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263: Chapter 262: Eve of the Competition 263: Chapter 262: Eve of the Competition “Got it!

Can you sign me up first and save one or two more spots?

I’ll ask Brother Liu if they’re free to join us!”

“Sure!

I’ll definitely reserve the spots for you!

Brother Liu is already registered; he followed the competitions for a while, but in the past few years, there haven’t been many local contests, so he hasn’t been involved much!

It took me quite some effort to secure this competition from the Hua Clan.

The prize money is quite high, so it’s worth a try!”

“Then, thank you in advance.

I’ll give you a call as soon as I have any news!”

“Okay…”

After ending the call, Yue Feng dialed Liu Fengnian’s number.

Once he explained the situation, Liu didn’t hesitate to agree.

“It’s a local competition, of course, we should participate.

I’ll also call Zhang Fenglin, and we can discuss it together later!” Liu Fengnian said.

“Has Zhang Brother’s leg plaster been removed?”

“Yes, it’s been off for about half a month now.

We even had dinner together recently, he’s recovering well, so joining a competition shouldn’t be a problem!”

“Great, then I’ll confirm with President Lu!

Do Qiangzi and the others know about this?”

“Qiangzi and his buddies are too novice, signing up would just be handing over their heads.

Let’s not dampen their enthusiasm.

I’ll keep an eye on the overall situation, and we can discuss the details later!”

“Done!”

…

After finalizing the competition details, Yue Feng reported the three spots to Lu Yong.

Having successfully signed up, Yue Feng couldn’t wait to post a teaser on the platform’s homepage.

Saturday, CAA newcomer class four debut, stay tuned.

Unlike other outdoor fishing streamers, Yue Feng had gradually reduced the frequency of his livestreams, aiming not for frequency but for quality.

Whenever he started a broadcast, it usually had a distinctive attraction.

The enthusiasm he had at the beginning—where he would stream even just to practice casting—had been fading.

This decision had its pros and cons.

On the downside, not fishing every day did affect the growth of his core fanbase.

On the upside, fans highly rated the content of his streams, full of anticipation and highlights.

“Holy crap, Feng Bro is getting serious, CAA competitive event?”

“Looking forward to Feng Bro securing a good place in a national-level event, go Feng Bro!

Cheer up, Feng Bro!”

“Reminder set, waiting for Feng Bro’s next passionate stream!”

“Only streaming on the weekend?

Why not every day?

Watching Feng Bro’s stream makes other fishing streamers, even the national masters, seem so insubstantial.

Daily streams would be a joy!”

…

The teaser post exceeded Yue Feng’s expectations, gathering over a thousand comments in less than thirty minutes.

In the following days, Yue Feng was busy preparing for the competition.

Since he had a set of top-quality fishing rods, he didn’t need to prepare that, but he did have to get the hooks and lines ready in advance.

Besides, Yue Feng also made extra arrangements for the bait, waiting for the day of the competition.

Thursday evening, Yue Feng received a call from Liu Fengnian.

Before the competition started at Star Moon Lake, there was a day allowed for practicing casting.

If he wanted to perform reliably on Saturday, he had to go and get a feel for the fish behavior and do targeted bait testing and practice fishing on Friday.

So early Friday morning, Yue Feng met up with Liu Fengnian at the town’s intersection and they drove straight to Star Moon Lake.

Yue Feng had been to Star Moon Lake before, clashing with Zhou Tao over the fish, and had spent a few days practicing, so he was quite familiar with it.

Usually, there weren’t many practicing or fishing here, but this time when he drove up, he couldn’t even find a place to park.

Looking out from the entrance toward the pond, he saw a vast crowd of people.

There were at least thirty or forty fishing spots taken.

“Damn, that many people??” Yue Feng said in surprise.

Liu Fengnian was more prepared for this and calmly instructed, “Normal, find a place to park the car, and don’t park in a hidden spot.

There might be even more people later, and we could get blocked in, making it hard to move the car.”

“Oh!” Yue Feng acknowledged and, heeding Big Brother Liu’s advice, found a reasonably good spot to park his car and quickly withdrew his fishing gear from the trunk.

On the walk from the parking spot to the pond, Yue Feng was observing the anglers on the pond.

Among the people who came, he saw a few familiar faces, but many were completely unknown fishermen.

He had just noticed several license plates from neighboring cities in the parking lot.

If he wasn’t mistaken, fishing experts from the surrounding cities also registered for tomorrow’s competition.

As soon as he arrived at the pit, Yue Feng saw Zhang Fenglin, who had arrived ahead of time, waving at him and Liu, so Yue Feng and Liu Fengnian exchanged glances and walked over briskly.

“You came pretty early, huh, Zhang Brother?” Yue Feng greeted with a smile, politely.

“Tsk tsk, you kid, I heard you broke my record in Dongxia Village a couple of days ago?

Not bad at all!” Zhang Fenglin chuckled as he pulled out a cigarette to offer Yue Feng and Liu Fengnian.

Yue Feng waved his hand, not taking one, and said with a grin, “Heh, just got lucky!

How’s your recovery going?

I didn’t see you at the regular fishing meetup.”

“Still in the recovery phase, I’ve been rehabilitating at home!

It’s just that these class four competitions at our doorstep, we in W city don’t have many of them in a year, so I registered to have some fun.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have signed up!” Zhang Fenglin spoke at length.

“You got here early; how’s the bait trial going?

I’m counting on you and Little Yue to take care of the bait for me!” Liu Fengnian didn’t stand on ceremony with Old Zhang.

“I’ve tried a few varieties; the general direction is fine.

Ge, the boss, said for this competition, they’ve not fed the fish for half a month.

The fish are quite unaccustomed to feeding, especially the small crucian carp.

I just did a little frequency test a while ago and immediately pulled up the float.”

“Where’s the bait?

Set some aside for me and Yue Feng!”

“Here, this large ziplock bag is for you guys, just prepared.

I’ll mix some more for myself later!”

“Hehe, then I’m really benefiting from Brother Zhang’s good fortune!” Yue Feng wasn’t shy at all as he casually took the bait, and grabbed a basin, started to prepare the bait right in front of Liu Fengnian and Zhang Fenglin.

Seeing Yue Feng’s somewhat impetuous action, Liu Fengnian wanted to remind him but was stopped by a look from Zhang Fenglin.

In more formal competitions, anglers usually use measuring cups to prepare bait, which makes it easier to control the water ratio and results in better bait consistency.

However, Yue Feng didn’t even think of using a measuring cup and just used his hands to start baiting.

Zhang Fenglin stopped Liu from reminding him because he wanted to see for himself how Yue Feng’s basic bait-preparation skills were.

Even though he had been doubtful just minutes before, after Yue Feng quickly and deftly prepared the bait, the two experienced fishermen looked at Yue Feng with new respect.

After resting for a few minutes, the Lure Yue Feng prepared was in perfect condition, with just the right texture and consistency, even slightly better than the one prepared by Zhang Fenglin with a measuring cup.