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Chapter 163 - 163 163 Ten Streets Ahead in Speed

163: Chapter 163: Ten Streets Ahead in Speed 163: Chapter 163: Ten Streets Ahead in Speed Fishing is a systematic undertaking; often, many small details can have ripple effects on everything else.

Right now, that’s exactly what’s happening: the tuning of the fishing rod is affecting the speed of retrieving the fish, which in turn reduces the total number of casts per unit of time.

“That’s really the case!

Looking at it like this, Yue chose his stiff rod quite well!” Liu nodded, acknowledging that Zhang had a more thorough understanding than he did.

“This rod looks a bit unfamiliar.

What brand is it?

The paint job and everything looks pretty nice, and it performs well under stress too!” Zhang casually asked.

Liu Fengnian shook his head, “I’m not sure.

Yue has connections for making rods.

The rods he used before were all non-circulation models, and it seems like he only got his hands on his current rods not long ago!

He said he has a set, look, they’re all in the rod bag behind!”

“Yue, Zhang and I want to take a look at your rods!” Liu called out before they went to examine Yue Feng’s rod bag.

“They’re in the rod bag, feel free to check them out!” Yue Feng replied without even turning his head.

With Yue Feng’s permission, Liu opened the rod bag and randomly pulled out a rod wrapped in cloth.

Chengying 4.5m, 5h

As soon as he held the rod, Liu’s eyes widened.

Light!

It was incredibly light, feeling almost weightless in his hands!

Without bothering to look at the details, Liu couldn’t wait to whip the rod out and started meddling with it on the spot.

As each section of the rod extended, the center of gravity moved forward, but even when fully extended, the feel was still astonishingly light.

With a casual shake, the rod demonstrated sufficient backbone and a lightweight feel that, by Liu’s estimate, would weigh no more than 80g without the butt cap.

“How is it?” Zhang Fenglin asked eagerly, scratching his ears and cheeks.

“Give it a try, this feel, it outperforms others by a mile!” Liu Fengnian unreservedly handed the rod over to his companion.

Both men were seasoned fishing pros, and they rarely talked so conclusively about anything.

Speed Duel was recognized in high-end fishing gear circles as a superb model; “outperforms by a mile” was quite the statement!

“Let me try it!”

Once Zhang held the rod, his expression was even more amazed than Liu’s.

The feeling of it being an extension of one’s arm was extremely comfortable.

He owned a complete set of both generations of Speed Duel rods in all sizes.

Compared to this one, even with the same tuning, the feel was much worse.

The evaluation of outperforming by a mile was very fair.

“Damn!

Which manufacturer made this rod?

The feel is freaking awesome!”

Zhang Fenglin exclaimed, starting to search for a brand logo on the rod body, but after looking around, there were no brand logos or symbols except for the archaic characters “Chengying” and corresponding tuning on the handle.

“Let’s ask Yue after the competition; if it’s customizable, I’d like to get a set too!

I don’t mind if it’s a bit pricey!”

The two fishing enthusiasts, having experienced Yue Feng’s rods, were hardly interested in the fish anymore, continually pulling out several rods of different tunings to study.

Upon inspecting a 3h model, they were completely conquered by the even more extreme feel of it.

“This is great!

Look at this paint finish, look at these joints—there’s no sign of seam; this isn’t a fishing rod, it’s a piece of art!”

The two continued their analysis behind the scenes, neglecting the live broadcast channel for a moment.

It took Liu half a day to glance at the screen, and sure enough, a bunch of people were calling out to him.

He was so excited about the rods that he had forgotten about the live channel.

“Sorry guys, I was a bit caught up with a friend.

Didn’t manage to keep an eye on the channel!” Liu said somewhat embarrassed.

“Just now, I heard from the pickup about the rods and such; Brother Liu, what rods are you looking at?”

“I heard it too; it seemed to be Brother Feng’s rod; I even asked just now.”

Brother Feng is getting fish pretty steadily now; there shouldn’t be any suspense, right?”

Hard to say, it’s getting dark; soon we’ll need to switch to night fishing floats or set up fishing lights!”

In the public channel discussion, Liu Fengnian also realized that an hour had unconsciously passed, and it had already gotten dark.

In a little while, it would probably be totally dark.

“Yue, are you going to switch to night fishing floats, or are you setting up lights?” Liu Fengnian asked with concern.

“Uh, I don’t know either; I hadn’t even noticed until you mentioned it!” Yue Feng was also confused, having been preoccupied with catching fish and not realizing that it would be dark soon.

“Zhou Tao, how about you?” Liu Fengnian turned and asked Zhou Tao.

While casting his rod, Zhou Tao replied, “I’ll switch the float.

I’ve adjusted it in advance; we aren’t allowed to use lights here!”

“Yue, did you bring the night fishing float?”

Yue Feng was startled, “No!” He had been so focused on the bet that he’d forgotten about it getting dark.

“I have one in my car, Liu, go get it for him.

It’s in the float box in the trunk!” Zhang Fenglin, who had trouble moving due to an injury, handed over the keys to Liu.

Liu, who had to keep an eye on the public channel, couldn’t leave, so he handed the keys to Qiangzi, who dashed off to fetch the float.

When he returned with the float, Zhao Dezong, who had been silent up to that point, opened his mouth as they were about to adjust the float for Yue Feng.

“Master Liu, it’s a bit inappropriate for you to help adjust the float!

The rules of the competition clearly state that outsiders are not supposed to assist during the fishing!”

As unsympathetic as it sounded, Zhao’s picky point was indisputable.

Others had prepared in advance, and if you weren’t prepared, you could only blame yourself.

“No worries, Brother Liu; I’ll do it myself!” Yue Feng glanced at Zhao Dezong and casually took the float for night fishing.

This was an electronic float, unlike any seen on the market, white in color with a pattern detail likely made of Peacock Feather material, and an almond-shaped body.

The major difference was its tail made of very fine glass fiber, barely 0.5mm in diameter, making it almost tremble in hand.

One distinctive feature was the float’s fine tail; the battery inside also differed from the standard cr425 batteries found in the market, being overall smaller, greatly reducing its weight.

This float’s design was clearly focused on sensitivity, much more delicate compared to the bulky, heavy night fishing floats found in stores.

“This float is custom-made by a buddy who makes floats; it requires about 1.5g of lead.

With the type of Carp we’re getting today, which bites sharply, feel free to adjust boldly.

Trim the lead down to the belly of the float; casting out won’t be an issue!” Zhang Fenglin said confidently.

As it was almost dark, Yue Feng had to put down his rod to adjust the float, otherwise, he’d be even more at a disadvantage soon.

Seeing his chance, Zhou Tao, with about forty minutes left till the end of the competition, saw the opportunity to catch up while the other was adjusting his float.

In the few minutes Yue Feng spent adjusting his float, Zhou Tao caught several Carps, successfully turning the situation around, making it 27 in total—tie.

Before weighing, neither side knew the exact status of the competition.

Yue Feng quickly adjusted the float and started refilling the fishing spot, head down.

These minutes, seemingly insignificant, made a substantial difference as the opponent continued catching fish while his own spot was left empty.

After intensely refilling the spot with ten casts, Yue Feng stabilized the bites on his side.

The last half-hour was spent in this tense and closely contested state until the pre-set alarm on the mobile phone rang, and both Yue Feng and Zhou Tao simultaneously put down their rods.