Fishing Livestream

"Uncle Ma, did Yue Feng and the others use only doughballs the entire time? No special fishing techniques? Or any unusual tactics like casting far, or laying bait? Something seems a bit off," Han Luofeng said, trusting his instincts.

Coach Ma shook his head: "Basically, nothing unusual. I was watching them throughout the competition! It was all very standard operations!

Feeling the pressure? Fish Hunter's technique is slightly inferior, and combined with Yue Feng and the others having a bit of luck, they hooked a big fish right from the start!

I think the 2.2kg catch difference with us is mainly due to luck. You know what to expect, so no need to be overly tense!"

Han Luofeng nodded: "I got it!"

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"The draw for the second round begins. Could the representatives from the top four teams please come to the stage?"

Upon hearing the call, Yue Feng didn't call out to Wang Xiaomin this time but instead turned to Wang Zhen: "Wang Zhen, go up and show your face! Get a feel for the atmosphere in the draw area!"

"Me? This..." Wang Zhen was a bit surprised to be named to draw lots and pointed to himself.

"Yes, you! Don't dawdle, what are you staring at? Hurry up! Just grab whatever, no psychological pressure!"

"Oh!"

Quickly, Wang Zhen ambled onto the stage. The other three teams still had their captains drawing, and when Wang Zhen stepped up, even the staff was a bit taken aback.

However, after a simple inquiry, the draw continued.

Wang Zhen silently chanted a mantra in his heart, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and randomly grabbed one of the two remaining balls. After squeezing it open, he took a look.

Tianyuan Youth Training Club!

Seeing the opponent drawn, Wang Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, facing Tianyuan in the second round was better than running into the Hua Clan early on.

After confirming the opponent, the next step was to draw the position numbers, and he casually grabbed one again.

Coincidentally, Yuefeng Club's position was drawn opposite to where they were in the last match, with only one riverbank separating them from the Hua Clan team.

With the positions drawn, it was time to submit the lineup strategy.

Yue Feng and Coach Niu had a brief discussion and decided to stick with the previous lineup.

The fish caught earlier had already been put back in the pond. With a break in between, including the time for drawing and swapping positions, it had been about forty minutes. The fish were back in the pond and could catch a little breath.

Yue Feng's side was calm and collected in arranging the lineup, almost without any waves, but over at the Tianyuan Youth Training Team, they ran into some trouble.

With five minutes before the submission deadline, the Tianyuan team still hadn't finalized their lineup order.

Vice Captain Meng Weize proposed: "Captain Hu, let me go first! I have a reasonably steady handle on fishing conditions, and it's not like the fish will be biting too quickly later. Slow down the pace and fish slowly, and there'll be time to make adjustments if needed!"

Faced with Xiao Meng's proactive volunteering, Hu Changsheng shook his head: "You can't start; let Xiaogang or Zhu Lin go first!"

"What? What's the reasoning behind that? Their skills are slightly lacking; are they suitable for starting?"

Hu Changsheng nodded: "The fish are back in the pond and will need some time to start biting! I reckon the first few sections will be slower, basically referencing the fish conditions in the fifth section of the last match!

The fish's activity level and the water quality are both relatively excellent! If an hour and a half or two hours pass, there might be further chances to start biting!"

The captain tends to consider more factors, contemplating the subsequent fish conditions. Matching technical strengths with the fish situation is essential for the best outcome.

Meng Weize: "Hmm, makes sense, then I'll follow your lead! Let Xiaogang start!"

Hu Changsheng nodded, finally settling the order and quickly submitting the lineup strategy table.

With the battle roster submitted, the fight had essentially begun.

Seeing the opponent's first angler, Yue Feng couldn't help but shiver slightly.

Letting a young'un with the weakest skills start? Tianyuan doesn't seem to be playing by the book.

"Coach Niu, Tianyuan seems to be playing tricks with us?" Yue Feng said, frowning.

"This starter's name is Zhang Chenggang, and his technical statistics performance is quite average, about the same as Wang Zhen, maybe not even as stable. Are they trying to play the metaphorical 'Tian Ji horse race'? The fish conditions aren't suitable for that, right?" Niu Ben was a bit puzzled, too.

"Fish conditions, fish conditions!" Yue Feng murmured, suddenly smacking his forehead.

"I get it! I know what they're up to!"

"What's going on?"

Yue Feng: "It's simple, just dragging it out! The fish we just caught in the first game will definitely affect the biting later; have the slightly less skilled one out first, wait until the later sections when the fish have recovered, then step up. This way, they can make the most of their better skills! It's an alternative 'Tian Ji horse race'! Damn, from this perspective, we seem to be at a disadvantage!"

Niu Ben nodded; the situation was indeed like Yue Feng's analysis.

"We hadn't considered so much before, a slight disadvantage in order, but it's no big deal. Zhao Zheng is pretty reliable for closing it out! This situation seems a bit over-idealized; the real fish conditions might not play along with their wishes!"

Yue Feng: "Also true, let's take it one step at a time. Xiaomin and the other two are getting smoother as they fish, the gap shouldn't be too big! Wang Zhen, Xiaomin, do you have confidence when you go up later?"

Wang Xiaomin grinned: "I guarantee to complete the task, no matter who comes up, we'll definitely take them down! Except for Captain Hu Changsheng, the rest of their team are just useless fish, nothing to worry about!"

"Haha, great! Let's not talk about winning or losing the match first; confidence-wise, there should first be this invincible momentum!" Yue Feng laughed heartily.

Soon, the match began, and as soon as the whistle blew, Zhao Ran cast the first line.

Having seen the excellent performance of the doughball particles soaked in medicinal wine earlier, Zhao Ran was quite optimistic about the fish situation.

After moving to the new fishing spot, he first checked the position of the float and then chose to quickly cast into the fishing area.

In comparison, Xiaogang next to him was much more conservative, carefully finding the bottom before slowly casting.

Perhaps because the fishing area had been empty for more than half an hour, within the first five minutes of fishing, not a bite was seen throughout the venue.

"Tsk tsk, this is a bit bleak!" Seeing this, Yue Feng clicked his tongue in frustration.

"Damn, those Tianyuan guys are so cunning, wasting Ran-ge's excellent skills! The fish situation isn't promising; if it continues like this, staring at each other blankly, what if we all end up empty-handed? A draw?"

While they were grumbling below, suddenly the float in front of Xiaogang flickered, and he was the first to catch a fish!

Next to him, Zhao Ran, though a step behind, finally had a bite too, a rather sticky and sluggish one. He lifted the rod and hooked the fish.

Seeing the float's movement, Yue Feng said: "The bite is too weak, time to switch to a finer line! Where's our floating lead? Let's also prepare those. The next few sections need some mental prep for handling extreme fish conditions!"