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Chapter 404 - 404 393 Spot Tossing to Make a Nest

404: Chapter 393: Spot Tossing to Make a Nest 404: Chapter 393: Spot Tossing to Make a Nest The six remaining people each started preparing, and seeing several official team members arriving, Yang Wenjian also came over from the opposite bank.

“What’s going on?

Xiao Hai, are you guys teaming up to challenge our new members to a fish-off?” Yang Wenjian glanced over and asked.

“Yes, Uncle Yang!

Just finished the class four tournament, got a couple of days off to rest, just playing around to pass the time!” Xiao Hai responded.

“Fish-off what rules?

Your team members competing with our trainees, isn’t that a bit like bullying?” Yang Wenjian seemed to be hinting at something else as he spoke.

“It’s just a regular fish-off, nothing else, you’re thinking too much!

Besides, all these guys agreed!” Duan Peng shook his head and added a comment.

“Alright then, I’m free anyway, I’ll be the judge!” Yang Wenjian, who loved a good show and didn’t mind if things got a bit out of hand, said.

“Great, that’s perfect!!”

In a serious fish-off competition, Yue Feng was much more cautious than before with his bait opening.

After more than a day of fishing, Yue Feng had gained a preliminary understanding of the fish’s condition, which was evident during his bait preparation.

The basic bait remained the same, but before mixing, he used a net scoop to sift the bait, separating out the largest flake-like parts, and he also adjusted the proportions of the State Bait, effortlessly adding in All-Season, Lightweight State Powder.

After adjusting the bait, that wasn’t all; he also took out some small medicines from his fishing box.

The weather being quite warm this season, Fruit Acid was essential, and to enhance the bait’s attractiveness, adding malt milk was a must, topped off with a few drops of Musk Wine, bringing out the bait’s full flavor and state.

Seeing Yue Feng so seriously adjusting his bait and using the small medicines to enhance the flavor, Zhao Zheng gave Yue Feng a little nudge on the shoulder.

“Why are you adding so much stuff?

Why didn’t you do it before?

You confident about it?

If you are, I might just use your bait!”

Yue Feng looked up, said nothing, and simply split a large clump of bait in two, giving half to Zhao Zheng.

The gesture was pretty clear—have at it!

While Yue Feng and his group were preparing, Duan Peng and his team were doing the same.

However, having been with their team in competitions for a while, they had more experience and slightly better equipment.

Duan Peng casually took out a battery-operated small steel grinder from his fishing box, poured the coarser flake-like bait into it, and after a few turns, the bait became much finer, a clear step up from Yue Feng’s method of using a net scoop.

Yue Feng watched their preparations and scanned his own equipment, frowning slightly, soon making a decision.

The opponents were fully armed, and Yue Feng couldn’t lag behind.

He opened his rod bag, took out his ultra-light fishing rod, and also replaced it with a system-manufactured float.

“Damn, should I change my equipment too?

You’re making me unsure!” Zhao Zheng, seeing Yue Feng swapping fishing rods and floats, became somewhat uneasy.

The equipment issued by the Hua Clan was indeed up to standard, though slightly inferior to Yue Feng’s personal gear.

Yue Feng wasn’t one to count on luck; any factor that could influence the outcome was considered—he puts his full effort even against a rabbit.

“What’s there to be unsure about?

If it feels right, don’t change it, but if there’s a better option, go for it!” Yue Feng spoke while casually casting a line, beginning to adjust the new float and find the bottom.

Over the next ten minutes, everyone finished preparing.

Yang Wenjian arranged six cards for a random draw, then it was time to start!

Yue Feng drew number 28, with people on both sides, Duan Peng on the left and Qin Hu on the right.

Seeing this seating arrangement, Yue Feng felt relieved inside, sitting next to Duan Peng was a perfect opportunity to test this guy’s mettle.

As Yue Feng was plotting this move, so was his opponent.

Duan Peng glanced at Yue Feng and put the lump of Lure with more Lasi Powder on the food tray, which he had prepared in advance.

The agreed target, small crucian carps, meant using Loose Powder was not allowed, and Duan Peng’s plan was simple.

With good fishing in the morning and decent density in the pond, he should be able to start Floating Fishing.

With his main target Yue Feng nearby, he used one batch of bait that could handle being in larger clumps, with more flaky components that exploded and scattered upon hitting the water, figuring to draw in the fish first.

Fishing next to each other, his own side with the more aggressive Floating Fishing technique, would put his opponent at a big disadvantage if they reacted slowly and couldn’t keep up with the pace.

In front of Yue Feng was just a single lump of bait, no backup option, nor was one needed.

With his understanding of the fish’s behavior, his current bait state and flavor type were the best options.

Soon everyone was ready, and at Yang Wenjian’s command, the competition began!

Six fishing rods were cast into the water simultaneously.

Almost immediately as the floats flipped over, everyone jerked their rods, repeating the action they had done earlier.

It was common knowledge that the early stage of fishing involved drawing bait into a nest, but if one looked closely, the techniques varied significantly.

For instance, Qin Hu’s bait landed quite far out, almost fully stretching the main line, throwing his rod to its limit, similar to Zhao Zheng – neither of them considered the relationship between the position of the bait and the float underneath.

But Yue Feng was different.

He also aimed for precision in casting to create nests, his bait landing almost exactly where the float flipped, employing the impressive Taiwan Fishing casting technique called “precision casting” to the utmost in real combat.

Here, some might wonder, is there really such a big deal just because the bait lands slightly differently?

Yes, and it’s extremely important!

Fish in the water recognize nesting spots, the places filled with food.

Where there is food, fish will gather, especially in a dense competitive pool, this phenomenon is especially pronounced.

The initial task for everyone when they start is to create nests, meaning to cast the bait to gather the fish together.

In this situation, the position where the bait lands is crucial.

Take a 3.6-meter fishing rod as an example, in water about 1.5 meters deep, which means the water line is just over a meter long.

If you cast your rod to the limit, the bait lands at the farthest point,

but with Yue Feng’s precision casting, the bait lands right beneath where the float flipped, exactly at the normal fishing spot.

The biggest advantage of this approach is that the nest is very concentrated, gathering the fish more quickly.

Once the fish are grouped together, the follow-up fishing skills and techniques can be applied,

whereas for Zhao Zheng and Qin Hu, who cast their rods to the limit, the bait after hitting the water moves in an arc, involuntarily spreading the nest much more.

The efficiency of luring and gathering fish drops by a notch.

A layman might not notice the difference between these two casting methods, but Yang Wenjian, watching from behind, saw everything clearly and sighed to himself.

Yue Feng’s skills were indeed solid, much finer than others, even more precise than the officially signed angler Duan Peng’s precision casting.

After casting twin hooks into the water over ten times, the floats gradually started to move, but Yue Feng remained unmoved, swiftly maneuvering his double hook bait and flicking his wrist to cast again.

This time, Yue Feng didn’t rush to lift his rod but instead stared at the scale number on the float and began observing.