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Chapter 196 - 196 196 Two Types of Bait Targeting the Specific Layer

196: Chapter 196 Two Types of Bait, Targeting the Specific Layer 196: Chapter 196 Two Types of Bait, Targeting the Specific Layer After a few minutes, Bai Xu also came back with a basin of bait, and it was only then that Lu Yong, who had been staying in the shade, called out.

“Are you two ready?

If there’s no problem, let’s start the final round!”

Yue Feng and Bai Xu both nodded in confirmation, and so Lu Yong called out, signaling the exchange of new positions to begin the final round of fishing competition!

While they were changing positions and fishing gear, Yue Feng cast a few glances at the newly prepared bait by Bai Xu.

The bait was still faintly red with a fishy scent, obviously in a relatively fluffy state and of good quality – likely a product of targeted adjustments made to the bait from the previous round.

After observing the details of the bait, Yue Feng was almost certain he had this round in the bag!

Bai Xu’s direction of adjustment was off, and although it had some effect, it missed the main point.

In old sayings, it’s curing the symptoms, not the disease.

How to understand this phrase?

It’s simple!

Bai Xu lost the second round mainly due to his mentality and the hardware of his line setup, which were related to the bait but not significantly so.

The issue of the line being slightly thick had caused a difference in the ease of feeding for the fish in both Yue Feng and Bai Xu’s fishing spots, ultimately impacting the critical element of double-tailing.

That was the key to Yue Feng’s victory in the second round.

Yet, Bai Xu didn’t change his main or subordinate lines in the third round, instead focusing on adjusting the state of his bait.

This was a classic case of getting the priorities wrong.

Facing Yue Feng’s deliberately adjusted new Lure, Ken couldn’t possibly turn the tables.

Indeed, as the third segment of the competition started, the fishing situation began to develop just as Yue Feng had anticipated.

Yue Feng and Bai Xu, both having prepared different baits, were once again mirroring each other’s rapid casting frequency to create their fishing spots as soon as the competition began.

Although they seemed similar, Yue Feng’s efficiency in creating the spot was far better than Bai Xu’s.

In front of Yue Feng now, there were two different clumps of Lure, the one used for creating the fishing spot at the beginning was clearly larger and the bait scattered better once it hit the water.

His thinking before the preparation was to completely give up hooking effectiveness in pursuit of the ultimate dispersion to attract fish.

In contrast, Bai Xu’s strategy was still to chase the best possible palatability, a more impressive bait condition.

They say you can’t have your cake and eat it too; this is also true for bait preparation strategy, where a choice has to be made.

If you want a large Lure, there must be more binding ingredients and structure, which inevitably results in more residue on the hook.

And if the residue is too much, it naturally affects normal fishing – it’s unavoidable.

Often, when there’s a large clot of gluten on the hook, it simply can’t be swallowed.

If you aim for something that’s perfect in every way, it ends up undermining even the advantageous aspects of the bait performance.

So, Bai Xu’s bait was a compromise between water entry state and hooking property.

If the competition strictly limited the use of one type of bait, maybe this would be a good approach, but in a private competition, there’s no such explicit rule!

After about a dozen casts, the float in Yue Feng’s fishing spot was the first to show a response, the large area of scattered Lure having an obvious advantage in attracting and gathering fish.

But this time Yue Feng didn’t rush to set the hook; instead, he continued to cast with high frequency, as if completely oblivious to the changes in the fishing situation at his spot.

Seeing more and more floats jumping up and down without setting the hook, Yue Feng was in no hurry, but this made the viewers watching the live stream go almost mad with impatience.

“What is Feng thinking?

There’s so much activity already, why isn’t he setting the hook?”

“The pace of this section is clearly very different from the last one, is he intentionally not setting the hook?”

“It’s getting a bit hard to understand, just now the camera captured it clearly, Brother Feng’s feeding ground obviously started fizzing earlier than the ones beside it, and now Bai Xu has started catching fish, but Brother Feng is still fishing with a high frequency without a peep!”

“Everyone take a look, isn’t the bait Brother Feng is using now a bit different from the last round?

It seems the Lure is bigger, is he planning to go for a more aggressive fishing style?”

“Hard to say, but from the looks of it, it’s very likely!

However, what can being more aggressive do in a half-hour fish race?

Float fishing?

That doesn’t seem reliable, does it??

The match would be over before the fish even start biting!”

Indeed, among the audience, there were some who were quite perceptive, and after putting their heads together, they were almost close to the truth.

Just as everyone was buzzing with speculation, Yue Feng did something else that left everyone puzzled.

Yue Feng, after bottom fishing and changing the frequency for a while, casually pulled the float down about ten centimeters and continued with the Lure and changing frequency!

“?????”

“What kind of sorcery is this?

It’s been five minutes since the start, and he hasn’t found the bottom yet?”

“Where’s the mysterious guy?

We need some analysis here, it’s getting more and more confusing!”

The mysterious person didn’t comment immediately but continued to observe Yue Feng’s subsequent actions.

After pulling the float down ten centimeters, the hook with the Lure went into the water, and after it hit the bottom, it would completely disappear.

If Yue Feng was just fishing like this, obviously something wouldn’t be quite right!

But Yue Feng was doing exactly that, looking calm and composed as if everything was going according to plan.

As Yue Feng kept casting, finally, there was a bite at the position ten centimeters from the bottom!

Noticing the float movements around ten centimeters above the bottom, Yue Feng casually changed the Lure, using two smaller bait balls than before and threw them into the fishing spot.

The float turned over, descended, and after reaching roughly the same position, there was a satisfying bite!

The continuous casting had gathered a thicker layer of fish below, and in a feeding frenzy, the bites were exceptionally clear and crisp.

After the successful bite, Yue Feng followed with a series of light taps, a double pause, and patiently waited without lifting the rod, waiting for the float to stabilize and slightly rise before setting the hook.

The first cast caught a double-tailed fish!

“Wow!

Finally got a bite, and the first one’s a double-tail!”

“This float action is much more decisive than the previous two games, it almost seems like the bite movement of a live fish, sharp and smooth!”

Mysterious person: “I see now, Brother Feng is planning to fish the fixed layer!

The reason he didn’t adjust the float initially was to observe the density of fish below using the float movements.

He hasn’t started taking fish because he’s been calculating the fish layer below!

The bite from the catch just now occurred about fifteen centimeters from the bottom.

Judging by the subsequent movements of the float, there must be plenty of fish in the feeding area now!”

Gathering fish works a bit like rolling a snowball, the initial accumulation phase is the hardest, but once the fish start schooling, the subsequent growth of the school becomes much easier.

Now, after seven or eight minutes of intense casting and reeling, although Yue Feng is currently behind by seven or eight fish, there are now way more fish in his feeding ground than Bai Xu’s.

“Fishing the fixed layer?

What kind of method is that?

Can you elaborate?

This is the first time I’ve heard of it!”

“Exactly, could the mysterious guy explain what fishing the fixed layer is all about?”