The Top Fishing
Chapter 233 - 153: The Giant Creature in the Reservoir_3

Chapter 233: Chapter 153: The Giant Creature in the Reservoir_3

At this point, some people may be asking, how do you exactly carry out these operations in practice?

It’s complicated if you say it is, but also very simple if you say so; just hang the normal hook bait and find the bottom.

Pay attention to casting a full rod and a seven or eight part rod, and observe the depth changes reflected by the float. If the slope is too steep, it will be very easy to lose sight of the float. If the bottom is flat, then the water depth doesn’t vary too much in all directions.

If you can’t find a flat underwater structure, then you’ll want to make your nest on these steep slopes at a closer range, which is what the older generation means when they say ’make the nest close, fish at a distance.’ How close exactly should you make the nest depends on the slope’s steepness, the water depth at which you’re fishing, and the actual situation when you’re making the nest.

Having explained the general situation, let me now talk about my current fishing position, which Brother Feng and his friend selected. This spot is theoretically the perfect fishing location.

It’s located near the middle of the reservoir area, near Hua Jian, almost a mandatory passage for fish, and most valuable of all, the nearby terrain under the nest point is relatively flat. It’s right at the intersection of deep and shallow waters. As mentioned before, this type of terrain is very suitable for making nests for fishing.

Having done a simple analysis, let’s now get down to the nitty-gritty. If your target is large grass carp or bream, and you’re planning to fish for a longer period, how should you make a nest?

First of all, the quantity of the nest. My personal habit is to have as much as possible, make a nest at a fixed point and time. I put down twenty to thirty pounds at once every day.

Then, every two or three hours, you add to the nest again—three to five pounds each time, making sure that whether the fish come or not, there’s always something to eat in the nest.

By calculation, you’ll use about fifty pounds of nesting material a day; new nest points should get a bit more, while old nest points with a stable feeding fish population can get a bit less. For my current nest, I feel that thirty to forty pounds a day should be enough.

Having discussed the use of nesting material, let’s talk about the type of nests.

For wild fishing, corn has the highest cost-performance ratio, as it’s not coined the ’King of Baits’ for nothing. It’s nutritious, fish love it, almost all freshwater fish like it, especially the ones with big appetites like carp, grass carp, and bream, which all highly approve of corn.

For cost-saving, if you’re making a large number of nests, you can just cook your own old corn. Boil the corn until cooked, let it cool, and then sprinkle yeast on it and seal it. It’ll be ready to use in about three to five days.

If money is no object and you want to add something extra when making the nest, you can add things like honey or brown sugar which can effectively enhance the attractiveness to the fish.

If you’re targeting bream specifically, river snails are also an excellent choice. However, you should use live ones, preferably unwashed and muddy, which is even better.

As for the method of making nests, my personal recommendation is to use a bait boat for precise nest-making without disturbing the fish, also allowing exact control over the dispersal points.

However, this equipment is somewhat expensive; I’ve never used it myself until now. Fortunately, Brother Feng has one here, so I’ll take advantage of it and demonstrate it for everyone..."

After the brief instruction, Lin Yang opened the river snails and corn sent by Feng Bing and began to fill the bait boat’s cabin with nesting materials.

A mid-sized bait boat can make a nest of about ten pounds at a time. He used a small shovel to scoop three times, and then precisely distributed the nest material using the remote control.

"Wow, this equipment is kinda advanced, I really like this boat, how much is it? I want to buy one."

"Indeed, it’s much better than hand cast nests, just look at it go, directly setting up the nest."

"This model seems to cost over a thousand, I asked at a fishing gear exhibition before, but couldn’t bring myself to buy it. I’m still using bombs or bait spoons to make nests, too poor to afford it."

Seeing the comments in the live stream, Lin Yang nodded and smiled, "I’ve been discussing with everyone during live streams and conveying the idea that fishing should be within one’s means, considering the pros and cons of different strategies and finding the most suitable method. What suits you is the best. After finishing the bait boat nest, there probably won’t be any bites for at least an hour or two.

For now, I’ll just calmly fish for some crucian carp with a short rod and then, when I have nothing else to do, I’ll spread a small amount of loose feed multiple times with the bait spoon, using the concept of dynamic lure to quickly build up the nest."

After downing dozens of pounds of nest material as Lin Yang had described, indeed, for a few hours there were no bites, and before they knew it, it was around four thirty in the afternoon.

As the sun’s slanted rays began to change, there finally was some activity in the nest area.

Seeing a fish suddenly flip near the nest area, Lin Yang laughed and said, "Did everyone see that? The one that just flipped up is a young bream, roughly between fifteen and twenty pounds. Now I’ll switch to a longer rod and test out how well it works."

Quickly, Lin Yang took an 8.1-meter long rod from behind him, one hook with corn, one with a river snail, straightened his back, shook his arms, and cast precisely into the midst of the nest area.

The moment the fishing rig hit the water, he picked up the bait spoon in his right hand and at the same time scattered more than ten grains of corn in.

You could only see the large float used for reservoir fishing; after the float turned, it steadily sank. It hadn’t even hit the bottom when the float jerked forcefully twice in quick succession.

Bite on the line already!

Lin Yang counted silently, one, two, three, before lifting the rod half a beat slow to set the hook.

Hum.

After a dull sound, the 8.1-meter rod bowed completely. He instinctively pursed his lips, "Here it comes, feels like a decent weight."

Finishing his comment, he held the rod with both hands, sat motionless on the tackle box. With heavy tackle and a moderate hook set, given his deep understanding of fish control and playing, it was no problem to be a bit rough.