The Top Fishing Master

One reason is that the fish aren't coming close to the bank, and another is that the fish aren't biting the bait.

The fundamental reason is still due to the weather, not just because of the cold and low temperatures.

Because sometimes, in some places, even if the temperature drops below minus ten degrees, the fish will still eat if they are supposed to, so you can still catch fish.

The main reason, however, is the sudden change in weather.

The night before the competition, there was a sudden drop in temperature, plummeting by nearly 10 degrees, causing the fish to all retreat to the deep waters.

And they had absolutely no desire to eat.

As a result, at the start of the competition, regardless of the method used by all anglers, they all got zero bites—it was a complete miss for everyone.

It wasn't until Lin Yang identified the issue and switched to a sea rod that things slightly improved.

But the fish still weren't biting much, leading to more instances of snagging fish than catching them by the mouth.

A little over two hours passed, and anglers were sporadically catching some fish based on luck, but the number of catches was significantly lower than in previous competitions.

With more than half the competition over, it seemed it might end embarrassingly unless something unexpected happened.

But at this moment, Lin Yang, who was the first to switch from a platform rod to a sea rod, suddenly reeled in his line.

This scene stunned everyone.

Then Lin Yang, unhurriedly, switched back to his previous 6.3-meter rod and started casting furiously.

"What's going on? Why did Lin Yang suddenly stop using the sea rod?"

"He was the first to switch to the sea rod, and now he's the first to switch back to the platform rod. Does he have a new assessment?"

"Let's see how he does. If Master Lin can catch fish, then everyone will probably follow suit and change their methods too."

Everyone's attention was drawn to Lin Yang.

Not just the audience, but many competitors were closely watching his actions.

Experiencing the trend brought by Lin Yang's switch to the sea rod earlier, everyone formed a belief.

That is, Lin Yang's judgments are often accurate, and following his lead won't go wrong.

Some anglers even immediately followed Lin Yang's actions, putting away their sea rods and starting with platform rods.

Though there was no immediate effect, clearly out of trust in Lin Yang, they followed suit directly.

As Lin Yang quickly baited his spot again, it wasn't long before as he lifted his rod, it bent instantly, and there was a humming swish of water.

Got a fish!

Lin Yang was the first to switch hand fishing methods, and seeing him change rods initially left many perplexed, but not long after, he caught a fish with a hand rod.

Seeing his rod bend sharply, many couldn't help but show a look of shock.

"He actually caught a fish, while everyone else spent about over an hour and couldn't catch anything with a hand rod. What's going on? How did he suddenly manage to catch fish again?"

"Incredible, everyone was unable to catch fish, Lin Yang switched to a sea rod and was the first to catch one. Now that everyone switched to sea rods, he switches back to a hand rod, and catches again—is this the skill of a master?"

"But I have to say, I don't understand anymore."

Many spectators were shocked and felt a bit overwhelmed and confused.

Because they couldn't understand why Lin Yang caught fish after switching to a hand rod.

Everyone witnessed people along the whole river using hand rods, struggling for about an hour, and not even seeing the shadow of a fish.

Only after Lin Yang was the first to switch to a sea rod, did everyone start catching fish.

But now, he switched back to a hand rod and caught fish again.

This is simply absurd; many people couldn't comprehend it.

Meanwhile, Lin Yang was still busy playing the fish he caught, using a bottom fishing technique, indicating it should be a bottom dweller.

Xiao Xue behind him was excitedly analyzing.

"You all can see, just now Master Lin was continuously baiting the spot with bottom fishing, and then caught a fish with a not-too-obvious bite, about a single tip of the float."

"Honestly, judging by my experience, it seems like a Crucian Carp bite, but seeing the size of the fish, it seems unlikely to be a Crucian Carp. What do you all think it is?"

Hearing her say this, everyone got interested, guessing what kind of fish it could be.

Most people thought it was a Crucian Carp, a very large one.

Because judging by the float, it indeed seemed like a Crucian Carp bite.

Others speculated it was a Catfish, suggesting it sank to the bottom, causing such float signals.

Some mentioned Carp or grass carp, but one thing everyone could agree on was that this fish was definitely not small.

Considering Lin Yang's fishing skills, albeit in cold weather, he still took his time and hadn't brought it to the surface yet.

After a few more minutes, under Lin Yang's steady playing, the fish finally surfaced.

A black fish with a hint of gold surfaced, and in an unguarded swipe of a tail, the red tail utterly betrayed the fish's identity.

It turned out to be a big Carp!

This surprised and delighted many, yet confused some.

"What a beautiful wild big Carp, smooth body, red tail, truly beautiful, but how could it be a Carp? Judging by the float signals, it was clearly an indistinct bite, not like a Carp bite."

"The small Crucian Carps I usually catch have this kind of float signal, Carp are usually black sinkings, aren't they?"

"I don't get it, hope we can get an explanation."

Many audiences were very puzzled, with confusion on many fronts.

Such as why Lin Yang, after switching methods, suddenly managed to catch fish again.

Before, everyone along the river couldn't catch anything with hand rods, but when Lin Yang solely switched to hand rods, he caught fish.

Additionally, everyone was curious about the unclear float signal that seemed like a Crucian Carp bite.

But it turned out to be a big Carp, which was simply incredible.

At this time, Xiao Xue played her part again and said.

"To address everyone's confusion, I can only solve part of it, and that's regarding the previous bite.

In fact, when I asked earlier, I already had some suspicion it might be a Carp, but my skills aren't enough, so I didn't dare confirm it to everyone. Instead, I posed a question.

But now that the fish is out of the water, I can claim hindsight, as the reason why the bite was so light even though it's a big Carp and only about a single tip is mainly due to the temperature.

In such cold temperatures, the fish's activity level is very low, which is why earlier, many couldn't catch fish, and the fish weren't biting. Even when people caught some later, many were snagged because the fish weren't biting, they just happened to hit the correct casting spots.

As for how light Master Lin's catch was, it's for the same reason. The fish opened its mouth but had low activity, hence the very light bite."

After Xiao Xue explained, the live chat was filled with comments.

"666, Xiao Xue's analysis is always on point."

"Xiao Xue said what I was thinking, not great at fishing, but her analysis is spot on."

"I get it now, but can someone tell me why Lin Yang switched to a sea rod and caught fish, now he switches back to a hand rod and still catches fish?"

"Yes, same question, wasn't it that none could catch fish with hand rods before? Did Master Lin arrange with the fish to go wherever he fishes?"

"Truly incredible....."

After Xiao Xue answered one question well, everyone was still very puzzled about the other.

Not just the spectators, even many anglers were confused seeing Lin Yang catching fish.

Before, everyone used hand rods and failed to catch any fish. Yet when Lin Yang switched to a sea rod, he soon caught fish, and after everyone also switched, they succeeded as well.

And now Lin Yang was the first to switch back to a hand rod, astonishingly, while countless people failed to catch fish with hand rods for over an hour, now he managed to catch fish.

This indeed is hard to explain.

As for this issue, some experts from the program team attempted to explain.

But no one could give a definitive answer, offering only speculation.

So probably the only one who could provide an accurate answer is Lin Yang himself.