CHAPTER 1093: CHAPTER 1074: A DESPERATE COMEBACK, THE BITE BEGINS!

"Exactly! If the fish are active enough and respond sensitively to small baits, it’s possible that fish from afar might be attracted by the larger scent, which could increase the catch! If not, it means the fish are insensitive to the bait used, and high concentration would have the opposite effect instead!

But from my judgment, the medicinal wine Xiaomin added is still very versatile. We’ve experimented before, using pure medicinal wine to open bait, and in most cases, the fish do bite!

After all, it’s our company’s signature product, the so-called Musk Herbal Wine exclusively for our club members, just slightly stronger than the normal version!"

"Oh, so it’s Musk Herbal Wine. I thought the bottle looked familiar! The bottle you gave me last time I’ve been using it, but I’ve never dared to add such a large dose. I’ll try it out with a bigger dose when I have the chance to see how it works!"

"Haha, the raw material is expensive, don’t waste it blindly! Xiaomin bet an entire bottle for a prize of a million, what are you betting? Catching more fish to the shore?

Even if you catch another hundred pounds of fish, you’d only get three hundred bucks more. Do you know how much this bottle of exclusive Musk Wine is worth?"

"Hehe, I’ll just get you to refill it once it’s used up! Your household is big; you don’t mind this bit, right?" Tian Tian stuck out her tongue, directly extorting during the live stream.

"Haha..."

The live stream continued, and after adjusting the new wet loose powder, Wang Xiaomin soon adjusted his fishing technique.

He hooked pellet beans on both hooks, then pinched two egg-sized wet powders on the hooks, flicked the rod tip halfway, and did the same thing again when the bait reached the bottom, repeating the action.

Within five minutes, using whichever he chose to lay the ground bait, at least two to three pounds of loose powder were placed in the waters.

After all the loose powder was thrown into the nest, Wang Xiaomin hooked two pure Insect Baits and started his guerrilla fishing.

He cast several rods at nearby positions, at distant spots away from the nest, and at empty spots on both sides,

trying out every possible spot in front, but never the center of the nest, seemingly fishing without any rhyme or reason.

It was just the beginning phase of the fishing session, so there were still some fish around the edges. Xiaomin did not consistently catch, but there were several bites spotted, so he patiently continued fishing.

"Looks like Xiaomin’s catch isn’t bad! It’s not much, but he hasn’t missed out on much either!" After watching for a while, Tian Tian redirected the conversation back to Wang Xiaomin.

"Hmm, the 15th fish, this guy likes to use his brain while fishing, catching fish from the edges, after all, what’s caught is gain! Now it’s just about whether the large-scented bait will work miracles and cause a school to gather! Musk Herbal Wine is quite appealing to big carp!"

Time continued to pass, and unknowingly, more than half an hour went by. As more lively fish were caught in the fishing field, the overall competition’s fish situation gradually slowed.

In terms of Wang Xiaomin’s No. 5 fishing spot, after all sorts of distant and nearby fishing methods, the scattered fish around were basically all fished out. For six or seven rods, no effective actions were seen.

"Xiaomin’s spot is not getting bites anymore! Such a pity!" Tian Tian sighed.

"Let’s wait a bit more; it’s only been half an hour. Theoretically, there’s still a chance!"

Yue Feng was closely watching Wang Xiaomin’s float through the camera, hoping for some movement, as missing the champion due to bad luck was truly unfortunate.

Ten more minutes passed, and still, no fish were caught on Wang Xiaomin’s side.

Seeing such an extreme situation, Wang Xiaomin got truly anxious.

He directly took off the big line and float, switching to the thinnest 0.4 big line. 0.15 sub-line, Leng Xiaojun’s peacock feather float.

This kind of rigging is entirely out of desperation, the last stubbornness!

Seeing that Wang Xiaomin was still making extreme line changes without giving up, Yue Feng sighed slightly.

No bite means no bite, catching one or two more fish now can’t solve the problem!

Just when Yue Feng had internally deemed the fish situation as hopeless, Wang Xiaomin wasn’t giving up at all.

No bites? That’s okay, let’s cast frequently.

Wang Xiaomin, like an obstinate child unwilling to quit, kept casting again and again, hoping for that theoretically possible bite.

The atmosphere in the live stream turned a bit tense. Yue Feng’s mood was low; he failed to catch several hints Tian Tian threw out, and it was thanks to Tian Tian’s rich hosting experience that the awkward silence was avoided.

Unknowingly, the competition reached an hour in length, with half an hour left till the end.

In this half-hour, Wang Xiaomin caught only one fish. So far, he caught 18 fish: 10 carps and 8 crucian carps, with only one of the latter being the actually stocked one in the pond! All others were old fish.

Just when Wang Xiaomin was becoming numb, another cast landed, and suddenly, there was a slight movement from the float.

With such a sensitive float, it was only a slight tremor, not a biting motion. But upon seeing it, both Yue Feng and Wang Xiaomin immediately straightened up.

It’s nesting! The previous movement was caused by fish moving in the mid-lower layers stirring the water surface!

There’s a chance! Any fish presence is a good sign; it might trigger a bite!

With this thought, Wang Xiaomin gently flicked the rod tip.

As the double-hook bait settled, with Wang Xiaomin’s manipulation, there was a slight second acceleration.

No bite, he slowly raised the rod, removing all non-fresh insects from the hooks, placed new lure baits, and cast again into nearly the same spot.

The float submerged, flipped, and slowly descended, stabilizing ten or so centimeters from the bottom.

Plop, a nearly two-gradual sinking bite action occurred.

Wang Xiaomin lifted the rod to set the hook! The tip transmitted the sensation of a fish being caught!

Hooked it!

With a 0.15 sub-line, even small crucian carp can easily cause a break, not to mention fish over a pound,

Wang Xiaomin was exceptionally calm and cautious, and the feeling was as if he was not fishing a pound-sized fish but had his hook snagged on a giant weighing tens of pounds!

Under Wang Xiaomin’s super steady fish control, he managed to bring the fish out after three rounds, a large crucian carp over a pound successfully landed!

This caught fish’s bite seemed to signal a nesting activity, reigniting hope in an originally numbed heart, there was hope again!

Wang Xiaomin meticulously pulled out two perfect lure balls again and cast them out!

The float flipped, descended, no bite at the bottom, stirred the rod tip to rest the sub-line again.

Plop!

Another bite followed!

Setting the hook, fish control, reeling, after a few rounds, another fish surfaced from fatigue.

With two fish caught consecutively, Wang Xiaomin’s heart rate suddenly accelerated, pounding at least above two hundred beats per minute.

Excitedly, Yue Feng said, "Now he’s fishing from the center of the initial nest, haha! It’s nesting—Xiaomin’s spot has nestled!"