Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King-Chapter 52: Fear Dominated by Being Beaten Quiet

In contrast, Zhang Yang next to him is getting bites faster and faster, maintaining a continuous streak!

Previously, Zhang Yang rarely used a headlamp when fishing in the pond, but today, to "get things done" and improve efficiency, Zhang Yang broke the norm.

Wearing a rechargeable headlamp on his head, he clicks it on each time he hooks a fish to illuminate his area, then turns it off again after catching the fish and rebaiting.

Now in a frenzy of catching fish, and with Zhang Yang’s swift hook removal and reeling techniques, the gap between clicks of the lamp is very short.

On the right, Qian Wenbo was already frustrated from the lack of bites on his end, and Zhang Yang’s clicking sounds on the other side were like devilish echoes, quickly driving Qian Wenbo to a breaking point.

"Damn it, no bites, I’m done! Xiao Zhou, keep an eye on my equipment, I’m off to the south bank to help Xiao Liang with his fish!" Qian Wenbo greeted his friend next door and got up to head south.

Zhang Yang glanced up briefly, but his hands didn’t slow down at all, continuing to bait and cast his line.

It’s unclear whether it was the cause of the new bait formula being used for the first time in the pond or not, but the fish condition today was particularly aggressive. Zhang Yang’s side was like this, and so was Old Zhao and Wang Jun’s on the other side.

Qian Wenbo, burnt out, headed to Zou Liang on the south bank, but after less than a minute, he was frustrated again.

Nearby, Zhao Bingguang and Wang Jun were co-fishing a spot and still maintaining a very fast fish-catching phase.

And in the middle, Zou Liang had also stopped getting bites ahead of time, with the air filled with the strong scent of the new bait formula, a fragrant smell from Jinlong.

"How’s it going, Xiao Liang? How many have you caught?" Qian Wenbo forced himself to ask.

"Seven fish, two slingshots! Been over ten minutes with no bites! Damn, something weird today, got shut down by Old Zhao and Wang Jun! Their bait is unreasonable today, I could smell it and want to taste it!" Xiao Liang’s spirits were not high, his tone filled with discontent.

"Hey, Xiao Liang, don’t talk nonsense, it was your slingshot blowing the spot that made it stop, nothing to do with us! I’m fishing a meter off the main area!"

Old Zhao, with a cigarette in his mouth, spoke very easily as he skillfully pinched a Triangle Cannon and threw it to the spot.

"Wenbo, what brings you here? Need anything? I can get it for you!" Xiao Liang didn’t argue with Old Zhao about why the bites stopped, instead turning to Qian Wenbo, thinking he was here to borrow something.

"Don’t even mention it, my spot was the same as yours! That Zhang Yang guy got new bait that shut me up completely!

Originally thought I’d come over and help you as a fisherman, but now, we’re both in the same boat, stuck!

Forget it, let’s pack up the rods, sell the fish, and go home for a barbecue! This fishing today made me exhausted!"

"Let’s go then! I’ve had enough fishing too!"

Feeling irritated, Xiao Liang took off his bobber, not even bothering to pack the main line, just roughly bundled it into a ball and threw it into the grass behind him.

...

Tonight’s fishing, whether it was Zhang Yang, Old Zhao, or Wang Jun, could be said to have been exhilarating.

With their skills already ahead in terms of fishing technique, their bait further dominated in all aspects, resulting in their side having continuous catches while fellow anglers were shut down early and could only watch enviously.

By eleven-thirty, the whole fishing area mostly stopped getting bites. Zhang Yang caught 133 pounds of fish, Zhao Bingguang 83 pounds, Wang Jun 85 pounds, the three monopolizing the top spots in the pond, totaling 301 pounds with an average of over 100 per person.

After weighing the day’s catch, the three of them posted their group photo of the fish haul in the QQ group.

The fishing friends, already numb to pictures showing sixty or seventy, seventy or eighty pounds catches, were stirred again seeing each person’s tub full of fish, causing the QQ group to buzz with inquiries.

Cheating on the fish haul was impossible for sure, with so many spectators in the pond and Diao Changhe there as a witness.

That night, after midnight, Zhang Yang and Old Zhao each received several inquiry calls from fellow anglers.

This, as Zhang Yang expected, he only mentioned the old bait formula had been upgraded, and the new bait worked well when tested, saying they could try it sometime.

Selling the fish netted them each nearly two hundred bucks from Diao Changhe, the trio left satisfied once more, driving away stylishly.

...

Down-to-earth barbecue.

The three, Zhang Yang, got out of the car, with Wang Jun, who drove separately, unable to hold back first.

"Haha, Xiao Zhang, your tricks are amazing! Today both Old Zhao and I used your tactics and really shut down Zou Liang!

How did you come up with this trick? Can it be used elsewhere too?"

Zhang Yang grinned: "Shutting down the bait is actually very simple, just basic logic! Nothing too profound."

"You say that, but shutting down the bait is something special, isn’t it?

Previously, even if you caught more fish than next door, it rarely actually shut down the bites!

You should have seen Qian Wenbo talking to Zou Liang on the south bank, so frustrated, it was satisfying! Let them take our spots early on, and shut them down next time too!"

Old Zhao asked: "While waiting for the dishes, no big deal, talk about it, this shutting down bites thing was always boasted about after drinking, it’s the first time I’ve seen it done myself!"

Zhang Yang nodded: "Alright, let’s chat a bit!

Shutting down the bites is just that there are no fish in his spot anymore, all the fish have gathered to our spot!

For this situation to occur, usually, there are two main factors: first, our bait’s effect is solid, fish like it!

The second factor is our side throws more bait and does so accurately!

Throwing lots of bait, intentionally gathering fish without catching them, gets more fish to gather.

If the other side doesn’t notice this, they start catching fish early from having bites, emptying their spot, and without enough fish supplement, even blowing up the spot with slingshots, it naturally stops.

Anglers of similar skill sitting side by side rarely shut each other down unless one makes a severe mistake!"

"So according to you, Zou Liang getting shut down is also closely related to him repeatedly blowing up his spot with slingshots?" Wang Jun continued to ask.

"Definitely! Early on, with more fish, catching them out of the spot is slower after all!

Blowing up the spot with slingshots, just one fish might escape, then all the fish leave the spot! You’ve felt it yourself when blowing up out the spot, that after blowing it up, for ten minutes or even half an hour there are no bites, it’s because the fish have run off.

The nearby spot is your group of fish, while his spot has no fish, making it hard to gather a new group afterwards!

The strategy I gave was to initially just gather fish at the spot without catching them, waiting until the other side stops getting bites, then start fishing on your side.

The principle is the same, just unexpected that he made a mistake blowing up the spot, speeding up the process!"

"Awesome! Learned another trick from you!" Wang Jun listened and gave Zhang Yang a thumbs up, convinced and impressed.