Fishing Livestream

When it comes to Zhao Ran, handling fish has become almost instinctual. As soon as he feels the weight is off after a fish is hooked, he reflexively crouches down and quickly stabilizes the rod with his left hand at the top of the handle.

Feeling the fish movement underwater, it's clear that it's a big one. Zhao Ran patiently maneuvers it back and forth a few times, and in less than a minute, the fish surfaces, belly up,

and is netted into safety, a four-pound plus Carp.

The first catch of the day being a four-pound plus Carp excites the onlooking teammates immensely. A Carp of that size is equivalent to five or six smaller ones, taking a significant lead.

Having safely netted the first fish, Zhao Ran calmly continues to knead the soft sticky bait to coat the doughballs and repeats his initial motion.

The big fish has disrupted the spot to some extent, but there's no need to worry. The doughball pellets have another advantage of strong spot-holding capability, compensating for this deficiency,

along with Zhao Ran trying to avoid the spot during the maneuvering. After a few casts, he quickly gets another bite.

Seeing a strong bobber movement close to the fishing spot is definitely intolerable, and lifting the rod again results in another hit!

It's another Carp, but this time it's a smaller one, about a little over a pound, larger than those half-pounders.

Once again, he unhooks it and nets it, repeating the previous fishing process.

Before the match, the expected fish activity wasn't promising, but the actual situation in the first session was much better than anticipated,

After catching several fish in succession, Zhao Ran quickly stabilizes his catch rate, gradually transitioning from slow bites to a faster pace. After twenty minutes into the competition, he even starts catching small chains of fish.

In the audience, Wang Zhen tugged on Wang Xiaomin's sunscreen clothing hem and whispered, "Xiaomin, why did Brother Ran switch to the Doughballs Fishing Method today? Wouldn't wet scatter work for today's smaller fish?"

Before Wang Xiaomin could answer, Yue Feng heard it and turned around with a smile, "Wang Zhen, what are you muttering about?"

Wang Zhen scratched his head, "Brother Feng, I just want to know why use doughballs instead of wet scatter? Isn't wet scatter supposed to be more attractive to fish?"

Yue Feng: "Is that all? Just ask me openly, what are you whispering to Xiaomin about?"

"Hehe, I didn't want to disturb you watching the competition!" Wang Zhen scratched his head, a little embarrassed.

Yue Feng said: "Your point isn't entirely wrong. In terms of attracting fish, wet scatter is usually more advantageous than the doughball method! But there are exceptions!

Like today's fish, they were caught on-site this morning and then released directly into the pit! The pit area is small, so the fish have almost nowhere to hide! In such cases, wet scatter might not be effective!

Think about it, would the fish get stressed and scared from the high-intensity stimulation? If they're already stressed, would they dare enter the spot if there's the foggy state of wet scatter?

The biggest advantage of the doughball bait is its high fault tolerance, so even if it's not effective, it won't be counterproductive! At most, it just gathers fish a little more slowly.

But wet scatter isn't like that. If fish are scared of the emulsification, casting wet scatter will quickly empty the spot!

Before confirming the fish activity, we really didn't know the specifics, so we needed to explore and test the waters. That's why your Brother Ran was the first up, his main duty was this!

Now you see the actual situation, using the Doughballs Fishing Method is more advantageous than wet scatter! Next, when you get on, just keep using doughballs!

If I'm not mistaken, the neighboring Fish Hunter will definitely switch too!"

What Yue Feng said hit Yu Wensheng right in the heart,

When he first got on stage, he noticed Zhao Ran using a wet towel, which felt a bit off. Quickly, he saw Zhao Ran intending to use the sticky doughball fishing method,

but when he got on stage, he wasn't prepared with the right bait in his fishing box, so he had to stick to the original plan for the first session.

But the fish in the pond were noticeably more timid. Old Yu had already added extra water to adjust the wet scatter state twice, but the actual fishing results were still inferior to Zhao Ran,

The first cast was immediately overpowered by the opponent's big Carp, and the subsequent rhythm was completely overwhelmed. By the end of the thirty-minute match, he was left behind at least seven or eight small Carp, not counting the big fish from earlier.

Holding on until the end of the first session, Old Yu was relieved to see the second fisherman, Zhang Qiang, carrying doughball pellets and soft sticky bait.

The teammates are reliable, at least noticing the situation on the field, thinking normally, and adjusting promptly. Bringing doughballs up means there's still a chance.

When Fish Hunter's second angler got on, so did Xue Kai from Yue Feng's team, strolling onto the stage, taking over the rod from Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran didn't hurry off but pointed out the spot location, key bite moments, and casting frequency to Xue Kai.

When both sides had switched, Yue Feng laughed and said, "Wang Zhen, see that? Fish Hunter can adapt and get into the top four! Didn't I predict it correctly? The second angler is ready with the doughball pellets!"

Wang Zhen nodded, muttering, "Adapt or not, if you're a step behind, you miss everything. Just lie there and relax, why struggle if it's a definite loss!"

At this point, Niu Ben, who hadn't spoken all this time, couldn't stand it: "Wang Zhen, your attitude is not right!

Knowing you'll lose doesn't mean you should give up. Think about the high costs of manpower and resources for a match! Even in a loss, you must gain something!

For most teams in these competitions, the primary focus is performance, followed by improvement! Our team takes it to the extreme, where performance is important but not the main focus! Learning, experiencing the competition's atmosphere, and building confidence are crucial!

I've already checked the Fish Hunter team's background; only the team captain and vice-captain are competitive circle anglers, the other three are just amateur Black Pit level!

With such strength, they made it to the top four, they are worthy of learning from and respecting! Don't underestimate them, okay?"

"Okay!" Wang Zhen nodded in agreement, feeling a little frustrated internally.

It was just a small complaint, and now he was getting lectured in turns, ruining his mood for watching the match.

Wang Xiaomin seemed to sense his friend's change in mood and subtly nudged his heel with his own foot, signaling Wang Zhen to adjust his attitude and sit up straight again.

The other two teams also noticed the doughball method's effectiveness during the competition, so they quickly changed their tactics.

By halfway through the second session, all four anglers' spots had reached a fever pitch.

If there's something to say, it will be detailed; if nothing is happening, it's brief. The next two sessions ended with this relatively fast fish activity, and before you know it, it was the end of the third session approaching the finale.