Chapter 334: Chapter 208: When a Tiger Forces Meets a Tiger Forces
Luckily, luck is still on Zhang Yang’s side.
Just now, the situation was precariously close to a tug-of-war. If luck wasn’t on his side, the fish could have gotten away in no time, without any reasoning with the angler.
Thanks to Zhang Yang’s quick thinking, he successfully navigated through the crisis.
After successfully raising the rod, Zhang Yang’s subsequent maneuver of the fish became much easier. He slowly retreated a few steps, lowered his body’s center of gravity, and battled with the fish, advancing when the enemy retreated, retreating when the enemy advanced, slowly wearing down the fish’s stamina.
This time, the maneuvering took longer than the previous fish, taking a full twenty-five minutes before the fish underwater slowly calmed down.
Enduring the sun at around two in the afternoon, Zhang Yang’s tank top and the sun-protection shirt outside were soaked with sweat without him even realizing it.
When the large fish’s swimming speed slowed and its silhouette appeared above the water, Zhang Yang was secretly delighted.
Got it! Today is mine!
A big carp of at least 25+ pounds, its belly white and upwards, looking like a chubby little pig!
"Report! Weigh the fish!" Zhang Yang called out loudly and excitedly, quickly bringing the referee over.
After interacting with the referee twice before, Zhang Yang was already somewhat familiar with the fortyish referee, who also had a smile on his face after seeing Zhang Yang catch another big fish.
"Nice, this one’s quite big! Which number big fish is this?"
Zhang Yang grinned: "Hehe! Fourth one! This one has some weight, almost got into a tug-of-war when I raised the rod, nearly got away cutting loose! Please help weigh it again!"
"This fish looks quite plump! Not sure if it’s lighter or heavier than fish number forty-two!"
"What’s the heaviest record for a single fish now?" Zhang Yang seized the chance to ask.
"11.72 kilograms! My colleague weighed it, I glanced at it, and by eye measure, this one seems slightly smaller than the one you have now!
This competition is almost over, and you caught this big one, seems like you’re aiming for the car prize!"
"Hehe, thanks for your wishes!"
"Come on, give a hand, let’s put the fish in the net and weigh it!"
"Okay!"
Quickly, Zhang Yang skillfully helped the referee weigh the fish.
As the electronic scale’s hook lifted and the numbers kept changing on the display screen, Zhang Yang’s heart couldn’t help but tense up.
13.88 kg!
"13.88 kilograms! Nice! In terms of single fish weight ranking, this should be the first!"
After seeing the number, the referee confidently said while taking out his phone to record a video.
"Hehe, hehe!" Zhang Yang scratched his head and grinned foolishly.
"Alright, put it in the container! Get ready for tonight’s celebration, the car prize seems secure!"
"Thanks for your wishes! There’s still over half an hour left, can’t let my guard down!"
"You’re right! Your name is Zhang Yang, right? You’re young, but you have a stable mindset!"
"That’s me! Sorry for the trouble!"
"Fish well, call me if you need anything! My name is Qian Wenda!"
"Got it, when the competition is over, hopefully, we can sit down and get to know each other!" Since he offered his name, Zhang Yang appropriately made a comment.
Competitions are competitions, but in a society like China, personal interactions are inevitable in every industry. So how do you get personal interactions? Well, it’s slowly accumulated through various encounters.
There’s an old saying, first-time strangers, second-time friends. Today, they’ve exchanged names; find an opportunity after the competition to sit together, next time they meet, they’ll be acquaintances who can chat, slowly forming circles and friendships in such circumstances.
The referee turned and left, Zhang Yang happily placed the big fish into the fish holder.
With this big one as reassurance, Zhang Yang felt more relaxed, but with half an hour until the competition’s end leaving room for theoretical changes, Zhang Yang didn’t dare slack off and continued baiting and fishing.
After more than half an hour of maneuvering, the area around the fishing spot had been stirred enough, and until the competition-ending whistle sounded, Zhang Yang’s side hadn’t seen another bite.
"Attention all anglers! Ten seconds remain until the end of the competition.
Once the whistle sounds, nobody is allowed to leave their fishing spot or lift their fish holder from the water, wait for the staff to weigh and tally results before leaving!
Countdown 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, competition over!"
"Phew! Finally over!"
Upon hearing the whistle’s end, Zhang Yang finally let out a sigh of relief, stretching his muscles as he stood up from his fishing box.
In a competition with over a hundred participants, by more than halfway through, quite a few anglers felt hopeless about getting results and left after packing up, but those who managed to stick until the end didn’t mind waiting for the fish weighing.
A group of people simply put away their rods and lines, washed their bait bowls, organized their fishing gear, waiting for staff to arrive and tally scores!
Quickly, young staff in uniforms, together with referees, began weighing fish by zone. The scene also became lively.
Zhang Yang blew a whistle while efficiently packing his fishing gear, then tidying up small items like the leader box.
Soon, the staff responsible for weighing came to Zhang Yang.
"Number 55 Zhang Yang! Old Qian mentioned that you caught a 13.88 kg big fish?"
This other referee was a bit unfamiliar, but after checking the seat number, warmly greeted Zhang Yang.
"Hello, it’s me! Please help weigh the fish!"