"Added too much water and it backfired? No big deal, just add a bit of dry powder to absorb the water, problem solved!

I recommend always having a good bag of light bran handy. If the water ratio is too high or the fish situation is quick and you need the bait to dissolve more, just grab a handful to lower the water ratio a bit. If you're not familiar with it, you can do it in steps!

Here, let me show you what to do when there's too much water!"

Zhang Yang took another half cup of water and directly poured it into the bait, mixing it evenly. When he pinched a clump again, it was noticeably wetter.

"Now the water ratio is a bit high, close to a wet, dispersible state. The dissolution will be much worse when it enters the water. Let's demonstrate adjusting the water ratio on-site. Watch carefully, the moment of witnessing a miracle has arrived!"

Zhang Yang called out, grabbed a small handful of light bran, and sprinkled it into the bait, mixing it again.

Most ordinary anglers don't realize the importance of high-quality light bran in fishing, even though the black pit baits are quite mature now. Zhang Yang always has light bran in his tackle box all year. If he wants to adjust the bait state or lighten the density, flexible use can achieve very good results.

Zhang Yang just casually mixed it a few times in front of everyone, and the state of the bait emerged. Because of the extra water, the state became sticky, but after adding a handful of light bran, the bait became fluffy and soft again. The state of the bait after adding light bran was much better than before adding water.

"Whoa! What brand is this light bran? It's amazing!"

"Light bran can be used this way? Isn't it supposed to be used to reduce the density of pulling bait?"

"It feels good, so soft and fluffy!"

Seeing the onlookers exclaim in astonishment, Zhang Yang got slightly distracted, a faint sense of wistfulness emerging in his heart.

At this point in time, these financially comfortable, frequently fishing black pit anglers had such limited knowledge of these routine bait preparation techniques. Not to mention those ordinary anglers with lower fishing frequency and skills.

The road to spreading fishing skill knowledge is long and arduous.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling that the guys here are a bit lacking in fishing skills? Your expression seems a bit off! What's on your mind? Want to chat with the guys?" At this time, Old Xu, who had been silent, said this lightly.

Old Xu's tone was quite relaxed, without any aggressiveness, more like a jest and teasing from someone well-versed in social nuances.

Zhang Yang shook his head: "We've all been through this stage, just a few layers of window paper, once you break through, you get it!

I wasn't lost in thought because of your skills, but rather reflecting inwardly that there's still a lot of room for promoting and spreading fishing skills!

The bait preparation technique I just demonstrated, including the fine details, has been covered in related content on previous public articles and short clips.

However, it's clear now that the information coverage hasn't reached the ideal state. Maybe we should create a column for a 'Black Pit Fishing Research Club' to offer make-up classes for everyone who loves black pit fishing!"

"Make-up classes? That sounds great! I'll definitely sign up first thing!"

"I want to learn too! No wonder experts always catch more fish than me. There's no harm without comparison; the more I understand about fishing, the more I feel like a beginner. It's all in the details!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"How do I sign up? I'll even pay a tuition fee!"

"Count me in as well!"

...

Oh boy, Zhang Yang just casually mentioned that, and the group of guys in the room all got eager to learn, even bringing up paying tuition fees.

Zhang Yang waved his hand and shook his head: "Stop, don't go off-topic! What I meant was our future account update direction, let's not stray too far!

I've covered bait preparation techniques and daily details to watch for. Now, let's demonstrate how to apply bait!

Often, when people don't perform well in practice, it directly relates to basic bait-applying skills. Just as well, Brother Xu has prepared a large calibration barrel. I'll demonstrate it on-site for everyone!"

Hearing that Zhang Yang was going to teach something new, everyone quickly quieted down.

Zhang Yang slowly took an 80 cm folded leader from the leader box and demonstrated it to everyone.

"This is the leader I commonly use for black pit carp fishing, 1.5 leader line, No. 3 New Kanto Hook. I'll use it to demonstrate the bait-applying technique!

First, I'll demonstrate the most commonly used method for applying scattered bait, which I call Triangle Cannon! Watch closely!"

Then, Zhang Yang was seen holding the midpoint of the leader with his right hand, scooping a handful from the scattered bait basin with his left hand, then pressing the hook into the scattered bait and pulling the fishing line down through his fingers with his right hand.

After this action, Zhang Yang's left index, ring, and small fingers collaborated to pinch the scattered bait in the middle.

Once the scattered bait was pinched, it formed a vaguely three-edged shape, presenting a tetrahedral bait lump overall.

"The Triangle Cannon is a basic and practical bait-applying method among scattered bait techniques. By adjusting the amount of bait scooped with the left hand and consolidating with finger strength, you can control the bait state after application!

The Triangle Cannon I've just applied is relatively fluffy, suitable for the initial bait-inducing stage when fishing begins. Come, see the dissolution and dispersal effect after entering water!"

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he calmly stood up with the leader and placed the bait lump into the prepared calibration barrel.

The bait hit the water and instantly started dissolving extensively. The three edges of the Triangle Cannon quickly absorbed water and fell off, and in a short time, the bait lump became an oval shape, continuing to absorb water and expand.

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7..."

From the first second the bait hit the water, Zhang Yang started counting aloud. By the eighth second, the Triangle Cannon on the hook completely fell off, turning the calibration barrel cloudy, with various bait powders visibly moving up and down in the water—the demonstration's visual effect was perfect.

"Whoa! Does the bait dissolve that well?"

"Nine seconds and it falls off the hook? Isn't that too fast?"

"The edges of the Triangle Cannon pinched during bait application fell off in a blink after hitting the water!"

Zhang Yang nodded: "Exactly! A good aggressive scattered bait must dissolve well after entering water! If you calculate based on a depth of 1.8 meters and a lead weight of 2.5 grams, nine seconds perfectly reaches the vicinity of the bottom!

In other words, when the rig enters water and the bobber turns to position, the scattered bait on the hook basically falls off!

Often, when you don't catch fish effectively, it might not be because of the bait's performance but rather the method of use, which is interconnected throughout!

For example, if I'd added too much water and made the bait too wet, the result would be that with the same bait-applying method and strength, the bait's adherence to the hook would be better!

After the same nine-second period, there might still be a bait core remaining on the hook, and in such cases, you might not want a nibble, but if the fish swallows the bait core, you have to catch it, which affects the efficiency of luring fish early on!

Now back to the topic, what I showed you was the regular bait-inducing scattered bait application. Next, let's see how to make the bait dissolve slowly. Watch closely!"

Zhang Yang repeated the bait-applying process again, seemingly identical to the first time, but after casting the rig into the water, the dissolution count and time extended.

It took a whole 13 seconds before the bait core finally absorbed water and fell off, a full four seconds slower than the previous nine seconds.

Seeing this, even Old Xu had a few more hints of puzzlement on his face while looking at Zhang Yang.

"What the heck? The bait didn't change, and the bait-applying method seems unchanged, so how did the time change?"

"Can it be played this way? If the water ratio didn't change, wouldn't the bait performance be consistent?"

"What's going on? It feels like magic, it's amazing!"

Zhang Yang grinned, didn't explain, but lifted the hook out of the water to demonstrate the process again.

This time, the bait dissolved completely in an impressive 20 seconds, with parts of the bait core stubbornly clinging to the hook shank, taking quite a while to completely fall off.