Fishing Livestream

"Tsk tsk, having a bait boat is really convenient! I'll get one too when I get back! Baiting the reservoir without startling the fish is much easier now!" Yue Feng said with a chuckle.

"It sure is easier. In the past, when we fished in reservoirs, we either rowed a small boat or swam topless with a big basin over our heads to bait! This bait boat is indeed convenient, but it doesn't carry much. Should we put in more? Should we dump all twenty pounds in?"

"Dump it all in; if you want fish to come ashore, you have to trade with grain! We have the means, there's more in the trunk. Altogether, I've brought four boxes of bait corn for this trip. If it's not enough, we'll get more!"

In the next half an hour, Yue Feng used the bait boat to drop two more loads of old jar corn into the spot, ensuring that all twenty pounds of corn were precisely delivered.

In this situation, creating a new spot and waiting for it to develop naturally takes a bit longer. However, the advantage is that Yue Feng's new spot is less than a meter away from the old one, so the preconditioned memory of the fish can still be utilized.

From setting up the bait spot until just before noon, there were no bites.

Yue Feng remained calm, sitting comfortably in his European-style fishing chair, steadily stationed on the fishing platform. Every now and then, he would toss in a few kernels of corn with a lazy spoon.

At eleven thirty, the snails Xiao Hui ordered finally arrived.

Half a bag was delivered in a snakeskin bag, a full thirty pounds.

Yue Feng took a look; they were uniform in size and covered in mud, fresh as can be.

"Here, the snails are here. Let's add a bit! Find half a brick and process the snails a bit!"

Soon after, with half a brick at hand, Yue Feng casually grabbed a handful of snails and placed them on the ground, smashing them with the half brick, then mixed them with other whole snails and used the bait boat to deliver them into the bait spot again.

"What? Smash the snails and use them for bait? What's this technique?" Brother Wen had never seen snails used this way for bait before.

Yue Feng explained with a smile: "Actually, smashed or not, they can be used. Smashing a small portion and mixing it in allows the snail meat's scent to help lure the fish more effectively, relatively speaking, just a bit better!"

"Oh, got it! I've learned a new trick! So, it's lunchtime already. Should we eat here, or leave someone to watch while we find a place to eat and then return?" Brother Wen offered hospitably.

Yue Feng shook his head with a smile: "No need to make it complicated; just get me a takeout! I'm not fussy when I go fishing, and you don't have to go out of your way. Let's just do whatever's convenient!"

"Alright, I'll take care of it then! Don't you worry!"

Brother Wen, seasoned in life's twists and turns, quickly took care of it.

Since Yue Feng intended to set up a base camp, merely relying on a fishing chair wouldn't be enough. Although the takeout hadn't arrived, the reservoir fishing gear was sent ahead.

Tent, lounge chair, sunshade, battery, and a mini fridge. Pure water — it's good to have a local friend like Brother Wen; he arranged everything that could be thought of clearly for Yue Feng and his friends!

At twelve ten, lunch arrived quickly. Both the staff, main anglers, along with Brother Wen and his friends, a dozen people, sat in the shade, laying out moisture-proof mats, unfolding tables, pouring chilled beer — even without catching any fish yet, everyone felt delightfully relaxed.

This treatment was even more comfortable than the school outings Yue Feng remembered from his childhood.

Since arriving at Old Turtle Lake, Yue Feng hadn't seen anyone catch a big fish within sight.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone took a simple nap in the shade. Yue Feng, who couldn't sit still, returned to his fishing spot, occasionally refilling the bait, messing with his phone, and feeling a bit bored, he pulled out a 3.6-meter short rod and started fishing for crucian carp with some lure.

In the depths of autumn, while the temperature remained fairly high, the atmospheric pressure was also high, and the fish weren't biting as poorly as they did in the summer. After a little over an hour, Yue Feng managed to catch over a dozen crucian carp.

The crucian carp in Old Turtle Lake were quite decent in size; in no time, Yue Feng had caught several large crucians weighing over half a pound. Seeing that the fish were of good size, Yue Feng's excitement grew.

By a little past two in the afternoon, after taking a nap in the car, the kid returned, and by Yue Feng's feet, there were already over ten pounds of large crucian carp in the fish guard.

"Fengfeng, did you catch any fish?"

Yue Feng nodded with a smile, pointing to the fish guard: "The large crucian carp are pretty decent, one of them weighs a pound, and there are over ten weighing more than half a pound! Later, I'll make fish soup for you!"

"What about the big fish spot? Any bites?"

"It's not that easy; didn't you hear Brother Wen at lunch say that people waited for seven to eight days without any bites?"

"Huh? That bad?"

Just as Yue Feng was about to respond, suddenly, a big fish leaped out of the water near the edge of the bait spot, splashing spectacularly.

"Whoa! A fish just broke the surface! That was a big black carp!" Yue Feng, slightly excited, exclaimed.

"What should we do next? Why aren't the fish taking the bait?"

Yue Feng smirked: "I'll start the live stream now, just watch me! Watch how I bring that fish in!"

Opening the live stream, he changed the stream's title to "Old Turtle Lake: Quest for the 100-Pound Giant Qing!

Entering the stream view, Yue Feng didn't rush to lift the rod and change bait. Instead, with his trusty spoon, he tossed another eight kernels of corn into the water.

"Damn, I'm in the front row, Feng Bro's live streaming fishing!"

"Giant Qing? Is Old Turtle Lake the one near Xinyang City, Nanhe Province?"

"When did you get there, Feng Bro? Why didn't you start streaming earlier?"

The followers, having not seen Yue Feng's live stream for days, flooded in with questions, most of them loyal fans sporting level ten fan badges.

Yue Feng smiled calmly, saying: "I heard there's a big black carp here, so I came to have some fun for a few days. Our local friend, Brother Wen, is hosting and arranging everything for us!

Strictly speaking, we've been baiting and waiting since morning, but nothing much has happened.

Just now, I saw at least a 20 to 30-pound black carp surface near the bait spot, so I decided to start the stream; let's see if we have a chance to bring it in!"

"There's a fish breaking the surface in the spot? What are you waiting for then? Use that sheep dung pellet trick you used before, just hook it up and go!"

"Custom hook-baited corn is also great for big black carp, and the fish in that spot are in trouble!"

Yue Feng shook his head: "The sheep dung pellets are all used up, and I don't have any in stock! I still have the custom hook-baited corn, so I'll swap it in for a snail, and we'll see what the fish take!"

While speaking, Yue Feng carefully lifted the rod, changed the bait to corn, and cast it precisely into the bait spot again.

Putting down the rod, he scooped another ten or so kernels of corn with his trusty spoon and slowly tossed them into the water.

The first cast with the new bait quickly showed some action.

The float bounced a few times, then suddenly plunged underwater.

Seeing this, Yue Feng lifted the rod to set the hook, "Got you!"

A good tug was felt from underwater — fish on!!