The Top Fishing
Chapter 664 - 283: Preparing to Capture_3

Chapter 664: Chapter 283: Preparing to Capture_3

People crouched inside the cellar, and after covering the lid, it blended in with the surrounding environment from above.

After busying with the camouflage of the cellar, the next step was to set up the most crucial part—the net.

Lin Yang tied a rectangular frame with fine pine poles and hung the four sides of the net on it, stretching taut. Behind the frame, a stick was slanted as support.

Two corners were tied to wooden stakes on the ground, and on the top frame, he tied a rope made from six strands of PE line, extending it all the way into the cellar not far away.

Once the trap was set, his followers finally understood his intention.

Well, by placing a live Thunderbird as bait on one side of the net, if a Spear Falcon dived down to attack, they would pull the net and trap the falcon inside.

Most of the materials used were woods and pine branches commonly found in the wilderness, which did not look out of place at all. The masterpiece was the hawk-catching net handwoven by Lin Yang.

Since the net had very large holes and hung slanted on the frame, it was very inconspicuous; it was nearly impossible for a raptor with no prior capture experience to notice it.

With all the arrangements in place, everything was ready except for one final element.

"Alright, our site preparation is basically done. Next, we’ll just need a bit of luck. There’s not much time until it gets dark. From tomorrow morning, we’ll need to keep watch here from the cellar. Let’s head back to the shelter now and prepare the food and falconry equipment we’ll need for the coming days," Lin Yang said.

After greeting everyone, Lin Yang led his group back to the cabin, where they continued their preparations.

They roasted meat, cooked fish soup, and fed the live Thunderbird they caught with a foothold trap. After filling their stomachs, Lin Yang cut more PE line from the reel and started to handcraft the equipment needed for catching the raptors.

Watching Lin Yang, who was hooking the PE lines with his fingers like a little girl threading bracelets, he quickly crafted a rope thick as a chopstick from an eight-strand plait.

Toward the end, he modified the braiding technique slightly. The round rope transformed into a flat one, leaving his followers utterly baffled until Lin Yang finished with satisfaction, and they curiously inquired.

"Host, what is this? A bracelet? It looks quite methodical though."

"Damn, Master Lin is truly a treasure among hosts, how do you know how to do everything? Compared to you, I feel like an idiot."

"An eight-strand PE line knot, it’s so thick it could probably be used to lead a cow. I can’t imagine what else it would be good for."

Lin Yang smiled and said, "This rope isn’t for cows, it’s prepared for the Spear Falcons. We only have PE line, and after catching an eagle, we’ll need something for control. This plaited rope, industry term is ’two-opens’, which means ’tie the legs.’ PE line is very strong, and the falcon won’t be able to bite through it. Look, this is what it looks like after it’s properly fitted."

He picked up a pine stick slightly thicker than a pen, looped the braided PE rope around the stick, pulled it through a hole left at the flat joint, looped it again, and finally, the end of the rope was threaded back through the slot at the flat end; a two-open was set up.

After making some minor adjustments to tighten it, it was clear that this leg tie had been well-designed and thought through during the braid.

The flat rope increased the contact surface with the legs, ensuring it wouldn’t cause abrasion. The reserved holes on the top and bottom allowed for the use of looping, firmly securing the entire leg tie.

After briefly introducing the basic use of the leg tie, he logged off and repeated the previous braiding process.

Soon, he had braided a second leg tie, nearly identical in specifications to the first one.

Having taken care of the leg ties, which was only the first step in the falconry equipment, he continued offline to weave another similar structure to the two-opens but ending up with two circles on either end, resembling an eight, when tied up.

"What’s this? Another leg tie? It doesn’t look like it. It has fewer strands and is thinner after being braided."

"I don’t understand, but I know it must be useful."

Lin Yang continued explaining, "This figure eight-shaped rope is called a ’toad,’ and it’s the connecting part between the two-opens and the eight character ring. I’ll have to braid another five-feet section to hold in hand."

These things were not invented by me, but have been handed down from generation to generation in the traditional art of eagle hunting. If you all are interested, you can check out specialized forums for more information. Here, our conditions are limited, so we have to make do.

Training falcons, like fishing, requires a full set of tools and equipment. I also need to make a protective arm sleeve with rabbit skin and a fake bait for training the falcons. These things are simple and not urgently needed. They can wait until after we’ve captured the eagle.

After educating the curious viewers a bit, it gradually became dark. Lin Yang kept streaming until he finished dinner, then he ended the stream early to rest.

Early the next day, before dawn, he got up early, took the provisions he had prepared the night before, added a little water, and carrying the equipment and the Thunderbird used as bait, he went to the prepared site.

A Y-shaped forked stick was sharpened at the bottom and pounded into the ground. The Thunderbird was tied by its legs with a rope leading all the way to the pit. He did a final check of the falcon-trapping net, then he opened the drone, selected the wide-angle mode lens directed at the sky, and placed it next to the pit.

Once he crawled into the pit, it was only then beginning to lighten. Viewers who were particularly interested had already started joining the live stream early.

"Wow, when did the streamer start streaming? It’s not even dawn yet."

"I haven’t even finished my night shift, and the streamer is already up? That’s early."

"What mode is this? Drone streaming? The angle looks weird?"

"Any traces of the Spear Falcon yet?"

Lin Yang whispered a greeting, "Good morning, everyone. I’ve been at the site for less than half an hour. Right now, I’m camouflaged inside the bunker pit. What you see is the view from the drone on the ground through a wide-angle lens. From the lookout here, I can also see the outside. Everything that needed preparation is prepared, what remains is just to wait and see if Mother Nature is on our side."

"Wide-angle lens, that explains the weird feel."

"Is it really necessary to start this early? Can’t you wait until the sun is fully up, or is there some other deep meaning?"

"Why not send the drone up? Are you worried it might alert the falcons?"

Lin Yang explained, "Indeed, I’m worried about the birds of prey noticing it. Smart as the Spear Falcon is, it’s still just a bird and can be hostile to any other flying object in its territory. If it decides to attack, we’d better not risk the drone."

As for why we came this early, it’s because birds of prey also have a feeding window. Early morning until late afternoon are good times, and I came early to try my luck."

He mentioned trying his luck, but the chances were really slim.

Lin Yang chatted casually with his viewers while keeping an eye on the sky through the camera.

However, from dawn till noon, there still had been no catch. The snow-white figure in the sky seemed to have disappeared altogether.

The audience was a bit disappointed, but Lin Yang’s mood was quite stable.

Had this location been on a migratory path for raptors, maybe the success rate would have been higher. But this method of capturing raptors within their own territory inherently has a low success rate; otherwise, there wouldn’t have been a need to spend two days scouting the area before setting it up.

He ate meat and roasted fish in the pit at noon to fill up, then he laid down in the pit again all afternoon.

It was only when it started to get dark that he reluctantly climbed out, gave the Thunderbird used as bait water, and stuffed it with berries to replenish its strength.

For the following three days, he got up before dawn each day and stayed at the site until it was dark before going back.

Several days without any catch led viewers in the live stream to gradually lose interest, arguing that even watching Lin Yang chopping wood or digging holes would be more interesting.

Facing the viewers’ advice, Lin Yang remained unmoved. He had planned for a week, and there were still two days to go. He couldn’t give up halfway.

This situation continued until the sixth day’s noon when a turning point finally arrived!

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