"Of course! Actually, when you're fishing for fresh carp in a black pit, there aren't too many points to note. At most, you just need to pay attention to the height of the fish layer and adjust the bobber accordingly!
But it's different with carp! Carp are much smaller than carp, and the school effect is magnified several times!
Although most of the time you're still fishing at the bottom, if the conditions are right, you can catch fish at the bottom, near the bottom, in the middle layer, or even at the surface in extreme cases!
Apart from changes in the fish layer, there are also hard requirements for basic skills, fishing gear configuration, and the hook lines are all very particular.
If the fishing conditions are normal, and someone still uses strong braided lines to tie hooks like before, they might end up empty-handed!
Many times, with a 0.8# sub-line, the bobber doesn't move at all, but switch to 0.6# and it hits the fish immediately, or if 0.6# isn't working well, changing to 0.5# clarifies the bobber movements instantly!
As long as you have the level of controlling the nest and maintaining the rhythm, you can basically figure out how to catch carp, and the difference between being able to fish and not isn't that dramatic.
For carp, from starting to pack up the rods, each stage has its own characteristics, and there's a reason why carp is listed as a major species in freshwater fishing competitions!
Once you've studied it thoroughly, you'll find that fresh carp has no technical content at all!"
Zhang Yang talked about his most adept species, naturally speaking eloquently, and only after a few minutes did he notice Zhao Bingguang and Wang Jun's eyes glowing brighter as they listened.
Zhao Bingguang excitedly said with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, "Now that you've put it that way, I really want to give it a try!
How about setting up some loose bait and fishing bait for us! And also prepare the hook lines and such in advance!
I reckon there should be many angler friends going to play, and reinforcements will soon arrive for supplies!"
Zhang Yang nodded: "Alright, let's tackle the bait problem first!"
After saying this, Zhang Yang turned and went to the temporary small warehouse in the back, took out the oversized plastic basin for mixing bait, and then grabbed a bunch of commercial fishing bait from the shelf.
Big Carp Terminator, Red Devil, Carp Meal, Tianyuan Carp Yellow, Thousand Mile Fragrance. 80 mesh and 120 mesh Lubricating Powder.
A whole pile of them, just thrown on the floor in such a crude manner.
This bait, familiar to the bone in terms of performance, composition, and flavor, was very well-known to Zhang Yang. He didn't need to find the ratio with a measuring cup like some experts, but instead tore open the packaging and poured it into the basin.
One pack, two packs, three packs...
Soon, the floor was covered with empty packaging, and there were at least twenty pounds of bait in the basin.
After the packaging was ripped open, Zhang Yang picked up a small scoop for packing and mixed it thoroughly, took a 100ml small measuring cup, weighed some powder, and added water to check the bait's condition immediately.
About five minutes later, after the bait absorbed water, the condition was basically set. Zhang Yang kneaded it slightly, formed it into a ball, squeezed out the air, casually picked up a size five sleeve hook, and tried pulling the bait.
To Zhao Bingguang and Wang Jun, the newly made bait was in pretty good condition for pulling, but after Zhang Yang inspected it, he slightly raised an eyebrow and turned to search on the shelf again.
Soon, Zhang Yang opened a pack of Marujyu light bran, grabbed a large handful, and sprinkled it into the bait.
Re-adjusting and mixing evenly, Zhang Yang repeated the bait preparation process again.
At this moment, a magical scene unfolded.
Clearly, he only added a small proportion of light bran for adjustment, but the second batch of bait was noticeably different on the hook; the previously abundant strands disappeared, and the entire bait became round and fluffy.
"Alright! This bait should be enough for fresh big carp fishing!" Zhang Yang nodded after testing it himself, his tone very calm.
"Is that it? I noticed the bait you used earlier seemed to be all from Tianyuan?" Zhao Bingguang asked curiously.
Zhang Yang nodded: "Yes, although other brands can be used too, the grade of raw materials for making fishing bait varies! Wuhan Tianyuan's bait is of higher grade and more convenient to use!"
"What was with sprinkling a handful of light bran earlier? Such a small adjustment in proportion, but the bait's condition changed completely, how amazing?" Wang Jun couldn't help but ask curiously.
Zhang Yang grinned: "Light bran, aside from increasing the bait's dispersion and reducing weight, when added properly, can also control the overall water ratio and break the strands. The previous mixture had slightly too many strands, so I adjusted it slightly by feel with some bran!
Alright, lend a hand, let's portion the bait, and we've still got to work on the loose feed!"
Soon, the three were busy at work, Zhang Yang found suitable packaging bags, Wang Jun was in charge of the sticker labels, and Old Zhao helped with portioning and weighing. A large basin of fishing bait was divided into 400-gram packs of big carp formula bait!
After mixing the special bait, Zhang Yang turned once again to the back storeroom.
This time, it was even more exaggerated, bringing out an entire box of Fishing King Musk Ground Nest.
Next came several other commonly used basic baits.
Musk Ground Nest, Pure Grain Tip, Mingyang Secret Divine Rice, Snowflake Powder, bulk Tongwei 111 starter feed. Additionally, he scattered a few packs of the popular Wild War Blue Carp, commonly used for wild fishing.
Again, it was a simple and crude mix, this time Zhang Yang didn't even use the bait testing process, just mixed it up evenly and started packing.
"Not going to test the state of the loose feed?"
Zhang Yang was exceptionally confident in the composition of the loose feed: "No need, most of the raw materials in this stuff don't have stringy components, and they're mostly flaky stuff, use it boldly, the feel can be fine-tuned through the bait water ratio, with Rice for Making Wine it's got the soul, and the performance is absolutely excellent!"