Chapter 409: Chapter 246: Battle of Wits and Courage_2
Zhang Yang was talking while looking down and around, quickly finding what he needed.
A high elasticity rod bag for storing fishing rods!
The next second, Zhang Yang swiftly used the high elasticity rod bag to loop around the nape behind the big fish’s gill cover, then easily tied a knot and directly locked the Fish Controller’s buckle onto the rod bag.
After a simple suspended weighing, the weight of this big fish was revealed!
"Come on, Qiang, give us a close-up of the weight, show everyone!"
Very quickly, the numbers on the electronic scale appeared on the screen.
43.57 jin!
Over ten jin heavier than the last big fish!
"I wonder which lucky brother’s weight guess was the closest this time! Strong, I’ll leave releasing the fish to you, I’m going to rest up and chat with the brothers for a bit!" Zhang Yang said as he placed the big fish back by the water’s edge.
He had already demonstrated how to release fish earlier, so Han Qiang quickly switched with Zhang Yang, holding the big fish in the water to adjust its posture while continuously splashing the water to aerate and speed up the fish’s recovery.
[Brother Yang is awesome, you finally managed to bring this big guy up!]
[43.66 jin, that’s what I guessed, haha, thanks Brother Yang for the gift!]
[Brother Yang, what was that rod shaking and fish-playing motion you just did? Qiang said he doesn’t quite understand it either, asking you to explain it! Tell the brothers!]
[Fighting a 40-jin big black carp for over half an hour was really a thrill to watch! It made me want to go to the waterside and cast a few rods!]
[Talk about the rod-shaking technique +1, we’re waiting!]
Zhang Yang saw the high enthusiasm from the water friends and grinned: "Alright, since everyone wants to know, I’ll briefly explain my understanding!
Just a heads up, this technique may still be controversial, so everyone, just look at it rationally, different opinions are welcome!
As everyone knows, when facing large fish, there’s a limit to the strength of the fishing rod and line group! Exceeding that limit could either lead to breaking the line or losing the fish!
We mentioned the eight-character fish-playing technique before, which is mainly about using the elasticity of the fishing rod to guide big fish in swimming back and forth to exhaust their energy!
The commonly used eight-character fish-playing technique leads fish’s swimming direction in a certain way using the rod’s pulling power to achieve the goal!
This process is similar to humans leading cattle or horses with reins!
In most cases, it works, as stimulated fish will turn back and adjust their direction.
But what about particularly stubborn individuals or very large and powerful ones? What should you do then?
It becomes quite dangerous, and you have two options: either use the fail-safe rope to assist, or use the rod-shaking fish-playing method I just demonstrated!
Shaking the rod in such a near-break state is like a life-saving tactic, stimulating the fish hook continuously; the fish will feel this intense stimulus and will have a stress response to escape!
Under this stress-induced stimulus, the fish’s fleeing direction is random; it may continue swimming in deep water or change direction!
At this time, the previously certain tug-of-war situation now has a glimmer of hope!
Meanwhile, we also have a technique to stimulate fish in the water, by controlling the frequency and strength of the rod shaking, we can also stimulate the fish in a certain way!
When the fish swims towards deeper water, you can increase this stimulus, but when the fish turns back or swims to one side, the rod shaking can be slowed down or even paused!
Of course, this rod-shaking fish-playing method still carries quite a bit of risk; if you’re not lucky, it might backfire and increase the chance of losing the fish, so I suggest, in wild fishing environments, the safest method is still to attach a fail-safe rope!!"
[Oh wow, it looked so simple, but I didn’t realize there was so much to it!]
[Learned another move! Didn’t know that it could be handled this way when nearing a tug-of-war!]
[Last summer, I encountered several big fish I couldn’t lift the rod for, and they eventually broke away. If I’d known, I’d have tried the rod-shaking method, maybe I’d have caught them! Next time, I’ll definitely try!]
Zhang Yang wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve and continued, "While playing fish has its techniques, it still requires adaptability! Many times, you need to make operations instinctual reactions, otherwise, it’s too late!
