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Chapter 658 - 658 645 Idol Baggage

658: Chapter 645: Idol Baggage??

658: Chapter 645: Idol Baggage??

“Aside from the low strike rate, the cold water also means less energy expenditure for the fish, which significantly reduces their feeding capacity, especially when they’re less active.

This makes ‘Loose Powder’ not as effective as it is in the summer when the water is warmer!”

So, after test fishing a few rods, I didn’t follow the others who used ‘Lead Skin’ with their nests.

It turned out that at this time, having a nest or not didn’t make any difference at all!

If the fishing is bad today, what if it’s just passable?

How should we fish then?

My personal opinion is to opt for one of two extremes!

The first is to slightly refine the line set up, fine-tune the bait condition to have lesser density, and then use the kind that’s easy for the fish to swallow, enabling the timid fish to ingest the bait and get a proper bite!

If the fish just brushes against the line without biting, then there’s no need to use very small hooks.

I talked to some anglers who have fished here before, and their approach is to use big hooks, both hanging and anchoring!”

“Feng’s right, we’ve paid the fishing fees, it wouldn’t be fair to let the owner benefit for nothing.

If they bite, fish as usual, if they don’t, just anchor!

Getting anything into the basket is good!

Three dollars a pound, and one fish can be seven or eight dollars!”

“That sounds quite logical, so what do we do next?

Switch to big hooks and start anchoring too?”

“It makes sense to do that, but anchoring just makes fishing feel off!

It’s not fun!”

Yue Feng chuckled, “Right, Brother Yue Qingfeng, I totally agree with you.

If it’s just about anchoring, then it indeed loses its charm!

If possible, it’s still more satisfying to fish normally!

As for what we do next, we shall wait and see how the situation unfolds!

If no one’s getting bites across the entire pit, according to the rules, many pits would opt for refunding!

Not sure how the Winter Fishing Hall owner will handle this.

Let’s not rush; consider this a live chat session among brothers, just chatting away!”

In Black Pit, it’s commonly agreed that slight honest pit owners would do this, because running a Black Pit isn’t a one-time deal; they need to consider the satisfaction of future anglers.

However, clearly, the owner of the Winter Fishing Hall today isn’t one of the generous ones.

After about twenty minutes, practically no one in the pit was catching fish, and soon, restless anglers started calling for refunds.

Owner Zhang had no intentions of refunding, and he yelled out loud,

“Once I’ve stocked the fish in the pit, my job is done.

Everyone knows fish are less active in the winter!

The water’s fine, the fish are fine.

If they’re not biting, there’s nothing I can do!

If you can’t catch them openly, then just anchor.

There’s no way we’re doing refunds!”

Once he said that, the anglers who were shouting for refunds stopped talking.

If even the owner’s allowing anchoring, then why bother asking for a refund.

Let’s do it, adjust the rigs, and start anchoring!

Yue Feng: “You guys in the live room heard it, right?

No refunds, keep fishing, anchoring is allowed!

Now it’s going to be lively!”

“Feng, shall we also switch to big hooks and start anchoring?

We’ve been fishing for almost half an hour now, and haven’t had a single bite!”

“Exactly, if he’s unkind, we don’t have to be righteous, no need to feel guilty.

If it doesn’t go well, we just won’t come back next time.

That pit owner is too unreasonable!”

Yue Feng shook his head, “Don’t rush, it might just be because of the low morning temperatures.

The real fishing time is eight hours; it’s still too early.

Let’s be patient.

Even if we catch just one fish, we should understand the fish, not be clueless.

Besides, even for anchoring, you need the float to show some action, right?

I suspect that near our fishing spot, there might not be much fish activity.

Perhaps the fish are gathered in a corner somewhere.

Let’s wait for them to stir up the fish, and then it won’t be too late for us to make our move!”

Yue Feng’s judgment was extremely accurate.

After the pit boss had allowed anchoring fish, an angler at the southeastern corner quickly switched to a size twelve Ishiyama hook.

The fishing spot directly in front didn’t bite much, but casting near the side wall immediately resulted in the float dragging askew as soon as it hit the water, hooking a fish on the lift.

After landing it, the second cast also hooked another.

The fish had gathered by the wall under the water; the hook and float wouldn’t even reach the bottom, and the exaggerated rubbing against the line was evident.

Four casts resulted in three fish being hooked and landed.

With a three-meter-long rod, the fish hooked were right in front of him, easily stirring up the bottom, and after consecutively catching several fish, it influenced the fish in the water to start moving along the edge of the pit.

As long as there were fish swimming nearby, the float would naturally react more or less, and Yue Feng’s float finally showed some activity.

Another cast went down, a hook with red worms and one with ragworm, and not long after, the float abruptly stilled.

Yue Feng held back from striking, which made the viewers in the livestream anxious.

“Strike now?

Why not strike on such a good still bite?”

“Exactly, that last bite was a double still bite, aren’t you going to grab it?”

Yue Feng shook his head, “That’s line rubbing, not a biting motion!”

“Impossible, such a significant still bite, line rubbing?

Where do you see line rubbing like that!”

“Yeah, at least try striking one, even if it’s line rubbing, there’s still a chance to hook onto something!

If you let it go without biting, you’ll lose the chance once it’s gone!”

Yue Feng, unable to withstand the viewers’ pleas, said, “Fine, if we see that kind of action again, we’ll strike and show everyone whether we can catch a fish!”

After a few more minutes, a similar still motion appeared.

Yue Feng chose to strike immediately, but naturally, he didn’t catch even a strand of hair and fired a blank.

Yue Feng grinned and said, “See?

Fired a blank!

“Normal carp bites never have such erratic, exaggerated rocket movements, especially when fishing inside a tent.

If such a motion occurs, nine times out of ten, it’s fish swimming off the bottom, rubbing against the line!

“No matter what the situation, you must have a clear judgment.

You can’t just strike on seeing any motion; that’s not the way to fish well!”

“So what do we do?

We don’t want to hook fish blindly, and we can’t get a good bite.

Are we supposed to just accept bad luck, admit defeat, and fill the hole?”

“Is it because Brother Feng took the title of Fishing King that he’s burdened now, worried about being laughed at by the guys?

Don’t worry, even if you anchor fish, the brothers will understand, but don’t lose out on your own money.

Wouldn’t it be nicer to spend that money on meat instead?”

“The person above makes sense.

I also feel that Brother Feng is a bit restrained!

If this continues, today’s livestream might just crash!”

These few viewers seemed to make sense, but not anchoring fish wasn’t the main reason for Yue Feng.

Yue Feng was now observing the situation across the entire tent, noting whether the fish were active, whether anyone was catching good bites, and which areas had a denser presence—all within Yue Feng’s watchful eyes.

As for burdens of idol status, they were nonexistent.

To say nothing of other factors, just based on the impression the pit boss gave, Yue Feng would definitely not indulge him.