Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King-Chapter 668 - 386: A Man Who Doesn’t Play by the Rules

After consecutive casts with lead weights, Zhang Yang shifted to a slow-paced fishing mode.

Two carp were quickly caught from the main fishing spot. However, afterwards, he hesitated to frequently pull fish from the hole; if the hole was emptied, it would be difficult to catch fish in the afternoon.

With a mindset of nurturing the fishing spot, Zhang Yang then began a slow-paced bait balling process.

This process lasted for about half an hour, much like the slow-paced baiting from the morning, with large double-hook baits. After the bait reached the bottom, he was in no rush to lift the rod, intentionally maintaining a slower pace.

The fish found it difficult to take the large bait. Occasionally, with slight movements of the bobber, Zhang Yang deliberately avoided striking and changing baits. With repeated actions, dozens of large bait balls were gradually introduced into the fishing spot.

The fact proved that in a water area with a high density of fish, managing a fishing spot with focus yields significant results.

About half an hour after the afternoon fishing started, the main fishing spot in front of Zhang Yang saw significantly more activity on the bobber.

Sensing the spot was becoming active, Zhang Yang switched to a normally sized bait and tried in several surrounding spots.

Once he tried, he was unstoppable.

Single-tail crucian carp!

Double-tail crucian carp!

More remarkably, Zhang Yang even caught a double-tail carp deliberately pausing, but due to the 0.8 mm leader being too thin, he only brought up one.

The "Plum Blossom" pattern nesting method proved to be a great success, luring fish groups to the spot with the Rice for Making Wine. The more he fished, the more and quicker fish he caught. After the carp entering the spot were successively caught, fish activity became even more intense.

Once the fish density reached a certain level, no specific technique was necessary. Zhang Yang fished like a machine, emotionlessly casting rod after rod, bringing up fish of various sizes and casually tossing them into the net.

Meanwhile, as Zhang Yang's spot was continuously active and catching fish, the other anglers at the same venue weren't experiencing such stable conditions.

After a one-hour lunch break, they probably exchanged some information about the fish activity. However, having basic understanding is one thing; being like Zhang Yang, knowing the fish behavior inside out, is another.

Not to mention the bait used for attracting fish varied widely, with all sorts of choices.

Speaking of bait for attracting fish, it's worth mentioning specifically.

Many internet celebrities, who have their own products to sell, often boast about their effectiveness, but when brought to Zhang Yang's reservoir, they reveal their true form in real practice.

For those with a slight understanding of bait and fish activity, at least the grain baits aren't too outrageous, merely affecting how many fish are attracted.

However, the internet celebrities with mediocre fishing skills trying to promote their own branded products faced difficulties.

Various so-called secret additives and expensive baits were used, which had a good aroma but lacked the key particle substance needed to retain fish.

The result was utter chaos, with smaller fish like minnows overrunning the place, while properly sized crucian and carp couldn't be held in the spot.

The more they fished, the messier the spot became. Despite lots of action upon water entry, the actual catch wasn't much. Without clear understanding, they're back to doubting life like they did in the morning.

This fishing carnival was like a real-life test, sorting out who had actual skill; every skilled influencer had smooth fish activity.

On the other hand, the so-called internet celebrity anglers, who relied on team packaging and branding, repeatedly made unexpected mistakes, struggling with one problem after another.

In such a big competition environment, the gap between informal wild fishers and professional competitive anglers was noticeably evident.

Although there were only about twenty competitive anglers joining through sponsorships, their performance was clearly at least a class above the others.

In this relatively complex competition environment, the four-hour afternoon fishing quickly approached its end.

Zhang Yang was so immersed in continuously catching fish that he didn't sense time passing at all. Besides occasionally adding bait to the spot, he handled the 7.2-meter rod all day like a superhuman without feeling tired.

"Attention all competing anglers! Only one minute remains until the end of the first day's competition. After hearing the whistle, please put down your rods and wait for the staff to tally scores!

Countdown 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Competition ends!"

The whistle sounded, and everyone put down their rods.

Zhang Yang also put down his rod, looked down to grab a bottle of mineral water, and took a big gulp.

"Xiaobao! How many did I catch this afternoon?" Zhang Yang casually asked while twisting his head to look behind him after drinking.

"Uh… boss, I…"

Xiaobao was caught off guard by the question and was momentarily speechless, feeling embarrassed.

"Seriously, weren't you paying attention?" Zhang Yang lightly grumbled.

"Boss, my bad! Shouldn't have been watching others!" Xiaobao didn't argue and immediately admitted his mistake.

"Did you notice anything?"

"Noticed a bit, but not much!" Xiaobao felt noticeably relieved as Zhang Yang didn't seem to blame him.