As the time came to nine o'clock, Bai Yu and his three companions began fishing.
This fan fishing competition has few rules and not many restrictions on the participants. It mainly relies on self-discipline and avoiding being caught cheating by the staff.
After all, they were on a small island, and the conditions there were limited. There was no loudspeaker to announce the start time of fishing; the anglers simply started fishing at nine o'clock.
Bai Yu and his three companions were very conscientious; they only baited their hooks and cast them out at exactly nine o'clock.
As for the other participants, they were very conscientious and waited patiently until nine o'clock before starting to fish.
There was no other way. For this fishing competition, Bai Yu specially found a broadcasting team. This team not only had ground cameramen, but they also had ten drones to film from high above.
The contestants on the island had no idea whether cameras were filming them or who the live stream was filming.
So in this situation, they should just stick to fishing according to the rules.
Bai Yu was still using the same sea rod he had been using before, but he had replaced the super line he used to use. When fishing near the island, you don't need such a large fishing line.
After casting the bait, he looked at Li Shuang beside him and said:
"Shuangzi, I just asked the staff on the walkie-talkie. He told me that only 72 anglers started fishing on time, and there are still more than 30 anglers who haven't arrived at the island yet."
"We made a bet yesterday. You bet ten to twenty, and Ah Sheng bet twenty to thirty. What happened? You two lost. You'll have to go get your lunch."
That's right, Bai Yu and Li Shuang were talking about the bet they made last night, which was about how many people would be late today.
In the end, Li Shuang and A Sheng lost, and the price they had to pay was that they had to help Bai Yu and Wang Hai pick up their lunch at noon.
"A bet is a bet, we'll go get our food later. But what I didn't expect is that so many people are already late on the first day of the competition."
Brother Yu, do you think they're not taking this competition too seriously? Every second wasted could affect the final result. Maybe it'll all come down to that...
Hey hey hey, what did I tell you? During the competition, every minute and every second is very important. Who knows, you might catch a fish in the next second?
Like me, I already have fish biting my hook, and they haven't even started fishing yet! Hahaha, I'm definitely the champion of this competition! Hahahaha!
Li Shuang was originally planning to discuss the latecomers with Bai Yu, but as he was talking, his fishing rod suddenly started moving, interrupting his conversation.
However, this had little impact. As an experienced angler, Li Shuang suddenly lifted his fishing rod, first giving the guy a set of hook-up maneuvers, and then continued talking.
As for Li Shuang's final statement that the championship was undoubtedly his, he certainly has the right to say that now, since he was the only one among the four people present who caught the fish.
Faced with this situation, what else could Bai Yu say? Of course, he would lie and agree, praising Li Shuang, preferably making him feel so flattered that he got carried away.
Now that the competition has begun, Bai Yu and his three companions are no longer the Haida F4 group, but four individual members who are now in competition with each other.
Only if Li Shuang gets cocky will they have a chance to catch up, and maybe the championship will come their way.
The moment Li Shuang caught the fish, a staff member carrying a camera came over from behind them, and at the same time, the drone that was flying in the air also landed and came in front of Li Shuang to film her.
At this early stage of the competition, Li Shuang was the first to catch a fish, so all the cameras were definitely going to focus on him.
At that very moment, at least 100,000+ viewers were watching Li Shuang fish in the live stream.
However, Bai Yu and the others were unaware of these things. There was no signal on this base island, so they naturally couldn't check the live stream.
This is why almost no one streamed their own video during this fishing competition, because they couldn't stream even if they wanted to, as they didn't have internet access.
The best way for them to get exposure in front of the audience is to attract the camera by using fish-themed methods, so that they can appear in the live stream.
Some people might ask, if Bai Yu and his group can get satellite traffic, why can't other bloggers? It's just a matter of spending some money, and those bloggers aren't short of money.
It's definitely possible, but you need to apply in advance. You need to be forward-thinking. Also, satellite data is very expensive. Even if you buy a few gigabytes of data, it's really not enough for a long live stream.
That's why, during this match, only Bai Yu's company's official account was broadcasting live; their company has plenty of money.
Bai Yu was also waiting for his first fish to appear during today's fishing trip; he was eager to make his first catch.
