Zhang Yang nodded, his gaze shifting to Wang Yan: "Yan Ge, what do you think?"
Wang Yan opened a beer can hesitantly for half a second, didn't pour it for himself, but placed it in front of Xiao Yi, and then poured himself a cup of hot tea from a teapot.
After filling his cup, Wang Yan leisurely said: "This afternoon, I caught two grass carp, both hooked when the bobber tilted above the water and took the bait! They ate the elastic pellets!
And also, when I was about to pack up, a big fish probably came to the spot, there were many small movements before the previous cast, and then it went completely quiet on the next one. I had a stomach upset and wasn't in the mood to adjust, wasted the last few minutes going to the toilet!
I reckon, if we cast the rig farther by lifting the lead, and use some kneaded bait, the big fish will probably bite!"
After the two 'live treasures' finished their reports, Zhou Chu shrugged and spread his hands: "I have a one-sided understanding of the fish's mood, not really reliable.
But what Wang Yan said is quite right, grass carp aren't as plentiful as carp, but I caught a few this afternoon too!
All are high-level strikes, the bobber just tilted, and they pulled away and ran!
No big fish caught, the largest one was just over four pounds, not reaching five!"
After a simple summary of today's two matches, Zhang Yang nodded: "Your assessments are pretty much in line with mine.
I estimate the carp bites will drastically reduce tomorrow. With two rounds of fishing and a night to recover, tomorrow's bites might not be great.
Especially in the last match tomorrow afternoon, to get good results, we must prepare more thoroughly than others. We'll conclude the specific conditions after the third match at noon tomorrow!
Also, regarding grass carp biting at pellets at mid-level, we should pay some attention,
If the bottom fishing isn't going well, we can try using elastic pellets to catch grass carp slightly off the bottom!"
After a bit of casual chatting, just as the food started to arrive, everyone stopped discussing tactics and fish conditions for tomorrow's match and focused on eating.
Zhang Yang, after two matches, was in a mixed state of joy and concern, but it was still acceptable. Meanwhile, Luo Dapeng, organizing his die-hard friends for the daytime match results, didn't fare as well.
An outdoor roast whole lamb restaurant in Zheng City District.
Led by Luo Dapeng, enough anglers filled a big round table. Before the food arrived, seven or eight shirtless men sat around, eating edamame and peanuts, already drinking.
One middle-aged man of similar age to Luo Dapeng, feeling pretty good after two matches today, smiled while pouring himself a drink: "Dapeng, tell us about the matches today? We have two more tomorrow! I'd love to hear your insights!
Especially about that bait, I didn't get noticeable results. Am I using the wrong amount?"
Hearing this, another young guy chimed in eagerly: "Yeah, Peng Ge, please tell us!
I used the dosage you mentioned with that barley sweet potato paste, gritting my teeth and adding half a bottle as bait, and didn't hold back in my hand feed either.
Just bubbles without bites! Or hooking scales when changing baits!"
"Same here, really loaded up the bait, only got bubbles without bites! Used up most of the bait in just a few black pits!"
Seeing several anglers sharing the same issue, Luo Dapeng frowned, filled his beer, and took a sip: "For this bait, I add about half a cap to each pound, it works fine!
I told you early on, use half the bait at the bottom, and the other half, bump the frequency to entice fish, right?
Are you guys taking the lazy route, just throwing bombs in the spots?"
Luo Dapeng's way of interacting with these customers in the store is different from Zhang Yang's approach.
Although Zhang Yang is young, he has his principles in doing things and business.
But Luo Dapeng is different. Most of the anglers here are die-hards from his store, but learning practical techniques from him isn't easy.
Tactics like using expensive yellow paste for bait and spiking bait heavily with supplements were devised to boost sales.
Now, after two matches, the common feedback is that too much bait creates bubbles without bites, but Luo Dapeng avoids discussing dosage reasons and shifts the topic to fishing techniques.
However, he has a keen eye for people. Aside from Old Xu, who realized the effectiveness of frequent casts, most haven't broken through the beginner's barrier in their angling skills.
The hand-thrown bomb fishing is quite primitive, not exploiting even a third of the yellow paste bait's potential.
"Ah, hand-throwing bait and using rod carries are both in the spot, how can the effects differ so much?"
"Yeah, hand-throwing is convenient, we're not professional anglers doing frequency casting, it's exhausting with a five-meter-four rod! This splash bait is slow to bait, and my technique doesn't keep up!"
Seeing everyone feeling guilty about hand-throwing, Luo Dapeng smirked: "The experts from the manufacturers signed up for the competition as well and placed among the top in two matches!
Why don't you try my method tomorrow? The bait and supplements are definitely fine!
Fishing, the bait and supplements have effects, yes, but no one can guarantee catches. If it were that effective, it wouldn't be this cheap!"
"The yellow paste manufacturers came over? Who are they? Is it Zhang Yang, the one from the black pit filming scene, or some other anglers?"
Hearing this news, everyone perked up.
One reason why Luo Dapeng is so invested in yellow paste bait and its matching supplements is due in large part to Zhang Yang's consistently uploaded fishing videos,