Fishing Livestream

Wang Zhen took his seat on the fishing box, while the neighboring Leizi substituted for Frog Dong.

Leizi's real name is Chen Lei, he's a seasoned veteran, medium height, with thick eyebrows and big eyes that make him look honest, but those who know him understand that he's a crafty old coin.

Ming Xiaodong is someone who wears his emotions on his sleeve, making a poor first impression, coupled with his sharp tongue and sly actions, he's not well-liked.

On the other hand, Chen Lei is the opposite, appearing harmless yet full of cunning, skilled at playing the fool while actually swallowing the tiger whole without a trace.

"Hey, buddy, how should I address you?" Chen Lei tossed two soft sticky baits into the spot and turned to greet Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen tilted his head slightly: "Something you need?"

"No, just making small talk! I'm Chen Lei, what's your name?"

"It's a competition, our captain says no chit-chat!" Wang Zhen didn't take the bait.

This point must be acknowledged, Yue Feng and Coach Niu's regular reminders are quite effective, especially for newcomers like Wang Zhen, Xue Kai, and Wang Xiaomin, who are highly cautious about conversational tactics.

Want to treat them like greenhorns to manipulate? Impossible.

"You're kidding me, the guard is up too high, right? Can't we just get along?" Chen Lei tossed out a trendy internet phrase, still trying to close the gap.

Wang Zhen smirked: "We're here to defeat your club, so spare the nonsense! Don't think that just because I'm young, chit-chatting won't work! From now on, no one's talking, whoever talks is a puppy!"

The phrase "whoever talks is a puppy" completely shut down Chen Lei's scheming, rendering him useless; no matter how many tactics, you need a chance to use them, the path of chit-chat was completely blocked.

Chen Lei took several deep breaths before regaining his composure, realizing his original plan failed, he'd have to think of something else.

After the previous segment of the match, the fishing conditions were basically clear now.

In the first match of the afternoon, the bites from the Construction Bream were quite slow, which was beyond anyone's control. Chen Lei had already discussed this with Leng Xiaojun before taking the stage.

Trailing by six Construction Breams, at least a three or four-pound difference, to catch up, they couldn't rely on just holding out for the Construction Breams; the inconspicuous small breams had to be counted as well.

As the saying goes, "grasp with both hands, both must be strong."

Based on this judgment, Chen Lei changed the sub-line model from No. 6 Sleeve Hook to No. 4, then lifted about fifteen centimeters of lead and increased the frequency of casting.

The advantage of this approach is that it can accommodate both large and small fish to some extent, catching both mid-layer and bottom fish; under poor fishing conditions, small breams are still a catch, even a small fly is still meat!

The large amount of wet scatter from the previous segment had already attracted many small fish circling around the spot, and after Chen Lei adjusted his fishing style, the frequency of catching fish quickly increased.

Initially, Wang Zhen could sit still, but after observing for a while, he became a bit restless.

Catching fish at an average rate of one fish per two casts, or at least one to two per minute conservatively, meant the catch weight could be over fifty grams; in ten minutes, that's a pound, and in twenty minutes, that's two pounds. If the Construction Bream didn't catch on soon, the earlier advantage could be diminished significantly over the match.

Yue Feng observed Wang Zhen frequently looking at the neighboring competitor, feeling a bit uneasy, with a foreboding sense.

Damn it, he forgot to remind the young guy before going on stage: don't get influenced!

Seeing this, some might be puzzled, what's going on? Why not get influenced? What does it mean?

Being unaware in the moment is clear to the observer, and now Yue Feng sees clearly that Chen Lei's tactics could also be seen as a trap for Wang Zhen.

Chen Lei's spot has a large quantity, yielding many small fish, and fishing small fish is a last resort.

Whereas Wang Zhen's spot is more concentrated, fewer but more substantial, targeting large Construction Bream is more worthwhile. If he gets swayed to fish for small ones, it'd be like missing the forest for the trees.

Not to mention, just Zhao Zheng alone caught nine Construction Breams in the first segment, which speaks volumes.

This is where luck plays its part.

Just when Wang Zhen was hesitating about whether to adjust his fishing style, the float gently rose and then sharply dipped, biting a large Construction Bream!

After a couple of rounds bringing the Construction Bream to the surface and safely into the net, Wang Zhen's anxious state vanished without a trace.

The Construction Bream is so satisfying, weighing eight or nine ounces, equivalent to over ten small fish! As long as a certain rate of catching can be maintained, fishing big fish is much more efficient than the neighbor catching small ones.

Realizing this, Wang Zhen no longer lingered on the temptation of frequently catching fish next door, patiently baited a rod with regular ragworm, and resumed patient fishing.

Seeing Wang Zhen calm down, Chen Lei next door felt a tinge of disappointment and sped up his casting frequency.

He knew his second tactic had also failed; Yue Feng's group of young ones were highly alert, hard to deceive!

Unable to lead them astray, catching up in performance would be very difficult, though Chen Lei didn't know that even more challenging fishing conditions awaited him.

Around the tenth minute of the second segment, Wang Zhen glanced at a small spot in the corner that had been left untouched at a distance, astonished to see fish bubbles surfacing.

This place was quiet and had food, could the distant spot have attracted fish?

Thinking of this, Wang Zhen grasped two sticky baits and extended his arm to cast over!

It turned out there were indeed fish, as soon as the float settled, it abruptly dipped with a solid bite! Raising the rod, he caught the fish again!

Another huge Construction Bream was hauled up, and midway through the second segment, this was Wang Zhen's fifth fish. Comparing it to Zhao Zheng's catching pace in the first segment, they were almost neck and neck.

This is where Yue Feng's usual efforts in cultivating his team members' independent thinking abilities paid off.

After catching a fish, Wang Zhen used it as a learning opportunity and immediately thought of more.

If a distant small spot can attract fish, why not keep one small spot on the left, middle, and right?

A large amount doesn't take the spotlight, and small spots don't consume much time. Even if there's no immediate return, as time passes, there might be some fish that enter the spots. Considering the current slow fishing conditions, it doesn't compromise efficiency—in fact, it's a sure-win move.

With this in mind, Wang Zhen pinched a large triangle of wet, scattered bait on double hooks, casting to the front and right-hand side to create spots at a distance.

After completing a series of adaptations, he resumed his patient fishing.

"Good! That's a smart adaptation!" Yue Feng, watching from below, couldn't help but praise Wang Zhen's distant spot replenishing, saying "good" twice.

"Xue Kai, do you know why the captain said 'good'?" Zhao Zheng nudged the focused Xue Kai, grinning as he asked.