Fishing Livestream

"Uh, the way you say it, it almost completely overturns my understanding of the fish conditions in the winter fishing hall's Black Pit! This is so interesting!" Tian Tian scratched his head, looking a bit sheepish.

Yue Feng grinned: "A long time ago, an experienced angler shared a profound truth with everyone: there's no fixed method to fishing, use flexibility!

I think this is the most comprehensive summary of the sport of fishing! The more you understand the fish, the more you can grasp the essence of this saying!"

"For someone like me who's just a rookie, it only sounds reasonable, but I haven't felt it deeply yet. Saying it like this, my technical level is still superficial!"

"Hahahahaha..." Yue Feng laughed heartily, showing enough respect for Tian Tian's self-deprecating behavior.

Amidst the cheerful chatting, the competition had already been going on for over half an hour.

After experiencing the initially aggressive fish conditions, the pace of the fish situation at the whole fishing ground gradually slowed down.

Tian Tian glanced at the overall fish situation at the fishing ground and remarked: "You really got it right! The fish conditions in the indoor winter fishing hall's big tent are hard to maintain continuously! Now the competition has been less than half an hour, and it's already entering the jumping state!

Mr. Yue Feng, what do you suggest we do next in this state? Is there any secret weapon or specific technique you can teach us?"

"Yes, I was just about to say!"

"Really? Tell us, everyone wants to learn from you!"

"Sleep! Close both your eyes and take a nap!" Yue Feng tilted his head slightly, resting on his hands in a motion as if to nap, and said casually.

"Uh, you're joking with me!"

Yue Feng's mouth curled up: "You were the one joking first!"

This time, Tian Tian couldn't keep up, blushing furiously from Yue Feng's joking words.

Seeing Tian Tian flustered, Yue Feng patiently explained: "There are no shortcuts in fishing! Anyone who tells you there's a shortcut is lying to you!

For example, look at Xiaomin on the stage now! His performance is pretty standard, right? At first glance, it doesn't seem much better than the next one! But why is his fish situation faster than the next one?

Could the cameraman give us a close-up of the float? We can watch him cast a few times, and the answer will naturally come to us!"

At Yue Feng's request, the cameraman provided two close-up shots. Initially, it wasn't obvious, but after three consecutive casts, Tian Tian saw the problem.

"Wow, Xiaomin's casting is incredibly accurate! Using the camera's lens for reference, his three consecutive casts almost overlapped! How is he doing this? How is it possible?"

Yue Feng smiled: "There's nothing impossible about it, Practice Makes Perfect! It feels impossible because you haven't put in the effort to train!

Xiaomin wasn't a left-hander before, but he switched to holding the rod with his left hand due to an injury! To train basic casting skills, he used to train for over ten hours a day, and even now, he maintains at least two hours every day to keep his touch, no matter if it's summer or winter, he never stops!

Many people emphasize external factors affecting results, like bad location, ineffective bait, or unsuitable additives,

but if I must give everyone sincere advice, it's to practice your basic skills well, that's the foundation of good fishing!

When there's no opportunity, rely on basic skills to claw back a chance! And when an opportunity arises, seize it firmly!

Whether in the Black Pit or competitions, when someone can control the life and death of neighboring anglers based on their basic skills wherever they go, then they are a true master of fishing skill!"

"Uh, I'll remember what you said, it's so overwhelming!" Tian Tian nodded, looking serious.

"After hearing what I said, do you still have thoughts about those so-called secret killer moves?"

"No more, I'll practice my basic skills too!!"

"Alright, then my words weren't in vain!"

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The competition on site continued but because of Yue Feng's remarks, the discussion in the live stream chat shifted.

More people were no longer discussing how awesome certain baits or additives were but were digesting what Yue Feng had said,

basic skills are the foundation, these seven words revealed all the secrets of fishing.

Seemingly to verify Yue Feng's remarks, the cameraman and director subsequently provided close-up shots of several other anglers.

Under the lens, the accuracy of casting produced noticeable differences; the better the fish catch, the more solid the basic casting skills, with almost no exceptions.

The one and a half hour competition quickly entered the second half, showing another typical characteristic of winter fishing hall competitions.

Out of forty anglers, most started to have various line snares and fish escapes!

After another angler near the live stream room swung their float to the tent ceiling with a snap, Tian Tian couldn't help but complain: "Oh, in the second half, the line snares and fish escapes are a lot!

It clearly looks like a decent bite, so why can't they catch it? Mr. Yue, how should one respond in such situations?"

Yue Feng explained: "It looks like a decent bite, but actually, it's an illusion! Many times fish don't take the bait!"

"An illusion? How to understand? The actions look the same!"

"Some are indeed the same, but more often, there are subtle differences!

For example, with normal ragworm casting, after it settles in the water, suddenly getting a pause with a range of two or three divisions, do you think that's a bite action?

Obviously, it's hard for fish in winter to have such a big bite action! In such cases, nine out of ten are actions caused by fish colliding with the line! If you see a big pause and instantly raise the rod to hook the fish, the result will naturally be line snares and fish escapes!

So what kind of bite action is more accurate for catching? Personally, I prefer to grab short and powerful small pauses when the trolling is appropriate!

As long as the bait's condition is good and the trolling is suitable, this kind of bite will have a very high catch rate year-round!"

"And what else?"

"Besides this kind of bite, continuous action bites, such as slight upward movements and downward smears followed by a pause, also have a high hit rate!

Combining the general float situation and current fish conditions in a comprehensive analysis usually achieves a high hit rate!"

"Wow, this is truly real-world bite-catching content, learned something new again!"

"Practice more, and once you find the rhythm, the success rate will keep increasing!

Humans are incredible creatures. Often, muscle memory and brain thinking interact to produce something similar to intuition; the more you fish and understand, the sharper the intuition will be!"

"Yeah! I've learned a lot, and now there are still several anglers on the fast track, including Wang Xiaomin. I completely believe in what you said now! This round, he should rank at the top!"