As ten fishing boats slowly set sail, the third annual Fan Fishing Competition officially began.
There were 300 slots available for the competition, and 298 contestants showed up. Two contestants were left out.
For the contestants who hadn't yet appeared, Bai Yu and his group naturally wouldn't wait too long at the dock. Instead, they set off precisely on time when the departure time arrived.
Before the competition began, Bai Yu's company staff had repeatedly reminded the participants that the competition had a set start time, and missing it would be considered as forfeiting participation.
In this situation, if the other party cannot participate, it is not their company's problem, but the contestant's own problem.
The moment the fishing boat sets sail is also the time for dinner on board.
"Brother Yu, the food at this competition organized by your company is much better. I've participated in a few freshwater fishing competitions before, and what do they serve? It's all kinds of boxed lunches."
Unlike your company's competition, the food is so good! This beef and mutton must have been shipped from Inner Mongolia, right? Does this year's competition have any sponsors?
When the topic of the sponsor came up, Bai Yu didn't immediately answer the editor's question. Instead, he beckoned over a member of the camera crew and asked them about it.
Is the camera on?
"It's open."
"Use the walkie-talkie to call the director and switch the live stream to your camera. Old Chen, ask your question again."
Editor Lao Chen stared blankly at Bai Yu's actions, still a little slow to react.
It took him two or three seconds to realize what was happening, and then he asked the same question again.
Then Bai Yu answered the question, emphasizing the sponsors and giving them a good opportunity to advertise.
The live stream naturally captured everything Bai Yu did. Seeing Bai Yu's dedication to advertising, the sponsors of the competition were naturally the happiest.
The sponsorship for this competition wasn't actually that high, at most around 100,000 yuan, and then they did a little advertising in Bai Yu's company's live stream.
Given the current popularity of Bai Yu's company, even though the fishing competition hasn't officially started yet and fishing hasn't even begun, it's still quite popular.
However, their company's live stream has millions of viewers across both platforms. Advertising in front of so many people is definitely worth the money.
And there will definitely be plenty of advertising during the later stages of the competition.
Around 10 p.m., after sailing for four hours, the fishing boat slowed down and came to a stop on the sea. They had arrived at their first competition location.
The first competition venue is a familiar place to everyone: an offshore drilling platform, a location rich in marine resources where you can catch all kinds of sea fish.
As for the daily competition time, there are no specific regulations for this competition; fishing is allowed 24 hours a day.
As the first fishing boat came to a stop, the drilling platform became lively, with all sorts of vessels anchored on the sea.
Although only ten fishing boats provided fishing spots for this competition, there were many other boats providing various support services, including three rescue boats to ensure the safety of the participants.
There are also two ships providing network signals for this competition, as well as several smaller motorboats, making a total of nearly twenty ships.
With so many ships anchored near the drilling platform, the combined lights from the fishing boats and the drilling platform illuminated the entire sea surface.
Sensing that the fishing boat had stopped, Bai Yu immediately grabbed his fishing gear bag and prepared to go fishing.
"Old Chen, the boat has stopped. We should have reached the first competition fishing spot. Hurry back to get your fishing rods and get ready to fish."
When Bai Yu took her fishing gear bag to the deck, she happened to see Lao Chen, who had also come out to check the situation, but the latter was not carrying anything in his hands.
"Fishing? Fishing all night?"
"Of course! There's no time limit for this competition. As long as the fishing boats stop, you can start fishing."
"Go back and get your fishing rod, I'm going up to the deck now."
"Okay, okay, I'll go to the crew quarters to get the fishing rod right away."
Old Chen clearly hadn't read the competition rules carefully. He didn't even know the daily fishing times. Did he think it was the previous competition where fishing was only allowed during designated times?
Previously, the fishing spots were all located on various uninhabited islands, and the safety of all participants could not be guaranteed at night on these islands, so the competition time was set.
All the fishing spots this time were on fishing boats, with staff on board and several rescue boats moored around, ensuring the safety of the anglers very well.
As long as the contestants don't do things on their own and court disaster, there won't be any problems.
Under these circumstances, there will naturally be no time limit for the players in this competition.
After all, nighttime is the best time for fishing, and the catch is often much better when fishing at night.
After Bai Yu brought his fishing tackle bag to the deck, he took some bait from the staff and then went to his fishing spot to prepare to fish.
There are many bait options available for this competition, including shrimp, small squid, large squid, mackerel, and skipjack tuna.
As for which type of bait to use, whether to fish for mid-to-upper-level sea fish or bottom fishing to catch big fish, it's up to the players to choose.
This competition gave the contestants enough autonomy; their performance depended entirely on their own efforts.
Bai Yu took a pound of shrimp and two mackerel baits from the staff. He planned to use the shrimp in the first half of the night, and decide whether to use the mackerel after midnight.
The reason he was considering whether to use it was because he was waiting for his luck value to update at 12 o'clock. If his luck value was high at that time, he would use mackerel as bait to catch a big fish.
Otherwise, he would continue fishing with shrimp. His luck value today was just average, only around 40 even after the bonus, which is not very high, so the catch wouldn't be very good.
As for the fishing depth, Bai Hao plans to try the upper and middle layers of the sea first to see what the resources are like there.
Actually, fishing on drilling platforms offers excellent resources, especially in the mid-water areas where you can find all kinds of fish.
If you're lucky, you might even encounter tuna here, and maybe even catch a giant one.
When choosing fishing gear, Bai Yu uses fishing lines with a tensile strength of 50 pounds, and does not choose overly strong fishing lines.
After all, the stronger the tension, the thicker the fishing line needs to be, and the fish in the sea will find the fishing line more easily, which is not conducive to catching ordinary fish.
With everything ready, Bai Yu cast his fishing hook, bait, and sinker into the sea, watching the line slowly sink.
At a distance of about forty meters, the white fish and the fishing line applied some pressure, fixing the hook in place.
As for how Bai Yu knew that forty meters was the middle of the seawater depth, he had never tested the depth.
This question is a bit redundant. Don't forget how many times Bai Yu has fished in the South China Sea. He knows which fishing spots are rich in resources and how deep the sea is.
Bai Yu was even familiar with the drilling platform they were currently on. The water here wasn't very deep, only about ninety meters at most, and a depth of forty meters or so was sufficient.
The bait has been cast, and now it's just a matter of waiting for a fish to bite. You only need to lift the rod when a fish takes the bait.
After Bai Yu cast his line, the other anglers gradually arrived at their respective fishing spots, took out their rods, and prepared to fish.
The two players on either side of Bai Yu recognized him immediately when they arrived at their fishing spots, greeted him, and asked him about fishing techniques.
Although some of the contestants in this competition bought their spots, they are mostly fans of Bai Yu.
Even if they aren't fans, they at least know Bai Yu and know that he's an expert in sea fishing. It's perfectly normal for these people to ask Bai Yu questions when they don't understand something.
As for the issues between the two, Bai Yu told them everything she knew, and the two got along quite well.
As for the fact that everyone is a player and there is a competitive relationship between them?
These are not big problems. The competition has only just begun. Even if there is competition, it hasn't reached a fever pitch yet. Everyone can still communicate amicably.
Moreover, for most of the players, winning the championship is quite difficult. They just want to go fishing and make some money through fishing.
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