lpffa Chapter 818 - 555: Championship Battle (Part 2)
Chapter 818 - 555: Championship Battle (Part 2)
In the preliminary rounds or the early phases of the PK matches, when there are bites in the fishing spot, Zhang Yang and Huang Zheng wouldn’t immediately adjust their fishing methods to start catching fish, but today is different.
Upon noticing the bobbers moving after casting a few rods, Zhang Yang and Huang Zheng, in a very coordinated manner, slightly adjusted the size of the bait on their double hooks.
Especially Zhang Yang, even though the time he spent preparing the bait was similar to Huang Zheng’s, he added a small gesture to tidy up the shape of the bait ball. After a simple modification, the bait ball on the lower hook almost appeared round and furry.
You could see the two of them on the field, casting rods almost like a mirror image. The bobber flipped over, descended steadily, and when it reached the depth where the bobber had indicated a bite earlier, the bobber movement appeared again.
Over on Huang Zheng’s side, there was a gentle, short pause, followed by a slight acceleration in the bobber’s eating motion. It didn’t feel crisp, but it was worth the risk to lift the rod and pierce the fish.
In a battle between experts, who catches the first fish is a crucial matter—it’s not superstition, but it affects the mental state and rhythm control of the match between the two.
Huang Zheng was the first to get a bite, so he decisively lifted the rod to pierce, but luck was not on his side. The hook was not swallowed, and it missed!
Having made an error, Huang Zheng quickly adjusted his line to prepare for the next attempt as soon as possible.
And Zhang Yang? His bobber movement was similarly indistinct, but due to the small detail of tidying the bait ball, he provided the fish with a much easier opportunity to eat the bait.
Thus, when Zhang Yang captured the bite and lifted the rod to pierce the fish, the power from the underwater fishing setup was transmitted through the tip of the rod and reached his hands, leaving Zhang Yang in a very good mood—he had successfully hooked the fish!
"Wow! Teacher Yu, look, both anglers on stage had their bobbers show a movement indicating fish entering the spot at about the same time. Though Huang Zheng had a slight misfortune with a missed bite, next to him, Zhang Yang had slightly better luck, hitting the target perfect mouth, and was the first to catch a fish!"
Since the official start of the competition, Sun Yi’s mood had been on edge. Observing Zhang Yang catch the first fish, he experienced a noticeable minor emotional fluctuation.
Yu Wensheng nodded: "Not bad, both had almost equal chances, but while Huang Zheng missed, Zhang Yang seized that crucial bite! Judging from the opening performance, it’s still Zhang Yang who’s a notch superior!"
"Huh? Superior skills? Isn’t it just luck? I felt that the bobber movement indicating fish eating the bait looked similar enough, and the timing to capture the bite seemed almost the same! Why did you say Zhang Yang is a notch superior? Where did you see that?"
Sun Yi tilted his head slightly, his eyes showing a hint of confusion.
Old Yu smirked: "There was a small detail about baiting that you didn’t notice. I’ll point it out later; keep an eye on the next few attempts and compare the baiting technique details between Zhang Yang and Huang Zheng, then I’ll reveal the answer to you!"
"Hmph, Teacher Yu, you’re being quite secretive! Testing my observation skills? I don’t believe it; it clearly seems not much different!" Sun Yi playfully showed a hint of sass, really patiently observing and comparing.
At the finals, each angler had four camera lenses around them—long shot, bobber movement, close-up, and special shot. If one were interested in checking, the details were quite plentiful.
After a short observation, Sun Yi indeed discovered the small hand movement detail that Zhang Yang executed each time he prepared the bait.
"Oh, I think I discovered the detail you mentioned, Teacher Yu! Zhang Yang, after completing the bait preparation, although the bait ball shape looked pretty good on the hook, he always had a small action to refine the bait ball with his left fingertip! Is this the detail that increased the success rate despite similar bobber movements indicating bites?" Sun Yi enthusiastically shared his discovery.
Yu Wensheng nodded: "That’s right! What are technical details? This is what details are!! Everyone’s bait status is well-prepared, and everyone’s bait preparing technique is competent, but why did Zhang Yang catch fish while Huang Zheng missed?
When dealing with old veteran fish in the Competition Pond, often it’s just that tiny detail, but the outcome turns out to be completely different!"
The two were engrossed in explaining a bait refining detail to the live stream audience when Zhang Yang and Huang Zheng cast their rods again for the second attempt.
This time, luck was on both sides, neither missing, both hooking fish when lifting their rods.
"Both hooked fish simultaneously! Current score 2:1, Zhang Yang leads by one fish at the moment!" Sun Yi interrupted their conversation, refocusing attention on the fish.
Yu Wensheng watched the different camera views on the control platform and said: "Huang Zheng’s on-the-spot reflexes were very quick. After his first missed attempt, he must have realized the bait ball state detail issue and made an immediate adjustment. Now, both have succeeded in breaking zero; the preliminary preparation phase of the match has ended!
As per my previous analysis, the match has just begun, less than two minutes in, with a very rapid pace!"
"Teacher Yu, you’re remarkably accurate. Well, following through the match, which direction do you personally think it will progress toward? Who might have the advantage to clinch the first round?" Sun Yi continued to probe.
"Fishing for fish like crucian carp, which have fast bites but are close to the bottom layer of water, requires quite the tactical approach.
For me, fishing near the bottom layer is a good tactical option!
However, due to varying fish conditions, this approach is not the only one. There are alternative plans too!"
"Alternative plans? Follow up on this topic, why not, share some knowledge with the audience in the live stream as well, I’d also like to learn from you!"