Just like earlier with the tug-of-war, I didn’t have time to attach the fail-safe rope! Now while there’s no fish on the hook, I’ll attach the fail-safe rope first! Qiang, attach the fail-safe rope!"
Han Qiang nodded at Zhang Yang’s reminder, raised a hand, and attached the fail-safe rope to the lock on the butt of the fishing rod,
"Catching two big blue fish in one live broadcast is pretty lucky already, after our commotion, I bet it’s going to be hard to have another fish bite again for a while!" Han Qiang said cheerily while attaching the fail-safe rope.
As the two brothers were chatting away, they saw a few egg-sized fish bubbles rise again in front of the baited area!
"Damn!" Zhang Yang couldn’t help but exclaim as he noticed the scene in the camera.
"What’s up?"
"Don’t shout! There’s fish bubbles in front of the bait, at least egg-sized fish bubbles!" Zhang Yang lowered his voice, speaking very cautiously.
"Really? Damn, now that I’ve attached the fail-safe rope and learned the rod-shaking method, give it a try and see if it can handle me!"
Han Qiang muttered with an eager and slightly reckless tone.
"Lift the rod and replace it with two screws, try using the bottom-fishing foam ball! I’m sure I saw it right, there’s still big fish around the spot!" Zhang Yang continued to advise.
"Alright, I’ll follow your lead! Let’s try a different method!"
Han Qiang calmly picked up the rod, removed the two screws on the fishhook, and replaced them with new ones. At the same time, he added a foam ball slightly larger than a soybean on the hook shank of one of the fishhooks.
After adjusting the fishing setup, Han Qiang casually flicked it underfoot and glanced at it; the foam ball successfully floated the screw, perfect, just right!
The next second, a well-adjusted Han Qiang again executed the large whip casting method, swirling the rod in the air, and then with a lift of the hand, off it went!
The fishing setup traveled in a straight line to the distant point, and Han Qiang’s large whip casting technique had made leapfrog progress from when he started trying it out.
Just as Han Qiang finished casting and habitually prepared to drag it back a bit to make room for the strike, Zhang Yang stopped him.
"Don’t drag the rod, just reach further! Lift the rod when the fish bites and let go if it tries to run!"
"Why’s that? Pulling a full rod usually leads to a break!" Han Qiang was a bit surprised at Zhang Yang’s reminder, as it didn’t quite align with Zhang Yang’s usual fishing philosophy.
Zhang Yang patiently explained, "There’s no issue with a fail-safe rope! If it’s really a big fish, this thing is too timid; it will only circle around the spot, not daring to enter the bait area to feed!
Reaching a bit further, the chance of biting the hook is greater!"
As the two communicated, they saw the bobber, which had just reached its position for less than ten seconds, suddenly exhibit a continuous bobbing bite signal.
Han Qiang immediately tensed his muscles, ready to lift the rod as soon as the bobber completely sank to strike the fish.
But this clear bite action, after waiting for two seconds, didn’t continue. The bobber returned to the surface.
"Damn, what’s going on? The action didn’t look like a line hit? It stopped after a bite, and nothing followed!"
Han Qiang scratched his head, confused by the abnormal phenomenon.
Earlier, Zhang Yang also saw the continuous strong bobbing action through the high-definition camera. This kind of bobber movement definitely indicated a fish was biting, completely unlike line hits or other bobber movements.
The fact that the bobber flicked back after several continuous bobs indicated the fish hadn’t fully taken the bait, reinforcing Zhang Yang’s prediction that it was likely a big fish.
"Be careful, it might be a big one!" Zhang Yang warned.
"Damn! If I’d known, I would’ve lifted the rod during the continuous bobbing! It’s playing tricks on the bait!"
As Han Qiang was muttering, the bobber again exhibited continuous bobbing action.
Han Qiang swiftly lifted the rod to strike the fish.
The anticipated heavy resistance didn’t occur, and it missed again!
In an instant, Han Qiang was confused.
Such a clear bite action yet it didn’t hit. What’s going on?