Bai Yu's expectations for the second day of fishing were the same as yesterday. He didn't expect to catch any big fish; he would be content as long as there were enough of them.
After all, he won by sheer numbers yesterday; the biggest fish he caught yesterday reportedly weighed 53 pounds.
A 53-pound freshwater fish is big enough, but so what? The contestant who caught this big fish didn't even make it into the top 50, finishing the first day of the competition outside the top 50.
So Bai Yu doesn’t expect to catch a big fish; he wants the result, the total score of all the catches!
After Bai Yu cast his line, all that was left was to wait for the first fish to bite and give him a good start.
At the very start of the match, the organizers also opened their official live stream, and the first shot shown was of Bai Yu.
In addition to showing Bai Yu a picture, there is also a line of text on the picture, which reads Bai Yu's score yesterday and her current ranking.
Ten seconds later, the screen switched to the second place, then the third, the fourth, and so on until the tenth place.
The competition ended at tenth place. The organizers only gave screen time to the top ten, explaining that these ten were strong contenders for the championship.
That's for sure. The top ten are the best so far. They're not the strongest competitors. Are they going to be the bottom ten?
It's worth mentioning that among these top ten, only one person was a pre-tournament favorite to win the championship, namely Lao Deng; the remaining nine are not very well-known.
Two of them are not even in the freshwater fishing circle, so for most netizens, this ranking is just outrageous.
Before they could offer any further comment, the live stream switched back to Bai Yu, and the camera zoomed in for a close-up shot.
In the scene, Bai Yu is gripping his fishing rod tightly, pressing the rod handle firmly against his thigh, as if he is wrestling with a large fish.
'？？？'
'Isn't this yesterday's number one? What's going on? Did they catch a fish?'
'My goodness! Judging by his expression, he must have caught a really big fish this time!'
'A big fish? How did you know? It's not like the fishing rod hitting your leg means it's a big fish. Maybe the rod is too heavy and he's trying to save energy?'
"The person upstairs wasn't here yesterday, was he? Yesterday, my brother fished up a 20-pound fish, and he didn't even have to brace his leg with the rod. Now he's bracing the rod against his leg. Doesn't that prove it's a big fish?"
"The betting is on! This time, we won't guess the size of the fish. We'll guess if it weighs forty pounds. I bet on it, one pack of Weilong cigarettes."
'I guess not, I'll bet on a sausage.'
'Yes, an old-fashioned popsicle.'
"Are you crazy, upstairs? It's almost December, where are you eating popsicles? I've got a bag of konjac popsicles."
"Are you from Northeast China? We have central heating here. Isn't one heating rod enough? If not, can I get a few more?"
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Viewers in the live stream started placing bets again on the fish that Bai Yu was currently fishing for.
Their behavior is sometimes incomprehensible. You might ask, how can they know the weight of a fish if they just keep pressing down on how big it is? Even if Bai Yu catches the fish, he won't weigh it immediately.
Another point is, what if Bai Yu fails to catch the fish and it gets away? Who would be responsible then?
The house wins all? And who is the house?
Bai Yu wasn't particularly aware of what was happening in the live stream. It wasn't that he was unaware; on the contrary, he knew he was in a live stream.
He had already checked his phone before going to bed last night. He had watched some live stream clips online, as well as messages from Li Xue, Li Shuang, and others.
Bai Yu had no objection to this. Since he had come to participate in a competition organized by someone else, it was normal for him to appear in the live broadcast room.
In addition, the organizers do not allow the players to broadcast live during the competition; it's just that Bai Yu doesn't use his own account to broadcast.
It's worth noting that his Douyin account was registered on the very first day Douyin was launched, and his account name is a four-digit number: 0001.
The account has been created for four years, but it has never streamed live even once.
Therefore, he also did not plan to broadcast this competition, and he really doesn't care too much about viewership.
He used to have the idea of using his account to accept advertisements, but as his company started operating, he gave up on that idea, since the company was already making enough money.
We've gone a bit off-topic. Let's get back to Bai Yu now.
