CHAPTER 829: CHAPTER 343: WILD RIVER CARP_2

In the market, it’s occasionally possible to encounter Lake Carp, as there are quite a few lakes in certain areas of our country, where they can be caught or sometimes bred.

Being able to buy Lake Carp is already considered a good catch.

However, the most noteworthy Carp is the third kind, which is River Carp.

River Carp is naturally born and wild, having grown up in the river for generations.

It’s not the Carp that escaped from ponds and grew up in rivers.

The distinctive features of River Carp are its golden body and red tail, making it very beautiful in color, and it’s solely wild with no farmed variations.

Unless caught in the wild and then kept in live cages in fresh outdoor water, it’s unlikely to reach the same quality.

Compared to the other two types of Carp, River Carp is the freshest and most tender, an absolute delicacy among Carps.

Regarding this, many people are unaware, but Lin Yang knows very well.

To be honest, as a fishing expert, he has caught many different kinds of fish and has eaten many as well.

Whether they are freshwater fish, saltwater fish, cold-water fish, or tropical fish, he’s tasted many.

Despite the myriad of fish, River Carp seems unremarkable but definitely deserves recognition.

It’s undoubtedly ranked high on the list of delicacies, even better than many expensive fish and fish from the sea.

And right now, Lin Yang has caught a wild River Carp weighing over ten pounds here, already planning in his mind to save this fish for a great feast after the competition.

This fish is definitely a delicacy among delicacies.

Meanwhile.

As Lin Yang caught this Carp, his live streaming room was buzzing with excitement.

"The taste of this kind of wild big Carp is worlds apart from farmed ones."

"Indeed, I was fortunate enough to taste a big wild Carp once, it was incredibly delicious, the meat was very fresh and tender, completely different from the usual Carp."

"Thinking of such a big wild Carp makes my mouth water, I wonder if Master Lin will release it."

"To be honest, I wish I had caught this fish myself so I could fulfill my culinary cravings."

"Interestingly, I’ve eaten a lot of Carp, some bought from the market, others I’ve caught myself, but a few times the Carp I tasted were particularly fresh."

"Same here, but I’ve only tasted once, and during that time, the Carp I ate was the freshest I’ve ever had in my life."

"Is it really that amazing? They’re all Carp, is there such a huge difference?"

In the live stream, the viewers clearly had opinions on the taste of Carp as well as the differences between different kinds.

But since none of them are professionals, they aren’t very well-informed about the true classifications of Carp or the reasons for taste differences.

They merely offered opinions based on personal experiences.

Coincidentally, Xia Xiaoxue, behind Lin Yang, began sharing insights because of seeing numerous comments and messages.

She started educating everyone on the Carp Lin Yang caught.

Her educational content was about the classification and characteristics of the three types of Carp.

It must be said, though Xia Xiaoxue’s fishing skills are average, her knowledge level, particularly in relation to fish, is indeed rich.

Her explanation of the three Carp classifications was very accurate and included some rare knowledge.

Thanks to her explanation, all viewers suddenly realized.

"So that’s it, learned something new, Carp can be divided into three kinds."

"No wonder, though they’re all Carp, some taste completely different, thanks to Xiao Xue and more thanks to Master Lin for enriching our knowledge."

Amidst everyone’s thanks, Xia Xiaoxue felt a bit proud after completing the educational segment.

Though she’s not good at fishing, she’s proficient in theory.

And at this moment, Lin Yang, who had caught a big Carp not long ago, cast the hook a few times and suddenly caught another fish!

The photographer behind him couldn’t help getting excited, quickly rushing to the front to shoot, while the audience watched with excitement as if they were there.

Only to see Lin Yang once again forming a large bow with his rod, confirming that this fish is definitely not small, moreover, not long after the last fish was caught.

With Lin Yang’s fishing techniques, it didn’t take long before he pulled the fish out of the water.

Everyone saw that it was a long, slender grass carp, seemingly about a meter long, weighing an estimated ten to twenty pounds.

"Master Lin has caught another fish, and it’s been less than ten minutes since the big Carp."

"And it’s a grass carp, a big grass carp no less, truly worthy of Master Lin, this being a pure wild river, he didn’t even bait the area, just used the bait to lure the fish and yet was able to consecutively catch big fish."

"Yeah, so far, the gap between him and the other contestants is huge."

"Is this the terrifying prowess of a top-notch master? Completely outclassing the other contestants."

As Lin Yang caught fish one after another, more and more contestants switched back to hand rods.

Indeed, everyone initially followed Lin Yang switching to sea rods, and now, they follow him switching back.

Undoubtedly, he remains the strongest among all contestants, constantly leading the trend and even being the object of imitation and learning for other contestants.

Viewers were both surprised by Lin Yang’s repeated catches and understood as expected.

His performance has always been so remarkable that another impressive show doesn’t surprise anyone anymore.

Soon, the big grass carp also successfully entered the net, boosting Lin Yang’s score significantly and putting him far ahead.

Meanwhile, other contestants have also begun to switch rods one after another.

Of course, switching from sea rods back to hand rods, given that Lin Yang has consistently caught fish with a hand rod.

Moreover, many noticed that since Lin Yang switched back to hand rods, there seemed to be fewer catches using sea rods.

People suddenly realized that perhaps, as Lin Yang had predicted, the fish had moved from the middle of the river towards the shallows near the bank.

So unlike at the start, fish were not caught from the middle of the river anymore; one had to use a hand rod on the shallows to catch them.

Soon, everyone switched to hand rods, with some baiting the area, others luring fish, each showing their skills while racing against time.

After all, there wasn’t much time left until the end of the competition.

Overall, the performance of the contestants hasn’t been very good because too much time was wasted.

Additionally, initially using sea rods, to be truthful, only a few caught fish, many actually caught fish improperly, merely by accident.

Until now, quite a few contestants haven’t caught fish properly, so their goal is to catch at least one fish correctly within the competition time.

Regarding scoring, it has become a secondary concern.

Following Lin Yang’s lead, everyone has once again initiated a trend of switching rods, moving from sea rods back to hand rods.

Of course, the lengths of the hand rods vary.

Some contestants quickly baiting the area, though there’s less than an hour left until the competition ends, many contestants out of habit bait whenever they fish.

Indeed, many contestants learned thoroughly from Lin Yang, after switching to short rods, they opted not to bait the area but directly lure fish with bait.

In reality, this method of luring fish may sometimes be no less effective than baiting.

Because luring fish with bait is a dynamic form of baiting, each time baits will dissolve and disperse in the target water area, integrating with the water, not only precise but less likely to disperse.

Compared to baiting, the only drawback of luring fish is less bait quantity.

But in some cases, fewer baits may not be an issue.

Like when fish are scarce, or as today, weather is colder, fish aren’t active.

Because as long as there’s a little bait in the area, it can attract fish, forming a group effect in the baited area, fixing them there.

Unless there are special circumstances, these fish will not leave and will remain in the baited area, so heavy baiting is unnecessary.

Meanwhile, heavy baiting has several advantages.

For instance, if the bait and lures are identical, then the flavor would also be consistent, unlike regular baiting.

Plus, during baiting, corn rice, red worm pellets, grains, or Master Guo’s blocks are typically used as bait.

However, when fishing, other lures are used instead; they’re different, so the flavor varies.