Once the fishing spot was chosen, Bai Yu took out his fishing tackle bag and then took out the fishing rod he wanted to use.
The fishing rods he brought this time were the same set he had before, ranging from large to small, a complete set of fishing rods.
As for the length he would use, he chose an 8.1-meter rod, the same model he used when fishing here before.
This type of fishing rod is relatively long, allowing for fishing at a greater distance.
As fishing distances increase, water depths also increase, and similarly, deeper water areas are more likely to experience heavy rain.
Fishing isn't something you can just do blindly; there are many intricacies involved.
Bai Yu may not know much about other aspects, but he is quite clear that the survival of large fish requires a certain water depth.
Even though he's fishing for freshwater fish in a reservoir, Bai Yu's goal is still to catch big fish, so he naturally has to fish in areas where the water is a little deeper.
Having gained experience from the previous two days of fishing, Baiyu's operation was noticeably smoother today.
Whether it's assembling the fishing rod or preparing the bait, everything is done very smoothly. You can't tell at all that I couldn't even prepare the bait properly a couple of days ago.
He also had some knowledge of the depth of the reservoir, and immediately adjusted his fishing depth to about seven meters.
Moreover, Bai Yu's fishing method is different from others who use the same length of fishing rod and fishing line. He uses an 8.1-meter fishing rod, but the length of the fishing line is not just 8.1 meters, but 10 meters.
Unfortunately, the area where he was fishing was too deep. It was only about eight or nine meters from the shore, but the water was seven meters deep. If he didn't adjust his fishing line, it would be difficult for him to catch fish.
As Bai Yu cast his line, all that remained was to wait for a fish to bite.
Fishing in this reservoir is, well, easier than fishing in the wild, since there are actually fish in it.
If you're fishing in the wild, whether it's a large river or a deep lake, you won't know if there are any fish at the spot you're fishing in.
However, there are indeed fish in the reservoir, although the reservoir is not small, with a total water surface area of several tens of acres.
Without baiting the area, there aren't many effective ways to attract all the fish in the reservoir, making fishing quite challenging.
If you're lucky, and there are fish nearby, they'll bite your hook very quickly.
However, if you're unlucky and there are no fish at the spot you're fishing for, then it's hard to say when you'll be able to catch any.
However, Bai Yu wasn't particularly worried about this.
Before coming fishing, he had checked his luck stat for the day, and with his abilities at a semi-optimal level, fishing was relatively easy for him.
His luck stat is over 60 points today. Although it's not particularly high, with this number, it's impossible for him to go home empty-handed today. In fact, his gains today will definitely not be too bad.
Indeed, that was exactly what happened. He had just cast his bait out and hadn't waited long when he saw a series of bubbles rising near his float.
If there are bubbles, there's a high probability that there are fish in that area. Before Bai Yu could think much about it, the float on the water surface disappeared the next second, and the float went completely under.
Seeing this situation on the water, Bai Yu did not rush to lift the rod to hook the fish, but waited for a while.
After all, fishing for freshwater fish is not like fishing for saltwater fish. You always have to give the fish that bites the hook more time to swallow the hook.
Otherwise, if the fish doesn't bite the hook firmly enough, and you rush to lift the rod to set the hook, you're likely to miss and let the fish get away.
That's why Bai Yu chooses to wait a bit, giving the fish that has taken the bait more time, ideally allowing it to bite properly before setting the hook. This is the safest approach.
Bai Yu then counted to two in his mind before lifting the rod to set the hook, delivering a fatal blow to the fish that had taken the bait.
As Bai Yu lifted his rod, it bent downwards. This time, Bai Yu used considerable force, and the greater the force he used, the more the rod bent.
If someone who doesn't know the situation saw this, they might think the fishing rod was about to break.
This worry is a bit unnecessary. It's just that the fishing rod bent a little too much, but the fish that took the bait this time wasn't actually that big.
I wouldn't presume to say that Bai Yu is currently using an 8.1-meter fishing rod, which is considered a giant rod among hand rods.
Assuming the rod's strength and materials are in good condition, this type of rod can easily handle catching large fish weighing tens of kilograms.
The fish that took the bait this time seemed to weigh only a dozen or so pounds, maybe no more than twenty pounds.
The reason the fishing rod is bent so much is because the fish that took the bait this time was quite irritable. After being hooked, it went into a frenzy.
Then it began to struggle frantically in the water, as if it would not give up until it could escape.
Bai Yu naturally wouldn't let this frenzied creature escape, so while it exerted its strength, Bai Yu also exerted force with his fishing rod, giving it no chance.
No matter whether the creature tried to escape to the left or right, or even tried to dive into the water, Bai Yu didn't give it the slightest chance.
It was under such intense clash between the two that Bai Yu's fishing rod bent to such an extreme degree, giving the impression that it might break at any moment.
After Bai Yu braced the rod handle against his thigh, he kept lifting the rod upwards, using his own strength and the rod's rebound to catch the fish.
Soon, the creature couldn't take it anymore. Seeing no hope of escape from number four underwater, it dove to the surface and splashed a huge spray of water with a shake of its head and tail.
Bai Yu, who was focused on fishing, didn't even have time to see what the fish looked like. When he looked at the water, all he saw was a large splash and a white figure.
Then that was it. After the splash disappeared, the fish that had taken the bait also vanished without a trace, most likely having gone back into the water.
"Ah Hai, did you see what that fish that splashed water looked like?"
Bai Yu didn't see it, so he could only ask Wang Hai, who was standing next to him, to see if he had seen what the guy looked like.
"I saw it, but I'm not quite sure what kind of fish it is. It looks a bit like a grass carp."
It looks a bit like a grass carp?
A grass carp weighing over ten kilograms is quite good; it matches the size of the grass carp that Bai Yu and his friends caught yesterday.
But is that really the case? Is it truly a grass carp? It's too early to say.
However, Bai Yu couldn't care less about that now; he treated the fish that had taken the bait as a grass carp and continued fishing for it.
Bai Yu then took a more forceful approach to the creature. No matter how much it struggled, Bai Yu was determined to drag it to the shore. It had to come over no matter what.
Soon, a fish with slightly yellowish fur came to the shore. Looking at this creature that did look somewhat like a grass carp, Bai Yu felt it looked familiar.
However, he was certain of one thing: this fish was definitely not a grass carp; it just looked somewhat like one, but it wasn't a grass carp at all.
Moreover, Bai Yu must have caught this kind of fish before, but he can't quite remember.
Finally, the encyclopedia gave Bai Yu the answer: the fish he caught this time was a kind of aggressive creature called a mandarin fish. This creature is a relatively fierce hunter in freshwater and mainly eats small fish.
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