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Chapter 188 - 188 188 Overlord Spear

188: Chapter 188 [Overlord Spear] 188: Chapter 188 [Overlord Spear] Yue Feng shook his head, “I can’t figure it out, I feel the bait’s performance should be pretty similar, and I can keep up with the frequency, but out of the blue the fish just got less active!

Could it be the few additional scent-enhanced State Baits you added to your bait that made the difference?”

Liu Fengnian shook his head, “The problem isn’t with the bait, but with the basic casting technique.

The bait landing points are too scattered, which disrupts the rhythm of getting fish on the hook!”

It’s said that a true transmission is worth a thousand scrolls of false teachings, and it really rings true.

Liu’s few words hit the nail on the head.

“Ah?

Too scattered?

That can’t be!

I thought it was due to the flavor!” Yue Feng frowned.

Ever since he learned Basic Casting, Yue Feng hadn’t really paid attention to the finer details of casting; anyway, when fishing in the wild or at Black Pit, the basic skills had always been sufficient!

“Don’t believe it?

There’s a simple way to test this!”

“How do we test it?

Let’s give it a try!” Yue Feng neither doubted nor understood what the so-called ‘scattered landing points’ meant, but this test would be a good opportunity to see for himself.

Liu Fengnian casually took the smallest plastic bowl from the food box and placed it about five or six meters away from the fishing spot.

This little bowl is commonly found in many fishing box food containers; rarely used, just occasionally for pouring a bit of water, now placed far away, it was unclear what trick was up his sleeve.

“See that bowl five or six meters away?

Cast your rod, get the bait into the bowl!

Try casting ten times, how many times can you hit it?” Liu Fengnian casually pointed out.

“Ah?

Cast into that?

How can I manage to get it in such a small space?

Sounds difficult!” Yue Feng scratched his head, this seemed like an unreasonable challenge.

“Any angler with a bit of competitive Taiwan Fishing skill can easily cast bait into the bowl.

I can do it, can you believe it?”

“Er, sounds mysterious!” Yue Feng scratched his head again, still quite skeptical.

“Watch closely!” Liu Fengnian casually picked up his fishing rod, made a simple gesture, and with a double-hook Lure, casually cast it out.

With a clatter, the Lead Skin hit the bowl, right on target!

After trying a few more times, only once did he deviate slightly, the other times all landed in the bowl.

“Want to try?” Liu Fengnian looked at Yue Feng somewhat teasingly.

“I’ll give it a shot!” Yue Feng clenched his teeth and sat on Liu’s Fishing Box with his rod in hand.

Watching others cast their rods with ease, but once he actually sat on the Fishing Box, Yue Feng felt totally out of his depth.

The small plastic bowl’s diameter was at most fifteen centimeters; the probability of casting into it from five or six meters away seemed minuscule.

Without any confidence, and after several attempts, it came as no surprise that the landing points were all over the place.

The only time he managed to cast into the bowl was after more than ten tries, and it seemed more due to luck.

“Now do you see the gap in your skills?

Still think your casting technique is good?”

Yue Feng scratched his head, his face showing solemnity.

Without a comparison, there was no hurt, but his skills were clearly far from Brother Liu’s.

“Keep practicing!

There should be no big issues with the bait, I’ll help you select the most suitable bait just before the fish gets close to biting, the rest is up to you!”

Yue Feng nodded, “Mm!”

There’s always someone better, and you can’t see the difference until you truly test your skills head-to-head.

This simple test made Yue Feng realize his own technical inadequacies, so he returned to his spot and began practicing his casting technique.

Seeing how serious Yue Feng was about practicing, nobody else wanted to disturb him.

When it got hot, someone would take a stool into the shade to relax; after a while in the sun, except for Brother Liu who stayed to keep company, everyone else hid in the shade to play on their phones.

The test had made a significant impact on Yue Feng, and he began to study the details of casting after returning to his seat.

It’s the contemplation that’s often the most daunting; once he started, the details that normally went unnoticed began to gradually emerge.

For instance, the strength behind Yue Feng’s cast, the wind direction after the release—these elements, which were previously vague and only somewhat perceptible, became variables affecting the precise landing of the bait upon closer scrutiny.

“Training the rod” meant, assuming the basic posture was standard, training was about subjective control over these variables.

Having pinpointed the crux of the issue, what remained was solving it.

There was no shortcut for this; Yue Feng could only cast repeatedly, carefully pondering the fluctuations.

Before he knew it, Yue Feng became wholly immersed, with everything around him blurring into insignificance.

His eyes saw only the rod in his hand, the line on the rod, the float on the line, and the leads and hooks with bait below the float.

At the moment the line was released, what was the force like?

How did the trajectory change after his hand let go, and how did he use his wrist to finely adjust the leads and bait before they hit the water?

Focused intensely, Yue Feng cast aside all distractions, repeatedly mulling over these meticulous details in his mind.

“Hey, Little Yue, it’s time to go, it’s getting dark!” Still absorbed in his state of focus, Yue Feng felt a pat on his shoulder and snapped back to reality, only to find that the sky had darkened; it was his older brother Liu Fengnian who patted him.

“What?

It got dark so fast!” Yue Feng looked around and saw only the last glimmer of sunset, and the time on his phone was already past six o’clock.

Liu Fengnian pursed his lips, speaking irritably, “You, once you start practicing casting, you’re so engrossed that you don’t even respond to calls for a break!

Pack it up, we’ll come back tomorrow.

Let’s head out!”

“Okay!” Yue Feng responded and began to pack up his gear.

Current task progress 4.3/36!

Exit focus state, training interrupted!

A faint system notification tone rang in Yue Feng’s mind.

He had inadvertently practiced for more than four hours that afternoon without noticing time slipping by.

“Where’s everyone else?

Brother Liu, let’s grab something to eat before we head back!”

Liu Fengnian shook his head, “Another day, it’s the weekend, and my daughter’s home.

We’re eating at home!

Qiangzi and those guys found practicing too boring and left before four o’clock!”

“Oh, alright then!” Yue Feng answered, realizing dinner would be up to him since Liu bro had plans.

After returning to the shop, Yue Feng made do with a simple dinner to satiate his hunger, then closed up.

He still had tasks to hand in for the day, wondering what rewards he would receive.

Submit task!

Ding!

Congratulations on completing the task “Big Cannon Pit Debut”!

Task comprehensive grade A+!

Ding!

Congratulations on setting a new pit record, current task completion progress 2/3!

Ding!

Congratulations on receiving a new item “Overlord Spear·15 Feet”!

“Overlord Spear·15 Feet”: A Taiwan fishing rod for Black Pit, made with high-tech materials and cutting-edge technology.

Specifically developed for Big Cannon Pit, ensuring that while the rod’s hardness and strength are sufficient, its sensitivity and material weight are minimized.

Additional effects: [Extreme fish recovery] [Solid]

[Extreme fish recovery]: Fish retrieval speed +40%

[Solid]: Can withstand high-intensity fish retrieval, long-term use does not affect the rod’s action.

Suddenly, a well-packaged fishing rod appeared before him, and Yue Feng eagerly began to handle it.