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Chapter 700 - 700 687 Psychological Tactics

700: Chapter 687 Psychological Tactics 700: Chapter 687 Psychological Tactics Yue Feng’s off-the-cuff theory wasn’t purely fabricated, but was instead an advanced form of lying and deceiving.

Half-truths, half-fabrications!

For instance, the signs of fish Yue Feng mentioned, like fish stars, fish bubbles, or the color of the water, could actually enable a seasoned and sharp-eyed angler to make certain judgments.

But to say there are structures underwater and that there are subtle differences in the ripples on the water, that’s a stretch.

Even if that were true, it’s not something one could observe with the naked eye.

That’s unscientific!

However, Yue Feng, by demonstrating the fishing techniques live, greatly enhanced the persuasive power of his explanation, and Captain David believed at least a great deal of it.

Based on Yue Feng’s explanation, Captain David scrutinized the spot in front of him for a long time, but since he couldn’t spot any difference in the ripples, he just shrugged his shoulders helplessly and gave up trying.

Yue Feng’s speech, in addition to bamboozling David, also sent the livestream viewers into a flurry of admiration.

Yue Feng had already demonstrated too many seemingly inconceivable fishing techniques live, so even those who doubted didn’t dare to challenge him openly.

Just because they couldn’t do it themselves didn’t mean others couldn’t as well.

While the discussion on how to identify fishing spots—a classic question in lure fishing—was going on, two more boats started heading towards the spot where Yue Feng was angling.

Yue Feng glanced over and said, “Captain David, this doesn’t look good.

I have a feeling these boats are coming for us!”

Captain David swept his gaze over the approaching boats: “It’s the bad kids, Paul and Pete, on those boats!

If I’m not mistaken, they’re deliberately targeting you!”

“Targeting me?” Yue Feng frowned slightly upon hearing this.

He was new to the area, had only very few friends, and didn’t know anyone else.

Why would anyone target him?

David explained, “This strategy has occasionally occurred in previous competitions, mostly in higher-level events.

It’s like the hack-a-player strategy in basketball, using the rules of the game to legally limit the catch of a certain angler, affecting their performance!”

“You can actually play like that?

Don’t the referees care?” Yue Feng turned his head to look at the referee not too far away.

“The rules don’t forbid anglers from fishing in the same area.

As long as there’s no obvious substantial interference, the referees won’t intervene.

Three boats are targeting you; it’s a bit tricky!”

“Damn it!

They think I’m an easy target!

Since the referees don’t care, I’ll just show them I’m not to be trifled with!”

Yue Feng spat on the ground beneath his feet, and his expression turned steely.

Yue Feng said, “Folks in the live room, we’ve encountered a situation here.

It might be because of the five fish we caught earlier that drew too much attention, and now we’re being targeted by some local anglers with ill intent.

But I’m not a pushover, so let’s put on a show and teach these rule-breakers a lesson!”

“You can actually play like that?

Complain to the referee!”

“Why do I feel like fishing overseas is even darker than Taiwan Fishing in China?

At least in Taiwan Fishing, you can’t mess with other people’s spots, and the Americans don’t care?

That’s ridiculous!”

“I believe in Yue Feng’s strength.

As long as it’s not against the rules, just do it.

No need to show them any courtesy!”

“Record all of this and post it to the forums later.

Let anglers all over the world see these guys’ shameful behavior!”

The viewers in the live streaming room immediately became righteously indignant, offering Yue Feng their support and even strategizing for him!

Yue Feng, “Keep recording the whole process, and let’s talk about exposing them after the contest is over!

These guys want to snipe me, huh?

Well, let’s see them try!

For now, let’s keep our mark here and not move!”

Yue Feng had certainly made this decision after careful consideration.

Catching two big mouth bass from a single spot indicated that this particular mark was definitely more reliable than the usual ones.

Moreover, the area around this mark was very small and only suitable for searching from the positions at the four edges.

Yue Feng could clearly see the boundary area, something invisible to everyone else.

The center of the area had many spots that made it easy to snag the bottom, and if the others were not familiar with the territory, they could easily lose their lures.

Once they ran out of lures, let’s see what these guys would do!

With this in mind, Yue Feng signaled Captain David to adjust the boat about ten meters straight ahead, positioning the two edges they had searched continuously to one side.

After adjusting, Yue Feng’s boat was almost facing the opponents’ boat at a 180-degree angle.

If the opponents wanted to search the surrounding environment, they would find that Yue Feng had already scoured most of the area.

The remaining two sides were difficult to reach unless they crossed the central area straight back, which also increased the chance of snagging the bottom.

After subtly readjusting the position of his boat, Yue Feng cast his line again as if no one else was around, resuming his search for potential catches.

Across from Yue Feng, Pete shared a glance with his friend Paul, and both simultaneously swung their fishing rods into action.

They had caught two big big mouth bass from this spot in a very short time, which definitely marked it as an unexploited new spot; if they could share in the spoils, it would be worth the effort.

Even if they didn’t place in the contest, suppressing the Chinese angler’s catch would also serve their purpose.

But ideals are full, and reality is slim.

Pete had only tapped the bottom on his second cast when his prized lure snagged!

Despite all his skill, he could not free it and had to dejectedly straighten his rod, breaking the leader line.

Pete lost his beloved lure to a snag, and Paul, fishing nearby, wasn’t much stronger.

Just a couple of casts later, he too got snagged and lost his bait.

In contrast, Yue Feng had already figured out the area that snagged lines from his earlier casting.

It appeared as though he was casting around the same area, but with precise control, his lures skated along the edges of the submerged wreck without getting caught, casting five or six times without a single snag.

What frustrated the Americans even more was yet to come.

On the next cast, Yue Feng changed his dropping point and continued searching.

After the lure tapped the bottom and he had reeled in less than a meter, he hooked another fish!

Feeling the slow and steady exertion of the fish beneath the water, Yue Feng didn’t rush to reel it in but leisurely began to play the fish.

It wasn’t big, so he was pretty certain it wasn’t the target fish.

As the old saying goes, it’s heart-wrenching not when everyone can’t catch a fish but when others are catching and you’re getting nothing.

It’s even more maddening when you’re not catching and continually losing expensive lures.

After Yue Feng hooked the fish, he easily controlled it for a couple of rounds and then casually pulled it out of the dangerous wreck area.

The next second, the sly guy didn’t rush to land the fish; instead, he stealthily loosened the drag by half a turn, letting the fish take out the line underwater.

“Big one!

Big guy!” Yue Feng’s rod dipped down, the sound of the line spooling out with a ratchet noise complementing his slightly exaggerated voice, making the others who were unaware of the situation believe it was true.