Fishing Livestream-Chapter 64 Wang Jian’s Fish-Picking Invitation

64: Chapter 64 [Wang Jian’s Fish-Picking Invitation]

64 -64 [Wang Jian’s Fish-Picking Invitation]

The Dong Family Fishing Ground, a venue for night fishing and donkey stealing.

Having had some drinks at noon, Wang Jian returned to his store in the afternoon and, following the recipe given by his senior brother Yu Qulong, he mixed up a new batch of special Loose Powder bait said to be exclusively for farmed crucian carp.

With the new bait, Wang Jian grew restless.

He had been thoroughly trounced by Yue Feng that morning, his morning’s work yielding only a modest catch and leaving his fishing itch unscratched.

Now armed with a new formula, Wang Jian was itching badly to find a spot to enjoy some good casting.

But after scouring the WeChat fishing group for half a day, he couldn’t find the right place to go.

The temperature had just begun to rise, and many fishing grounds were still closed for business.

In the end, Wang Jian had no choice but to call Dong Xuelin, the pit boss of the Dong Family Fishing Ground.

On the phone, he learned that they stocked the pit with two thousand jin of fish, and about 1,200 had been caught during the day.

They would allow night fishing and donkey stealing in the early part of the night.

As mentioned before, the donkey-stealing venues are actually second-water fish spots where, for less money, you fish what others have left behind.

Wang Jian casually asked about the fishing fee, which was eighty yuan, until the area was cleared at midnight.

Wang Jian thought the price was right.

So, in the late afternoon, just before four o’clock, he drove to the Dong Family Fishing Ground for the second time.

At the end of April, the evenings were still somewhat chilly, so there weren’t many people who turned up for night fishing and donkey stealing—just seven or eight.

Wang Jian chose a spot slightly off to the side in the middle of the southern bank where no one else was, and began to set up his gear anew.

This fishing session was unstoppable.

Whether it was good luck stumbling upon a school of fish or his senior brother’s Loose Bait recipe being exceptionally powerful, as dusk fell, Wang Jian found himself on a continuous catch.

What is a continuous catch?

It’s when the fish are biting exceptionally well, to the point that almost immediately after the bait hits the water, a fish takes it, one after another—that’s considered a continuous catch.

While we’re on the subject, let’s also touch on some common terms related to continuous catch.

If it’s even faster, and the float dips as soon as it’s in the water, or even when the bait has just been submerged, that’s called an explosive continuous catch.

If it’s a bit slower than a continuous catch, it’s called a quick bounce, and slower still, a slow bounce.

If ten or even dozens of minutes pass without a single catch, that’s considered a botched fish.

From six in the evening, when he switched to electronic floats, Wang Jian maintained a continuous catch until past nine o’clock when the fish bites finally thinned out.

After three hours of continuous catch, Wang Jian’s haul exceeded even that of Yue Feng’s that morning.

By ten o’clock, he had sold over 150 jin of fish.

That settled it; he had earned back the day’s lost fishing fees.

That night, when Boss Dong broadcasted the catch in his customer group, a bunch of Black Pit anglers immediately exclaimed in amazement—it was a divine level of scavenging.

With the great success, Wang Jian could finally strut proudly, regaining the face he lost during the day.

Several buddies from the group added Wang Jian’s WeChat, seeking advice on baits and formulae.

Wang Jian obviously wouldn’t put such proprietary secrets out into the market.

He fobbed off the interested anglers with some products currently on sale in the store, using the opportunity to sell a few sets of small medicinal baits, which added a few hundred yuan to his income.

In a small county of limited size, it didn’t take long for news of Wang Jian’s lucrative donkey stealing to reach Yue Feng, but Yue Feng wasn’t particularly phased by it.

Although Yue Feng had come to understand the frightening purchasing power of the Black Pit players, he hadn’t yet started to shift the focus of his shop’s operations.

To Yue Feng, Wang Jian was merely an acquaintance in the same industry—a nodding acquaintance with whom he had little contact.

Yue Feng didn’t make much of it, but Wang Jian considered Yue Feng a potential rival and felt an urge to regain face after suffering a loss to him.

