629: Chapter 616: Release Water 629: Chapter 616: Release Water After replacing the iron plate bait, Yue Feng cast his lure into the water once more, deliberately shifting the position about two ters away from the spot where he had just caught a fish.
Even in abundant waters, it is rare to see grouper closely positioned together.
This small detail of changing locations could significantly increase the odds of a catch,
whereas many less experienced anglers, while fishing in one spot and having so success, would find their chances of catching another fish greatly diminished after one or two catches.
With the experience from the first fish, Yue Feng felt more confident as he cast his second line into the water.
The mont the lure hit the bottom, Yue Feng gently lifted the rod tip to avoid snags and playfully teased it a few tis.
Noticing a slightly uncomfortable feeling through the feedback after tapping the bottom, he reeled in and perford a light lift, which grazed sothing.
Below was a coral thicket, the slightest snag during the lift indicating complex terrain that could result in losing the lure.
Therefore, Yue Feng decisively reeled in, moving the bait away from the area.
After re-adjusting to the fishing environnt, everything felt right.
Yue Feng repeated his old trick, manipulating the lure’s posture to entice potential predators to strike.
Higher fish density is good news for anglers, providing more biting opportunities and increasing competitive pressure amongst the fish, which often results in a food shortage.
This elevates the chances of the target fish attacking the bait.
And surely enough, less than a minute after the change of the lure, the second grouper took the bait!
After adjusting the lure, the second fish was hooked in the mouth, similar in size to the first one.
In less than three minutes from the start of fishing, the score was temporarily 2:0.
Seeing Yue Feng catch another fish, Lawrence started to feel unsettled,
Although the two were no more than ten ters apart, one on the eastern side of the boat and the other near the bow, at face value, Lawrence seed to have a slight edge.
However, Yue Feng quickly widened the gap.
While Lawrence was intently reeling in with pauses, the long-awaited bite finally occurred.
Lawrence regained his composure and soon landed the fish.
A beautiful tiger grouper nearly swallowed all three treble hooks down its throat.
Lawrence’s timing on lifting the rod was a tad slow.
While the two were earnestly competing, Gu Qingtian didn’t interfere or fish; instead, he observed with great interest.
Yue Feng, who seed nonchalant, didn’t appear particularly skilled in fishing, but once he got serious, he gave Gu Qingtian a different impression,
from the very beginning with the targeted selection of equipnt to the switch of lures after the first catch, all subtly demonstrated Yue Feng’s deep understanding of the nuances in angling.
“Tsk tsk, Little Yue, you’re quite the dark horse!
Your fishing wasn’t this sharp before.
What’s this, playing coy like a pig to eat a tiger with ?” Gu Qingtian teased without holding back.
As Yue Feng continued to wind the line and tease the lure, he replied with a chuckle, “What are you talking about, big brother Gu?
I learned these little tricks from you, didn’t I?”
“I never taught you to fish for grouper with phosphorescent bait!”
“Haha, that was sothing I ca up with on the spot!” Yue Feng lifted his rod again—and hooked another fish!
3:1
“Hey, Lawrence, looks like you’re going to lose today’s competition!” After watching Yue Feng for a while, Gu Qingtian seriously warned his Arican friend.
Lawrence was still reeling in his line, but the expression on his face was no longer as relaxed as it had been before the fishing began; he said, sowhat dejectedly, “I’m afraid your prediction might beco reality!”
“I thought I knew this area and the grouper well enough, but now it seems that Yue Feng is the one who truly understands!”
“However, since it’s a competition, naturally I can’t just give up halfway.
Who knows, maybe I can catch up.
It’s only a difference of two fish, I still have a chance!”
“Haha, good luck to you!”
A difference of two fish indeed wasn’t big, but the fact that Yue Feng could achieve this result in such a short ti clearly showed the gap in fishing skill.
After Yue Feng moved to another spot, he quickly hooked another fish, making it four to one.
At that mont, the kid behind him discreetly tugged at the hem of Yue Feng’s shirt.
Yue Feng turned his head: “What’s up?”
“Fengfeng, that old man ca all this way to fish with you; can’t you leave him so dignity?” the kid whispered as a reminder.
With that reminder, Yue Feng imdiately realized,
Right, the system task only required a win, an excessively large score gap didn’t seem to benefit him at all!
Even Brother Gu held this Arican in high regard, so he could certainly afford to give him so face.
Should he let up a bit?
Yue Feng quickly made his decision.
After that, Yue Feng didn’t adjust anything, drastically reduced the frequency of changing spots, and after catching another fish, still cast the lure in nearby locations, appearing to work hard while secretly slacking off.
While Yue Feng started slacking off, Lawrence, however, was still going all out.
Gradually, the gap in the tail count grew smaller as he slowly caught up.
anwhile, Yue Feng continued fishing, keeping an eye on his neighbor’s progress, always maintaining a lead of two fish.
An hour later, the fish count ended, and the final results were: Yue Feng with eight fish, weighing 31 pounds, and Lawrence with six fish, weighing 25.6 pounds.
Yue Feng won convincingly.
“Hahaha, Lawrence, I guessed right, didn’t I?
You lost!” After the weigh-in, Gu Qingtian laughed heartily, and while laughing, he gave Yue Feng a aningful look.
Yue Feng smiled: “Just lucky to have won, your skill is still very impressive!
Especially those consecutive catches; they really put pressure on !”
Lawrence: “Yue Feng is a friend worth having!
He went easy during the competition to make my catch look less embarrassing!”
“Hahaha!
So you noticed it early on!” Gu Qingtian laughed again.
“Dear Yue Feng, can you tell why you were more successful at catching fish?” Lawrence was quite frank; having lost, he now turned to Yue Feng for advice.
Yue Feng pointed to his fishing rod and reel: “After the lure hits the bottom, the different materials and conditions on the seabed give slightly different feedback to the feel on the fishing rod.
If the bottom is a coral reef or another complex environnt, the likelihood of fish nearby is much lower!”
On the other hand, if the bottom is gravel or a harder surface, the probability of grouper being nearby significantly increases!
To sense these differences, you need to adjust your fishing reel accordingly to make the line tension more sensitive.
Additionally, the lure you were using was a bit too small.
I noticed that the fish you caught swallowed the hook very deeply.
A thicker line and a smaller lure affect sensitivity, thereby impacting your judgnt!”
It was a simple concept, but to Lawrence, it sounded almost like a revelation, and after just a few sentences, he gained a deeper understanding of today’s fishing technique.
“That’s brilliant!
Impressive!” The usually arrogant Arican sincerely gave Yue Feng a thumbs-up.
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