed Tongwei Pellets were the cheapest among all groundbaits, costing only about a hundred yuan for a big bag, which adds up to less than two yuan per jin. That’s a far cry from the expensive brand groundbait pellets that go for 15 to 20 yuan for an 800g pack.

Lin Yang gave a mysterious smile: "Yes, these are enough, but I still need to process them in a special way. Find me a big plastic basin and a few large plastic bags."

"Oh."

Xia Xiaoxue skeptically fetched a medium-sized plastic basin used for mixing bait.

Lin Yang casually opened two packs of Hua Company’s snowflake powder, then took out a 100 ml bottle of red liquid from his pocket and poured it all in without a second thought.

The red liquid emitted a pleasant scent, and after mixing it with the bait, it was quickly absorbed by the flaky snowflake powder.

ml for opening two bags of bait created a very low water mixture that could just barely be bunched into a mass.

Lin Yang placed the snowflake powder that had absorbed water into the basin, poured in most of the Tongwei Pellets, and began to mix vigorously.

"Uh, can you explain what you’re doing? I feel like I don’t understand. Was that liquid you poured into the snowflake powder a fish attractant?" Xia Xiaoxue couldn’t help but ask, driven by curiosity.

Lin Yang nodded: "Yes, it’s a fish attractant. Using it this way ensures as even a mix as possible. If you pour it directly onto the pellets, the effect is worse. Absorbing the liquid with snowflake powder before mixing yields much better results."

"Are we using these pellets for groundbaiting tomorrow?"

"To be precise, it’s for refilling the feeding spoon. I noticed that the competition rules allow for scooping bait into the water after concentrated groundbaiting is over, although scooping is not allowed, using a feeding spoon is."