Chapter 022: Misjudged

After listening to Lin Yang's explanation, many viewers in the live-streaming room seemed to have had an epiphany.

"Anchor Master, with this explanation, I've also had a realization."

"Why didn't the anchor let me watch your live stream earlier, I feel like I've missed out on so many Big Plate Crucian Carps."

"The anchor's a generous guy, willing to share the good stuff, brothers help the anchor hit the like button, sprinkle some gifts."

In the live streaming room, barrage gifts and likes kept floating across the screen non-stop, and the popularity continued to soar.

"Hmm—of course, there's also the most important point..." Lin Yang paused here.

"Does the anchor have more secret tips to share?"

"I feel that just this one tip about the worm caution is enough to benefit me for life."

Lin Yang: "Haha, all the things I just mentioned are based on having fish in the spot, now let me talk about the bait and creating the right fishing spot."

I'm really not a fisherman: "Quick, everyone get ready."

Angler to prevail: "Front row is secured, waiting in silence!"

Air Control Commander: "It wasn't a wasted trip today, learned a lot."

Lin Yang: "When you're fishing in the wild outdoors, especially in these ditch-like natural rivers, there isn't much to say about preparing bait, as long as there are fish in the spot, no matter what bait you use—even commercial bait—no matter how bad you mix it, you can make a big catch."

"Similarly, if there are no fish in the spot, no matter how well you prepare the bait or how right the flavor is, it's useless, so creating the right fishing spot is very important for wild fishing."

The viewers in the live streaming room exploded into comments again after hearing Lin Yang's remarks.

"Right, after the anchor's explanation, it's as if a light bulb went off."

"That makes so much sense, I was wondering why with the same wild fishing, my expensive bait is well prepared but I barely catch anything."

"Wow, the anchor isn't just handsome but also knows so much."

"I'm not hyping or dissing, the anchor is in the same city, the Little Yellow Car bait just got delivered, I'm fishing right now, hitting a streak, just posted a video on the homepage."

"Are you for real?"

"Believe it or not, up to you, I'm having a blast fishing right now."

"Holy crap, only a few hundred sets left, I've got to grab a bottle to try."

"Anchor, is the bait you're using the same as the Little Yellow Car's?"

"Do you even have to ask, I've been watching the whole time, already snapped up 10 bottles, hehe...."

Lin Yang saw this and thought, well, there's no need for him to lead the conversation, the viewers were exploding with comments themselves.

Good wine needs no bush.

"Alright, let's continue fishing, we've prepared quite a few spots and can't let them go to waste."

In the remaining spots, dense bubbles from the fish had already been forming, and as soon as Lin Yang cast his hook into the water, there was an immediate bite, a flick of the wrist, and another golden Big Plate Crucian Carp was landed.

Looking at this situation, even if you threw an empty hook in there, you could randomly hook one up.

While Lin Yang continued his fishing streak, the two other angler brothers on the other side were starting to look a bit glum, and the tall and skinny guy who had left to buy worms had returned some time ago.

He had thought that by hanging worms he would experience the same non-stop action as Lin Yang next to him, but after half an hour of fishing with worms, not only were there no Big Plate Crucian Carp, even the sporadic regular Crucian Carps that were previously a sure catch were nowhere to be seen.

"Brother Li, could it be that we bought the wrong worms, since we haven't caught a single fish until now?" said the tall and skinny man in frustration.

The slightly chubby man, who had been all ears to Lin Yang's explanation from not so far away, snapped back to reality and said: "Don't even whisper about it, I think we've made a miscalculation today."

"What miscalculation?" asked the tall and skinny man, his face a question mark.

The slightly chubby man's spot was already close to where Lin Yang was, and with the short distance of approximately seven meters between them, he had heard quite a bit of Lin Yang's explanations to the viewers.

With this in mind, he took out his phone and entered the fishing group to re-watch the video that was going viral in the group yesterday.

"What's up, Brother Li, have you given up?" Seeing Brother Li fiddling with his phone, the tall and skinny man couldn't sit still and, setting down his rod, he asked.

"Given up my ass, quickly go check the video in the group."

"Which group?"

"Damn it, you idiot, it's the one Brother Aquatic created, damn it, I paid a thousand dollars to get you in that group."

"Oh, right." The tall and skinny man also took out his phone to look.

"Found anything?"

"Nothing but envy."

"Your friggin' job is to look at the face of the angler in the video."

"Oh, hey? This guy looks so familiar... Oh my god! Isn't the person in this video the same kid fishing over there?"

"Damn it, keep your voice down, that video was shared by Si Ge, everyone in the group said it's his friend, are you courting death?"

"Uh."

Upon hearing Brother Li's scolding and realizing that Lin Yang was Si Ge's friend, the tall and skinny man instinctively covered his own mouth.

Speaking of Si Ge, he's no ordinary figure. As a major wholesale merchant of aquatic products in G City, he has a very extensive network of contacts in this area. His biggest hobby is fishing, which is why he established a local anglers' group to share fishing experiences.

