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Chapter 620 - 620 607 Slow Shaking Iron Plate

620: Chapter 607: Slow Shaking Iron Plate 620: Chapter 607: Slow Shaking Iron Plate Now Yue Feng knew why the kid’s expressions were so rich.

Someone had dug a hole for him, and his acquaintances and friends had all cautioned him to do his research before speaking.

But Yue Feng, being overconfident, casually agreed, and only now that he had learned the details of the competition did he feel he had been rash.

Kid: “Haha, you too can look dejected.

Ask Brother Gu about it later!

He said he went fishing in Miami before, so he should have some experience with this!”

“Now that things have come to this, I’ve agreed, so that’s the only way to go!

I’ll ask Brother Gu during dinner!”

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When lunchtime came around, Yue Feng mentioned the competition to Gu Qingtian in passing.

Gu Qingtian’s expression was almost the same as the kid’s, covering his mouth and laughing for a while before stopping: “Haha, Little Yue, I don’t know whether to call you clever or foolish!

You didn’t even understand the details of the competition and the rules, yet you dared to readily agree?

I thought you had it all figured out the day before yesterday!”

Yue Feng scratched his head: “I felt that the Americans were all easy marks in fishing, which gave me the guts to accept the challenge!

But who would have expected they’d come up with such a tricky Goliath Grouper Challenge!”

Gu Qingtian: “I’ve been to fish for Goliath Groupers a few times with friends!

They’re incredibly strong, and the spots for fishing are complicated terrains.

When we started, we changed to thicker lines, bite-resistant lines, and even steel wires, but in the end, the lines would always get worn down and we’d lose the fish!

Fishing for such a fish, there’s only one way to deal with them head-on, which is intensely demanding on an angler’s physical fitness!

Let me put it this way, with your physique, going head to head, it’d drag you into the water without the slightest suspense!

In my opinion, you’d better give up this challenge!”

“That’s the situation, but the American is also just one person, right?

What are we lacking compared to them?

I’m still not convinced!” Yue Feng continued.

“What are we lacking?

Not to mention other things, just the physical fitness is worlds apart!

They grow up eating beef and drinking milk!

And us?

It’s a recognized fact that people of European and American descent have superior physical fitness compared to average Asians!

Let me tell you this, in international fishing competitions, it’s common to see burly men weighing more than 200 pounds.

Competing with them to pull a Goliath Grouper, you stand no chance.

Trust me, it’s better to find an excuse and back out now.

You have no chance of winning!”

“I see!

I understand!” Yue Feng nodded, dropping the subject.

Conventional methods wouldn’t work, so it looked like he would have to check out the System Mall for a solution.

When he had time, he’d monitor updates in the mall and figure out a strategy after this trip was over.

After lunch, everyone slipped back into a lazy state, with Brother Gu informing everyone they would depart on the boat at four in the afternoon.

If the fish were biting well, they would rotate fishing spots through the night, possibly all night long, so it was important to get some rest in the daytime.

Yue Feng was quite looking forward to the night fishing trip.

After lunch, he spent some time with the kid before heading back to his room.

He set his alarm, calmed his mind, and went to sleep.

At three-thirty, Yue Feng woke up on time, washed up, got dressed, and left to meet the others.

The marker they were heading to this time was known by quite a few local fishermen, coded Coral Reef.

The water depth varied greatly, ranging from forty or fifty meters to one hundred forty or fifty meters.

It extended east to west for several kilometers, with at least a few spots that were usually quite good.

The reason for coming over at night was to avoid the fishing boats that fished here during the day as much as possible.

After all, there are too few tycoons like Brother Gu who buy houses on Karyang Island for fishing.

The spot is too far from the Mainland,

Without a small island in between as a stepping stone, the real time for play is quite short, with time mostly spent traveling back and forth.

At four o’clock sharp, everyone got on board with their equipment and personal belongings, heading straight for the destination.

With the experience of fishing at sea for the past two days, Yue Feng was no longer as nervous when setting out to sea, calmly drinking beverages in the cabin and chatting with the doll from time to time.

After a two-and-a-half-hour boat ride, at six thirty, the yacht arrived at the first spot.

From the surface of the water, this area looked no different from other areas of the seabed, but on the sonar equipment in the pilot house, Yue Feng noticed that the water was quite shallow here, only about fifty or sixty meters deep, with the fish finder occasionally flashing with marks of swimming schools of fish.

“Brother Gu, how are we going to arrange the fishing today?” Yue Feng asked casually.

Gu Qingtian replied, “First, we eat!

We’ll start fishing once it gets dark!

Evening is a window of opportunity when little fish and such are more active.

Our main targets aren’t them, so we’ll feed ourselves well before dealing with them!”

“Okay!”

Even with the limited conditions on the boat, Gu Qingtian had always high requirements for food.

Along with the Captain and the deckhands, there were eight people on the boat in total, so they prepared ten dishes, enough to fill a large table.

However, the only rule was that eating food was allowed, and so were beverages, but drinking alcohol was not permitted!

Night fishing was not just for fun; drinking alcohol could affect one’s judgment and reaction, and a careless mistake could lead to serious danger.

Once everyone had eaten their fill and drank well, the sky gradually darkened.

During the day, the ultraviolet rays were very intense on the sea’s surface.

Yue Feng’s sunscreen clothing had a hole where the thumb could go through at the end of the sleeve, and after a day at sea, his palm got notably sunburnt.

The half of the palm covered by the sunscreen clothing remained the normal skin color, while the part exposed to the sunlight was noticeably darker.

As the sun went down and the sky gradually turned black, it was much more comfortable on the boat.

The sea breeze was light, stars began to twinkle in the sky, and the deck lights were switched on one after another, making the atmosphere much more pleasant than fishing during the day.

“Brother Gu, what fishing method will we use tonight?

What fish are we mainly going after?” Before the actual fishing started, Yue Feng took the opportunity to ask Gu Qingtian for advice.

Gu Qingtian replied honestly, “The spot we’re fishing at right now is relatively shallow, mostly populated by bottom-dwelling stone groupers living around various coral reefs!

I suggest you continue using the iron plate fishing technique, as the water is shallow and you can use a slightly smaller iron plate bait, which will be easier to pull up!

If you want to save energy, the slow shaking iron plate is also a good choice!”

“Okay, I’ll take your advice!

I’ll give the slow shaking iron plate a try!”

Yue Feng selected an appropriate iron plate rod and swapped it for a lure that was about 150g, a slow shaking iron plate.

Slow shaking iron plate is differentiated from the fast iron plate technique!

With the traditional fast iron plate technique, the bait is pulled through the water quickly after it hits the water, and because of its elongated shape, it has a good swimming posture when moved rapidly through water.

On the other hand, the slow shaking iron plate technique involves bait that is shaped differently, wider and somewhat shorter in comparison, so that when it’s moved slowly through the water, its teasing posture looks more natural.