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Chapter 173 - 173 173 Mysterious Person

173: Chapter 173 “Mysterious Person 173: Chapter 173 “Mysterious Person The underwater fish’s strength was astonishing, almost matching the wild carp fished from reservoir areas.

The 7h rod buzzed as it was pulled, and the fish didn’t surface even after one round.

Enduring patiently, Yue Feng managed another loop and finally got the fish under control.

Once it reached the surface of the water, it calmed down, and he scooped it up.

The fish was much larger than the last one he had caught; this first one was about three pounds.

After catching the first fish, Yue Feng had a vague idea and immediately rearranged his line.

He baited the double hooks with Ragworm and lowered the line again vertically.

The reaction was similar to the first fish; it bit fiercely with strong force.

After several rounds of fishing, another fish was added to his tally.

By now, Yue Feng had made an initial assessment of the fish’s mood.

Today’s fish, like last time, were indifferent to Loose Powder bait and even seemed somewhat afraid of it.

At the start of fishing in the Big Cannon Pit, everyone was aggressively laying ground bait with Loose Powder, but it ended up scaring the fish away instead of attracting them.

Seeing that the fish did not take to the Loose Powder, Yue Feng decisively poured all the Loose Powder from his feedbox back into the basin, turned around, opened his Fishing Box, and took out the Black Pit Miracle Set that he had used to stealthily capture fish in the previous session.

Seeing Yue Feng adjust his tactics, the live broadcast room engaged in discussion, just as they would usually do during streams.

“The fish at the Big Cannon Pit aren’t too aggressive today!”

“Not aggressive +1, more than just not aggressive, from the edge of the camera angle, it seems like neither neighbor has had a bite yet!”

“Did Brother Feng change his fishing method?

Can some experienced angler explain?”

Discussing the fish’s mood, an ID named “Mysterious One” chimed in publicly for the first time.

Mysterious One, “No fish biting in the whole pit at the start could indicate that today’s fish aren’t responding to the usual Loose Powder feeding frenzy.

Just now, his first cast was with Soft Sticky Bait and Stabbing Toad close by, and he caught a fish.

Moreover, the way he played the fish, the quality seemed quite good, and the bite was very fierce.

I personally think that the poor bite is due to the fishing method!

By repeating the previous cast with the second rod, he confirmed his hunch!

Based on the trial fishing and the fish’s response, today’s fish likely don’t recognize Loose Powder mist-type bait!

Personally, I think if Brother Feng switches to Doughballs dipped in beans, he should see good results!”

“Stabbing toad?

What does that mean?

Can some expert explain?”

Mysterious One, “Stabbing Toad is a fishing method using a longer rod to fish close by, similar to fishing for toads that sometimes linger at the edges of wild ponds.

Hence the name.

It’s a technique passed around in places like Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei in the north, and as competitive fishing has grown, the method has begun to spread nationwide.”

“The explanation above is good; this fishing method is also known here, but not many can use it well as it easily leads to tangled lines!”

The next few seconds confirmed Mysterious One’s opinion.

Yue Feng switched to beans dipped in Doughballs, casting approximately six to seven points, purposely avoiding the baited spots made at the start of fishing.

And sure enough, he got a bite!

During the float’s descent, slight movements were visible, but Yue Feng didn’t strike at the unsure bites.

After the float reached a depth of one and a half eyes, he went for a clean half-eye hold.

The hook was baited with elastic particles, and Yue Feng’s hook-setting motion became slightly more conservative.

He didn’t strike immediately but then made a big pause, and this time he struck successfully when raising the rod.

Compared to the previous two rods using the “Stabbing Toad” technique, controlling the fish with the third rod was much more comfortable.

The “Stabbing Toad” technique, as the fishing spot is relatively near, does not allow the line in the water to straighten completely.

When raising the rod to hook the fish, the force exerted by the rod itself is somewhat uncomfortable, making it difficult to control the direction of the fish’s movement immediately.

Once the fish begins to flee and speed up, controlling it becomes much more strenuous.

Switching to normal casting, even at about sixty to seventy percent of the rod’s length, raising the rod instantly tightens the line and controls the fish.

After one round, the fish is brought to the surface.

Keeping the fish at water level and pulling it close to scoop it up with a net, Yue Feng specifically observed the position of the hook in the fish’s mouth—deep in the oral cavity on the wall.

Yue Feng was now confident.

The first forceful pause and rod raise should have hooked directly at the twelve o’clock position in the mouth.

Having identified the problem affecting the biting, the subsequent fishing became much simpler.

With double hooks baited with two elastic particles dipped in a tray full of doughball beads coating them with a thick layer, he cast them out to the spot, and it took less than ten casts to attract a dense swarm of fish.

Mysterious person: “Found the right strategy.

I predict within five minutes, continuous bites will begin, and within ten minutes, it will explode into a frenzy!”

It was the first time the mysterious person had spoken up, and everyone already regarded this guy’s insight highly after he analyzed the fish activity on-site and gave an informative talk on the “Stabbing Toad”.

Now, just by seeing Yue Feng drop another seven or eight doughballs into his feeding spot and predicting five minutes for continuous bites and ten for a frenzy, everyone suddenly became intrigued by this friend.

In the next five minutes, Yue Feng’s fishing sped up, quickly turning into a state of constant bites as soon as the bait hit the bottom.

The prediction was confirmed again, and the mysterious person became a sensation!

Driven by curiosity, someone clicked on the mysterious person’s name to view his profile only to find an empty avatar and that the registration date was today.

Apart from that, no useful traces were left, quite fitting for somebody using the ID “mysterious person”.

“Mysterious person bro, you were spot on, it really was continuous bites!”

“Mysterious Person bro, are you new to this live stream?

I haven’t seen you before!”

“No need to ask to know he’s a master angler, such sharp judgment!”

Mysterious person: “Don’t be infatuated, bro.

I’m just a legend!”

It didn’t take long for many to remember the mysterious person after his brief presence in the public chat, leaving an impression of remarkable consciousness, exceptional perception, and a bit of narcissism.

Once Yue Feng understood the fishing condition and began getting continuous bites, several other experienced anglers in the area also adjusted their techniques and started catching fish, among them were Zhao Dezong and Mr.

Bai.

Zhao Dezong switched to Soft Sticky Bait with particles, still fishing with doughballs.

Mr.

Bai, on the other hand, adjusted his Loose Bait with water into a highly sticky, wet and less dispersing form, using one hook with ragworm and another with wet loose, also started to catch fish.

At this point, the advantage of being the first to innovate became clear.

Yue Feng was the first to adjust his technique and quickly gathered a school of fish in his spot, while others were slow to react and lagged in adjusting their bait gathering, making them considerably slower.

In terms of fishing activity, Yue Feng’s spot kept a relatively fast pace without any sign of stopping for a long time, while the other two competitors, after catching over a dozen fish, began to experience a slowdown in their pace, ending up embarrassed.