His brothers spent a good amount of silver to join this G City anglers' group.

.....

Meanwhile, Lin Yang, who was on a roll with a string of catches, was chatting with his fans while continuing to fish, bustling with joy.

Since he started fishing nearly three hours had passed, and the keepnet was already more than ten pounds heavier with catches.

Earlier, he had set four or five baited spots. As soon as the fish would cease biting at one, he'd promptly switch to the next, and now only the last baited spot was left unfished.

However, looking at the dense swarm of bubbles emanating from the last spot, it was clear that there wouldn't be a shortage of fish there.

And during the continuous streak of catches just now, his fishing level had also risen to Lv3, making him a junior angler.

Just as Lin Yang was removing a Crucian Carp, he saw a slightly chubby man, with a flattering smile on his face, approaching from where he was pole fishing.

Lin Yang had occasionally glanced over at their fishing situation. This pair basically amounted to feeding the fish, having mixed a small basin of various bait products and thrown it in, yet their fishing situation was quite poor.

"Haha, young man, your catch is looking good today," said the slightly chubby man, bending at the waist and smiling at Lin Yang.

"It's not bad, just casually fishing," Lin Yang replied.

"Oh, brother, you're even live streaming." The man glanced at the phone propped up nearby, where a constant stream of comments and little red heart effects were flying on the screen.

Just then, another flurry of effects appeared on the screen, evidently someone had sent another big gift.

After glancing at the screen, Lin Yang also thanked them: "Thanks for the rocket, Brother Aquatic."

Then came a video call, which Lin Yang answered. The person in the video was Si Ge, who had just sent the gift, and he too seemed to be fishing.

Brother Aquatic: "Brother Xiao Yang, I've received the bait mix and am currently fishing at Hua Jian. No need to ask about the fish situation, I and a few friends are basically catching non-stop."

"Brother, fancy coming over to fish? This afternoon, big brother will treat you wholeheartedly, ensuring you're satisfied, and we can exchange some fishing experiences."

Looking at the screen, Lin Yang laughed: "Haha, thanks, Si Ge, but I have something on this afternoon, so I won't be able to come over."

Brother Aquatic: "Ah! Got another bite! Okay, brother, I'll get back to fishing then."

The slightly chubby man who observed this exchange couldn't help but twitch the corner of his eye; he couldn't believe his ears. Si Ge had actually taken the initiative to offer a meal, and this young man in front of him had actually declined.

If this hadn't happened right in front of him, witnessed with his very eyes, he would have thought someone was just bragging if they told him about it.

Now, he was thoroughly convinced that the young man in front of him was indeed the host in the video Si Ge had shared in the chat group.

"Right, did you need something, big brother?" Lin Yang turned to look at the slightly chubby man standing by him.

"Oh, no, no, nothing," the man said hastily, waving his hand. He then fished out two packets of cigarettes from his pocket and laid them beside Lin Yang.

"Brother, no, I mean, big brother, this is..."

Lin Yang was momentarily baffled by his actions: "What's this for?"

"Ah, well, I also enjoy watching your live streams, I'm a fan of yours. I didn't recognize you at first, so I just wanted to say hello," the slightly chubby man said, going along with the situation, now too embarrassed to admit he had underestimated Lin Yang before.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang's mouth twitched slightly: "Oh, you can keep the cigarettes. Here, take some of this bait mix. I noticed the fish situation over at your spot wasn't great, try this."

With these words, Lin Yang handed over most of the remaining bottle of bait mix.

"Thanks, brother, I'll take it," said the slightly chubby man, who promptly took the bait mix and then turned to leave.

"Hey, take your cigarettes with you."

Hearing Lin Yang calling out from behind, the slightly chubby man quickened his step, gathered his gear without tidying up, and along with his companion, moved to a fishing spot further away.

Watching his odd exit, Lin Yang was about to call out again when he suddenly felt a tremor in the fishing rod in his hand.

Looking up, Lin Yang saw the float, which had previously been on the surface of the water, was nowhere to be seen.

The next moment, Lin Yang lifted the rod!

"Damn, snagged on something," he exclaimed.

He intensified his effort and found it was immovable. He had assumed that during the interruption, the fish had taken a strong bite and got tangled in the underwater branches or weeds.

But the next moment, a massive force transmitted through the line to his rod, instantly pulling the tip of the rod under the surface of the water.

"Crap, this is a big catch!"

Realizing he had hooked a big fish, and judging by the force felt in his hands, the creature underwater was definitely larger than the Carp he had caught two days before.

Cooling down, he started to think of a strategy.

Fishing in a hole among the reeds with a short line setup, it was no simple task to haul the giant from the water.

But fortunately, the baited spot was just over a meter away from the open water. Resolute, Lin Yang moved the rod toward the open water area.

Then, using his arms and core muscles, he started slowly shifting the entangled line towards the open water, and before shifting battlefields, he made sure to adjust the phone's camera accordingly.

It seemed that to provide a good live streaming experience in the future, it would be unmanageable alone. Like today, any slight distraction could mean neglecting both ends.