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Chapter 525 - 525 512 Guessed the Fish's Mood

525: Chapter 512: Guessed the Fish’s Mood 525: Chapter 512: Guessed the Fish’s Mood Yue Feng: “I guess there might be a burst of activity right at the start of the match!

Try to get a feel for the fish as soon as we start, and if it’s lively, lower the float a bit to catch the suspended layer near the bottom!”

“A burst of fish activity?

After a whole day of chaotic fishing, that seems unlikely,” Zhao Zheng was somewhat skeptical.

“Just give it a try, I’m not sure either, but my intuition says so!

They must have scattered more stress-relief meds after yesterday’s competition, and after a night of rest and recovery, there might be a brief period of active biting!”

“Tsk, now that you mention it, it does make sense!

Let’s go with your plan!

Anyway, I’m just here for fun, no pressure!”

“Haha, relax, you’ll perform even better!”

After chatting for a while, it was time to enter the competition area.

Carrying his fishing box and rod bag, Yue Feng found his designated fishing spot for the match.

Once seated, the first thing Yue Feng did was take a look at the anglers on the spots to his left and right.

He had looked over the information provided by Teacher Hua several times, memorized the photos thoroughly even if he couldn’t remember all the names.

Luckily, the anglers on either side weren’t on the list, reducing the potential risks by at least one level.

After that, Yue Feng began the usual pre-match preparations!

He checked the float’s depth and adjusted everything he would use to the positions that suited him best.

In a matter of minutes, Yue Feng was done with his preparations, took out his drone, turned on the live broadcast, and entered the livestream page.

“Haha, first!”

“Front row!”

“Bro Feng, how’s your luck with the draw today?

Where are you seated?”

“Damn it, I went out for drinks last night and missed out on Feng’s 50,000 bets?

When I got back, the livestream had ended, I’m so regretful!

Will there be any more bets on the tiny yellow car today?”

Yue Feng: “Hello, folks from Redison!

Good morning to everyone.

Today is the second day of the Guangwei Fishing King Cup, and the first match.

We have already drawn lots and entered the arena, now waiting for the match to officially start during the preparation phase!

The target fish is in the slow fish zone, on the south bank, halfway along where the oxygen pumps are, a very decent spot.

There are about ten more minutes before the match officially begins!

Just like yesterday, I’ll greet everyone and then hand over the public channel to Mighty Bro, and everyone can quietly watch the match!”

“Great spot, a good omen!

The slow fish zone is better than the active fish zone, getting it now is much better than drawing it in the two rounds this afternoon!”

“I have a feeling Bro Feng is going to win the Fishing King today, are there any brothers betting?

I’ll wager a bottle of Lao Gan Ma!”

“Count me in, I’ve got the same feeling.

I’ll add a Cloud Piercing Arrow!

If Bro Feng wins the championship, I’m gonna recharge and give him a big cheer!”

“Had a dream last night, the heavens already sent me the message, it’s a sure thing, just wait for Feng’s good news!”

Seeing so many fans blowing rainbow farts in the public chat, Yue Feng was in a good mood.

Flashing a grin, he said: “I hope your good wishes come true!

I’m handing over the livestream to Mighty Bro now, time for some giveaways!”

The phone was taken by a kid, and Yue Feng took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and focused on getting himself into the best possible state.

“Buddy?

Are you Yue Feng?” Just then, a guy sitting next to him greeted Yue Feng.

Yue Feng had not even finished his deep breathing when he heard someone calling out.

He opened his eyes and turned his head to look.

The angler greeting him was in the 14th position to Yue Feng’s right, a man in his thirties with a goatee, who looked amiable and harmless.

“Yes, I am.

Hello, what’s up?” Yue Feng asked politely.

“Nothing much!

My name is Zheng Xiong, from East City!

I heard from a friend last night that you did very well in all four rounds yesterday, with one point each.

I’m lucky to be placed next to you in today’s first round!”

“Oh, Brother Zheng, hello!” Yue Feng nodded and greeted.

“I heard you’ve started your own fishing tackle company, is that true?

I own a tackle shop.

Leave me your contact later, let’s cooperate!” said Zheng Xiong.

“Sure, but it’s not convenient right now.

I’ve given my phone to the live streaming assistant!

Let’s wait until the competition ends!”

“Alright!

That’s great!

Yesterday’s competition was a bust for me, so today I’m focusing on learning, seeing how you fish!” Zheng Xiong said sincerely.

Yue Feng understood the subtext of the other party’s words; this was an olive branch extended to him.

He nodded with a smile, “You’re too kind.

We learn from each other!”

…

“Attention all anglers, there are the final five seconds before the competition starts.

Once you hear the whistle, the competition officially begins!

5-4-3-2-1, start!”

With the sound of the whistle, Yue Feng shed his casual chat demeanor, double-hooked his lure, cast his rod, and made his first throw straight ahead.

Before the competition began, Yue Feng had judged that the fish might be a bit more active today, so he did not rush to bait his spot but decided to first test the waters.

Double-hooked lure, a full cast to the farthest point right ahead.

The float flipped and steadied its descent, slowly reaching the correct depth.

Just as it reached the fishing target, the first cast gave a sudden, quick motion.

However, the movement was slight; even with a top-of-the-line float from the system, the bite was only about half a depth unit.

Seeing this, Yue Feng lifted his rod to hook the fish, there you go!

A small crucian carp of about one and a half ounces was reeled in.

While removing the hook, Yue Feng glanced at where it was lodged in the fish’s mouth—it was slightly off, having hooked at the corner of the mouth.

If the hook is in the corner, it means the angling was a bit slow, or the release was too late.

Seeing a twitch and lifting the rod without release leaves only one scenario, “Adjust three, fish four,” a slight delay.

Noting this, Yue Feng reduced the depth of his float by half, switching from fishing at four depths to three and a half.

The second cast still resulted in a bite, but this time it was a subtle dip under the water.

He raised his rod to hook, but missed.

Getting bites at the start of the fishing was a huge encouragement to Yue Feng.

After catching another fish on his third cast, he made an initial assessment of the fish activity.

The fish were active, mostly close to the bottom, and feeding near the lakebed.

This indicated that their overall mood was good, which was as expected.

With active fish and the aim for results, naturally, adjustments in fishing skill and technique were needed.

Yue Feng then adjusted the core of his bait from a draw-bait to a stretched bait, making the bait ball bigger so he could attract them into the baited area faster.

For the first ten casts, he decided to forgo detecting bites.

Each ball of bait he cast out was manually compressed to be as tight as possible, creating a baited area at the bottom.

When the fish were in a good mood, the angler’s response to their behavior needed to be timely.

Yue Feng only baited the bottom, and after the bait reached the lakebed, the bites noticeably came from a higher position.

This showed that the surrounding fish were enticed.

It was clear that floating fishing daringly wouldn’t work; the density wasn’t enough, and there was a high probability of failing to create ripples, which would waste the opportunities generated by the fish bites.

A more reliable method was the one he had previously discussed with Zhao Zheng before the competition, known as “fixed layer fishing.”

By controlling the frequency and placement of bait, fish would be attracted to a certain height above the bottom to feed, which would also shorten the amount of time for the line to settle, therefore increasing efficiency.

Once he had made up his mind, Yue Feng lowered his float by ten centimeters and energetically, with nimble movements, began jerking the line.