Chapter 403: Chapter 243 The Broadcast is Just Passion_2
The weight is also out, and today’s first fish on the rod, let’s release it directly! After all, it’s our own reservoir, our own fish, so there’s no need to put it in the fish keeper. The fish is too big, and it’s easy to die!"
With that said, Han Qiang grabbed the fish and squatted by the shore.
Just as he was about to release the catch from the lock and complete the release, Zhang Yang stopped him.
"Give me the Fish Controller, you can’t release such a big fish like this! Brothers, let’s use this live broadcast opportunity to educate everyone on the precautions of releasing big fish!
First, if you catch a large fish in the wild and intend to take a photo and release it, I personally suggest you take protective measures as soon as the fish lands.
The larger the fish, the more sensitive areas like gills, scales, and the mucus on the body are prone to problems. After netting the fish onto shore, try not to let it come into contact with too much mud and sand; it’s best to protect it with a towel or something!
Additionally, be especially careful not to grab the gills when catching a fish; if a big fish’s gills are tampered with, it will surely die upon entering the water!
A more reliable release method is what I’m demonstrating now.
After entering the water, don’t rush to untie the lock or other restraints. A big fish is exhausted from the struggle and can’t flip back on its own after entering the water. If you leave it unchecked, it can easily result in death!
The right way is to manually apply a little force, helping the fish maintain a normal upright swimming posture while splashing water near the gills to increase dissolved oxygen and letting the fish recover strength by the water’s edge!"
While explaining, Zhang Yang performed a live demonstration, guiding the fish to maintain a normal swimming posture with his left hand holding the Fish Controller’s handle and incessantly splashing water near the edge with his right hand.
In just a few minutes, the exhausted big blue carp gradually regained strength, its tail beginning to move slightly.
"The big fish’s tail is starting to move, which means it’s partially recovered. Now we can try to unlock the Fish Controller!"
Zhang Yang quickly unlocked the controller, held the bottom of the fish’s head with his left hand, and continued to observe the big fish’s condition.
Without the restraint of the Fish Controller’s lock, the big fish noticeably felt much more comfortable, wagged its tail once, generating thrust and a small acceleration, quickly swimming towards deeper water.
In the blink of an eye, the more than twenty-seven-pound big blue carp disappeared from the live streaming camera.
Zhang Yang wiped his hands with a towel, "Perfect! Let’s bait the fishing spot again and continue!"
Han Qiang returned to the fishing position, symbolically added a few more scoops of snails with a wasteful ladle. After rebaiting last night, he reattached new bait to the hooks of the fishing set and continued fishing.
Seeing this, Zhang Yang reminded, "Don’t rush to cast the rod. After catching a big fish, first check if the leader line is damaged!"
"Oh!" Han Qiang responded, lifting the rod again and carefully examining it.
[No way? This is a bit too much, it’s just a fish, it came up right away, do we really need to check the leader line?]
[I also feel Brother Yang’s requirement is too nit-picky!]
[Is the leader line that easily damaged? I never change it unless it breaks, sometimes it’s all twisted, and I just smooth it out and continue using it!]
Seeing that his casual mention of a small detail caused so much discussion among the viewers, Zhang Yang chuckled and joined the conversation.
"I see the public chat complaining that I’m being too nit-picky, let me explain, I’m actually not being overly fussy!
These are hard-earned lessons accumulated from real-life fishing experiences!
If you are fishing for small fish, as long as it’s not broken or twisted, you indeed don’t need to check or replace the leader line! But when targeting a big fish, you can’t play like that!
Some might say, isn’t a ten-number Nylon Line strong enough for such issues?
It is, but it isn’t!
Why do I say that? The inherent strength of Nylon Line is indeed very high, but after experiencing minor surface damage, the tensile strength value will rapidly decline!
A big fish of twenty to thirty pounds might not reach the strength limit of the leader line, but under impact, it can potentially strain the leader line!
If the leader line gets damaged at the knot, it’s risky when the next fish hooks, especially when our target is a hundred-pound giant blue carp, we must pay great attention to this detail!
A piece of leader line only costs a little, but what if you lose a record-breaking big fish because of this? Everyone should understand this logic, right?"
As if to validate Zhang Yang’s words, after checking the leader line, Han Qiang did find an issue at the line winding position of the hook’s shank.
"Boss, it seems like the line really is somewhat damaged, let everyone take a closer look!"
Han Qiang didn’t fiddle around, took out a scissor, and cut off the leader line at the knot beneath the swivel with a snip.
Zhang Yang stood up to receive this leader line, which retired honorably after catching a big blue carp, and adjusted the camera to show the details of the hook’s shank up close to the audience.
Under the close-up lens, at the winding bind of the hook’s shank, where the horizontal winding meets the vertical fish line, it was noticeable that the fish line had turned slightly white.
"Look, everyone saw that? The whitening of the fish line indicates there’s some minor deformation and damage during the strain of fishing. In this scenario, the leader line’s strength is compromised, didn’t deceive anyone!"
[Uh, damn, it really did turn white!]
[Could it be that my previous hook cuts were related to this detail? Every September and October I go to our local reservoir to guard for big fish, and I’ve let go quite a few big ones!]
[Learned a new trick, inconspicuous details can be critical at key moments!]
[Thumbs up for Brother Yang, the live room not only has entertainment but also real valuable tips!]
Zhang Yang grinned, "Alright, as long as the live room brothers can trust me, you can personally test these fishing details I shared! I definitely won’t mislead everyone!
With the tip I’ve shared, for those who haven’t yet, please give the host a follow!
Let’s see how much the follows have increased on the homepage!"
Zhang Yang, while calling for follows, casually opened the backend homepage of the live account.
With just one glance, Zhang Yang was amazed by the increase in followers.
More than an hour since the live stream started, the account has gained more than four thousand followers, which combined with the basic followers redirected from the official account to the new account, now exceeds fifteen thousand total followers.
"Oh my, the live room brothers are so supportive, increased by more than four thousand followers!
As we mentioned at the start of the stream, every five hundred followers, we’ll hold a big prize draw!
Now there are over four thousand, eight prize draw packages for everyone!
This round’s game is a heart screenshot, the brother with the screenshot at the bottom wins. When I say three, two, one, start, start clicking those hearts for me!"
Drawing eight fishing gift packages worth 388 at once, in that kind of environment at the time, was definitely considered a big generous move.
Regardless of whether viewers were after the prize or the fun, the interaction enthusiasm was very high. Before Zhang Yang even officially called out three, two, one to begin the screenshot, the hearts were already flying everywhere.
It was observed that the number of small hearts in Zhang Yang’s live room surged from over sixty thousand a while ago, quickly reaching and surpassing the hundred thousand mark.
Countless heart-lighting reminders were flooding the public chat, marking another wave of strong interaction!
After deliberately pausing for a few seconds, Zhang Yang continued to invite, "All live room brothers, please note, countdown of three seconds, then begin the screenshot draw giveaway!
Three, two, one, start!"
In the next second, Zhang Yang decisively tapped his phone screen, directly taking a screenshot for the live room camera.
"Congratulations to Fishing Maniac on winning!"
"Congratulations to Cruel Gentleness on winning!"
"Congratulations to Flying Dragon on winning!"
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Zhang Yang efficiently distributed all eight prizes in a short time in front of all the audience.
The live stream had just started shortly before two hours, and gifts already given out totaled more than thirty items.
Calculated at a market price of 388 per unit, the value of the gifts given out alone has surpassed ten thousand!