Sitting beside Zhang Yang, the chubby guy seemed to be possessed by the fishing god, getting more and more spirited as he fished. Even after a series of fish escaping and disturbing the fishing spot, the bobber still showed frequent bait-taking actions in short intervals. In contrast, Zhang Yang's side hadn't encountered any significant movements at all.

All anglers who've played in controlled ponds know a common rule: fish escaping and disturbing the spot is the biggest taboo in controlled pond fishing. No matter how many fish are in the spot, continuous disturbances will ruin it—this is determined by the schooling nature of fish, and cannot be changed by anyone's will, not even an angler like Zhang Yang.

However, at the moment, the chubby guy's situation seemed to have rid itself of the trait of farmed fish. Despite continuous escapes and unhooking, the bites kept coming. Even with his poor technique, he still managed to catch three carp as big as piglets. This made Zhang Yang alert.

As the saying goes, when something unusual happens, there must be something strange about it. With Zhang Yang's current understanding of fishing in controlled ponds, nothing could bemuse him anymore. Looking beyond the phenomenon to see the essence, any external manifestation must have an underlying reason.

Upon realizing there was a problem, Zhang Yang's first reaction was to consider the factors of the fishing position.

Although the two were nearly three meters apart, which seemed close, no one knew the underwater topography. Sometimes, a difference of a meter or even half a meter could result in vastly different fish conditions.

Across from Zhang Yang, Han Qiang had already caught a fish, so Zhang Yang ruled out the possibility of bait or ground bait issues. The current situation was most likely caused by the fishing position.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yang carefully observed the position of the bobber in the fishing line of the neighboring chubby guy.

Both were using rods of four and a half meters, using the rod sections as a measuring stick. By carefully observing the bobber's position, it was easy to tell if there was a difference in fishing depth.

Sure enough, after a few intentional glances, Zhang Yang found that the depth where the other angler was fishing was about twenty or thirty centimeters deeper than his.

Could it be that there is a naturally formed small pit near the fishing spot right in front of the other person?

In a relatively flat underwater environment, if a certain spot is particularly deeper with a shallow pit, it can easily form a natural fish spot.

For a moment, Zhang Yang felt troubled. If this was the main reason why the neighbor was catching fish consecutively while his side had no bites, then it was a real problem. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

In controlled pond fishing, the fishing spots are the priority. An angler's skill can only have a limited impact on the final fishing results, while the fishing spot can often directly determine the result, allowing a novice to beat an expert such as Zhang Yang by simply sitting at the number one spot.

Realizing this possibility, Zhang Yang started to feel a little impatient. Continuing to fish leisurely without urgency was definitely not going to work. He needed to adjust his fishing strategy promptly, taking advantage of the morning's feeding time.

Having made numerous attempts without a bite on his side, he decided not to stubbornly guard the fishless spot. So Zhang Yang immediately made a judgment.

He adjusted the position of the bobber, shifting it about a meter to the right.

According to the arrangement of the competition's fishing positions, with a three-and-a-half meter distance, each angler has their own fishing area calculated from the centerline. Zhang Yang's current fishing position wasn't a violation or encroaching on someone else's spot, just closer to the point where the neighbor had been catching fish.

After moving to the outside right position, on the first cast, Zhang Yang noticed that this side was indeed deeper. The usual three marks of depth for normal fishing had been submerged completely.

Aware of changes in the underwater terrain, Zhang Yang continued to cast about seven or eight times in the surrounding area to quickly figure out the underwater depth situation.

It turns out Zhang Yang was unlucky. Among the five fishing spots he set up in a plum blossom pattern, the one closest to the right was at the edge of the underwater terrain. Shifting another twenty or thirty centimeters to the right made the depth nearly fifteen centimeters deeper.

Alright, as it turned out, Zhang Yang's hard work to set the bait in the pit had placed it near the 'wall top' position of the underwater shallow pit.

Moving over a few dozen centimeters to the right would place it in a concealable shallow pit. No wonder Zhang Yang's spot remained inactive for so long.

"Something's not right!"

After understanding the underwater topography, Zhang Yang suddenly slapped his forehead and overturned his judgment.

The bait was set on the wall top, so fish should still come to eat. While bites might be fewer, fish should eventually come! The current judgment was still inaccurate.

Could there be an undercurrent below?

With this thought, Zhang Yang instinctively adjusted the silicone stopper on the main line along with the bobber seat, leaving the topmost positioning bead before pulling the bobber seat down by 15 centimeters, then cast the line with unhindered hooks, no bait attached.

At this moment, the two hooks under the water were in a state of not reaching the bottom. Without the balancing weight of the bait, the bobber showed the eight marks of normal balance.

This wasn't the point. Zhang Yang's main purpose in testing the bobber was to see if the setup would drift due to water flow without bait weight.

As soon as he tried this, Zhang Yang immediately discovered the problem.

There was indeed an undercurrent below, causing the bobber to move towards the north side.

"Damn! Thankfully I reacted quickly! Otherwise, today's fishing would have been a complete waste!" Zhang Yang muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear as he hurriedly began to readjust his fishing strategy.

The situation now was that there was an undercurrent below causing drift. Using high expansion, extremely light bait like the yellow storm would easily be carried to the water's surface by the current once submerged.