While waiting for the fish to bite, Bai Yu kept his eyes glued to the water, watching the movement of his float, not daring to relax for a moment.
The main difference between fishing in commercial fishing ponds and fishing from a boat is that fishing in commercial ponds is different from fishing from a boat. Previously, Baiyu fished from boats, whether they were fishing boats, fishing dinghies, or fishing vessels.
He can place his fishing rod on the fishing hole or a fixed frame after casting, but there is no place for him to place his fishing rod when fishing in a commercial pond.
Even if there is a fishing rod holder on the fishing platform, it can only support the fishing rod for a while, but it cannot fix the fishing rod in place.
If a fish bites the hook later and Bai Yu's attention isn't on the fishing rod, it's very likely that the fish will sneak up and drag the rod away.
If that were to happen, Bai Yu would become famous in this competition and might even appear in the videos of various fishing bloggers.
After all, the rules of this competition stipulate that the use of safety ropes is not allowed during the competition. The organizers may also want to see if anyone will be distracted during the competition and be ambushed by the fish.
Bai Yu himself has little experience in fishing for freshwater fish, so given this risk, he definitely has to keep an eye on the float at all times and be ready to catch a fish.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but just when Bai Yu felt his eyes were about to blur from watching the fishing float, the float, which had been drifting along without moving, suddenly started to move.
And it was moving up and down, and I tapped it several times in a row!
Bai Yu was all too familiar with this reaction. It was clear that a fish had taken the bait. If he wasn't going to hook the fish now, what was he waiting for?
So Bai Yu immediately jerked the fishing rod up and gave the fish that had taken the bait a good whack!
To Bai Yu's surprise, the fishing rod that he had imagined should feel heavy did not come at all. It remained light and airy, with no sign of a fish biting the hook!
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What's going on? Did I miss?
With a hint of doubt in his eyes, Bai Yu retrieved the fishhook, ready to examine its contents.
As Bai Yu lifted the rod, the fishhook flew up, leaving him with an empty hook, not a single kernel of corn on it.
In other words, Bai Yu not only missed the target with his fishing rod, but also lost the three kernels of corn on the rod. He lost three kernels of corn with this one cast.
"Oh dear, did I lift the rod too fast? Maybe next time I should wait a couple of seconds?"
As Bai Yu muttered to himself, he baited the hook with three more kernels of corn and cast it back to the spot where the fish had previously been biting.
It was through this fishing rod that Bai Yu understood the difference between fishing for freshwater fish and fishing for saltwater fish, and there were just too many differences.
With Bai Yu casting his second line, it was time to wait again.
It's unclear whether the baiting Bai Yu had prepared earlier had an effect, but for the second cast, Bai Yu didn't have to wait long. After only two or three minutes, he saw the float move again.
Just like before, the float bobbed up and down, sinking below the water's surface and then rising again, repeating this cycle four or five times.
Just as Bai Yu was still hesitating whether to lift the rod to set the hook, the float, which had been bobbing up and down, suddenly sank sharply and then did not rise again.
This is... illegal immigration!
Upon seeing this, Bai Yu finally stopped hesitating and yanked his fishing rod upwards, delivering a powerful hookset.
This time, the float went completely black, which was different from the previous ups and downs. In the past, it might have been that the fish were testing the waters, but a black float meant that the fish had most likely taken the bait.
According to fishing videos that Bai Yu himself has seen online, all the fishing bloggers have the same advice for this situation: seize the opportunity to hook the fish as soon as possible, as this is the best time to do so.
Bai Yu has always been a person who listens to advice and is also a person who loves to learn. He does whatever fishing bloggers say.
So he immediately lifted the rod to hook the fish, and then he felt a heavy weight on the rod. This meant that a fish had been hooked and was successfully caught on the hook.
"Hey, these bloggers are right, the success rate of black floundering is indeed quite high, not bad, not bad, I'll give them a thumbs up later."
You can imagine Bai Yu's feelings after hitting the target, especially since the players on his left and right sides hadn't caught a fish yet.
