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Chapter 969: Theoretical Limit State of Mixed Fishing



After Yue Feng concluded his deep yet simple analysis, Wang Zhen and Xue Kai fell silent.

The reasoning made sense, but these two rookie anglers were still too young and felt somewhat uneasy about using such small details to mess with the opponent's mindset.

Seeing that they still didn't agree, Yue Feng didn't press the issue further.

When Yue Feng first started in competitive fishing, he too didn't approve of such tactics, but after seeing it often and having a team to support, he naturally came to understand it.

In this regard, Yue Feng was quite lenient. As long as his team members didn't fall into such traps themselves, it was up to them to decide if they could find opportunities to exploit in competition, and he didn't insist on it.

The match was still ongoing, but after Zhao Zheng's commotion and a warning penalty along with a line mishap, the second angler's competitive state was obviously affected.

He struggled to keep up with Zhao Zheng's fast pace and ended up muddling through the second segment without gaining any advantage.

With less than a minute until the switch, Yue Feng stood up from his fishing spot and started stretching his arms and legs to warm up.

Though there was a slight advantage in the first two segments, the overall catch wasn't overwhelmingly ahead. Yue Feng was third on the roster, intending to consolidate the advantage based on this foundation. Zhao Zheng's forced acceleration of frequency in the second segment had already attracted the fish to a certain extent, just waiting for Yue Feng to take over and perform.

"Attention all athletes on the field, the second segment has ended. Contestants, please enter the field in accordance with the submission order to switch competitors; switching time is one minute!"

As soon as the referee's reminder sounded, Yue Feng stepped onto the platform swiftly and took over the fishing rod from Zhao Zheng with ease.

"The fish density seems to be there; try the center of the spot! I've completed my task and will head down now!" Zhao Zheng casually mentioned during the handover.

"You did great, I'll handle the rest!" Without even looking up, Yue Feng pinched two rations of loose powder into the double hooks and added another bait to the spot, immediately entering combat mode.

At the neighboring Sleepy Beauty Club, the third to take the stage was the vice-captain Zhou Xiang. While he was discussing the spot location with Xu Ke and observing the float movement, Yue Feng had already hooked his first fish.

An approximately one and a half pound carp slyly dashed near the water surface and swiftly went into the net. By the time the net touched the fish guard's opening and the hook was taken off its mouth, the fish began struggling frantically.

But there was no chance left; as Yue Feng cast again and the rod entered the water, his left hand gave a slight shake at the connecting point of the net head and the net rod, causing it to smoothly fall into the fish guard.

After fishing for more than ten casts, Yue Feng had a clear judgment and understanding of the fish situation in the spot.

For the next twenty-eight minutes, the audience and Wang Zhiqiang from the adjacent Sleepy Beauty were somewhat bewildered by Yue Feng.

The steady fishing strategy of sticking to a certain water layer from the previous segment suddenly changed after Yue Feng came on stage.

A high interface before the float turned over,

an interface when the float was about to turn over,

an interface near the fishing target after the double hooks touched the bottom strand of bait.

Every conceivable trigger for a bite was demonstrated by Yue Feng during the fishing.

Despite the seemingly chaotic feeding behavior of the fish school, from the smallest two to three-ounce crucian carp to the slightly bigger half-pound carp, and up to the more than one-pound carp, it was as if they had agreed on taking turns with each cast.

Though seemingly unrelated, there were bites consistently, and the fish just kept coming!

Even though all were fishing for a mix, under Yue Feng's hand, it gave the spectators a dazzling and overwhelming feeling.

To outsiders, merely achieving this might not seem difficult, but only those with a deep understanding of mixed fishing situations would understand its true horror.

At this point, someone might ask, how can you fish both big and small fish together, grabbing them all indiscriminately? How did Yue Feng manage to do it?

In reality, the logic was simple. From Yue Feng's perspective, after test-fishing for more than ten casts, he had already figured out the exact positions and feeding habits of different fish species within the spot.

If small fish gathered at a high position, Yue Feng would make the double hook bait smaller. Casting it in, it would be eaten by the small fish.

If the area after the float turned over had mediums-sized fish, then the next bait would be moderately larger, and sure enough, it would get a bite in that water layer.

If fewer catches occurred from above, indicating reduced density, then on the next cast, two thumb-sized ragworms would be baited, precisely targeting the bottom young carp, which again would be effortlessly brought up.

Though it appeared to catch anything that came, covering all types, it was in fact due to Yue Feng's complete mastery and understanding of the fish conditions at the spot.

On the platform, Yue Feng fished faster and began chain-catching. Initially, Zhao Zheng, Zhao Ran, and Wang Zhen watched the match below, laughing and discussing, but after a while, they all fell silent.

After more than ten minutes, Xue Kai couldn't hold back any longer and turned to Zhao Zheng: "Brother Zheng, I want to know how Brother Feng does it!"

Xue Kai didn't specify the issue, but Zhao Zheng understood his confusion.

Staring at Yue Feng who was still catching fish at a rapid pace, Zhao Zheng said: "When I trained you before, I always emphasized straightening out the fish situation, fishing with a focus on keeping the fish at a single water layer,

This strategy is just more manageable, but it's not the most efficient or quickest way to fish real mixed-breed!"

What then is the most efficient fishing method? Well, it's exactly what the captain is currently demonstrating on stage!

The water layer positions differ among fish species and sizes; larger fish stay lower, while smaller fish are either driven away by bigger fish or feeding at higher positions, intercepting scattered bait residues!

When an angler has a clear understanding of the community structure and layering of fish in the spot, they can target their fishing to further enhance efficiency!

The captain's current fishing method, grabbing everything at once, that's the ultimate state of efficiency!"

"Uh, I understand the principles, but how to actually achieve that? Fish aren't our own people and don't listen to anglers!"

Wang Zhen was also puzzled, scratching his head. Yue Feng's dazzling performance on stage had once again broken his perception of the limits of mixed fishing.

"If fish don't listen to the angler, it just means you haven't fully mastered the fishing conditions yet! If there's no thorough perception of the fish conditions!

Although I can't achieve this level in practice, I know a bit of the basic principle! Actually, it all hinges on the different aspects of float behavior!

For example, a previous cast which dropped a small loose powder to bait the area led to several small movements during the trip, next cast, Brother Feng used a medium-sized ragworm to target the carps in that water layer!

Another example, fishing the bottom for larger carps, caused slight pauses and float lifts before and after the float turns over, indicating that a group of crucian carp is catching at high altitudes; however, the bait group is too large, too fast for the small fish to catch!

This time, the next cast, the captain baited two very small clusters, not pressing down the waterline, drawing into fishing, the float doesn't turnover, or turned over quickly just slightly lifting the fish up would be the small-sized crucian carp!


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