After a short night's rest, the competition for Bai Yu and the other eleven people officially began at daybreak the next day.
At eight o'clock in the morning, after everyone had breakfast, the brand's staff came to them, said a few words, and then left.
Then, a man carrying a camera appeared next to Bai Yu and the others, who were preparing to film them in real time during the competition.
Besides the cameraman, Bai Yu and his team also had a staff member with them who weighed their catch. Every time they caught a fish, they would weigh it and add the real-time data to the live stream.
As the brand's staff left the stage, the cameras on site turned on almost simultaneously, signaling the official start of the competition.
This competition was not very formal at the time, and there were no rules to speak of.
During the competition, there are no restrictions on the fishing gear and equipment used by the contestants, except for the bait, which is that they cannot use high-tech live bait.
This is understandable. The water quality in the fishpond at the farm they are currently on is excellent, so the owner would naturally not allow anyone to use high-tech bait to pollute the water.
Apart from that, there are no other restrictions; fishing is entirely up to the players' individual skills.
Bai Yu then carried his fishing gear bag and, along with the cameraman and another staff member, went to find a fishing spot.
The fishing spot that Bai Yu found was one where the shore was relatively open, but the aquatic plants along the shore were very dense.
Although Baiyu doesn't have much experience fishing for freshwater fish, his few fishing experiences have mostly come from participating in various competitions.
But even though he lacked experience, he knew one thing: fish could possibly hide among these aquatic plants.
Grass carp and snakehead fish, in particular, prefer to come to places with a lot of aquatic plants. If you look carefully, you will definitely be able to find them.
Just as Bai Yu had chosen his fishing spot and was preparing to bait his hook, another angler arrived next to him.
Bai Yu had a very deep impression of this contestant; he had watched his videos and found them to be very distinctive.
Especially his fishing competition experience, the way he baited the bait was truly worthy of his name, Zeng Dapeng!
"Hey bro, you're fishing here too? What do you think of the fishing spots?"
"Resources? Bai Yu, I'm not bragging, but I've never had a concept of good or bad resources when I'm fishing. As long as there are fish in this pond, there will be resources wherever I am!"
"Just you wait and see. I'll prepare a feeding area for you, and it won't be long before the fish start biting. Then we'll definitely have plenty of fish to catch."
'smack'
As soon as Zeng Dapeng finished speaking, he took out a large stainless steel basin from his bag and poured out a lot of bait, looking like he was about to start baiting the area.
Seeing the familiar operation, it really was a familiar operation. Although Bai Yu had never seen Zeng Dapeng baiting the fish in person, he had seen quite a few videos online.
Unlike other netizens who looked down on Zeng Dapeng's tactics, Bai Yu felt that there was nothing wrong with using heavy baiting, as long as it could catch fish and wouldn't pollute the water.
Bai Yu then stepped forward to take a closer look. He picked up a packet of the bait Zeng Dapeng had used, looked at the ingredient list, and then opened it to smell it. Apart from a fishy smell, he couldn't smell anything else.
Bai Yu didn't really know much about freshwater fishing. All he could do was help Zeng Dapeng prepare the bait and stir it around.
Anyway, Bai Yu has no competition with the other contestants present, and the other contestants are all very friendly towards him, so let's just get along peacefully.
To be honest, Zeng Dapeng's fishing method really requires a lot of patience, and it has to be the kind of patience that's extremely good.
Otherwise, just opening those dozens of packets of bait would be enough to drive anyone crazy.
Then you have to mix all that bait with water, then knead it into large chunks, and finally throw it into the fishpond to create a feeding area.
After adding water, more than ten kilograms of bait turned into clumps of bait. It was quite exaggerated to put this stuff in a stainless steel basin.
For a moment, Bai Yu was a little dazed. He could hardly tell whether Zeng Dapeng was fishing or feeding the fish.
With a series of 'plop' sounds, more than ten kilograms of bait were thrown into the water in front of the two of them; this was the baiting spot they had prepared in the large basin.
As for when this nest will start spawning, that's uncertain.
Unbeknownst to Bai Yu, the entire process of him disassembling the bait and preparing the fodder was broadcast live, and it was broadcast live on Anta's official account across all platforms.
In Anta's live stream, some people may not recognize Zeng Dapeng, but most people definitely know Bai Yu.
After all, Bai Yu is Anta's brand ambassador, and his advertisements and posters have been displayed on Anta's official website, online flagship store, and offline stores for more than half a year.
