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Chapter 881: 864: The Intelligent Recklessness

Chapter 881: Chapter 864: The Intelligent Recklessness

Zhao Ran quickly grabbed Xue Kai’s arm: “Slow down, don’t panic! Did you twist your ankle?”

Xue Kai felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest. He wiped the sweat off his nose to calm himself: “I’m fine!”

“Get to your seat, take two deep breaths first, and then start fishing!

The fish are higher in the water. Attach the bait to the hook, let the float hover and don’t strike on the first dip. After about a second, strike on the strong second dip to catch a double! Pay attention to the fish stored in the hole, if the bites slow down, you need to cast a few more rods! Understand?”

Zhao Ran, like a mother seeing her child off on a long trip, passed on all his tips on fishing frequency and rhythm to Xue Kai.

“Uh, got it… got it!” Xue Kai’s head was a bit muddled, but quickly nodded.

“Stay calm, don’t panic! Keep your cool, and be steady, one step at a time! I’m leaving now!” Zhao Ran repeated, exchanged a glance with Xue Kai, and then stepped off the stage.

Taking the rod, Xue Kai didn’t know why, but his whole body was trembling. He forced himself to take two deep breaths to suppress his nervousness, feeling slightly better afterward.

With his right hand, he held the rod handle, then baited the hook, and with his left hand, he pressed a small piece of Loose Powder onto the hook line. With a flick of his wrist, the bait and tackle were released.

But in the next second, a mistake occurred. The Loose Powder he had just pressed wasn’t centered on the hook handle, and as it was released, it fell directly at his feet.

Xue Kai realized his mistake, stood stunned, and the force of the cast was slightly off, causing the double-hook tackle to miss the center of the fishing spot, landing a bit off.

Seeing this, Yue Feng shook his head slightly.

“Was that a mistake? Or intentional? What happened?”

“The Loose Powder for the hole fell on his foot, it was definitely a mistake. He almost fell earlier, probably got nervous!”

“What’s the name of that angler, Brother Feng? They seem a bit off.”

Yue Feng nodded: “The one on the field now is our team’s young angler, Xue Kai. His basic skills are decent, but his mindset is a bit unstable. No worries, the fish situation is obvious and can’t be caught up with quickly. Let’s see if he can adjust himself!”

On the field, Xue Kai made the wisest response after his first cast resulted in a mistake.

He directly lifted the rod, double-hooked Loose Powder, and cast five rods in a row with a bang.

After replenishing the spot, Xue Kai baited up and cast again, closed his eyes and forced himself to calm down with deep breathing.

After several deep breaths, Xue Kai felt his hands stop shaking, then picked up the rod again, baited, cast, and continued fishing.

This delay cost at least three minutes, but watching Xue Kai regain his rhythm and cast again, Yue Feng sighed in relief.

Lack of experience in competitions is normal for newcomers, nervousness is to be expected.

It’s not a problem to panic when going on stage; it’s worrying if panic leads to total confusion. On stage, he clearly thought to replenish the hole, took deep breaths to adjust his state. Although a bit clumsy, it was not bad.

Xue Kai cast several more rods, found the right rhythm for catching bites, quickly stabilized, caught a few more fish, and found the double-tail rhythm. The audience in the live stream breathed a sigh of relief.

“This…”

“It feels amazing, does the competition really have such a power?”

“I also wonder if Xue Kai’s psychological endurance is a bit poor. I feel I’d be less nervous, even though my technique isn’t good!”

Yue Feng explained: “It’s normal to be nervous on stage! It’s not just him; I used to be nervous even when I reached the finals of the Fishing King Cup.

How to describe this feeling? It’s not just loss of control or confusion, but excitement mixed with nerves and a bit of helplessness! A very subjective kind of feeling!

For most people, this competition state has a negative effect, but there are exceptions. There are anglers who perform better under high pressure. Our team’s Wang Xiaomin is that type!

With more experience in competitions, anglers’ mindsets will mature. After a year of competitions with the team, this phase is generally overcome! Look at Xue Kai on the field, he found the double-tail rhythm, didn’t he?”

Indeed, Xue Kai’s nervousness lasted only a short time before he stabilized, occasionally catching a few double tails. When the bites slowed, he replenished the spot, handling the small rhythm quite well!

Meanwhile, in the Fish Hunter team, their second angler, amateur Black Pit angler Zhou Qigang, took over the first spot, yet had serious rhythm issues with fetching the pace.

The density of fish in the hole was significant, but he still failed to capitalize on it. Routine Loose Powder casting and replenishment were not timely, and a decent fish situation was stifled with bottom fishing, resulting in a pathetically low double-tail rate.

Yue Feng watched on-screen for a while, then waved to Wang Xiaomin and Wang Zhen nearby.

The two came over obediently.

Yue Feng asked: “Xiaomin, Wang Zhen, take a look at the angler next door. What’s wrong? Point it out!”

“Okay!” the two responded, patiently observing.

Wang Xiaomin didn’t take more than a minute before confidently saying: “The guy next door has a problem with his fishing rhythm!”

“Be more specific, where’s the problem?”

Wang Xiaomin continued: “Today’s fish situation on the field is generally pretty fast, but he didn’t further prepare the hole to gather fish. With high density, keeping it this way might slightly lower the catch mistake rate, but it severely impacts efficiency!

If it were me, I’d keep replenishing the hole, to quickly match Xue Kai’s current fish situation. If more daring, increasing the hole supplement might even pull fish to the upper layers, and hit Floating Fishing directly!”

Hearing that hitting Floating Fishing was being suggested yet again, Wang Zhen hurriedly tugged his arm.

No matter the situation, suggesting Floating Fishing is not appropriate, is it?

Yue Feng laughed and nodded after listening: “Well, today’s fish condition, although it started slow, based on the speed of new fish entering after replenishing the hole, Floating Fishing might actually work. When Xue Kai comes off, try it when you go up!

But you only have ten minutes. If it doesn’t work, you can’t continue with Floating Fishing. Do you know why?”

“I know! Within ten minutes, it doesn’t affect the competition results. Beyond that, the previous tail number advantage is lost!” Wang Xiaomin answered.

“Good, not bad! You’ve got a good head on your shoulders! Wang Zhen, did you understand by listening? Fishing requires using your brain, constantly being aware of fish changes, and considering the cards in your hand, weighing the gains and losses wisely! Can you grasp that concept?”

Wang Zhen grinned and nodded enthusiastically: “Yeah, Brother Feng, I understand! Xiaomin is daring; I feel if it were me, I’d not dare to take such risks!”

“Keep watching, it’s okay to be less daring; you’ll all have training opportunities! When Xiaomin comes down, you’ll need to prepare, adjust your state in advance!”

“Okay, okay!”