Chapter 008: Remarkable Effects

The next early morning, Lin Yang got up early without needing a nudge from his parents, who were quite pleased to see this initiative.

After breakfast, he hopped on his bike and hurriedly left home, now nothing was more appealing to him than fishing.

As he passed by the fishing shop in town, Lin Yang bought a packet of commonly used Blue Carp and then hurried to the riverside.

Today his goal was clear: He was going to fish for Crucian Carp!

Crucian Carp were easier to catch than big fish, and it was a good opportunity to test the effectiveness of the bait mix he had prepared the day before.

Upon arriving at Xiangyang Dam, since he had promised to leave that spot to someone else the day before, Lin Yang went to several of his regularly fished spots.

After picking a spot and setting up his equipment, although today's location wasn't as good as yesterday's, since his main target was Crucian Carp and the weather wasn't too warm, he wasn't too fussy about choosing a fishing spot.

Lin Yang arranged his fishing gear and then set up his phone to start the live broadcast.

As he had gained over a thousand followers yesterday, within less than a minute of going live, more than ten viewers had joined the stream.

"Hey, young man, why did you start so early today? Don't you usually start around eight or nine o'clock?"

Lin Yang glanced at the barrage of comments and replied with a smile, "Haha, I feel that my fishing luck will be pretty good these days, so I came a bit earlier."

"Host, are you going for big fish again today?"

'I'm not a fisherman' sent some little red hearts.

Lin Yang replied, "Not today. I mixed up some Crucian Carp bait yesterday and now I want to see how well it works."

'Air Force Commander' entered the live stream.

'Rolling Red Dust' entered the live stream.

'Langzi Fishing Brother' entered the live stream.

In just a few minutes, dozens more viewers had joined the stream.

Seeing this, Lin Yang also started to feel excited. It was always good to have a lot of fans; viewers came in as soon as the live stream started.

After setting up his phone, he didn't dawdle. He took out the red bait he mixed the day before, squeezed a handful of it into a lump the size of a baby's fist, and threw it into the chosen fishing spot. Then he poured the Blue Carp into the bait bowl to start preparing the bait.

Today he wasn't using his usual three old standard bait mix; he went straight for Blue Carp alone, adding water at a ratio of 0.9:1 and started stirring.

Since the morning temperature was still quite low, it was better to let the bait rest for a few minutes.

Five minutes later, Lin Yang squeezed the bait in his palm to remove any air pockets and then broke off a bit to check the state. The consistency was okay; it was stringy and good.

Next, he prepared his line assembly. He had used a line of 0.8 + 0.4 when he started catching small fish yesterday. Today, targeting Crucian Carp, he chose a 1.0 + 0.8 line.

Crucian Carp could be fished all year round, and with the current weather, the fish were still actively feeding.

Although he chose a smaller line assembly, he didn't follow other hosts' approaches of using ultra-thin line combinations for Crucian Carp.

Lin Yang only had two fishing floats, one big and one small, one three-gram and one one-gram; they were both poor-quality floats produced by small workshops.

But he wasn't concerned about these details; as long as the float could stand and he could see the bites, that was enough.

About his fishing gear, Lin Yang's philosophy was to upgrade when conditions allowed. There was no need to spend a lot of money on good equipment right at the start.

After testing the water depth and adjusting the fishing float, Lin Yang sat down on his little stool, adjusted the camera angle to face the float, and began fishing for the day.

Same routine as always, first a series of fifteen to twenty casts to attract the fish, and then Lin Yang sat quietly, waiting.

"Brother, your technique seems a bit rough."

"Haha, you can tell the host is a beginner. That's exactly how I was when I started fishing."

"Right, seeing the host like this reminds me of when I first started fishing,"

"What do you guys know? The host is fishing at his own pace, not conforming to any standard."

Since Lin Yang had just baited the spot, it took a while for the fish to gather, so he chatted with the viewers in the live stream.

'Brother Aquatic' entered the live stream.

"Oh man, brother, I was finally waiting for you to start streaming."

Lin Yang replied, "What's up, Si Ge?"

"Bro, you have no idea. I got up so early today—it wasn't even light out when I came here—to the spot you told me about yesterday. And up till now, not to mention big fish, I haven't even seen a small Crucian Carp."

"Haha, don't worry, I've just arrived too. The temperature difference between day and night is large right now, and the water temperature has just started to warm up. Maybe there will be some action later." Lin Yang could only laugh it off.

Yesterday, he had the lucky boost from the Golden Finger; if everyone could catch a big haul just by showing up, that would indeed be strange.

"By the way, are you still fishing in this river today, brother?"

Lin Yang nodded, "Hmm, just a little distance south of you, but today I'm mainly targeting little Crucian Carp."

No sooner had he spoken than his float was nudged twice. Lin Yang had been watching intently and immediately flicked his wrist for a lift.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the fish finally entered the baited area, and it was sizable—a small, flat Crucian Carp over two catties.

At the same time, the aquatic atlas lit up again.

Lin Yang glanced at the various rewards, first was ¥+300, a special float as a prize, followed by an Experience Value and points each +2.

"Host, that's a nice flat Crucian Carp."

"Wow, gorgeous scales."

Seeing Lin Yang hook a fish so soon into the broadcast, Brother Aquatic continued to inquire, "Brother, what bait are you using today?"

Lin Yang put the little flat Crucian Carp into the fish keeper and said with a laugh, "Haha, I'm lucky again today. I'm currently using Blue Carp alone."

As he spoke, he put the bait in front of the camera for viewers to see.

Brother Aquatic was perplexed, "That's strange. I'm also using Blue Carp, but so far I haven't even seen a whisker."

"Oh, that reminds me, brother, what bait mix did you use?"

Lin Yang replied, "I used my own bait mix, and it seems to be working pretty well."

Just after finishing that sentence, the float dove down sharply, and Lin Yang lifted the rod only to find a double catch, and both fish were even bigger than the first one, with the larger one weighing around three catties.

After putting the fish into the keeper, the notification appeared again.

[Experience Value +4, points +4]

"I can't believe it, the host is on a streak."

"Double catch too? These resources are way too good."

Suddenly envious from seeing Lin Yang's fishing success, Brother Aquatic couldn't help himself, "No way, brother, I'm coming over to you. Your fishing spot looks too tempting."