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184: Chapter 184 Star Moon Lake 184: Chapter 184 Star Moon Lake Before Yue Feng could explain, Wang Meng whispered, “It’s my fault.

I let Feng Ge watch the live public chat for a while, and when interacting with the viewers, I wasn’t careful with my words, which upset Bai Xu.

Feng Ge stepped in for me, and that’s why he agreed to have a fishing contest with the other party, targeting the small crucian carps in Star Moon Lake!”

Yue Feng grinned and glanced at Wang Meng unconcernedly, “It’s not really related to you, no need to blame yourself.

At most, your small mistake was just the fuse that set things off!

“That Bai guy knows Zhao Dezong and Zhou Tao pretty well, and he’s been unfriendly to me since we started fishing, just never had the chance to show it.

After that, with so many hooks being cut and being outplayed by us, he made the most of the situation!

In the end, he just wanted to regain his face!”

After Yue Feng said this, Old Liu nodded, “Bai Xu does have a good relationship with Zhou Tao and the others, they hang out together at Zhao Dezong’s shop!

What do you plan to do now, Xiao Yue?”

Yue Feng shrugged, “Prepare for the enemy if they come, and shore up the walls if a flood threatens.

If they want to fish-fight, then so be it!”

“Feng Ge, have you played in a competition pond before?

Competition ponds are quite different from regular wild fishing and the Black Pit!” Qiangzi curiously asked.

Yue Feng shook his head, “Never played in one!

But isn’t there still three days left?

We’ll study it slowly after dinner!

After all, it’s all fishing, understanding the fish situation, we should fish the same in a competition pond!”

Seeing how unconcerned Yue Feng was, Liu Fengnian frowned slightly, “Let’s go stay in the panel house for now.

Nobody drink at lunch, and we’ll accompany Xiao Yue to have a look at the competition pond at Star Moon Lake this afternoon.

Fishing there is not as easy as you’d think.

You’ll see when you give it a try later!”

If Liu, a person as steady as they come, says it’s difficult to fish there, then it truly must be.

They would find out in the afternoon.

Since the fishing contest was already agreed upon, Yue Feng wasn’t overly worried and packed up his gear into the trunk of the car.

Considering the afternoon practice at the competition pond, they all controlled themselves during the pit master exclusive chicken meal at lunch, symbolically opening just one bottle of beer each.

Boss He was puzzled and asked several times throughout the meal, only to be refused by Old Liu and Yue Feng with the excuse of having something to do in the afternoon.

After lunch, around one thirty, Yue Feng and the others left the fishing spot without even having tea and headed straight for Star Moon Lake in several cars.

The competition pond at Star Moon Lake was quite an interesting place in W city.

The name came from a high-end residential community nearby called Star Moon Lake, which featured a small man-made lake.

In truth, it was more of a gimmick, as it was really just a very small water cove.

According to Old Liu, the Star Moon Lake competition pond had been open for at least six or seven years.

The owner had good relations with the local fishing associations’ leaders, having hosted local competitions for many years, and over time, this place had become a gathering spot for anglers who liked competitive fishing.

Upon reaching their destination, Yue Feng briefly surveyed the surroundings.

The area was fairly spacious, with two open-air competition ponds, all the ground concreted.

However, due to lack of maintenance and weathering, there were quite a few cracks on the cement surface.

On the south side of the mixed fish pit and the objective fish pit, there was a greenhouse.

Old Liu mentioned that it also housed small crucian carps and that many competitive anglers who had nothing to do in winter would fish-fight there.

When Yue Feng and the others arrived, it was the hot part of midday, a time to rest, and there was only one fully-equipped angler practicing by the south bank of the small crucian carp pit.

The vast fishing ground was incredibly empty.

Yue Feng looked around and turned to ask, “Liu Ge, can we just start fishing directly?

Or should we greet the pit owner?

How do they charge here?

Are there any rules?”

Liu Fengnian, while unloading his gear from the trunk of his car, said, “You can just drop the rod in, Boss Ge will come over soon to collect the rod fee, twenty yuan per rod with no time limit.

You’re not allowed to take the fish with you, just play around without harming them deliberately, and release the fish back into the water once you’re done!”

After understanding the rules, Yue Feng nodded and packed up his fishing box and rod, then pulled his trolley case to a spot on the south bank and sat down.

Once Yue Feng found a good spot, Liu Fengnian also placed his fishing box nearby.

The other guys didn’t unload their gear, but casually found some stools under an awning to sit behind the two and watch.

“Brother Liu, you said the fish here are different from the ones we catch in the wild Black Pit, what’s the difference?

It’s my first time at this type of pond!” Not yet beginning the bait opening or float setting, Yue Feng asked Brother Liu for more information.

The corners of Liu Fengnian’s mouth curled up slightly and he said, “First try it the way you think it should be done, then we can discuss.

We have plenty of time, I’ll do nothing but accompany you in practicing all afternoon!”

From what Brother Liu said, it was clear he wanted to test Yue Feng, but Yue Feng wasn’t intimidated and began preparing based on his rough understanding.

Since they were fishing for small crucian carp, Yue Feng decided he needed a finer line setup.

In his fishing box, the smallest main line was 0.8 and leader line 0.4, with size three sleeve hooks, which he had prepared for wild fishing in the spring.

He didn’t hesitate to take it out and set it up.

Satisfied with his line setup for now, he moved on to the float.

Yue Feng chose a peacock feather float with approximately 1.1g of lead weight and started the normal float setting process.

Long-term fishing had given Yue Feng a profound knowledge of setting up his line and float.

Without clear knowledge of the fish’s behavior, he set his float conservatively at a neutral buoyancy with a two-eye depth, deciding to adjust his strategy as necessary based on the changing fish conditions.

With his float set, the final step was preparing the bait.

He had some crucian carp bait from a previous wild fishing trip in his fishing box and measured out 200 ml to make a ball of strongly scented bait.

Meanwhile, Liu Fengnian was getting ready on the side.

Yue Feng didn’t pay much attention to how he set his float, but he did take notice of how Liu prepared his bait.

Liu’s bait was freshly mixed, including a variety of state-type crucian carp bait such as “Four Seasons,” “Foot Ruler,” “Cherry Carp,” and “@21,” adding at least three or four starch-based ingredients, with other foundational baits finely selected.

When Brother Liu’s bait was ready and clumped together, it turned a faint red.

Without even touching it, just by looking at the consistency of the bait ball, Yue Feng could tell it was very light and felt good in the hand, a stark contrast to the roughly prepared pungent bait he had made.

“Why are you looking at me?

Once your bait is ready, just start fishing.

Try it your way for half an hour; then we can reflect and discuss it later!”

With that said by Brother Liu, Yue Feng nodded, casually took two rounded ragworm baits with his hook, and cast his first line.

Having had few practice sessions and competitions in spring, the water at Star Moon Lake’s Practice Pole Pond was lean.

When Yue Feng’s bait hit the water, he could clearly see down for more than half a meter.

The float slowly turned and sunk, quickly settling into place.