"Who's the host following the trends in the popular segment, tell me what happened? It seems pretty lively!"
"Yue Feng must win! Go, go!"
"Let me congratulate the host in advance on continuing to win and making the opponent stand on their head and bark like a dog again!"
Riverside Angler sends a gift of a huge Rocket!
Drowned Fish sends a gift of Beer Graffiti!
Drowned Fish: "Hehe, I didn't watch the live stream yesterday, seems like I missed something, what's going on?"
Yue Feng grinned: "Hehe, it's nothing, just competing with a local big brother by the river, won a match yesterday, and we're up for another round today! Just got the bait ready, going to let it sit for a few minutes and then start fishing!"
As soon as Yue Feng finished speaking, he suddenly saw a WeChat message pop up in the background of his phone!
The presence of the drone freed Yue Feng's phone camera, so Yue Feng was able to exit the live streaming app to check the WeChat message, his OCD kicked in, and he casually clicked to view it.
It was an image sent to Yue Feng by his fishing buddy, Wang Dong.
What's this?
Yue Feng glanced at the image, and his expression turned sour.
It was a screenshot from a friend circle,
"My dear Liu is live streaming fishing, friends who know him, please support!"
Just by looking at the title, there seemed to be no issue, probably Liu's wife promoting and sharing the live stream.
But Yue Feng glanced at the top left corner, wasn't this the same alt-account Sunset that had trolled Yue Feng for selling fake bait in his own live stream yesterday? This alt-account turns out to belong to Liu's wife!
Yue Feng had already concluded that the person was a troll, but had never linked him with Liu Mingyuan. Now, Wang Dong's screenshot had fully exposed their relationship.
Yue Feng frowned deeply, "Nice one, Liu Mingyuan. So it was you playing tricks behind my back!"
With this on his mind, Yue Feng was no longer as polite to Liu Mingyuan as before, glanced at his Lure which was ready, and walked up to Liu Mingyuan.
"Boss Liu, where shall we choose our spots? Are you ready?"
Liu Mingyuan had prepared the bait at home before coming, and was deliberately dawdling just waiting for the bait he threw earlier to attract the fish, now that more than ten minutes had passed, the timing was about right.
"Any place is fine, as long as it's next to you! Why don't you pick?" Liu Mingyuan said.
Here Liu Mingyuan seemed generous, but he was scheming. By letting Yue Feng pick their fishing spots first, when it came time to choose their respective spots, Liu Mingyuan would pick first, and Yue Feng would find it awkward to refuse.
Yue Feng was unaware of his little scheme, so his gaze swept over the vacant areas nearby.
He passed over two gray areas directly, choosing an area a bit far from the plow tip. The distance between anglers on this side was greater, minimizing the impact on others as both were live streaming.
"How about we go there? We're both live streaming already, better not to disturb the other anglers!"
Following where Yue Feng pointed, Liu Mingyuan felt greatly relieved inside—this fishing spot had been baited not long ago.
"Alright! Just as you said!" Liu Mingyuan slung the Fishing Box over his shoulder, carrying the fishing platform, and strode towards the position Yue Feng had chosen.
Just as Liu Mingyuan had expected, Yue Feng had no objections to Liu Mingyuan casually choosing the fishing spot on his left, and the two set up their fishing platforms, one on the left and one on the right, and began to adjust their lines and accurately hit their bait spots!
For this One Hour Fish Pinching competition, Yue Feng decided not to prepare a heavy bait spot, as the risk was a bit high, and if he over-baited and it didn't take, he would be at a disadvantage. Yue Feng chose the most commonly used method of baiting little and often, making the bait spot small and compact to minimize the time it took for the bait to take effect.
Once each had finished their preparations, at the command, the competition began!
Initially, their strategies were identical, each throwing three or four egg-sized Rice Wine bait balls into the bait spots, then quickly casting one rod after another.
Both were using a bait made of dough bait mixed with red worms, but Yue Feng had added something extra from Wild Fishing Companion, whereas Old Liu was using a commercial formula bait sold by Yue Feng.
After the bait was cast, frequent recasting also had a certain dispersing effect to lure fish, and both were aware of this, so they kept a high frequency of casting.
However, Yue Feng had just started baiting, whereas Liu Mingyuan had already baited quite a bit in advance, certainly making a difference in effectiveness.
In less than five minutes, Liu Mingyuan's float twitched slightly and then bobbed up, and he struck, hooking a fish!
"Haha, first strike! The first carp, and it's a decent size too!" Liu Mingyuan said with a smile as he unhooked the fish and placed it into the fish guard, showing it off especially for the live stream!
In contrast, Yue Feng was less fortunate. Normally, it would take more than ten minutes for the bait to take effect, and it wasn't time yet.
Soon, Liu Mingyuan's float moved again, and he struck to catch his second fish!
"As it turns out, even starting from the same line, there is still a difference in fishing skills! The second fish is caught!"
Hearing Liu Mingyuan's slightly mocking words, Yue Feng frowned and increased his casting speed.
It was really strange—could it be that Liu Mingyuan's bait and Hand Food were better than his? Yue Feng wondered privately.
After catching five fish in a row, there was still no movement from Yue Feng's side. Although Yue Feng could keep his composure, the audience in the live stream couldn't hold back anymore.
"What's going on? Could there be a problem with the underwater terrain?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Both started baiting at the same time. Why is Old Liu's bait taking effect so quickly?"
"I thought Yue Feng could win, but looking at the situation now, winning seems difficult!"
"Could there be a problem with their Trolling? Logically, there's only a distance of two or three meters between their spots, the fish situation shouldn't be so different!"
All these comments were seen by Yue Feng, but he was confident that there was nothing wrong with his bait or bait spot, so he didn't respond in the live stream and just increased his casting speed a bit more.
Before he knew it, more than ten minutes had passed, and Liu Mingyuan had already caught at least seven or eight carp, including two that were quite large, weighing over half a pound each, while Yue Feng hadn't even made a strike yet.
Seeing the increasing density of fish around the bait spot, Yue Feng's inner turmoil finally eased. "I knew there was no problem—finally, fish are coming to the bait spot."
Two minutes later, Yue Feng deliberately cast his rod to the edge of the bait spot where the fish were densely gathered.
The float settled steadily, sinking down, and just near the bottom, it gave a clear strong tug!
Got it!
Yue Feng lifted the rod and accurately hooked the fish!
Catching the first fish, the viewers in the live stream finally breathed a sigh of relief.