Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King-Chapter 612 - 355: Peerless Jianghu Technique—Balling Bait and Dipping Medicine 2

Alcohol, mixed with Chinese herbal medicine containing aromatic oils and musk, is used to brew medicinal wine.

The aromatic substances in Chinese herbal medicine can encourage fish to feed, alcohol can spread quickly, and many substances in musk can overcome the blood-brain barrier restriction, transmitting certain stimuli into the central nervous system of fish.

Different substances each have different effects, and when these effects are combined, it aligns with the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, achieving a balance of yin and yang, resulting in effective practical results.

After explaining the mechanism of musk herbal wine's bait inducement, let's discuss the method of using medicinal wine to dip bait for fishing.

Dipping bait in medicinal wine naturally results in the bait having a much higher concentration of the additives than mixing them directly into the bait.

When these agents dissolve in water, they will spread in a gradient.

Over time, the spread will cover a larger area the further it gets from the casting point, but with lower concentration.

Under such practical circumstances, as long as there is enough time, it will eventually reach the threshold concentration that triggers a fish's sensor to feed.

Using medicinally dipped bait, combined with a certain time period, is akin to trying the entire spectrum of bait fragrance concentrations, from the highest to the lowest.

If a fish exists within the gradient range, and it remains active there, then the chance for it to open its mouth always exists.

Some fish are too weak, unable to sense low concentrations of enticing substances with their receptor organs, which means they won't be driven to feed.

However, when they encounter this highly concentrated dipped bait, they might be stimulated to take a bite.

Previously, after the seventh round ended, Liu Zi shared his tips on dipping bait with everyone, which was based on this principle.

The attracting substances dispersed from the initial casts lured fish over from farther distances, whereas the bait dipped in medicine stimulated the sluggish fish, possibly making fish that were in poor sub-healthy states open their mouths.

Being forced to the point where Zhang Yang had to resort to dipping his bait in medicinal wine indicates that the situation had become extremely critical. If this trick didn't work, Zhang Yang would only have the option of resorting to his last desperate method of large hook snagging!

Of course, unless absolutely necessary, Zhang Yang would not consider snagging fish as an option.

Luckily, Zhang Yang's luck was good, and he won his risky gamble with this trick!

After casting three times using medicinal wine dipped bait, at the position of the fourth cast, Zhang Yang encountered a very distinct bobber signal.

He gently lifted the bobber into a small black grid, followed by a forceful large dip! Almost half a division!

Having not seen fish bite for so long, Zhang Yang remained in a state of high mental concentration; under such circumstances, he didn't need to worry about whether or not the fish might escape or disturb the fishing ground, he just had to reel it in!

He struck the fish! Off you go!

The tip of the rod relayed the feeling of resistance after the fish was caught, and Zhang Yang's small, anxious heart finally relaxed again!

This technique of using dipped medicated bait noticeably worked not only in mixed fish scenarios but also in these final rounds with such adverse fishing conditions where no fish was biting at all.

Damn, even in the first round when the bites weren't so sneaky, the best one could expect from the bobber movements was just like what appeared before.

Now, well into the eighth and final round, to still witness such a significant dip is nothing short of a miracle!

After raising the second fish out of the water, Zhang Yang habitually glanced at the hook's position when extracting it.

The hook was lodged inside the large circle of the fish's mouth and was nearly deep enough to reach the throat.

This situation, which Zhang Yang experienced and saw firsthand, would be unbelievable if someone else had told him.

But the reality was just that—a simple bait coated with herbal wine was highly savored and deeply swallowed, even Zhang Yang, a seasoned angler with extensive experience in competitive fishing, was astonished by his herbal wine's terrifying effectiveness under these fishing conditions.

Having removed the fishhook from the second fish, Zhang Yang was eager to make a third cast, and this time he directly dipped both hooks into a bottle cap filled with herbal wine, casting the setup to the same spot where he baited when starting the round.

