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Chapter 145 - 145 145 New Fish News

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We can go straight to battle afterward!” Yue Feng was in a great mood upon seeing Liu Fengnian keeping the rod.

“Actually, I’ve heard that the Carp Pit in Dongxia Village has opened, and I was told by a friend that the first session went well.

When should we go and have some fun?” Mentioning fishing, Liu Fengnian’s spirits lifted, and he immediately shared some fishing news with Yue Feng.

Yue Feng had accepted the task but had not yet begun to act; the pit he visited before was too small to meet the requirements for a forty-person angling event.

He was busy looking for a larger Black Pit.

“How many fishing spots does Dongxia Village have?

What’s the situation like?

I’m currently looking for a place with slightly more people.

Although live streaming from the reservoir is good, it can’t last forever.

It seems that finding a good local Black Pit is the best option!

Lately, my followers have increased significantly, with many of them new.

Lots of people in the group are urging me to start live-streaming soon, to get familiar faces!”

“Sixty fishing spots, and the attendance rate is pretty high.

I saw an announcement saying that the next session starts the day after tomorrow in the morning, with 6,000 pounds of Tianjin carp being added tomorrow afternoon.

The charge is 500, and the fish buyback is three bucks a pound!

There’s also a bigger session of 10,000 pounds this weekend, costing 800!

If you register for both sessions, it’s 1,200, and you get a pound of red worms on top!”

“That sounds great, have you signed up?

Count me in!

Let’s go have some fun!” Hearing about the fish stocking numbers and fees, Yue Feng didn’t hesitate to agree immediately.

“I’ve known Xiao He for many years now; signing up is just a word away.

I’ll sign you up too!”

“ok!”

At this point, many who aren’t familiar with Black Pit fishing might complain, ‘such expensive fish ticket money, only idiots would go!’

Actually, the underlying business principles are not as straightforward as they appear.

How should we understand this statement?

The charm of Black Pit fishing lies in artificially increasing the fish density, which significantly enhances the thrill of fishing.

The higher cost entails higher expenses, but for anglers, this spending isn’t a total loss; there’s an element of gambling involved.

With fish buybacks at three dollars per pound, if your fishing skills are up to par, catching 170 pounds of fish could cover your fishing expenses.

And what does 170 pounds of fish represent?

An average of 100 pounds of fish per person.

If you can out-fish the anglers on either side of you, you can come out on top.

Just like with previous crucian carp fishing, with the right opportunity, you can even make a profit.

For a skilled angler like Yue Feng, facing ordinary anglers generally places him at a good advantage.

As long as luck isn’t too bad, he usually wouldn’t lose money,

just like in card games.

If you were sure you could always get good cards with the right opportunity to play them, would you refuse?

Clearly, it’s hard to refuse.

Those who really lose money are often those with poor skills but a huge addiction to the game.

These participants are usually new to the circle, lacking experience, yet have a high level of spending.

It’s their losses that cover the pit bosses’ profit gaps, allowing this niche industry to continue.

Having fixed the competition for the morning after the next, Yue Feng started preparing in the afternoon when he had some free time.

Closer to May Day, as temperatures rose, the prices of crucian carp in Jiangsu surged, often exceeding ten dollars per pound, leading local fish pits to switch to stocking the more affordable carp, with black pits no longer stocking crucian carp at all.

Fishing for crucian carp involves considering various line setups and bait combinations, and fishing for carp similarly has certain requirements.

However, as farmed carp are large, generally within 1.2-2.5 kilograms, these big fish feed very aggressively, and compared to crucian carp, they don’t have as high requirements for the fishing line assembly.

Yue Feng’s preparation was relatively simple.

For high-density fish pits like those typical in early spring, with an average of at least 100 pounds per person, he started preparing with a mainline of size 1.0.

Yue Feng used a size 1.0 mainline with a size 7 Golden Sea Sunset Carp Hook.

A size 1.2 line with a size 8 carp hook.

A size 1.5 line with a size 9 Golden Sea Sunset Carp Hook.

Under normal fishing conditions, such a line setup was sufficient for that season.

Once the line setup was ready, the next major task was the bait.

Yue Feng’s shop had ordinary Yellow Powder Bait for sale, and he had also stocked some upgraded versions like Yellow Storm.

But when it came to fishing, choosing which one to use made Yue Feng hesitant.

In Yue Feng’s simple view, it would have been great to have a product like Wild Fishing Companion suitable for spring, but after searching through the System Mall, he couldn’t find such a product.

He spent 2,000 Points to refresh the list but still didn’t find what he was looking for, so he had to give up temporarily.

Unable to find a shortcut, Yue Feng could only rely on the fish behavior analysis skills he had already learned, as well as his knowledge of mixing bait, to make an appropriate combination based on his judgment.

Speaking of preparing bait for these wild-caught farmed carp, the ideas were quite simple: it was still about combining a base + main attack bait + enhancers.

After studying the shelves in his shop, Yue Feng bit the bullet and prepared a relatively expensive combination.

Marukyu’s top four tough choices: Wilderness, Unrivaled, Three-Color Carp, and Carp Flag.

He combined them in a ratio of four parts Carp Flag, three parts Unrivaled, two parts Three-Color Carp, and one part Wilderness to create a comprehensive Marukyu combination bait to act as the main attack bait.

The advantage of this main attack bait was that it had very high fermentation algae and protein content, all materials that carp loved to eat and that had stood the test of the market for many years.

The only disadvantage was that it was somewhat expensive—one set consisting of four large original imported packages costing nearly two hundred dollars.

However, since each bait preparation used a small amount, Yue Feng found it affordable.

Carp Formula: Base of Yellow Powder at fifty percent, Marukyu combination bait at fifteen percent, Jinlong Carp Little Fatty at fifteen percent, Super Attraction at ten percent, Snowflake Light Flour at ten percent.

This made a specialized bait combination optimized for wild-caught farmed carp.

After adjusting the approximations for the combination, Yue Feng grabbed a measuring cup and mixing bowl to lightly prepare the bait, and his preparation was concluded.

The next afternoon, Wei Liang, Liu Fengnian, and Qiangzi, the iron trio, arrived at Yue Feng’s small shop again.

“Brother Feng, make it snappy, share some good bait with us!”

After some time, Qiangzi had become very familiar with Yue Feng.

He went straight to the point upon entering the house, already convinced of the efficacy of Yue Feng’s bait from many previous fishing trips together.

“I’ve prepared some bait for you guys, but I really can’t guarantee the results this time!

The water is cold in spring, and even I can’t predict the conditions properly!”

“No need to be modest, you always say this but you never fish less!”

Yue Feng casually took out three big packages of prepared bait from behind the counter, each weighing at least three pounds.

The guys were generously helping out, and Yue Feng wasn’t one to be petty.

He wasn’t planning to charge for these baits; consider it helping to test the effect of the bait.