Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King

Chapter 870 - 582: A Villain’s Moment of Triumph (Part 2)

Let me explain, why is there such a bobber movement?

There are a few influencing factors.

Firstly, it’s the issue with the bobber itself, the bobber’s lead consumption is too large, which means the body size of the bobber has to be bigger, making the starting resistance in the water greater, so when fish suck on the bait, it becomes difficult to suck it into their mouths.

The second issue is with the bait, the bait Xu Cheng used for hand feeding is basically the same flavor type as the bait used to chum earlier; it’s just that some fermented chum is mixed into the commercial bait primarily made of snowflake powder to make the hand feed.

There’s no problem with the bait’s composition, but Xu Cheng’s technique in mixing the bait and his understanding of the bait are not adequate.

The water ratio is slightly smaller, resulting in a bait that is a bit harder, and after entering the water, the bait has a process of absorbing water and expanding; before this, the core part of the bait is hard, making it a bit difficult for the fish under the water to feed.

The third reason is the current weather and water temperature factors. In May, the air temperature has warmed up, but there’s a certain lag in the warming of the water temperature, causing even though the carp have started to feed, their feeding activity and strength still have a tiny bit of shortcoming. The feeding method is still mainly filtering, unlike in high activity seasons when the bighead carp can gulp down the bait.

These factors combined lead to the current result.

The fish in the water are eating the bait, but it’s mainly filtering. Specifically, it’s like they’re lifting their heads and sipping soup next to the bait ball.

Affected by the inhaling and exhaling of the bighead carp, there’s also a small movement in the water flow around the bait, which results in the bobber numbers always bobbing up and down, lacking a good opportunity to reel in the rod.

What? You’re asking about that fish Da Bing violently reeled in just now that wasn’t caught as well? The reason it was strong wasn’t because it was caught in the mouth, but because the bottom hook snagged on the fish’s body.

The scene shifts back to Xu Cheng, who is in a combat state, staring fixedly at the bobber, refraining from any rash moves.

Until, about twenty seconds later, the bait ball under the water absorbs water, expands, and then falls off to a more suitable size, breaking the previous balance, a fish under the water with one gulping motion swallows the remaining bait ball on the hook directly into its mouth.

At this moment, the bobber on the water surface showed about one strong downward movement.

"Got it! Let’s go!" Xu Cheng shouted in a low voice, holding the rod with his right hand in a fairly standard motion to set the hook and pierce the fish.

Buzz!!

A blood-rousing buzz echoed as Xu Cheng easily arched the rod in his hand.

With a 3.0 leader, if the technique is right, handling a fish of ten or eight pounds is a breeze, and in addition, Xu Cheng, despite having a bit of a young master’s demeanor, has pretty decent skills in setting hooks and piercing fish, successfully catching the first fish right in the mouth.

The buzzing sound after catching the fish didn’t last too long, with just a few short rounds, the fish under the water was brought to the surface.

This is a bighead carp weighing only seven or eight pounds, with a large mouth with a fish hook hanging right in the center at twelve o’clock, and it was quickly dragged roughly to the shore and into the landing net.

"Hahaha, first catch! Not bad for the first fish, it’s at least seven or eight pounds, right!"

Xu Cheng was very satisfied with his performance, smiling as he critically praised his catch.

"Seven or eight pounds? You’re definitely underestimating, a fish this big, I feel, is ten pounds! Master Xu, you’re amazing, catching the first fish right away! So impressive!" Da Bing, the sidekick, flattered.

"Put it in the net, put it in the net! This is our little darling! Don’t let it die!" Xu Cheng waved his hand, signaling his buddy to bring the fish net over.

With the first fish in, Xu Cheng also found a rhythm for feeding on the bait, doing nothing else but focusing on the edge of the chumming area.

Cast after cast, letting go when there was a hesitant bob movement, and setting the hook when there was a strong downward movement, in just twenty minutes, he caught two more silver carps weighing over five pounds.

By contrast, Zhang Yang and the other two seemed a bit desolate.