Leaving the fishing ground, Wang Jian made a point of asking Boss Dong when the next stocking of fish would be—it was Tuesday, another day session, same old price, same old quantity, two hundred tickets for two thousand jin of crucian carp!

Wang Jian immediately preregistered.

If possible, he was determined to redeem himself and restore his reputation!

In the following days, Yue Feng’s life was exceptionally regular: managing the store in the morning and heading out to fish and stream in the afternoon.

And before they knew it, it was Tuesday again, the normal fishing day at the Dong Family Fishing Ground.

Having tasted the sweet success of fishing at Black Pit, Yue Feng had made plans with Liu Fengnian and the others to return to Black Big Pit.

They got up at five in the morning, quickly got ready, and headed straight for the angling site.

Because it wasn’t the weekend, there were even fewer anglers than at the grand opening, with only 27 people registering.

Yue Feng intentionally chose to draw lots for a position at the very end.

For him, selecting a fishing spot was much more suitable than drawing lots.

As they were starting the preparation of Loose Powder bait, Wang Jian came strolling over.

“Yo, Little Yue, you’re opening the bait here!

How many of you came together?” Wang Jian casually asked.

“Brother Jian, good to see you!

There are four of us!”

“Last time I was next to you, you didn’t let me off easy.

I’ve just made a new bait recipe, you up for a fish-off today?” Wang Jian got right to the point, challenging him to a fish-off.

“A fish-off?

How does that work?”

“Just the usual way, either by drawing lots for fishing spots, or simply choosing adjacent fishing spots!

Three hours, and we see who catches more!”

Ding!

You are now being challenged to a fish-off by Wang Jian, will you accept the challenge?

As you have a Challenge Voucher, accepting will automatically generate a corresponding challenge mission.

If you win the challenge, you will receive a handsome reward!

Failure, however, will result in a certain penalty!

Seeing the challenge notification from the system, Yue Feng felt a stirring, his luck was good indeed, another challenge mission activated!

Accept the challenge!

Ding!

Challenge mission [Wang Jian’s Fish-Off Invitation] automatically activated.

[Wang Jian’s Fish-Off Invitation]: Compete in a fish-off against Wang Jian, win and you will receive a handsome system reward!

If you fail the mission, you will suffer certain punishments!

“Sure!

Since not many people showed up for this round, let’s discuss it with Boss Dong and pick adjacent fishing spots!” Yue Feng accepted the mission, agreeing to Wang Jian’s challenge.

“Alright, this will be easy to manage.

I won’t draw either, let’s keep the spots for them, and after they’ve all drawn, we two can pick spots next to each other!”

“Good!”

“Then it’s settled, no backing out at the last minute!”

News of Wang Jian and Yue Feng’s fish-off quickly spread around the angling site, drawing a crowd of Wang Jian’s customers.

Liu Fengnian and the others from Yue Feng’s side also hurried over.

“What were you thinking, accepting a fish-off with him?” Liu Fengnian whispered a reminder to Yue Feng.

Wang Jian had a bit of a reputation in the local fishing community and was very experienced with Black Pit fishing.

Even though Yue Feng had won a match against him the last time they fished side by side, Liu Fengnian thought that it was not very wise of Yue Feng to accept the fish-off challenge.

A win would be great, but if he lost, the bit of reputation he had built up would be taken back by Wang Jian.

Yue Feng laughed: “He came looking for me, so let’s have the showdown.

I’m not scared of him!

It’s not certain yet who will be the last deer standing!”

“Are you still going to live broadcast?”

“Yes, I have already sent out the live broadcast notification.

At seven o’clock, the boss will announce the start, and I will begin live broadcasting!”

“Alright then, just be careful.

I’ve heard that Wang Jian has concocted a new big crucian carp bait recipe.

He secretly fished with it the night of the grand opening and caught over a hundred pounds!”

“I know,” Yue Feng responded without elaborating further.

What a joke— he had a secret weapon.

Was he supposed to be a freeloader?

The Black Pit Scattering Bomb he got from the last mission would be perfect for dealing with Wang Jian.

They would see whose bait was more lethal!