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Chapter 144 - 144 144 Material Rod

144: Chapter 144: Material Rod 144: Chapter 144: Material Rod Yue Feng had opened his own shop and was quite familiar with the specifications of fishing rods; although this rod’s appearance wasn’t very appealing, its data was truly impressive, far surpassing the top fishing value and self-weight of the leading brands at that stage.

Having set his sights on this rod, Yue Feng did not hesitate to purchase it using his Points.

It seemed that his vision blurred for a moment, and then a simply packaged fishing rod appeared in Yue Feng’s hands.

The plain packaging kept with the system’s consistently minimalist style, and Yue Feng could hardly wait to open it and examine the details of the fishing rod.

Overall, the actual details felt more refined than he had imagined; the fishing rod had no logo or name on it, just as described—a rod that could not be more plain.

Its low visual appeal did not affect its performance or craftsmanship.

There were also semi-finished plain rods for sale on the market, but most of them cut corners to some extent.

For instance, the simplest task of sanding both ends of each section of the rod—many of these plain rods skimped on this, leaving the edges very sharp without any rounded curves.

Even worse, the rear stop of the first section of the tip rod wasn’t sealed, which during normal use, if the rod was submerged too deeply, made it easy for water to enter, requiring additional adjustments by the buyer.

These common issues were completely absent in the rod Yue Feng held; it was overly smooth, with perfect details.

After receiving the rod, Yue Feng snapped a photo and sent it to Liu Fengnian via WeChat.

“Liu, are you busy?

Just got something good, come help me study it when you’re free!”

Liu Fengnian replied instantly, “A fishing rod?

I’m just having tea and doing nothing, on my way!”

Less than ten minutes later, Liu Fengnian drove to Yue Feng’s shop.

“What new toy did you get this time?” Liu Fengnian started looking around as soon as he entered, showing no courtesy towards Yue Feng.

“Heh, got a sample rod that’s said to perform excellently, come check it out!” Yue Feng took the rod from behind the counter and handed it to Liu.

Like ancient generals who loved their swords and steeds, no angler could resist loving fishing rods; Liu took the rod and instantly started inspecting it professionally.

“This material is really lightweight!” Liu gave his first impression as soon as he handled the rod.

“According to the official specs: the material is 115g, with a safe top fishing value of 2.4kg,” Yue Feng said proudly.

“That’s a stretch, I believe the weight, but the top fishing value seems far-fetched.

These high-carbon material rods are very unstable in their top fishing value, nine out of ten times it’s just a gimmick!”

Liu responded while shaking each section of the rod, which trembled slightly in his hands, and felt even stiffer than expected!

After a rough assessment by shaking the rod, Liu then pressed the tip against the ceiling.

This too was a method to simulate real combat conditions to test the rod, pressing up with his arm to clearly see the rod’s stress curve and stiffness.

Many rods appear to have good action in hand, but in real battles, they might just collapse; using this ceiling pressing method could reveal much, and many experienced anglers liked to test rods this way.

The rod performed perfectly; the overall force deformation showed no obvious sagging, and its stiffness was quite impressive.

“Not bad, this rod is authentically made!

Its stiffness is comparable to my 8.5h rod but much lighter.

The only concern is the Top Fishing Value.

This type of Black Pit rod is great for snatching fish, but I’m worried that the rod might break if pull the fish out too violently when they’re biting strong!”

Upon hearing this, Yue Feng said, “That’s easy to handle, let’s just test it!

2.4 kilograms, picking four bottles of mineral water should do it!”

A bottle of mineral water contains 550ml, slightly lower than the safety value.

It’s perfectly suitable for testing heavy loads.

“Isn’t that a bit risky?

What if the rod explodes!”

“No worries, it’s just a sample anyway.

We don’t even know if it’ll be mass-produced yet; if it explodes, so be it!”

Seeing Yue Feng taking full responsibility, Liu Fengnian felt the itch too, and the two directly took the rod to the spacious area outside the shop door, hung the mineral water, and started fiddling around.

Assessing the strength of a rod is very important, and one key aspect is the fishing strength value, which is divided into Normal Fishing Value and Top Fishing Value.

Normal Fishing means the rod is angled no more than sixty degrees and its endurance limit is tested by the weight at the front end.

The Top Fishing Value is more demanding: the rod is angled straight up to ninety degrees, testing its load-bearing capacity.

Yue Feng had full confidence in the rod’s system output, so he skipped the Normal Fishing Value test, tied a small knot at the tip, and directly hung up four bottles of water.

“Be careful, don’t hurt anyone!” Liu Fengnian warned Yue Feng.

“No problem!

Let’s do this!” Yue Feng got into a small horse stance, grabbed the bottom handle with his left hand, pushed upward with his right hand, and managed to steadily lift the mineral water off the ground.

Because the rod was made of a lighter material, Liu Fengnian wasn’t optimistic before the test; it was nearly twenty grams lighter, which definitely could have affected its strength.

However, the actual test far exceeded expectations.

The rod’s curvature after bearing the load was perfect, and the transition at the joints was incredibly smooth without any sharp angles.

What satisfied Liu Fengnian the most was the rod’s waist strength.

With four bottles of mineral water on top, the maximum stress point of the rod was about in the upper middle section of the third segment, at least fifteen centimeters higher than ordinary rods.

It’s worth noting that at the design limit, every tiny improvement is extremely valuable.

The fact that this rod could maintain such stiffness and strength while being so light meant its performance was streets ahead of mainstream rods.

“Good!

Not bad!

Really good!

This thing’s way better than my old fire-stoking stick!

At 115g, it’s even suitable for competitive frequency use!

The tuning of this rod is really great!

Ask when it’s going to be on the market, and when it is, get me one!”

Seeing Liu Fengnian’s interest, Yue Feng smiled, retracted the rod, and removed the mineral water.

“Why wait for it to hit the market?

It’s better to have a taste now!

You’ve been such a huge help with the car purchase, and you even refused a red envelope to smooth things over; you might as well take this rod if you like it!

Consider it a gift from me, thick-skinned as I am giving it, just don’t mind if it’s a bit rough!”

Indeed, this time Yue Feng accurately gauged Liu Fengnian’s preferences.

The material itself isn’t crucial; at Liu Fengnian’s age, he’s past caring about aesthetics and focuses more on practicality!

A Black Pit combat rod needs to be durable and rugged.

If it can be extremely lightweight on top of that, then it’s the best there can be, and clearly, this rod met all of Liu Fengnian’s expectations perfectly.

“Helping you is just because our brothers hit it off; the factory’s assets aren’t mine alone.

It’s better for one of us to benefit than for an outsider to take advantage, and I don’t need the money anyway.

But I truly like this rod, its performance is faultless, and I’m not going to stand on ceremony with you!” said Liu Fengnian generously.