Just a few dozen seconds ago, Bai Yu was intently watching the float on the water's surface, hoping a fish would bite.
But in the next second, in the blink of an eye, the float that was on the surface of the water suddenly disappeared, and then a huge force came from the fishing rod.
Upon feeling the weight on the fishing rod, Bai Yu's physical reaction was faster than his mental one; he almost reflexively jerked the fishing rod upwards.
That's why Bai Yu focused all his attention on the fishing rod; if he wasn't careful, this guy would have dragged it away.
After he lifted the rod, the crisis was not over. The force transmitted through the fishing rod was a bit beyond his expectations, and since he was sitting on the fishing platform, it was not particularly easy to exert force.
In addition, his reaction was instinctive and caught off guard, so after he raised the rod, he was inevitably pulled and stumbled, moving forward a little distance.
Bai Yu was originally sitting on the chair with his whole buttocks, but after being pulled by this guy, only a quarter of his buttocks were still sitting on the chair, which made it more difficult for him to exert force.
After realizing that the guy's size might be a bit beyond his imagination, he immediately adjusted his posture. He got up from the chair, squatted down in a half-kneeling position, and then rested the handle of the fishing rod on his thigh.
At this point, we have to mention the trouble with the parasol. Because the midday sun was too strong, Bai Yu put up a parasol for herself yesterday.
Fishing yesterday went smoothly, since the fish he caught weren't very big, and the parasol didn't cause him too much trouble.
But things are different now. This time, a big fish has taken the bait, and Bai Yu is finding it hard to stretch out under the parasol.
If he stands up, he won't be able to lift the fishing rod; if he sits, he can't exert any force. He wants to leave the sunshade, but the fish is too big to pull away.
After all, the fishing line he was using was the same length as the fishing rod, so he couldn't let out any line to play the fish. All he could do now was withstand the pull of this guy and pray that the fishing line could withstand the pull of both forces.
When the live stream switched to him, it was just as he was changing his posture, at a crucial moment in the struggle.
In Bai Yu's opinion, the fish that bit the hook this time was just so-so, not particularly big. If he were sea fishing, he would have chosen to go for it head-on.
However, we are now fishing for freshwater fish, and the fishing rod is not the sea rod we used before, nor is the fishing line for catching giant fish, so we naturally cannot be as unrestrained in our operation.
While he was resisting the pull of this guy, Bai Yu's biggest worry was that the line would break. If the line broke, then everything would be over!
Fortunately, although the fish was large, it did not seem to exceed the fishing line's capacity. Moreover, in order to catch the fish, Bai Yu was trying his best to pull it in another direction.
As far as Bai Yu is concerned, as long as this guy doesn't swim towards the middle of the black pit, he can accept any other direction.
After all, whether it goes left or right, Bai Yu can leave the parasol and come to an open space to continue fighting this guy, giving him more room to maneuver.
Under Bai Yu's skillful manipulation, and with his repeated jerk of the rod, the fish probably couldn't stand the pain of the hook pricking its mouth anymore.
Two minutes later, the guy finally stopped trying to swim into the deep water and instead swam to the left.
Bai Yu was finally able to stand up. If he hadn't changed direction, his legs would have gone numb from squatting!
As Bai Yu followed the guy a few steps to the left, leaving the area under the sunshade, he was able to maneuver more freely, and he started competing with the guy again.
For Bai Yu, his fishing technique is very simple: he just goes at the fish that bites the hook until it can't take it anymore, and then he drags it to the shore and puts it into his fish basket.
As the saying goes, great effort can create miracles!
While white fishing techniques are simple, there's a prerequisite: the fishing rod and line must be of high quality.
Therefore, Bai Yu is very willing to spend money on hardware facilities. The fishing gear he is currently using cost him several thousand yuan.
Finally, it took Bai Yu more than ten minutes to exhaust the guy's strength before he dragged him to the shore.
As the creature drew closer to the shore, its true form came into Bai Yu's view.
"Hmm? It's about a meter long. This should be a grass carp. It looks quite plump, but it shouldn't weigh too much. Forty or fifty pounds at most."
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