Under the free-flying lead technique, the bobber flipped quickly but descended extremely slowly post water entry.

Just when it was at a height of seven to eight divisions, suddenly, there were two successive, brief and forceful small dips!

Zhang Yang struck the fish again!

The greater force was transmitted to his hands through the rod tip, taking Zhang Yang by surprise, and he once more slowed his upward strike speed.

The 0.08 nylon line had limited strength; having hooked a fish was already challenging, and Zhang Yang didn't want to risk losing any fish or breaking the line.

After pausing for a moment, Zhang Yang lifted the fish out of the water.

The moment he saw the fish breaking the surface, Zhang Yang was dumbfounded.

A double catch!

In the final eighth round, where there were hardly any bites and most people struggled to catch anything, Zhang Yang managed to use dipped bait to land a double catch!

The two fish instantly doubled his total catch, and the happiness in such extreme fishing conditions is beyond words.

Zhang Yang securely placed the fish into the landing net while simultaneously re-baiting, glancing at the meddling Wang Maoqing next door from the corner of his eye.

Wang Maoqing had long given up on his performance, focusing his attention entirely on disrupting Zhang Yang's actions; seeing Zhang Yang catch yet another fish after reeling in a double catch, Wang Maoqing was utterly dumbfounded!

What is happening? How could this be?

In an entire fishing ground with almost no one catching anything, where everyone was grappling with getting a bite, Zhang Yang, someone he'd been keeping an eye on, used an unknown liquid to dip his bait and landed three fish in succession, including a double catch!

Any angler with some common knowledge knows what catching a double tail signifies.

It means that the bait is incredibly tempting to fish, or that the fish density at the spot is at an extraordinarily high level.

Given the conditions of this final round, extraordinary fish density was unlikely. Hence, by process of elimination, the conclusion was clear!

The bait had an enormous enticing effect on the current fish!

What Wang Maoqing could figure out, Zhang Yang had realized too.

Therefore, for his next cast, Zhang Yang provocatively made the same motion of observing the boundary line of the fishing spot and then cast straight toward the area closest to the neighboring fishing spot.

You are using heavy lead and large bobbers to disturb me? Now that I've found a reliable approach to consistently catch fish with my medicated bait, why should I humor you any longer?

Zhang Yang never liked picking on others, but he wasn't one to shy away from fighting back when bullied.

On the contrary, Zhang Yang never held grudges; he would usually retaliate on the spot, and he would do so ruthlessly!

The cast was aimed at a spot he had built up with a couple of baitings at the start of the round. Since there were bites and a double catch directly in front of him, there should also be opportunities for fish here!

In the next few seconds, the fish in the baited spot cooperatively displayed themselves; at the same height of seven to eight divisions, another small half-division dipping motion occurred!

Strike the fish!

Zhang Yang executed his precise fish-striking motion impeccably, landing a small crucian carp weighing less than one ounce directly into his hand.

He removed the hook and placed the fifth fish in the net!

With five fish in the net, Zhang Yang was basically sure that he could secure a place in the finals!

After all, scoring six points would guarantee a victory, while entry into the finals is determined by the top ten small scores.

With five fish in hand, Zhang Yang was likely among the top eight in his group, so his entry into the finals was effectively secured.

"Tsk tsk, the fish bites suddenly get better!" Zhang Yang muttered to himself quietly, having placed the fish into the net. He repeated his exaggerated act of looking at the boundary line and cast again.

The same position, the same bait, dipped in medicine, and the same fishing depth.

Almost the exact same biting action.

Another fish hooked!

"Oh no! What's going on, five fish are enough to qualify, why do the fish keep biting!" Zhang Yang muttered, feigning a poor act, yet in an infuriatingly murmured voice.

He directed this entirely at the meddling Wang Maoqing next door.

This left Wang Maoqing completely dumbfounded!

Could this angler named Zhang Yang really have a secret weapon that makes fish obediently bite? This is too incredible!