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Chapter 181 - 181 181 Tempt Fish

181: Chapter 181: Tempt, Fish 181: Chapter 181: Tempt, Fish Wang Meng was a bit too hasty in watching the float and striking.

When he noticed the first gentle dip, he couldn’t control his arm and lifted the rod prematurely.

This aggressive approach is a major taboo in fishing for live fish, as the success rate of hooking a fish is noticeably lower than if he had waited for a clearer bite indication before lifting the rod.

The downside of being overly eager is that it leads to fish getting away, and this same issue caused three consecutive fish to escape.

The first two weren’t as bad, they pulled out of the nest and escaped at the surface of the water.

However, the last one was the worst, as soon as he lifted the rod, the fish unhooked right in the nest, instantly causing an explosion in the nest with a large amount of bubbles rising from the bottom.

“Tsk tsk, Yue Feng, your friend’s fishing skill needs some work; he’s let several get away already!”

“That last one was the worst, it blew up the bottom and, look at all those water splashes and bubbles on the surface, probably scared off quite a few fish inside the nest!”

“This guy is a bit rash, liking to strike prematurely.

He grasps at even a slight dip, and with the float being overly sensitive, the hook barely catches the fish’s mouth and often results in a miss or the fish escaping!”

“Maybe you should take over, Yue Feng?

If he keeps at it any longer, there won’t be any bites left!”

Yue Feng felt somewhat anxious seeing Xiao Pang lose fish, but since he had allowed him to fish, it didn’t make sense to pull him off so soon.

“No big deal, this is easy to handle with a couple of words!” After saying this, Yue Feng got up, walked behind Xiao Pang, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Xiao Pang lacked fishing skills, but his attitude was good.

Hearing Yue Feng’s reminder, he adjusted and pushed up the float three notches.

Previously, Yue Feng had set the float to ten notches, fishing around three and a half to four notches.

Raising the fishing bottom made it relatively sensitive, and any fish in the nest could be seen slightly affecting the float.

This sensitivity was fine for an angler who was good at perceiving bites.

But for someone like Xiao Pang, who rushed to strike, it was deadly.

However, the solution was simple.

Xiao Pang pushed the float up three notches directly, baited it, and cast again.

This time, the float’s movements were much more stable, and the previously tentative bite turned into a slight wobble.

With this amplitude of movement, Xiao Pang could manage not to lift the rod immediately.

But that wasn’t enough.

After catching a fish, Xiao Pang pushed the float up another notch, fishing it at around seven and a half to eight notches, which made the float stick out quite a bit above the water.

Now, the degree of bending in the underwater sub-line increased, and tentative nibbles hardly happened anymore.

Any fish biting the bait resulted in a strong, clear dip, making it very stable to strike.

“??????”

“Amazing, isn’t it?

No more fish getting away?

Does pushing up the float prevent them from escaping?”

“It must be because the fishing adjustment became more stable.

The tentative and false bites don’t occur, and what comes through are all clear, strong bites!”

“Should this be considered ‘sensitive’ or ‘stable’?

Yue Feng, why don’t you talk about this to everyone?”

This technique of pushing up the float and increasing the bend in the sub-line to reduce signal is basic knowledge for experienced anglers, but for many newcomers watching the live stream, it’s something puzzling.

Since someone asked, Yue Feng generally discusses such topics about fishing skill exchanges.

“I see some bro asking about the details of the adjustment I just made, so let me explain a bit!”

In normal trolling situations, the sensitivity of the float is directly related to the degree of bending of the line set underwater!

Adjusting high and fishing low, the entire line set remains straight, conveying signals sharply.

Even slight reactions are reflected on the float, resulting in erratic movements and many false bites.

Experienced anglers who prefer live fish like this setup as it gives better control over the nest fish!

Conversely, if you adjust low and fish high, or adjust high and fish high, the line set will show different degrees of bending.

This results in a certain attenuation of the signals from the bottom, reflected on the float by filtering out many false bites and minor movements.

This kind of adjustment makes it more stable to strike, basically only when there is a forceful dip, the bait is surely in the fish’s mouth!

Wang Meng wasn’t accustomed to sensitive trolling adjustments, so after habitually rushing his actions, lifting the bobber a bit higher made things much better!”

“Got it!

That’s some useful experience!”

“I usually fish with leads, and I had no idea you could adjust the float like that?

Learned another trick!”

For the seasoned anglers, these were fairly simple, basic knowledge.

However, many viewers still didn’t understand it, and after some explanations, the feedback was good—everyone at least understood the principle behind it.

After adjusting his floating trolling method, Wang Meng’s performance gradually stabilized—he cast, caught fish, retrieved them, and cast again.

The rhythm steadily improved, and there were no more major mistakes.

The bites in the fishing spot slowed down a little bit but, after stabilizing, he quickly gathered the fish back.

Wang Meng’s fishing became smoother, but Old Bai and Xiao Zhao next to him were somewhat frustrated.

After applying the medication, the carps’ bites evidently improved a lot and showed some positive responses to Loose Powder.

But against Yue Feng’s rubber band particles mixed with Doughballs tactics, they couldn’t gain any advantage from the start.

Initially, they hoped to recover some ground with Wang Meng’s continuous mistakes, but after some simple float adjustments, he became even more composed.

In no time, he kept catching fish continuously.

Since everyone was fishing solo, the initial effort spent on casting, preparing bait spots, and retrieving fish drained a lot of energy.

Now that Yue Feng switched with someone else, he had ample time to rest and quickly recovered.

After catching twenty or thirty fish nonstop, Xiao Pang felt the thrill but, as he caught another fish, his arm holding the rod started to tremble slightly.

“Tired?” Yue Feng casually asked from behind.

“Yeah, I enjoyed it.

But these fish are so strong, my arm is a bit sore!”

“Alright, then swap with me!

You go check the public channel for a while, chat with the viewers!”

“Eh?

I’ve never done it before!”

“No worries, just chat normally.

Remember no cursing, don’t reveal any personal information, everything else is ok!”

“Okay!”

After instructing Wang Meng, Yue Feng picked up the rod again and sat back on the fishing box.

About forty minutes later, Yue Feng’s energy was fully restored.

When he returned to his fishing spot, he began striking intensely, like a storm.

Observing for just a while, it seemed that the neighbors on both sides were running out of steam, and a little more effort might just extinguish their fire!

In the live stream software backend, Wang Meng also began his First Live Stream commentary.

“Hello, everyone, I…

I’m Wang Meng, a friend of Feng Ge.

It’s my first time doing this live stream, so if there’s anything not quite right, please don’t pick on me!”

Seeing Xiao Pang sit in front of the smartphone, the viewers in the live room started to tease.

“Little chubby bro, how long have you been learning to fish?”

“Fishing for three years.

I used to fish in the wild, and only recently started with them in Black Pit!

My skills are a bit poor, thanks for not laughing!”

“Tsk tsk, quite polite!

Do you hang out often at Feng Ge’s store?

Any good products you could recommend to us?”

“Fairly often, I usually go there on weekends.

Most of the fishing gear I use I buy from Feng Ge’s place!

The Loose Powder he mixes there is quite effective, but I haven’t seen him hang up a yellow scooter, don’t know what’s that about.

You guys might have to ask him when you have a chance!”

Initially, the communication went smoothly, and the topics were reliable, but as they got to know each other better, soon the conversation started to veer off the original path.