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Chapter 313 - 313 302 Visiting the Landholder

313: Chapter 302: Visiting the Landholder 313: Chapter 302: Visiting the Landholder Through the staff at registration, it was learned that there would be over four hundred participants in tomorrow’s preliminary competition, all spread along the west bank of Wenchang River.

Four hundred people all sitting on one bank, what does that imply?

Even if allocated three meters per person, that would need over a thousand meters, lining up for nearly two miles is not an exaggeration at all.

With the competition tomorrow, today the riverside was already being specially arranged by the staff.

Yue Feng had a look and saw it was divided into many areas marked A, B, C, D, each about a hundred meters.

During the competition, there would likely be specialised officials patrolling these areas.

“The preliminaries are being held here tomorrow?

It looks different from what I had imagined!” Wa Wa had been following Yue Feng for a long time without speaking, only whispering this when Yue Feng stopped in a shady spot to buy an ice pop.

“What’s up?”

“Did you hear what the person next to us was saying to his companion?

They said this section of the river is blocked off, and the fish for the competition are stocked fish!

Isn’t this type of competition just another form of Black Pit?

It’s not natural wild fishing at all!”

Upon hearing Wa Wa’s words, Yue Feng’s heart skipped a beat.

Damn, he hadn’t heard anything just now.

“Who did you hear that from?

I didn’t see that detail in the competition rules!”

“Just now, those two people chatting in the shade over there, didn’t you notice?”

Yue Feng shook his head: “That won’t do, our information isn’t very reliable, we must think of a way to find out more about the fish and the inside scoop!

Lucky you mentioned it, otherwise I wouldn’t have prepared at all!”

“Why don’t we go back to the registration area and ask?” suggested Wa Wa.

Yue Feng frowned and thought for a couple of seconds, then shook his head.

The staff at the registration might not even be fishermen.

Asking them basic rules and the number of participants might suffice, but asking about fish conditions was definitely a no-go.

Even if they heard some information, its accuracy was doubtful, and if there were any issues, it would be better not to have asked at all!

Just then, Yue Feng suddenly slapped his head: “Got it, come with me!

I know where to ask!”

With a shout, Yue Feng and Wa Wa returned to their car, then Yue Feng pulled up the navigation on his phone and searched for the nearest fishing tackle shop.

In local fishing competitions, besides the event organizers, who else would be most familiar with the fish conditions?

Of course, the local counterparts themselves.

The navigation showed that the nearest fishing tackle shop was less than ten kilometers away, so Yue Feng drove straight there.

When they arrived at the fishing tackle shop, Yue Feng noticed several out-of-town anglers had the same idea; there were at least seven or eight cars with non-local license plates parked outside.

“Let’s go, check it out!” Yue Feng parked the car, called out, and headed straight into the fishing tackle shop with Wa Wa.

This is a moderately sized fishing tackle shop, whose sign “Ju You Fishing Tackle” takes up at least seven or eight square feet of area, with a focus on the main brands: Wolf King, Guangwei, Old Ghost, Dragon King Resentment, Hua’s.

As someone partially involved in the industry, Yue Feng was quite familiar with these brands of fishing gear and baits.

Being some of the earliest companies in domestic fishing gear and bait, these big brands each had their own niche.

The ability to represent them signified that the store owner was rather influential in the circle, as securing the dealerships for these brands was no small feat without significant qualifications and connections.

Upon entering, he saw several young fishermen checking out at the counter.

Yue Feng pulled the doll along and waited a few seconds for the others to finish and leave before he started roaming around the store.

“Hello, may I help you with anything?

I am the owner of this store.

You can call me Old Wei!” At that moment, a middle-aged man in his forties approached and greeted Yue Feng.

Old Wei, likely in his forties, had a bearded, round face and looked at people with a very calm demeanor.

While others might take a few more glances at the doll with her hot pants and long legs, he only took a brief look and did not linger.

“Hello, I’ve come here to participate in the river fishing competition in Dongyang City!

I just arrived and don’t know much about the fish and water conditions at the venue, so I came here to gather some insights.

I’m looking for native pond granules and the like to also prepare a bit!”

Yue Feng cut straight to the point, stating his intentions directly.

When dealing with an owner of this age, beating around the bush wasn’t effective, straightforwardness was better.

“Ha, you really came to the right place!

I actually transported the fish for the river fishing competition myself, and I even brought back some native pond granules!

Here, let me show you!” Upon hearing Yue Feng’s purpose, Old Wei quickly led him to a specific shelf.

“These are freshly packed native pond Carp granules, ten yuan per pound!

A pack contains two pounds!

Fair deal for everyone!

If you’re not too familiar with the fish in the competition, I can give you a brief rundown!”

Yue Feng didn’t even look closely at the granules mentioned; he casually grabbed two packs and placed them on the counter.

“I really need you to explain a bit, I only found out after arriving that the fish were stocked for angling, and I haven’t prepared in advance.

Please go ahead and tell me more!”

After leading Yue Feng and Gu Qing to a tea table and making tea, Old Wei began, “The river fishing competition is an established event here, happening almost every year.

The section of the river that is blocked off has been shored up and concrete-floored in recent years, making the banks very standard!

The number of fish advertised for our competition is fifty thousand pounds, but the actual amount stocked is around thirty thousand pounds.

However, the variety of fish is quite rich, with Carp being the most abundant, mostly weighing between three and five pounds, totaling at least fifteen thousand pounds!

Besides Carp, there’s also at least five thousand pounds of Grass Carp, ranging from eight to twenty pounds, and ‘Qingfish’ weighing 10-30 pounds, totaling 3,000 pounds.

There are about eight thousand pounds of Silver Carp, White Amur bream weighing 3-8 pounds, totaling four thousand pounds, and Vari carp 20-30 pounds, four thousand pounds!

These newly stocked fish varieties have been in the water for about ten days.

The Fishing Association has sent people to test fish, and the bite is still acceptable; they have started feeding!

In addition to these stocked fish, the competition section of the river also contains a large number of wild fish and big fish that escaped capture in previous competitions.

On May Day, a fisherman caught a forty-plus pound Grass Carp using a dual-purpose rod for hand and sea fishing.

Besides these fish species, common freshwater species like Crucian Carp, Bigmouth Buffalo, Carp, Catfish, and Yellow Catfish can all be caught!

According to the weight-based competition, these fishes also count towards valid scores!”

After hearing Old Wei’s explanation, Yue Feng instantly felt his trip was worthwhile.

With so many fish varieties stocked, the density was much higher than he anticipated.

He’d already signed up without realizing it wasn’t wild fishing!

“What about previous competitions?

Could you please talk about that?” Yue Feng continued to inquire.