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Chapter 393 - 393 382 Old Dharma

393: Chapter 382 Old Dharma 393: Chapter 382 Old Dharma “At the end of the day, small running lead is simply a special underwater state that is low-bait high-fishing, but it works quite well under special fishing conditions!”

Having discussed small running lead, let’s now talk about big running lead, which is much more straightforward and rough!

There’s no need to trim the lead skin; just push the float up to show the fishing target after finding the bottom.

The only thing to pay attention to is to open the space beans on top of the lead skin seat!”

In this case, the lead skin is in a flat-bottomed state, which is more abrupt than the small running lead!”

Double-hooked line resting on the bottom together with the sinker is suitable for fishing for large fish in the wild that eat bait cautiously!

It can also be used in very fast water currents!”

However, when casting in this situation, definitely do not cast a full rod, or the heavy lead will pull the line at an angle, and if a fish is hooked, it will very easily snap the hook and escape!”

Most people have mastered common fishing methods like adjusting four and fishing two, fishing high bottom with high adjustment, low bait high-fishing, lower and lower adjustments, etc., but dedicated Taiwan Fishing enthusiasts rarely use both big and small running lead methods.

Yang Wenjian didn’t expect most students to master it, he just introduced it as an extension, switching to a piece of lead skin for demonstration to let everyone know the general situation, then quickly moved on.

The students’ practical operations continued; each of the over thirty students took turns on stage, and occasionally the instructors gave hands-on guidance to the unskilled students.

Before they knew it, the morning’s lessons had ended.

As class was about to end, the instructor gave everyone a task, to bring their own floats in the afternoon.

After finishing the theoretical knowledge of trolling in the morning, the afternoon session would be about educating everyone on the knowledge related to floats.

With the end of class announced, the students casually got up and, in small groups, headed towards the cafeteria.

Yue Feng was the class monitor, always taking care of closing up tasks; after checking the doors and windows and locking up, he then leisurely made his way to the cafeteria.

Zhao Zheng and Tingting had already gone ahead to queue up for food.

When Yue Feng arrived at the cafeteria, he saw Zhao Zheng holding two portions of lunch looking for a table.

Yue Feng took one of the portions and casually sat down at an empty table.

“Tsk, our instructors at Hua School really do have substance, the trolling lesson this morning was really detailed!

I discovered many details today that I had overlooked before!” Zhao Zheng casually remarked to Yue Feng.

Yue Feng smiled and said, “Let’s not talk about class.

You even took the initiative to stand up and answer, feeling a bit hot-headed are we?”

Hearing the somewhat abrupt question from Yue Feng, Zhao Zheng didn’t evade and glanced at Qin Hu a few tables away before replying, “I hate evil and can’t stand injustice!”

“There’s no need to take it so seriously during class; less interaction couldn’t hurt!” Yue Feng advised once more.

“Fine, as long as he doesn’t provoke me, I’ll just treat him like thin air!” Zhao Zheng muttered before wolfing down his food vigorously.

After lunch was the time for a nap, with class resuming at two-thirty in the afternoon.

With plenty of time in the middle, Zhao Zheng and Tingting said goodbye after a full meal and wandered off somewhere, while Yue Feng went back to the dormitory to rest alone.

Just as he lay down, Mu Jie came by Yue Feng’s dormitory door, but after peeking through the small glass window and seeing only Yue Feng inside, he didn’t enter, instead, turned away.

Not long after, the sound of card playing could faintly be heard from Qin Hu’s room.

Yue Feng had just lain down and heard footsteps outside the door, but since no one knocked, he didn’t give it much thought and turned over to continue sleeping.

A bit past two in the afternoon, everyone after their break, casually assembled inside the Transparent Pond pavilion to continue with the lessons.

The afternoon session was rather short, just one extended class where the instructor taught everyone about floats.

“This afternoon, I’m going to talk to everyone about floats!”

Floats are the eyes of the fisherman.

Whether it’s the methods used in trolling, or the different shapes, materials, and craftsmanship of the floats, there is a lot of reasoning involved.

In this session, I’ll give everyone a primer!”

The floats we now use proficiently should be more accurately described as the Taiwan Fishing upright float.

Once cast into the water, it stands upright, and by observing the float’s movements, one can discern the fishing signals.”

But do you know?

The history of the development of the float is actually not that long—it’s only been a few decades.”

What did the earliest floats look like?”

The earliest floats that were widely circulated were actually the Seven-star floats, which utilized lightweight and buoyant materials such as dried garlic stalks, goose feathers, or sorghum stems threaded onto the fishing line to judge if fish were caught!”

The Seven-star float fishing method is also known as traditional fishing.

Before Taiwan Fishing was introduced, this fishing method was popular for many, many years!”

A distinct feature is the use of a long rod with a short line, in combination with the Sky Hook and Rice Wine to create a nest, hanging live baits like red worms and earthworms suitable for fishing in grass nests and hard-to-cast spots.

It’s a fishing method passed down from our ancestors!”

However, this method has its advantages and disadvantages.

In situations where the fish are biting rapidly, its efficiency is much lower.

After Taiwan Fishing became popular, the number of people using this method gradually decreased!”

In official Taiwan Fishing competitions, general freshwater fishing rules are used, which require the use of upright floats, so the Seven-star float method can only be used in wild fishing.”

Speaking of Taiwan Fishing floats, the history of float development can be considered a microcosm of the development of Taiwan Fishing!”

From the earliest bamboo bases to later steel bases and then to the carbon bases used today.”

From the previous hollow soft-tails to the current fiberglass hard-tails.”

And as for materials, from the initial fir, peacock feathers, and reeds to the current red cottonwood and nano foam materials, and even the carbon fiber bodies that have recently emerged, all these reflect the development of Taiwan Fishing from different angles!”

To prepare for this class, I borrowed several boxes of vintage floats from the old man’s collection to show everyone what the floats looked like over ten to almost twenty years ago!”

After a brief introduction, Instructor Yang took out an exquisitely made Tong Wood Float Box from the side, opened it in front of everyone, and displayed the floats inside for all to see.”

With just a few glances, Yue Feng made an initial assessment: The entire box of Dharma brand vintage floats almost all had designs with short bases, long bodies, and short tails!”

These items had long since been discontinued and considered a collector’s edition among fishermen’s collectibles.

The better the condition, the higher the price skyrocketed on the market, with some of the rarer model floats costing over a thousand yuan.”

“Holy shit!

Old Dharma!”

“It really is Dharma.

This is the 601, one of the most classic float models.

The old man has a complete set here!”

“601, 602, 603!

The complete set; the condition is just too beautiful!”

There were indeed connoisseurs among the students, who, after only a few glances, were able to identify the models.

These floats had now become collectible discontinued items of collector-level rarity.”

After the eye-opening display, the instructor continued with the lesson.”

“We won’t go into the history of floats in detail now; next, I’ll get to the practical instruction!”