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Chapter 193 - 193 193 The Key Issue

193: Chapter 193: The Key Issue 193: Chapter 193: The Key Issue Under the HD camera, Yue Feng’s float was crystal clear to the viewers in the live stream.

“Feng has realized the issue with the twin-tails and is painstakingly trying to land them!”

“Wow!

He got it!

Twin-tails!”

“Another double-twin-tail catch!”

“Still, something isn’t quite right.

Compared to the next cabin, his fish-catching efficiency hasn’t improved much!”

“That’s true, I’ve been counting the number of tails for the past few minutes, and Feng’s gap with the adjacent angler is still widening!”

“I think each segment of the competition is about thirty minutes, right?

The first segment is almost twenty minutes in, and Feng might lose this round!”

“Oh no, Feng can’t lose!

If he loses, wouldn’t he have to call someone else ‘daddy’?”

“The guy above is overthinking it; the bet was about pinching fish!”

No matter how anxious the viewers in the live room were, it indeed became difficult for Yue Feng to catch up in the last less than ten minutes of the first segment.

As Lu Yong’s cellphone alarm joyfully rang, the first segment of the competition officially ended.

Yue Feng heard the noise and stood up, putting down his fishing rod.

Bai Xu beside him did a similar motion, but the moment he stood up and turned his head towards Yue Feng, his face bore a crazed, confident smile!

“Bring a basin here; you two count the fish yourselves!” Lu Yong glanced at Yue Feng thoughtfully and instructed.

Before they started counting, Bai Xu confidently said, “Thought you were up to something?

Turns out, you’re just a polished poser.

I don’t even need to count to know you’ve lost this round!”

Yue Feng’s face darkened, and he glanced at Bai Xu without saying a word.

Indeed, after they counted, Bai Xu had 73 fish, Yue Feng 56, a difference of a whole 17 fish!

Yue Feng lost the first round of pinching fish!

“Hahaha, thought you were so tough, but you’re no match for Old Bai!

Alright, alright, who placed bets before the pinch, pay up, pay up!” In the crowd watching the excitement, a young man wearing a baseball cap grinned as he collected bets from his peers.

“Damn!

Really bad luck!

Thought he had a chance, but this won’t do!”

“You think the title of W City’s fastest shooter that Old Bai holds is that easy to trample on?

I doubt he’ll do well in the next two rounds either.

Considering his performance just now, this guy hasn’t even mastered fishing for smooth-mouthed carps!” Another guy chimed in.

“First round, Bai Xu temporarily wins, scoring a point!

Now, a ten-minute break, then we’ll switch places and start the second round of pinching fish!

The next round’s fishing spots will be chosen first by the losing party, Yue Feng!” announced Lu Yong, giving the results of the first round and the plans for what was next.

Having lost the first round of pinching fish, Yue Feng was somewhat despondent, wore a stern face, and said nothing, restlessly scratching his scalp.

At this moment, Liu Fengnian patted his shoulder, “Don’t be discouraged!

There are still two rounds left, and there’s still a chance to turn defeat into victory!

Near the end of the last round, you were getting the hang of catching twin-tails.

In the second round, just follow that strategy!”

Upon hearing Liu’s consolation, Yue Feng voiced his doubts, “There’s something I can’t figure out.

After getting the first bite right, why can’t the second top bite come through most of the time?

What do you think is the reason, Liu?”

Liu Fengnian took a deep puff of his cigarette, furrowed his brows in thought for a moment, and said a few seconds later, “If you’re sure the fish are biting and there’s no problem with the sensitivity of the float but the bite doesn’t come through, there are generally two reasons.

The first is that the bait isn’t appealing enough.

The second, the line assembly is too thick!

I think when you use a double tail, the problem with the second fish not biting is mostly related to the leader line!”

Everyone has their own way of looking at and thinking about problems.

Liu Fengnian’s casual analysis and remark suddenly made Yue Feng see the light, and he figured it out all at once.

Taking the previous example of the fishing situation, there was no shortage of fish in the nest, and the movement of the first bite was relatively fast, but waiting for the second one became much harder.

What was the reason for this?

The leader line consisted of one long and one short piece.

The longer leader line hung lower, making it easier for fish to take it into their mouths, while the shorter one had worse accessibility.

Most of the fish Yue Feng just caught on a single tail were caught on the longer leader line, indirectly proving this point.

To solve this problem, since there was nothing wrong with the state of the bait, the only quick fix was to switch to a finer leader line!

Having realized this, Yue Feng slapped his forehead and turned around, heading towards the parking lot.

“There are still two rounds to go, are you planning to forfeit?” When Bai Xu saw Yue Feng getting up to leave, he yelled loudly, causing his companions nearby to burst into laughter.

“Just going back to the car to grab some things, then I’ll come back!”

Forfeiting was not in Yue Feng’s nature.

He went into his car to access the System Mall and shop.

[ES Super Polymer Nylon Competition Set] Leader line 0.15#, Main line 0.3#: Made from black technology super polymer nylon filament that doubles the tensile value while maintaining the same diameter, wear-resistant, impact-resistant, and with strong knot strength.

[A-Alloy Ultra-Fine Competition Sleeve] Size 3#: Crafted from high-tech A-Alloy material, this new type of competition fishing hook reduces its weight by at least half while maintaining strength, fatigue-resistant, and stays sharp.

With the upgrading of Yue Feng’s mall privileges, these two types of consumable products were now available in the regular product area.

Although expensive, they were not limited in quantity.

Priced at ten thousand Points, Yue Feng usually had enough with ordinary line materials for fishing and had not needed these items.

But catching a double tail demanded particular line requirements, leading him to think of them.

Main line 0.3, leader line size 0.15 a spool of 50m, size 3 ultra-fine competition sleeves one hundred pieces.

After purchasing the needed items with Points, Yue Feng hurriedly got out of the car and ran towards his fishing spot.

Everyone was wondering what Yue Feng was up to when he came back from the car with a spool of line and a box of hooks.

With just a few minutes until the next round began, tying hooks at this point?

Why hadn’t he done it earlier?

Anyone with common sense knew such preparations should have been done in advance; this was way too amateur!

“What are you doing?

Tying hooks?

I have fine leader line in my hook box!” Liu Fengnian asked concerningly after seeing Yue Feng’s fishing line.

“No need, I’ll just tie a few rigs real quick; it’ll be fast!”

As they spoke, Yue Feng casually took out scissors and swiftly cut several segments of fine lines, tying several leader rigs almost at lightning speed.

Without an underline ruler, without using a hook distance board, without a knotter, yet the tied hooks turned out neatly squared.

This skill left the onlookers who were watching in awe.

Quickly finishing tying the leader lines, Yue Feng also tied two rigs of 0.3 size main line, adjusted the floats simply after replacing the original lead skin, and even with the same size sleeve hooks, the float’s gradations rose by at least two marks upon swapping to the system-produced hooks, the difference in self-weight evident.

After finishing all these tasks, ten minutes had also nearly passed.

The referee, Lu Yong, called out, and the second round of competitive fishing began!