Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King-Chapter 591 - 338: Using Flying Kicking in the Competition (2)
The moment the thought arose, Zhang Yang quickly made a decision.
Standing up from his fishing spot, Zhang Yang turned around and took out an 8.5h hardness ultra-rigid rod from his rod bag for black pit fishing, then swiftly changed to a fishing line and bobber that had been pre-adjusted before starting.
2.0 main line, a bobber with a lead capacity of 2.4g, this setup is a standard configuration for small ticket venues in the black pit.
After a brief calibration of the bobber, Zhang Yang took less than a minute to completely overhaul his fishing rod setup.
Opening the sub-line box, he took out a 1.2 sub-line and a size 9 reinforced sleeve, swiftly replaced them, double hooked kneaded bait, hook with cannon, and continued fishing!
With the thicker hook and main line, the bites were noticeably less frequent, the bobber only slightly dipped about one-third of the way.
Zhang Yang expected this, switching from a 0.8 sub-line to 1.2 would inevitably worsen the bites.
But Zhang Yang was confident and didn't mind, continuing to cast frequently as if nothing happened.
After casting several times continuously, Zhang Yang decided to stop using double-hook kneaded bait. If he's going to play, he might as well go big, gather the fish first!
So, in the next second, Zhang Yang started insanely casting with wet dispersed large triangles, anyone unaware would think he's targeting specific fish for float fishing!
Seeing this, many anglers might wonder, with so many fish, is Zhang Yang crazy? Getting the fish into his net quickly should be his priority.
This perspective is clearly shallow. Although there are many fish in the spot, fishing efficiency is limited, the fish condition and fishing method don't match.
And Zhang Yang's angling strategy? Since there are many fish and they aren't resisting the wet dispersed bait, he might as well gather more of them.
When fish are in small groups, they may be cautious in biting, but when they form a big group and frantically compete for food, lines, adjustments, hook distance, and bait composition won't be issues.
Zhang Yang's strategy was to draw out the edge spot well and then utilize the Flying Kicking technique for a dimensional reduction strike.
In Zhang Yang's plan, it would take at least fifteen to twenty minutes to achieve a state where thick hooks and main lines could be used for Flying Copying.
But in reality? It only took a mere seven minutes for the spot to start frantic feeding and continuously intercepting!
The power of the edge position once again gave Zhang Yang a far exceeding surprise.
There were frequent interceptions in the spot, Zhang Yang decisively retrieved a thickened Blocking Needle and kangaroo skin gloves from his tackle box for Flying Kicking.
At this moment, only twenty-three minutes had passed since the competition started, with thirty-seven minutes left, there was plenty of time to catch more fish.
Fixing the Blocking Needle at the fish guard's mouth, Zhang Yang kneaded the soft sticky bait on the double hooks, with a cannon on the hook handle, and cast the line!
Two kneaded baits just about the size of hook wraps, the carp grabbed them without any trouble.
The bobber flipped normally and then descended smoothly.
Just as it reached seven depth marks, with the double hooks yet to settle, there was a sudden sharp one-mark dip!
The hooks Zhang Yang used were large, not worrying about escaping fish upon such intercepts, he quickly flicked his wrist to hook the fish!
After hooking the fish, Zhang Yang arched the rod and controlled it for less than two seconds, slightly lifting his forearm, and a carp weighing seven to eight ounces was caught.
One could see the fish carving a graceful arc in the air before Zhang Yang skillfully caught it with his left hand wearing kangaroo skin gloves.
Zhang Yang held the sub-line with his left hand, drawing it towards his right, while his right little finger easily hooked the fishing line, leveraging the rod's waist strength to control the fish.
With the fish under control, Zhang Yang easily lifted it to the fish guard's mouth, took aim at the sharp Blocking Needle, and gently pressed it down.
Splash! The carp was unhooked and placed into the guard.
The entire fish retrieval action took less than five seconds. This even included the one or two seconds of controlling the fish underwater after it took the bait.
As the fish entered the guard, Zhang Yang smoothly tidied up the double hooks' sub-line, kneaded the soft sticky bait again, repeated the previous actions, hooked with cannon again, and cast into the water.
In less than ten seconds, the bobber reached the biting depth again, bob bob, two bites in succession!
A double catch!
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Just like that, Zhang Yang fully utilized the absolute geographical advantage of the edge position, turning the highly competitive Fishing King Cup preliminary round into a frenzied fish grabbing session in the black pit.
Super fast casting frequency, super fast fish retrieval speed, super high successful bite-catching rate, when all these technical details stack together, the terrifying efficiency that breaks out can be imagined.
From the moment Zhang Yang entered combat mode until the last minute countdown of the competition, Zhang Yang remained in a high-speed consecutive catch state.
The fish in the edge spot, by the last five minutes of fishing, had even been drawn up to a depth of more than a meter below the surface.
In less than half an hour, Zhang Yang adjusted the bobber position at least twice, can you believe it?
If it had been ninety minutes instead of an hour-long competition, giving Zhang Yang an extra half hour to perform would potentially allow him, with his super high frequency and bait volume, to draw the carp to the surface!
Seeing this, some smart aleck might argue again!
Carp are typically bottom-dwelling fish, they feed by rummaging for food at the bottom, drawing carp to the surface? Impossible, right?
Teacher Hua once said, there's no fixed method in fishing, flexibility is key, and it's the same with fish conditions.
When fish density reaches a certain level, it is possible for carp to be drawn to the surface.
For instance, in an artificially fed aquaculture pond, after starting the feed machine, many carp do search for food just below the water surface.
Theoretically, it is possible for carp to float-feed, the only difference is the difficulty of achieving it.
"All competing anglers please note, there are only five seconds left until the end of the second match this afternoon, countdown 54321!"
As the whistle blew, Zhang Yang bent his rod and, at the last second, landed the final carp successfully into the guard.
"Phew... what a thrill!" Zhang Yang put down the fishing rod and let out a long breath.
Zhang Yang had a good hand feel today, in the more than half an hour of continuous Flying Kicking fishing, he only used one set of sub-line.
During the competition, his focus was so intense that he didn't feel much, but once it ended and he put down the rod, Zhang Yang felt a surge of indescribable heat.
Feeling the body temperature, Zhang Yang did not rush to remove his hat and take off his protective clothing. Instead, he wisely tightened the sleeves of the sun-protective outfit.
When the core is heated, sweating is inevitable. If one seeks coolness by removing the hat or clothes, problems can easily arise; tightening the sleeves to let the body adjust naturally is more scientific.
This is the state of the body being fully active, similar to needing a warm-up before engaging in sports. Now, Zhang Yang felt a slight sense of fatigue, but his muscles were more eager and ready to move.
In this current state, casting for another hour of Flying Kicking wouldn't be a problem at all.
"Hey, buddy! Impressive, who knew mixed fishing could be done like this, learned something new today!"
At this moment, a fellow angler nearby couldn't help but express admiration. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Zhang Yang grinned: "Haha, edge position, it has a geographical advantage! So why wait, give it all, full force ahead!"
"Is... is this the Flying Kicking technique? Directly transporting carp to the fish net, I've seen it online a few times and thought it was just for show.
Didn't expect it could be used in competitive matches with such amazing results, this is the first time I've seen this technique used in a competition in real life!"
"Indeed, it's Flying Kicking! It actually existed a couple of years ago, I even published a tutorial on Flying Kicking technique on WeChat!" Zhang Yang replied honestly.
"You run a WeChat account? Oh, now that you mention it, you do seem a bit familiar, what's your name?"
Zhang Yang grinned wide, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "I'm Zhang Yang!"
