Chapter 372: Chapter 227: The Secret of Multitasking
Zhang Yang kept his word and didn’t continue to participate in the two fishing competitions until nightfall.
Without competing, Zhang Yang wandered behind the crowd from time to time, mostly focusing his attention on Liu Zi and Meng Fan.
When it got dark and everyone finished for the day, Zhang Yang called out, and the three of them packed their gear and headed back to their base.
Once they got to the shop, Zhang Yang took out the cigarettes he had won and the cash prizes all at once.
"Old rules, whatever we three win, we split equally!"
"Uh, let’s skip the cigarettes, shall we? I don’t smoke!" Liu Zi shook his head at these words.
Zhang Yang glanced at Liu Zi and, with a hint of annoyance, said, "Don’t think I didn’t notice. If you don’t smoke, what’s that Red General in your pocket for? Holding onto a stub all tightly wrapped?
Take these cigarettes and exchange them for some cheap ones. You’re wasting them otherwise!"
"Hehe, alright!" Liu Zi scratched his head and didn’t argue, readily taking his share.
Meng Fan also pushed his carton of cigarettes to Liu Zi, "I’m not short on smokes, so take mine too! Damn, you’ve been hiding it well; I didn’t even notice you smoking! When did you start?"
"Hehe, it’s been a while. Hanging out at night by the reservoir is boring, so I started again! Just didn’t want to get scolded!" Liu Zi scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly.
After splitting the prizes, Zhang Yang didn’t rush to take the two for dinner but instead, seriously took out a small notebook from his bag.
As he read, Zhang Yang continued, "During the last two rounds of fishing this evening, I was observing from the back and picked out some faults for you two.
After a day of fishing, it’s a good time to summarize. After I finish, if you have any questions, feel free to ask!
The first issue is the basics, especially for Liu Zi. Your fundamentals are still too weak.
In the last round of fishing, your position was clearly capable of clinching first place, but your technique was too slow, and the details were lacking. Although you were slightly ahead of the neighbor, you didn’t fully leverage your advantage, and only managed third place!
The second issue is the bait state. After a whole day of fishing, the bait hasn’t been adjusted to the best condition!
More Lubricating Powder is not always better. With flake support present, the bait ball size often relates directly to water proportion and the finesse of baiting techniques! You’ll need targeted practice on this tomorrow!
Lastly, observing the float and catching bites is still too immature.
During slow fishing periods, you grab bites too hastily, and when the fishing speed picks up, the double tail rate is too low to widen the tail count advantage. In future competitions or actual scenarios, pay special attention to this!
I’ve summarized a few issues. Any questions, feel free to ask!"
The issues Zhang Yang pointed out were straightforward, hitting the core. Liu Zi and Meng Fan exchanged glances after listening, pondering in silence for a long time.
After more than ten seconds, Meng Fan nodded and asked, "I understood the issues, and I’ll pay attention during practice later!
I have just one question: was your competition with Liu Xiaoyun today a deliberate setup, or was there an element of luck?
In the second round, how did you end up with only a few fish difference?"
"The question Fan asked is one I’m curious about too. In the second round, there was indeed just a small difference, yet the last round had such a huge gap!" Liu Zi echoed.
Zhang Yang, after hearing this, smirked, "Luck? There’s not that much luck in it!
In situations like today’s where people fish closely together, apart from a slight geographical advantage on the edges, the fishing conditions at other spots are relatively fair!
In the early stages of a competitive event, it’s about fundamentals and the use of techniques and strategies. But at an advanced stage, when everyone’s fundamentals are adequate, and methods adaptable, what’s the competition about?
It’s a battle of minds!
Take the second round for instance, I had already calculated that the opponent couldn’t catch up, so I intentionally held back to create the illusion of a win in the next round, provoking him to bet even more!
You might not believe it, thinking it’s too difficult, but as long as you keep an eye on everything and stay mindful of the tail count, knowing how many fish you and the opponent have caught, it’s possible to hold back without leaving any traces!
This technique is still quite difficult for you two at the moment, but once your skills improve a bit more, you can consciously practice it.
The saying in military strategy, knowing oneself and the opponent leads to victory in a hundred battles, this is its essence. When you have everything figured out clearly, you can rise above the rules of the contest and dominate your opponent from a higher dimension!"
"Uh, during the competition, you can actually remember both your and the opponent’s catch count? Isn’t this multitasking like in martial arts dramas?"
Meng Fan’s eyes widened; Zhang Yang’s words had a significant impact on him.
"One cast to catch a fish takes at least 15 seconds; with both catching fish at the same time, it averages out to seven or eight seconds!
In those seven or eight seconds, remembering if the opponent’s cast caught a single or double tail, and doing regular tail count accumulation, is that difficult?" Zhang Yang retorted.
Many things, at first glance, may indeed seem incredible, but when broken down into sufficiently detailed execution steps, it doesn’t seem that hard, it just requires proficiency.
For instance, as Zhang Yang explained, in seven or eight seconds, keeping an eye on the opponent’s catch and making a simple addition of one or two to the total tail count is actually not difficult.
The only challenge is remembering both your and the opponent’s tail count while having enough understanding of the changes in the fishing situation on the field.