Chapter 359: Chapter 220: Dominant Leadership Far Ahead_2
Ding Wen answered, "141! Come on, lift up the fish basket, and I’ll count for you!"
"Okay!" Zhang Yang quickly lifted the fish basket out of the water.
Seeing the rough number of fish at the bottom of the basket, Ding Wen’s heart skipped a beat.
Damn, this number is quite unreasonable.
A 40 cm diameter competition fish basket, most people’s baskets couldn’t even cover the bottom layer with tiny carp, but Zhang Yang’s basket obviously had a lot more carp, almost filling half of the basin.
"So many! It’s estimated to be over 200!"
"I haven’t counted either? Let’s count!"
Very quickly, Ding Wen squatted down and started counting.
"1, 2, 3, 4..."
After a short while, the fish were counted, and Ding Wen finally reported a number that made the surrounding anglers take a deep breath.
fish! It’s nearly double the number of the guy with the least catch.
"Whoa! That’s amazing! 233 fish per hour when floating!" Ding Wen exclaimed.
"Hehe, just lucky, no need to be surprised. You guys didn’t float fish, I took a tactical advantage!"
Zhang Yang laughed obsequiously, showing a remarkably low-key demeanor.
After a short while, the total fish tally for over ten people was completed.
Zhang Yang scored 233 fish, holding a significant lead in first place.
Chen Xueqiang with 185 fish, ranked second.
Ding Wen with 179 fish, came in third.
The results of these three are pretty much aligned with their respective skills.
To Zhang Yang’s surprise, Meng Fan caught 168, ranking fifth.
While Liu Zi, performed somewhat poorly with 161 fish, at seventh place.
In Zhang Yang’s expectations, the first-time fish-grabbing duo did better than expected, appearing in the upper half of the total competition list. This indicates their initial training has begun to be effective.
"Well, are we going into the next round, or take a break for a few minutes? And should we settle the stakes together or cash out now?"
Zhang Yang asked with a grin while distributing cigarettes.
"Cash out now! No point in owing anything, clear it in one go! Come on, the brothers who lost, pay up!" Ding Wen arranged, and soon started collecting the stakes.
people, a total of 450 yuan, Zhang Yang can take half, 225 yuan, second to fourth place break even, 30 yuan x 3 = 90 yuan, adding together the total is 315 yuan, with an individual 135 yuan surplus rolled into the next round’s prize pool.
In this fishing event, Zhang Yang earned nearly two hundred yuan, even factoring in the losses from Meng Fan and Liu Zi, it was more than enough.
Those who agreed to compete in fishing are all able to afford losing, Ding Wen called out, and everyone promptly paid up.
"Rest for fifteen minutes, let the fishing spot breathe a bit, then continue to the next match?" Ding Wen consulted for everyone’s opinion once more!
"No problem!"
"Alright!"
During the fifteen-minute break, people went to the bathroom or bought cold drinks, soon engaging in various activities.
No need for Zhang Yang to call out, Meng Fan and Liu Zi simultaneously approached Zhang Yang with eager faces.
"Boss, you were amazing, catching 233 fish! How did you do it? Teach us!" Meng Fan asked curiously like an eager schoolboy.
Zhang Yang replied, "Floating fishing, right? You’ve seen me float fish for small carp before, ask whatever you want, be specific!"
"Um, how did you know the floating conditions were right? What if it doesn’t work out?" Meng Fan continued asking.
"Observation... at the start, when deciding to float fish, I didn’t know if it would succeed.
, but within ten minutes, everyone started catching fish quickly, indicating good fish conditions, and hinted at a high chance of success, so I focused intensely for half an hour, and the efficiency naturally improved."
"Can we continue floating fishing in the next round? I thought I was fishing quickly in the last round, but I missed by a huge margin!" Liu Zi nodded, continuing to ask.
Zhang Yang scanned the surrounding anglers, subtly shaking his head and whispered, "Hardly! With so many people fishing, the fish bites will only weaken."
If everyone chooses floating in the next round, there will be very low success unless you can get a corner position with no one nearby, then perhaps the chances improve!
It’s still the same advice, observe; analyze while fishing, take chances if they arise, or stick to steady fishing. Anyway, I’m here to back you guys up!"
"Any other advice? Although we didn’t win the stakes in the first round, we could use some encouragement, right?" Meng Fan asked once more.
Zhang Yang grinned, "No encouragement yet, but I can answer Liu Zi’s question about what’s different!
Based on the last round’s overall fish conditions, catching less boils down to one issue, the fish level control was too low! Too much time wasted getting the fishing set to an appropriate depth!"
"So... how do we adjust for the next round?" Hearing the answer about low fish levels, Liu Zi scratched his head, eyes showing some confusion.
After all, their experience with fishing is too short, and far from achieving proficiency, despite seeming competent during training, they still lack actual combat experience.
"Take a guess!" Zhang Yang grinned playfully.
Liu Zi scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward, looked at Meng Fan for help, while Meng Fan, upon hearing the answer, seemed thoughtful.
After a few seconds, Meng Fan said, "Make the gathering stage a bit longer, raise the fish level to the feeding position?
This is exactly the layer determination technique you mentioned before!"
Zhang Yang nodded with a smile, "Correct! It can be understood as the most basic technique for layer determination fishing!
Adjust fishing depth flexibly according to fish conditions, mainly mastering the balance.
If unsure, here’s a tip, pay attention to the fish level of neighboring anglers!
The principle is finding a balance between minimizing the fishing set entering water time and sustained casting to attract fish.
Floating is the extreme strategy of the shortest fishing set entering water time and longest attraction period; most competitions likely can’t meet such extreme fish conditions.
In most cases, finding the best fish level helps effectively improve catches!
The core of this is one indicator, the density of fish around the fishing spot!
Higher density allows for higher fishing levels, whereas catching slow fish in a session only allows fishing bottom or unconventional methods like frog hunting.
The angler’s job is to monitor fish condition changes, stay highly sensitive to density changes, and adjust timely!
In practice, judging can be done through the position of bites. Frequent bites, adjust the bobber downward to find the position where bait is taken without waiting, that’s the best spot at the time!
When first learning, lacking experience, gradually adjust."
True knowledge in one sentence, false knowledge in a thousand books. Zhang Yang’s few words pointed straight to the core issue.
"Understood!"
"I get it now! I thought it was just a gap in basic skills, turns out the reason was here!" Liu Zi also realized.
Zhang Yang continued, "This falls under basic skills, after a few casts, you’ll know the altitude fish are feeding, nearly all top experts can grasp this intuitively!
Regular practice involves this aspect alongside basic casting and baiting; don’t rush, practice steadily!"
"Got it, keep practicing! Those seemingly professional guys aren’t necessarily stronger than us; worse ones did worse than us by dozens of fish!" Liu Zi said confidently.
"Exactly! Use the bathroom, rest a few minutes, prepare for the next round!"
...
Zhang Yang, with brief summaries and analysis, gave Meng Fan and Liu Zi another lesson, advancing their understanding of competitive fishing another notch.
After a few more minutes, resting anglers returned.
Round two of competitive fishing, let’s continue!