The Top Fishing
Chapter 151 - 129: Figure-Eight Swimming Fish

Chapter 151: Chapter 129: Figure-Eight Swimming Fish

people signed up, and the lottery took almost fifteen minutes. By 7:40, the drawing had ended, and Boss Qian called out, inviting all anglers to enter.

Lin Yang, carrying bags big and small, rushed straight to his fishing spot, set down his tackle box, and began to prepare for fishing.

Bait bowl, pellet bowl, handwashing basin, towel, large landing net, fish protector—all the preparatory work was placed in the ideal positions, and after finishing his preparations, he set up his phone to start live streaming.

This time, the competition was in the Big Fish Pond, and each fishing spot was quite far apart. Starting a live stream wouldn’t affect others much, and there were quite a few others live streaming the event as well.

"The livestreamer is finally back, where is this place?"

"Is the host fishing in the reservoir again today?"

Lin Yang glanced at the barrage of comments and began to explain in turn, "I am currently at Taihu, Suzhou, participating in a BMW fishing competition. The fish in this Big Fish Pond are almost all ten pounds or more. The single biggest fish gets a BMW X5 as the first prize, and the first prize for total weight is a hundred thousand yuan...

After hearing his introduction, the barrage of comments got lively again.

"Wow, the first prize is a BMW X5, that’s so extravagant."

"A BMW X5 is worth at least eight or nine hundred thousand, right? The boss is really generous."

"Am I the only one wondering how the host suddenly ended up in Suzhou?"

Not even three minutes into the live stream, a loudspeaker message from the lottery booth announced, "Attention all anglers, the competition has officially begun!"

With that command, a sky filled with hand-thrown bait began.

In a large competition like today’s, if the pond owner’s rules allow baiting, then baiting is essential. Among all baiting methods, hand-throwing bait like bombs is undoubtedly the most direct and violent.

With 300 anglers fishing at full capacity, each had prepared at least three to five pounds of bait. Some particularly aggressive individuals, harboring the mentality that more force yields miracles, had prepared a large basin of bait, aiming as much as 10 to 20 pounds into it.

What was the scene like with so many people hand-throwing bait together?

Using a slightly inappropriate analogy, it was like blotting out the sky and a barrage of cannon fire.

The splash and thud of bait bombs entering the water was incessant. Lin Yang even had the illusion that he was not fishing but on a battlefield where the enemy was unleashing fierce artillery fire on his position.

This unusual scene was something he certainly wouldn’t let the viewers in his live stream miss.

Lin Yang rotated his phone stand from close-up to wide-angle, showing the broader surroundings of the fishing site to the viewers in the live stream.

"Before we start fishing, let me show you a round of hand-thrown bait bomb show. No matter what the fish situation is, I’ll ask you all if you find it satisfying."

He wasn’t in a hurry to throw bait but instead interacted with the viewers first.

"This guy, with all the hubbub and fireworks, is getting me all fired up."

"Aren’t you going to bait, host? Everyone else is baiting; shouldn’t we at least follow suit? Or are you planning to use a lead sheet to carry the bait?"

"The guy upstairs must be naive. With an 8.1-meter rod and 9 meters of line, take the rod and show me how you carry bait on a lead sheet."

Lin Yang glanced at the comments and said, "If you want to carry it, it’s actually doable. Don’t believe me? I’ll demonstrate for you."

The next second.

He casually grabbed a large handful of bait, clutched it to the lead sheet, then stood up, stretched out his arms fully, and calmly carried the bait to about eight-tenths of the way along his fishing rod to the fishing point.

Although Lin Yang’s movements were a bit exaggerated, the bait remained very stable after leaving his hand, swinging out unhurriedly before lightly touching down on the water, with unbelievable precision.

"Wow, that actually worked? That’s an 8.1-meter rod, how can you precisely carry bait with a lead sheet? Doesn’t the rod need to maintain some dignity?"

"Tsk, I knew the host could do it just now. You mocked me, but now who’s looking foolish?"

Lin Yang smiled and returned to his seat, "Although everyone thinks it’s difficult, it’s actually not. Seeing that this caused some arguments among you, I just wanted to demonstrate a bit."

"Speaking objectively, under the current environmental conditions, using a lead sheet to carry bait is not practical. It’s more convenient to use hand-thrown bait. As the first round of hand-thrown baiting subsides, I’ll start throwing my smaller bait bombs."

He prepared the bait from the basin in no rush, forming bomb-sized pieces and then precisely targeting them toward the bait spot.

Over ten bait bombs entered the water, muddying the area around the bait spot. About four or five pounds of bait went straight in.

"Tsk, the host’s hand-thrown baiting is too accurate. The landing point has an error margin of at most 30 centimeters, and not a single one was thrown off course."

"You’ve got it wrong, I think that was an intentionally achieved effect. The host is consciously expanding the range around the bait spot."

Taking advantage of the time to throw bait, Lin Yang paid more attention to the barrage of comments and seeing the above remarks, immediately said, "Correct, you all have a good eye for this. There actually is a trick to baiting, and while I have time, I’ll explain it to you.

"You saw how I controlled the spread of the bait consciously when I hand-threw it. There’s actually a bit of science in that.

When baiting for fishing, big fish and small fish are different. Small fish are more greedy and usually won’t be too cautious after finding food in the bait, so it’s okay if the bait is relatively concentrated. However, when baiting for big fish, it’s another consideration, as big fish are a little more timid, and they are more vigilant when feeding. When baiting, it’s better to spread it out a bit more so that they feel safer.

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