Reborn as a New Farmer of the 1980s

Reborn during the early days of China’s reform and opening, the narrator finds himself in the 1980s countryside. In this setting, the past is still a cold reference, yet it is also a fresh start....

Chapter 521 Fishing

Wan Feng got up early the next morning.

Whether you can catch anything in the summer depends on whether you fish in the morning or evening.

Don't count on it tonight. Wan Feng doesn't plan to stay in Sancha for a whole day, so it is very necessary to get up early.

Wan Jun carried the net bag and the bait bottle in high spirits. Wan Feng found a piece of gauze, wrapped a smelly shoe that he had dug out while digging for earthworms yesterday, and also wrapped a handful of loose bean cakes that had been soaked in water last night, and set off with his fishing rod.

From the 42nd Company, walk along the dirt road connecting to the highway to Dalinzi Station, then walk east along a dirt road in the field for more than two miles to Sanchazi. The one-way distance from home to Sancha is about five miles.

A group of young people came to Sancha with anticipation of a good harvest on their faces, laughing all the way.

It was early in the morning, the sun was still on the horizon, and there was no one in Sancha.

A group of people walked to a dam.

Sancha is on the left and the catfish pond is on the right.

"Let's go to the catfish pond." Wan Feng walked straight to the catfish pond without any hesitation. Of course he knew that there were many fish in the catfish pond.

The catfish pond covers an area of ​​more than ten acres. It was built by the educated youth who went to the countryside to work and expanded a small bay.

After the educated youth returned to the city, the fish in this pond became wild and became a paradise for anglers.

"We can't go. If the 42 of us go to the catfish pond, Dalinzi's group will come and chase us away. If we don't leave, they will beat us up."

"Ignore him. Let's fish for a while while they're not here."

After Wan Feng finished speaking, he took him away and walked towards Sifangtai.

Sifangtai is an earthen platform extending into the fish pond. It was left behind by the educated youth back then. It was probably used for fishing.

It is certain that it was not used to feed fish. At that time, people had problems getting enough food, so where would they get the food to feed the fish?

Wan Feng walked to the square platform and first threw the smelly shoe wrapped in gauze tied with a rope into the water, and then threw the bean cake wrapped in gauze into the water.

Fish can also distinguish smells underwater. Stinky shoes and bean cakes can attract fish to gather.

Untie the fishing rod, kill a worm, pinch off a small piece and stick it on the fish hook.

Each fishing rod has two sledge hooks, one large and one small, about a palm's distance apart.

After Wan Feng finished setting up one rod, he threw the hook into the pond and then set up the second rod.

The other two fishing rods belonged to Wan Jun, who was also fiddling with his own rod.

When Wan Feng put the bait on his second rod and was about to cast, he looked up...

Hey! Where did the float from the first round go?

Wan Feng threw down the second rod in his hand and reached out to pick up the first rod.

Two balls of white light flashed on the fishing rod.

Right fish!

I caught two fish at once, but unfortunately they were both willow roots.

Although they are small fish, at least it is a good sign. The hook has been set and a couple of them have come up.

Catching the right fish is very difficult and is usually a symbol of luck. It seems that my luck will be right today.

Wan Feng put the bait on the fish again and threw the hook into the water. Unexpectedly, as soon as the hook entered the water, the float started to shake.

This time the fishing float did not move with the current, nor did it dive into the water, but moved up and down on the water surface at a very fast speed.

A big fish is caught.

Based on my experience of fishing in my previous life, I guess this is a crucian carp.

"Brother, get me the fishing basket!" Wan Feng shouted and started to pull the fishing hook towards the shore along the water.

When Wan Jun heard that his brother was going to scoop the basket, he became excited and immediately handed the basket to Wan Feng.

A scooping basket is a wooden handle with an iron ring tied to the top and a net bag underneath the iron ring. It is specially used to catch big fish.

When the fish hook approached the shore, Wan Feng held the fishing rod in his left hand and the scoop basket in his right hand.

I could already see the black spine of the fish still struggling in the water.

Wan Feng lowered the basket and then lifted it up. A crucian carp nearly one foot long was struggling to death in the basket.

Wow! Such a big crucian carp.

Crucian carp is a relatively difficult fish to catch because it swallows the hook very shallowly. Usually, it only bites the hook's lips. If you lift the rod a little too hard or too fast, the fish will break free from the hook.

If Wanfeng had not brought the crucian carp to the shore with the current but had directly lifted the rod, he would have released it 100%.

Okay, even if I only catch this one fish today, it won’t be a loss.

"Wow! Wan Feng caught a big fish!" This time, the teenagers who were still hesitating whether to enter the fish pond became jealous and ran into the catfish pond and came to Sifangtai.

In a moment, the square stage was crowded with people.

Fishing, like gambling, involves an element of luck. Some people can reap a rich harvest in the same place, while others can only watch.

The saying that comparison is the thief of joy is also applicable to fishing.

In his previous life, Wan Feng was a person with bad luck when it came to fishing. He had never caught a fish weighing more than half a pound.

I didn’t expect to catch something so surprising the first time I went fishing after my rebirth in this life.

Wan Feng was extremely lucky this morning. He caught two hooks in a row right at the start, and his luck won't be too bad next time.

This is the time when fish come out to feed. If you don’t catch anything before seven o’clock, that’s it for the whole morning.

Wan Feng didn't even have the chance to throw his other fishing rod into the water as he was too busy with this one.

He simply ignored the other rod and used this one to fish.

As soon as the hook is put into the water, fish will be caught, including whitebait, old man fish, catfish and crucian carp.

Because this fish pond is connected to the river branch, he also caught a few river fish, an oxtail and a gaiyazi.

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