You said that Bai Yu, as an amateur, caught the fish before the two people next to him. Isn't that something to be happy about?
While happy, Bai Yu also had to think about how to catch this fish. In his opinion, the fish that took the bait this time weighed about six or seven pounds.
Of course, Bai Yu's feeling may not be entirely accurate, because he felt it based on the strength of the sea fish, and could only give a general impression.
For Bai Yu, catching a fish weighing six or seven pounds is very easy, but this is on the premise that he is using a sea rod and a reel, which makes it very easy for him.
The current situation is that he is using a hand rod, and regardless of whether it has a reel or not, the rod is eight meters long, a length he has never used before.
However, none of that matters. As mentioned before, Bai Yu is currently a player with perfect theoretical knowledge but no practical experience.
Now that the opportunity to put his skills into practice has arrived, what is he waiting for if he doesn't test the fishing techniques he has learned before?
Bai Yu then stood up from the fishing platform, took his fishing rod, and walked to the side.
He was a little cramped sitting on the fishing platform, since there was a parasol overhead, and there were limitations to how high he could raise his fishing rod.
So he could only take his fishing rod and walk to the side to find an open space to show off his skills.
After catching a fish weighing six or seven pounds, Bai Yu decided not to play it anymore and started fishing with his rod.
The fishing method of the white-hooked fish has only one characteristic: it is to fight head-on. It lifts the fishing rod as high as possible, then backs up to drag the fish that has taken the bait toward the shore.
Even when it came to the end, Bai Yu felt that the eight-meter fishing rod was a bit too long, so he shortened it by two sections, turning the 100-meter rod into a six- or seven-meter length.
Finally, with Bai Yu's skillful maneuvering, it only took about two minutes to drag a fish with a faint yellow halo to the shore.
"Yellow? Is that because it's been exposed to the sun, or is it naturally yellow? Aren't the fish in this black pit supposed to be farmed fish?"
Yellow is naturally the color of this fish's skin, but this yellow isn't golden; it just looks a bit yellow.
Then Bai Hao picked up the landing net from the side and used it to scoop up the fish, holding the fishing rod in one hand and the net in the other.
Finally, it took Bai Yu longer than he spent fishing to catch the fish.
The main problem was that the fishing rod in Bai Yu's hand was too long, and the fish hadn't given up on living, so it kept looking for a way to escape from the shore.
So for someone with little experience, scooping up a fish is a bit difficult. In the end, Bai Yu put the fishing rod on the ground, walked up to the fish, and finally scooped it into the net.
"Wow, this grass carp is quite big, far exceeding my initial estimate. I originally thought it was only a six or seven-pound fish, but who would have thought that when I caught it, this guy must weigh at least ten pounds!"
"Excellent, excellent! A ten-pound grass carp, that's quite impressive! Look at its beautiful yellow fur!"
After scooping the grass carp into the net, Bai Yu lifted it up by its gills and showed it to the camera.
Bai Yu participated in this competition not only because he was invited, but also because he wanted to shoot some video footage to upload to his account and keep it updated.
So when Bai Yu caught his first big grass carp, he praised it lavishly, from its size to the color of its fur and its body shape.
He only let the grass carp go when it was almost dehydrated, then lowered his fish basket into the black pit and put the grass carp into it.
After finishing off the large grass carp, Bai Yu simply washed his hands in the pond water to remove the slime, and then continued baiting his hooks to prepare for fishing.
Bai Yu has already caught his first fish, which is considered a success for him, so he's not in a hurry to catch more fish.
After all, the fishermen on either side of Bai Yu hadn't made any sales yet, so Bai Yu could relax a bit.
Conversely, the fishermen on both sides of Baiyu started to get anxious. They hadn't even opened for business yet, so of course they had to be worried.
But sometimes, the more anxious you are, the more you want something, the more it just won't come, no matter how much you try to get it.
When you calm your mind and stop thinking about those things, they will appear on their own.
For example, Bai Yu at this moment is very relaxed; he's not worried about not catching any fish for a while.
But it was precisely this mindset that allowed him to catch a fish once again, ahead of the two anglers next door!
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