Fortunately, the wait wasn't too long. Just as Li Shuang reeled in his first fish, Bai Yu also felt his fishing line move.
Upon realizing this, he also jerked his fishing rod upwards, performing the same action as Li Shuang.
Although they weren't taught by the same teacher, they learned and summarized their techniques from each other, so there was almost no difference in their skills.
Bai Yu used a set of hook-setting techniques and felt a heavy weight on the rod. He had hooked the fish and kept it.
Feeling the weight on the fishing rod, he felt pretty good about the fish that had taken the bait; it weighed about four or five pounds.
Although it's not that big, catching fish of this size near a small island is already quite good.
So Bai Yu picked up his fishing rod and began his operation, repeatedly pulling the rod, reeling in the line, and sending the fish out.
Of course, Bai Yu didn't cast his line too frequently, mainly because he hadn't fished in a long time and wanted to play with this guy to get back into the fishing rhythm.
As for how to play, well, it's naturally a matter of casting three lines and releasing one.
Bai Yu was fishing at a spot about forty meters from the shore. Using his method, he could catch the fish in about seven or eight minutes.
This amount of time was enough for Bai Yu to get into the zone. Feeling the force of the fish struggling, Bai Yu actually enjoyed it a little.
However, no matter how much you enjoy it, this time will eventually come to an end. After about four or five minutes, Bai Yu dragged the fish to the shore and scooped it up.
It wasn't that Bai Yu didn't want to play anymore, it's just that this guy didn't last that long. After four or five minutes, he had already gone limp and had no ability to resist.
In this situation, how can you play the game of fishing for whitebait? The only option is to catch it.
You don't know until you try fishing, and what you find is astonishing. When Bai Yu dragged the fish to the shore, he was immediately surprised by the appearance of the catch, because his first fish was a Western Star Grouper.
Her blue skin and light blue spots combined to make her look so beautiful.
"Wow, the first one is a Western Star-shaped Spotted Spot. Luckily it's not an Eastern Star-shaped Spotted ...
Bai Yu took the grouper out of the net, bled it, and threw it into a box filled with ice.
"Grouper? Brother Yu, we didn't apply for grouper fishing for this competition, did we? If we catch a grouper, are we just supposed to release it?"
"What else can we do? Wild grouper are now protected. If we don't have a fishing license, we'll have to release the grouper."
Don't worry, there aren't many Eastern Star Groupers; we won't encounter many in this competition.
Through the communication between Bai Yu and Li Shuang, we can learn that the grouper is not among the fish that can be caught in this competition.
You should know that in the first fan fishing competition, you could still catch grouper, but now you can't.
The main reason for this situation is that the fishing boat they used when they held the fishing competition last year had the legal right to fish for grouper. However, this time the competition was held on a small island, and Bai Yu and his crew did not apply for the necessary permits, so they were not allowed to fish there.
Of course, even if their company applied, it might not be approved, so their company didn't apply and simply listed this type of fish as prohibited from fishing.
Eastern grouper cannot be fished, but western grouper can. Western grouper is not protected, so this first catch for whitebait is acceptable.
After setting the grouper in place, Bai Yu hooked a shrimp onto the hook and cast it out.
He then started chatting with Li Shuang, this time mainly about sea fish that can't be caught, mostly protected species or those with no value.
However, the chat process was not very smooth. It wasn't that someone was interfering with their conversation, but rather that Yu kept interrupting them.
I don’t know if Bai Yu chose this place well, but ever since they opened, fish have been coming to bite their hooks from time to time, preventing the two of them from continuing their conversation.
Although their conversation was constantly interrupted, neither Bai Yu nor Li Shuang showed any dissatisfaction; in fact, their faces were full of smiles, as if they wished the interruptions would happen even more frequently.
After all, only in this way can they catch more fish.
This competition is all about the final overall score, and everyone wants to get a good result.
As one fish after another was caught, Bai Hao didn't even let go of the mudskippers that weighed only a few ounces; they caught them too.
In Bai Yu's words, what if the final result is only a few ounces off? If that were the case, wouldn't they be filled with regret?
After all, this kind of situation has happened before. In the last fan fishing competition, Lao Deng just missed out on the top three by a hair's breadth.
So Bai Yu didn't let these small fish go either, and he also caught them.
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