Fishing Livestream
Chapter 191 - 191 191 Lu Yong as the Referee

191: Chapter 191: Lu Yong as the Referee 191: Chapter 191: Lu Yong as the Referee Lu Yong was the vice president of the City Fishing Association, and over the past few years, he was in charge of organizing numerous local fishing competitions.

He had a lot of connections in the competitive fishing circles.

Yue Feng didn’t know this big shot and looked up just in time to catch Lu Yong looking his way, their gazes meeting briefly.

Lu Yong was probably in his forties or fifties, about 175 cm tall, with slightly graying hair, but shallow wrinkles on his face.

With a round face and some stubble, he had an indescribable presence.

After making eye contact with Yue Feng, he walked straight over.

Seeing Lu Yong come out, Bai Xu followed him.

“Yo, Old Lu, what brought you here today!” Liu Fengnian called out from over ten meters away.

“Haha, Old Liu!

How did you find the time today!

A friend called for help, so I came over to check it out.

These young fellows, are they your friends?” Lu Yong responded with a chuckle and casually handed out cigarettes.

When the cigarettes reached Yue Feng, he shook his head: “Thanks, I don’t smoke!”

“Yue Feng, my young brother!

This is Lu Yong, President Lu!

Leader of the City Fishing Association!

We’re all brothers here, let’s hang out more in the future!” Liu Fengnian introduced casually.

“No problem!

Xiao Zhao asked me to come over to be the judge for the fish fight!

I came over to ask about the rules for today’s fish fight, it’s good that all the parties involved are here, so we can discuss it together!”

“The rules are just the usual freshwater competition fishing rules!

No bugs, no bubbles, double hook upright float fishing technique!

3.6-meter rod!” Bai Xu said casually, taking a puff of his cigarette.

“And you, Yue?

Any objections to these rules?

The rules need to be agreed on before the competition, and once the fish fight starts, no more changing!”

Yue Feng had a basic understanding of these so-called freshwater Taiwan Fishing rules, and he had no problems with them.

“I have no objections to the rules you mentioned, but I’d like to live stream during the fish fight!

Is that okay?”

“Live streaming?

I hadn’t realized, Little Fish, you’re a fishing streamer too?” Lu Yong was quite up-to-date with emerging trends, and he was surprised to hear Yue Feng planned to stream.

Yue Feng scratched his head, pretending to be embarrassed: “Hehe, just messing around, I haven’t been doing it long!”

“I have no issues with the streaming, how about you, Old Bai?

It’s between you two, you set the rules!” Lu Yong didn’t respond directly but turned to look at Bai Xu.

“If it’s just the live stream footage, it’s okay, but no interaction.

If someone gives tips over the public channel, it wouldn’t be fair to me!” At this point, Bai Xu was fighting for every inch, considering any factor that might affect the outcome.

“No problem, once we officially start, I’ll just use the drone to stream the scene, I won’t look at the chat nor interact in the live room!”

“Then that’s okay!”

“Since you both are ready, and it’s still about half an hour until nine, why don’t we start a bit earlier?

Get it done and disperse earlier?

The competition is one and a half hours for three rounds, plus the time for counting fish and changing fishing spots, the morning time is a bit tight!” Lu Yong suggested.

Bai Xu: “I have no objections!”

Yue Feng also nodded: “Alright, then let’s start early!

I’ll get my equipment set up!”

Having settled the rules, Yue Fang took out his live streaming drone from his suitcase.

After he turned it on, it buzzed to life and quickly took off, following behind him.

“Tsk tsk, that’s some advanced equipment!

It even has auto-follow!

It’s not cheap, right?” Lu Yong curiously looked over the not-so-large drone.

“Hehe, it didn’t cost much!” Yue Feng replied nonchalantly with a chuckle, then turned and activated the live stream.

Clark entered the live stream!

Drowning Fish entered the live stream!

Mystery Person entered the live stream!

…

The folks who had been waiting on the platform surged in by the hundreds the moment the stream started.

“Did it start early?

What a surprise!”

“Not just a surprise, but totally unexpected!

Wasn’t it scheduled for nine o’clock!”

“Damn, I snagged a front-row seat for Brother Feng, lucky me!”

“The guy above is a rascal, throw him out and beat the crap out of him!”

As hundreds of people entered, the public channel erupted into chaos.

“Hello, everyone.

I’m Yue Feng.

Thanks for coming to my livestream.

Next up, I will livestream a fishing contest that we scheduled three days ago.

Once the official contest starts, I won’t have a chance to check the public channel anymore, so please keep it under control and don’t stir up trouble.

If you have any questions about fishing conditions or techniques, feel free to discuss them nicely!”

“Don’t worry, we’re all seasoned fans here.

We know the rules!”

“Any chance of winning?

Go, Fengfeng dear, you can do it!”

“The vibe in the livestream today feels a bit flirty.

Why are there so many fangirls!”

“Fangirls, my foot!

Pull yours out, and it might even be bigger than mine!”

“Um…” Yue Feng almost burst out laughing at the cheeky comments in the stream.

This bunch was just hilarious.

After briefly explaining the situation to the viewers, Lu Yong approached Yue Feng, tapped him gently on the shoulder, and whispered, “If you’re ready, let’s get started!

Pick two new spots on the south bank for fishing, let’s draw lots!”

Yue Feng nodded, “Alright, thanks Lu!”

“Everyone, watch the stream soberly, I’m about to draw lots and start fishing!” After giving a heads-up to the viewers, Yue Feng operated the drone to hover temporarily above the fishing spot, then he walked toward the spot Lu Yong had chosen.

“Two sticks, the longer one means sitting on the left, the shorter on the right!” Lu Yong held the randomly broken branches in his hand and presented them.

In this situation, there really wasn’t much difference between left and right.

Yue Feng picked one at random and, compared to the stick in Bai Xu’s hand, Yue Feng’s was a bit longer.

So, he ended up sitting at the left side, on spot number 9, while old Bai took spot number 10.

After drawing lots, it took a few minutes to move their gear over.

Old Lu set the alarm and announced that the fishing competition had started!

Bai Xu and Yue Feng cast their lines almost simultaneously.

Their floats flipped over in unison, and they lifted their rods at the same time, the whole motion looking as if it had been cloned from each other.

Just by watching the first cast, Liu Fengnian’s heart relaxed a bit.

Both men had chosen a fast-attacking approach, and judging by the actual performance, Yue Feng wasn’t slow.

In the first ten casts, neither was really aiming to catch fish; they fully engaged in casting at a fast pace, primarily focusing on baiting their spots efficiently.

The baiting techniques also followed the same strategy, making larger bait balls that scattered upon entering the water to maximize the chance of drawing fish closer.

The two were fishing for small crucian carp in the entire pond, and it didn’t take long for fish to start showing up in their spots.

That was when the real competition had just just begun.

With their frequencies closely matched, what influenced their catch was now baiting and attracting fish, particularly baiting technique—understanding which float movements could yield bites and which were less likely was still somewhat predictable, and after several days of practicing casting, Yue Feng had gathered quite a few insights.

He maintained a you-catch-one-I-catch-one rhythm in the first five minutes.

However, as they continued fishing and the number of fish in their spots increased, Bai Xu began to change his tactics.