Chapter 1017: Chapter 998: A Big Grass Carp Ends the Battle

“Go, Brother Feng, among the fishing streamers I watch, you’re the only one with integrity in the industry. So handsome, so young, I’m a lifelong fan!”

“Damn, Brother Feng, the person above is drooling over your looks!”

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Amidst the chatter and laughter, the loudspeaker once again announced the draw for the second part of the competition. Yue Feng casually drew a number again.

Rod casting area No. 15!

The earlier location was on the eastern side of the reservoir, and in the second part, he drew No. 15, which was on the western side near the outlet.

Alright, let’s get equipped and set up first!

Walking from the waiting area to No. 15, Yue Feng was immediately attracted by several large fish scales on the ground.

These large fish scales were about the size of a country egg, and at a glance, this fish should be over 30 pounds. Judging by the shape and color, it should be a large grass carp.

The traces were fresh, and Yue Feng could confirm 100% that this was caught by an angler in the previous round!

Based on this situation, Yue Feng hesitated as he stared at the water in front of him!

Since the fishing spot had big catches, he needed to appropriately increase the content of large particle corn in the bomb bait prepared before the match. Otherwise, any large fish disturbing the spot would scatter the powdered bait.

Thinking of this, Yue Feng immediately adjusted the ratio of corn kernels in the bomb bait, pouring in half a packet of aged tin corn.

After baiting each explosive hook and a simple test to ensure the adhesion wouldn’t affect casting, he completed the tweak and waited for the competition to continue.

After more than ten minutes, the second part of the competition began.

In the casting area, just like the first round, everyone was casting with all their might, but Yue Feng didn’t hurry to do so.

He only made a tentative throw with a bomb bait ball the size of a child’s fist, tossing it lightly into the distant water.

Then Yue Feng slowly dragged the reel, reeling the rig back.

Once the rig was in front, Yue Feng changed direction and repeated the previous action, trying four or five times before stopping the probing moves. He selected a relatively flat spot on the bottom with consistent resistance and decided on it as the second round’s site.

Someone might ask, what’s Yue Feng doing looking for the bottom with rod throws?

He indeed looked for the bottom, but not the same spot as the previous competition, but a relatively flat position suitable for setting a bait site.

Using rod casting, can he determine the position by just feeling the reeling? Seems a bit mystical?

For regular anglers with standard equipment, the subtle differences are indeed minor, but for Yue Feng using world-class rods and collector-grade spinning reels, there’s still some vague sense.

The simplest logic is that when dragging along the bottom, whether it’s flat sandy soil or a gravel bank, or if there are uneven debris, the resistance during retrieval will be transmitted through the line and rod tip to the hand. Cheaply-made regular gear may filter out these subtle forces, but good rods have much stronger force transmission directionality.

Through rough toss tests, Yue Feng roughly locked in an ideal area, then restarted slower with the matrix bait site setup from the first part. This time, he almost used up all the bomb bait mix.

It’s also Yue Feng’s luck; at this point, if there were cameras underwater, one could see the area Yue Feng selected for bait setup is only four to five meters away from the previous angler’s bait site.

As the original bait site became noisy from the bomb bait entering the water, the fish scattered everywhere. Once the new site quieted down, the surrounding fish gradually gathered into the new spot.

After probing and setting up, the process took over ten minutes, but Yue Feng remained calm. As long as there were fish around, he should have some catch, especially thinking about the large grass carp caught by the previous angler, Yue Feng was expectantly anticipating!

Unknowingly, the time had passed around twenty minutes, Yue Feng hadn’t even cast his rod yet, and his previous calm mindset started showing slight anxiety!

What the heck, what’s going on? Why no bites? The anglers next door had caught one, could the selected matrix bait site not be working? Yue Feng pondered secretly.

Just then, suddenly there was a loud splash on the water surface, a large fish broke out of the water, creating a massive splash.

Exactly, it was right above the site Yue Feng had prepared.

Damn! No wonder there were no bites; it turned out a big fish entered the site, scaring off the middle and small ones!

Seeing the big fish splash water, Yue Feng felt relieved.

Big fish have small guts and are cautious with eating, so besides bait, catching them requires a bit of luck and plenty of patience!

However, with old corn on the hook, Yue Feng felt very confident.

Twenty-five minutes

Thirty minutes

Time quietly slipped away, and Yue Feng’s three casting rods seemed dropped into a vat, with absolutely no reaction.

Yue Feng remained calm, but consciously reduced the interval for changing baits, patiently waiting for the moment the alarm went off!

A few minutes later, the casting rod on the left suddenly bent forcefully, and the alarm blared loudly.

Yue Feng immediately reacted, grabbing the rod firmly with both hands, first giving a powerful yank, and then instinctively placing his right hand on the drag adjustment knob of the spinning reel.

Heavy! Very heavy!

Right away, Yue Feng concluded that this was a big fish!

With this judgment, Yue Feng immediately maneuvered the direction of force away from the lines of the other two rods.

After stabilizing the initial run, Yue Feng relaxed; compared to the monsters encountered offshore, such freshwater fish were not threatening. As long as the first round was stable, the rest was a matter of time.

Over the next ten minutes, Yue Feng’s top-tier equipment showcased their value.

When it came to line release, the top-grade spinning reel’s drag effect and smooth feel were far superior to the ordinary equipment, with the drag releasing smoothly, consistently transmitting the resistance to the fishing line, rod, and the quarry.

Yue Feng calmly reeled in, winding and unwinding, keeping the force controlled near the limit of the fishing line’s endurance, reining back the surging fish repeatedly, exhausting its energy.

After 15 minutes, Yue Feng used a No. 3 high-tech nylon line to reel in the catch.

When the fish was finally fatigued and brought out of the water, the anglers and judges who had been keeping an eye could not help but exclaim.

“Damn, what a big one!”

Each scale was vividly clear and full, with a slightly whitish belly, and a body length of about a meter.

What a beautiful, pure wild large grass carp!

The fish had exhausted nearly all its energy. Yue Feng carefully pulled it to the water’s edge and gently immersed a large net under the water surface.

Then, with a forceful maneuver of his right hand, he drew the big fish into the landing net.

With it safely in the landing net, the second round of the competition was essentially secured!