The earlier hand-thrown bait bombing rain had a significant impact on their fish bites. Zhang Yang’s bait, boosted with heavy flavor, also had a concentration issue, causing the fish to only circle around the outside of the chumming area, not daring to enter the feeding area easily. The fish school was still gradually adapting to the concentration of the attractive substances.

This led to the three of their bobbers not having much movement, giving Xu Cheng the space to perform objectively in the short term.

"Hey! Another one hooked!! This one’s strong! It’s a big one!"

As he spoke, Xu Cheng hooked another fish, grasping the rod tightly with both hands, and he was in a relatively excited state with a smile in his eyes and feeling very good.

With Da Bing’s coordination, after a few minutes of playing the fish, another bighead carp was netted.

This fish was indeed significantly larger, over ten pounds, and Xu Cheng wrapped it in a towel, holding it in his arms, deliberately taking a commemorative photo.

Perhaps Zhang Yang and the others hadn’t caught any fish, and the continuous big catches on Xu Cheng’s side gave him the illusion; after catching four fish, Xu Cheng started to boast.

Xu Cheng: "Hey! Master!! How’s it going on your side? Any bites? We’re about to have back-to-back casts here!"

Da Bing, the sidekick, echoed: "Master Xu asking this is purely a rhetorical question, blowing such a big boast, who can’t do that, anyone with a mouth can blow!

How does the saying go, a mule or a horse, let’s run it outside! It’s pointless in actual battle!"

Xu Cheng took out a cigarette and tossed one to his buddy, then lit one for himself and took a puff: "Tsk tsk, the words may be crude, but the truth is there!

Fishing is not other work, boasting doesn’t solve problems; you must have some real skills to show, right, Master?"

At the mention of Master in the end, Xu Cheng’s tone clearly had a bit of teasing in it, filled with the glee of a petty person succeeding and disdain for Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang glanced slightly at Xu Cheng, saying: "Catching four fish and you already feel invincible? It’s still early until six in the evening!

I’ll also give you an old saying, the first fat one doesn’t count, the last fat one breaks the stool! The one who laughs last, laughs best!"

"Hahahaha! Hahahahahahahahaha!"

Hearing Zhang Yang’s bold words, Xu Cheng laughed out loud as if he’d heard the funniest thing in the world. While laughing, he turned to look at his buddy, and the two exchanged a glance, launching into another round of laughter, the whole process lasting well over thirty seconds before begrudgingly stopping.

"I just admire those of you fishing with chicks; when it comes to boasting, you don’t skip a beat, full of confidence! Admire, admire!

Hey, girl, let me interview you; when you usually go out fishing, is your friend like this too? Not much at catching fish, but big on talk!"

Xu Cheng continued to jab, turning his attention to the nearby Xiao Wei.

Xiao Wei snorted coldly without responding, but Da Bing next to her spoke up.

"With this level, still thinking of breaking my rod? Dream on!!

Let me tell you, girl, don’t stay with this thick-skinned guy, consider our Master Xu, okay?

Our Master Xu, young and rich, drives an imported BMW, has millions in family assets, follow our Master Xu and enjoy life with food and drink!

You don’t have to steal glances at that lady over there if you’re interested; you can look openly! Hahahaha!"

"Hahaha....hahaha...."

Another round of wanton laughter followed.

YOYO, the one being teased, blushed immediately, raised her brows, and said: "Bah, who cares about your lousy car! I have my own!"

Watching the situation seem to be increasingly inappropriate, Zhang Yang said coldly: "Since you’re acting as a lackey, have some awareness of a lackey. Don’t joke with people you’re unfamiliar with, think before you speak, and don’t wait until you cause trouble that you can’t end!!"

Seeing Zhang Yang’s bold words, Xu Cheng didn’t continue to show off, signaled his buddy to go along and said: "What the Master said is right, enough is enough!"

"Hehe! Master Xu is truly all-embracing! Being so polite with novices who can’t even catch fish! No more talk; the catch speaks for itself!

When we agreed on the bet earlier, I thought they could really break my rod; now I see, the imported rod I spent thousands on is safe!!"