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Chapter 846: 829: Everyone Ashore with a Turn

Chapter 846: Chapter 829: Everyone Ashore with a Turn

Wang Zhen’s basic skills of casting and retrieving fish are decent, but his timing for noticing the float and grabbing a bite needs some work.

Many times, even when the fish was surely in the mouth, he would raise the rod half a beat too late. Other times, when the float’s indication of a bite was ambiguous, he’d prematurely raise the rod and miss.

What really frustrated Yue Feng was when he lifted the rod in the fishing spot and lost a fish; it clearly wasn’t a stable bite, yet he insisted on trying to hook the fish, which directly resulted in a burst of activity that scared the fish away from the spot, a fatal mistake.

This missed catch was such a blunder that even after continuously casting Loose Powder for five minutes to regather the fish, they couldn’t salvage the situation. More than 80% of the accumulated fish from before were gone, and Yue Feng had basically written him off.

“Damn, damn, damn! My hands were so itchy, I shouldn’t have gone for that bite!” Realizing the major problem he caused, Wang Zhen felt like slapping himself, expressing his frustration loudly.

“What are you mumbling about?” Asked Yue Feng, who couldn’t help but cough and say something from behind.

“Ah? Captain, you’re back so soon! I made a little mistake just now!” Wang Zhen reflexively hunched his shoulders.

“You call scaring fish away from the spot a little mistake? I’ve been right behind you this whole time without moving!”

“Uh, I didn’t get a good grip on one bite, it wasn’t intentional! Such a promising situation ruined, I’m sorry for wasting your efforts earlier!” Wang Zhen said in a small guilty voice.

“Stop nagging uselessly, think about how to minimize losses and regain position! The neighbor’s fishing spot on the right still has bites, what’s the use of just scolding yourself?” Yue Feng was amused and frustrated by his self-blame, so he couldn’t help but remind him.

Hearing that there were still bites at the neighbor’s, Wang Zhen quickly reacted. On the next cast, he deliberately adjusted the drop point of the Loose Bait to get as close to the neighbor as possible.

This method was a bit sneaky, not exactly against the rules as long as it stayed within his fishing area. But essentially, he was poaching the neighbor’s fish.

The Yellow Storm’s fish-attracting effect was solid, and after Wang Zhen just adjusted the drop point and cast about ten times, the float started showing activity again. After another ten casts, the bites became frequent again, and the once active fish situation next door went dead!

“Hehehe, nice reminder, Feng, there really are bites now! Thanks, Feng!” Wang Zhen chuckled and thanked him, continuing to fish.

Yue Feng smirked: “Be steadier on the bite, the fish stock in the spot can’t handle any more scares. Add some bait to stabilize the rhythm, and you can maybe catch more, otherwise, it’ll go quiet once you run out of fish! You keep it up, I’m really leaving this time!”

With that said, Yue Feng swaggered over to Zhang Fenglin’s fishing spot.

At this moment, it had been one hour and fifteen minutes since the competition began. After the initial burst of activity, most spots had gone silent, with only a few locations still catching fish rapidly.

On the south shore, Zhang Fenglin was currently the one with the fastest fish bites.

By 7 PM, the sky had darkened. One could see a faint green glow of a light stick on the water at Zhang Fenglin’s spot, a strong tug followed by a swift reel-in, deftly pulling the fish home.

Then, with double hooks and Ragworm, he pinched two large Loose Powder baits and continued casting.

“Looking good, Brother Zhang, the bites are quick, back-to-back!” Yue Feng said calmly as he walked behind Zhang Fenglin.

“Did you run out of bites on your side? It’s only been a bit over an hour, shouldn’t be like this?” Zhang Fenglin looked up at Yue Feng curiously.

Yue Feng: “Wang Zhen’s sitting next to me, competing with the other team members for fish. I stopped fishing when I got ashore to let them have a chance. How’s the new bait?”

“It works great! It’s even more aggressive than the initial Yellow Powder! Especially for attracting and retaining fish in the spot, the effect is obvious! After casting three Loose Powder baits at the beginning, the spot was already teeming with fish, and they’ve been biting continuously till now. I estimate it’ll be hard to stop the bites even after another hour! The guys next to me hardly caught any fish!”

“Ah, Brother Zhang, you’re being stingy. Share some of the new bait, at least let us have a taste, what awesome bait are you using today? I’ll buy some to try later!”

Hearing Zhang Fenglin say this, an angler sitting nearby couldn’t hold back and spoke in a slightly teasing tone.

Zhang Fenglin: “Haha, Yue Feng gave it to me, you can ask him for it! It’s a new product from Yuefeng Fishing Tackle, not on the market yet!”

In W City, there aren’t many anglers who haven’t heard of Yue Feng, so they quickly turned their attention to Yue Feng.

Yue Feng quickly shook his head: “If anyone wants to use it, keep an eye on the dealer’s store. The trial version hasn’t been finalized yet and won’t hit the market for now! This year’s outdoor Black Pit fishing season is almost over; it should be ready by next spring!”

“We have to wait till next year…” the surrounding anglers groaned.

After spending a little time with Brother Zhang Fenglin, Yue Feng moved on to check on other teammates, all of whom were also doing well with their fish catch.

Unknowingly wandering around for a while, another hour passed, and it got completely dark, and the fishing pit had become silent.

From outside the fishing spots, the electronic floats lined up neatly without any movement, and some early empty-handed anglers started packing up to sell their fish and leave.

Returning to his own spot, Yue Feng found Wang Zhen had already started packing up gloomily. Upon asking, he discovered that not long after Yue Feng left, this guy lost another fish from the spot, and hadn’t caught anything for half an hour.

“Let’s pack up, find a place to grill some food?” Yue Feng asked Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen perked up immediately at the mention of grilling: “Sure, I wanted to leave earlier. There’s no point hanging around for just one or two more fish!”

Yue Feng smirked: “You pack up first, I’ll call the others!”

“Okay!”

With that, Yue Feng and his team members all started packing up and selling their fish.

The owner of the pit was busy weighing the fish, quickly tallying up the scores.

Yue Feng caught 113 pounds in an hour, returning 339 credits, safely on the shore with a profit of 39 yuan.

Wang Zhen caught 117 pounds, but with Yue Feng holding back so clearly, he only caught four pounds more than Yue Feng, ultimately returning 351 credits.

Niu Ben caught 137 pounds, Zhao Zheng 155 pounds, Zhao Ran 152 pounds, Xue Kai 111 pounds, Wang Xiaomin 144 pounds.

All seven club members brought their catch ashore, and their first test fishing performance was impressive enough that half the anglers at the pond were inquiring about the new bait.

After Yue Feng and his team finished selling their fish, Brother Zhang Fenglin, who had just stopped catching, also packed up and sold his fish. His catch was even more remarkable, netting 207 pounds, firmly securing today’s pit crown.

Deciding to go for a barbecue as part of their team-building, Yue Feng directly invited Brother Zhang Fenglin along. A convoy of several cars left the fishing ground in a grand manner, heading straight for the most popular barbecue joint in W City, authentically local.