Anyone who has bought clothes or shoes from Anta in the past six months has seen Bai Yu's advertisements, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.
Then the viewers in the live stream saw a confusing scene: wasn't this supposed to be a fishing competition? Why were Bai Yu and another person feeding the fish?
Indeed, in the eyes of many netizens, Zeng Dapeng's method of baiting the fish was essentially feeding them.
As for those netizens who recognized Zeng Dapeng, they also started spamming the bullet screen with comments, all saying that Olympic champion Bai Yu had been led astray by Zeng Dapeng, and that he wasn't like this when he used to fish.
Especially with the live stream director switching screens, the other contestants had already started fishing, while only Zeng Dapeng and Bai Yu were still baiting the hook.
Furthermore, now that these businesses have already opened, the donation amount section in Anta's live stream has begun to change.
When you compare the two, the gap widens considerably.
The amount of donations in the live stream also changed. Although the fluctuation was not very large, the first fish caught was just a large crucian carp, weighing less than a pound.
However, the popularity of Anta's live broadcast room also gradually increased. After all, it is very rare to see a live broadcast of a donation like this, so we have to take a good look at it.
That's why, while others had already opened for business, Bai Yu and Zeng Dapeng were still preparing their fishing spots, which naturally created a gap between them.
Bai Yu wasn't particularly concerned about what was happening online; he didn't have time to watch the live stream on his phone anyway.
He immediately took out his fishing tackle bag, and according to the agreement he had made with Zeng Dapeng, he took out a 3.6-meter hand rod and then took out fishing line to start tying it.
The fishing line used is a size 2 fishing line, without a leader line, just a main line tied to the hook, and a seven-star float.
Bai Yu didn't have much experience in freshwater fishing, so he mainly consulted Zeng Dapeng for advice before choosing fishing gear and starting to fish.
In Zeng Dapeng's words, since they have set up their fishing spot around the aquatic plants, they will mainly use bait that likes to stay around the aquatic plants when fishing.
For example, common fish species include snakehead, grass carp, crucian carp, common carp, and mandarin fish.
Among these fish, snakehead can be ignored. These fish are carnivorous and are easier to catch with lures and rods.
However, Bai Yu and his team have just used bait to create a feeding area, so even if there are snakehead fish in that area, they are not within their fishing range.
As for the other types of fish, if they are available, you can give them a try.
Bai Hao then opened a bag of powdered bait, which was also given to him by Zeng Dapeng. It was the same bait used for groundbaiting, and he said that this would make it easier to catch fish one after another.
After preparing the bait, the two packets of powdered bait were combined into a bait ball. Bai Hao pinched off a small ball, hooked it onto the fishing hook, and cast it out.
After casting two lines in a row and adjusting the depth of the hook, the fishing for the white-haired fisherman officially began.
Since their fishing spot had only just been set up, it wasn't ready to attract fish quickly. For Bai Yu and Zeng Dapeng, that meant they had quite a while to wait.
While they were waiting, the live stream camera naturally didn't focus on the two of them, but instead on other players who were catching fish.
Of course, Bai Yu and the other two wouldn't be idle either; they could chat while they waited.
They still had plenty to talk about. For example, Bai Yu could talk to Zeng Dapeng about sea fishing, and Zeng Dapeng could talk to Bai Yu about his freshwater fishing.
The two chatted quite pleasantly until, after three to five minutes, Bai Yu glanced at his Seven Star Float. He hadn't thought much of it at first, and after a quick glance, he was ready to continue chatting.
Suddenly, Bai Yu seemed to notice something was wrong. He turned his head back, wondering where his Seven Star Drift was.
When he was adjusting his fishing floats, only three of his seven floats were below the water surface, while the remaining four were above the water surface. However, there was only one float left above the water surface.
Moreover, the only float was moving on the surface of the water, but the movement was not significant, and Bai Yu had not yet felt any movement on the fishing rod.
But the current situation isn't about whether there's any movement on the fishing rod; he's seen a fish bite the hook with his own eyes, and the disappearing float is proof of that.
He caught a fish!
Upon realizing this, Bai Yu suddenly lifted his fishing rod upwards. Whether fishing for sea fish or freshwater fish, his first reaction after a fish bites the hook is always to lift the rod and set the hook!
Although Bai Yu's timing for setting the hook is slightly late, judging from the bent rod and the weight transmitted through it,
His attempt to hook the fish still left the fish that had taken the bait. After being provoked by the white fish, the fish began to struggle frantically.
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