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Chapter 458 - 458 447 Grasping the Fish's Mood

458: Chapter 447: Grasping the Fish’s Mood 458: Chapter 447: Grasping the Fish’s Mood “Holy shit, it looks like Zhou has hooked a big one!”

“Big fish +1, it definitely isn’t the response of a crucian carp, could it be we’ve hooked a Big Qing?”

“The bite I saw earlier was too small though, only about half an eye’s width, could a Big Qing really take such a small bite?”

“Hard to say, but the chances of it being a big fish are pretty high now!

Let’s see how Master Zhou gets the fish up!”

“Small hook, thin line for a big fish, live streaming the whole process!

This is going to be good!”

Yue Feng said, “I think it must be a big one!

The bite just now on the retrieve was strong, it must have swallowed it!”

“We’ve passed the first and most dangerous phase, let’s watch Zhou’s technique of reeling in a big fish with a thin line.

Pay close attention and learn, having this skill under your belt is invaluable!”

Zhou Ziqing is really crafty when it comes to reeling in fish.

Once the fish began to swim in the middle layer underwater, he constantly adjusted the angle at which he applied force to the rod virtually every second, always maintaining a 90-degree angle to use the least amount of force for the maximum effect!

The hook itself is small, so after hooking, it doesn’t hurt as much as a big fish hook would, so the fish remains relatively calm.

It feels something is off but doesn’t know why, so it can only swim around in the water.

If I were to describe the situation more vividly, it’s like a thin rope pulling an old ox.

“Amazing, Master Zhou is truly first level, the detail in his fishing technique is impeccable!

If it were me, the fish would have been gone ages ago!”

“Feng, can you explain?

It looks impressive, but where exactly is the skill?

I’m not skilled enough to understand!”

“+1 above, I also don’t get it.

Boss, tell us what to do when a small hook and thin line encounters a big fish.

Let’s all learn together!”

Seeing this, Yue Feng replied, “Alright, it’s time to enter the Fishing Skill Lecture Hall!

As usual, before we start the draw, those who haven’t shared the live stream, please share it now!

There are no limits, it’s all on your conscience, folks!”

Swipe swipe swipe, a large number of viewers immediately heeded the call and shared the stream, flooding the chat in a short amount of time.

After a minute, Yue Feng said, “Okay, thanks everyone for your support!

Taking this opportunity, let me give you a brief explanation!

The fish that Zhou is reeling in right now is actually quite difficult; it bit the lure midway through the retrieve which means the water is relatively shallow, not as deep as if it bit at the bottom!

So, what’s the problem with that?

The first problem is that it’s easy to startle the fish!

Some anglers lift the rod with too much force and the sound is quite sharp, which could startle a big fish, causing it to flick its tail and escape without giving you any chance at all!

The second problem is that with the water being shallow, the angle of the tight line is smaller and if the hook is set shallow, it’s easier for the fish to unhook!

You all saw how Zhou set the hook earlier, the float didn’t surface, showing his fundamentals are solid.

The fish wasn’t startled by the hook and thus didn’t struggle frantically; after a brief standoff of a few seconds, the first hurdle was crossed!

I want to emphasize Zhou’s quintessential move of standing the rod up and squatting down, which was the optimal standard action at that moment!

Lower your body as much as possible to avoid detection, then bend the rod as much as possible, utilizing its elasticity to protect the leader line!

During this phase if the fish doesn’t move, you definitely don’t move either, don’t even think about controlling it.

What you should be doing is praying that its first instinct isn’t to flee into deeper waters!”

“Once we’re through this phase, we can consider it the second stage where the fish has stabilized somewhat, swimming back and forth but not noticing anything amiss, slowly wearing down its energy.

With a purely wild big fish, this process can be very lengthy, but with a fish like today’s, which was just stocked and hasn’t regained its strength, I estimate it will probably take no more than twenty minutes to tire out!”

By then, it would be the third phase, where the fish has exhausted most of its strength and will slowly lose its fixed depth, being pulled up by the line!

At this time, remember not to reel in too quickly and let the fish surface and be exposed to light, you must be sure that the fish has flipped belly-up before you can pull it to the surface!

Otherwise, once they see the clear water, the fish will struggle and all your previous efforts will be wasted!

Wait until the fish has completely exhausted its strength and can no longer maintain its swimming posture, flips belly-up, then you can confidently and boldly net it!”

In the following process, Zhou Ziqing perfectly replicated every key detail that Yue Feng had explained to the viewers during the live broadcast.

A Big Qing fish weighing about thirteen or fourteen pounds was successfully played out in 21 minutes and netted!

“Wow, wow, wow!

Master Zhou is so awesome!

Using a small hook and thin line to play a big fish, that’s amazing!”

“I think Brother Feng is also amazing.

The precautions he just told everyone, every point matched perfectly with Teacher Zhou’s operations!

This shows that Brother Feng also has the same strength!”

“Haha, no doubt about that!

If there’s a chance in the second half, let’s have Brother Feng show us a performance!”

Yue Feng: “We’ll talk about it then, don’t stir things up!

Playing a big fish with a small hook and thin line depends on technique, but it depends even more on luck.

If at the first node the fish had struggled and snapped the line, it would have been perfectly normal, and it would be the same for anyone!

Right now, that’s not where the focus should be.

I feel like there’s a change in the Fish Emotion Perception, let’s see how Teacher Zhou will make targeted adjustments next!”

Having a sensitivity to Fish Emotion Perception like Zhou Ziqing’s, making adjustments subsequently was a given.

He switched to a Big Fish Rod and cast a few tries, with no bites, he slightly furrowed his brows.

A few minutes later, he changed to a new set of line and cast again.

2.0# main line, 1.2# leader line.

0.8# new Kanto fish hook, an unconventional combination of gear, without attaching screws or corn, but instead, he casually attached a couple of fragrant lures and cast again.

The drone provided an aerial view and a close-up of the newly changed line setup.

Yue Feng immediately realized what the problem was after seeing it.

When the 10+8 Big Fish line setup was used, the float also had slight vertical movements, which at the time everyone thought was caused by small fish pecking at the bait.

Another possibility was that the big fish was biting the bait with such little force that it couldn’t fully ingest it, giving only subtle nibbles.

A 0.8# leader line really had limited pull strength, managing to land the fish was at least fifty percent luck and the other fifty percent skill.

But switching to the 1.2 strength was much better, there would still be line cuts, but at least there was a higher margin of error when controlling the fish.

The 0.8# Kanto fish hook wasn’t big, about the same size as a number eight Sleeve Hook, for a Big Qing fish weighing about ten pounds or so, the hook would be barely noticeable once embedded.

Just a second ago, both Yue Feng and Old Zhou were guessing in their minds, and the next second, as soon as the new line hit the water, it resulted in another bite!

The movement was still minimal, only a slight dip in the float visible on camera, but the previous fish had been caught on a similar presentation, and this time Old Zhou didn’t let the opportunity pass.

The rod arched once again, another big one was hooked!

At the same fishing spot, two big fish were caught in a row, instantly driving the other anglers at the fishing ground crazy!