Chapter 236 235. Professional Fisherman
Lao Qi, Lao Zhang, and Lao Zhou also took a lot of photos and posted them on their Moments to show off.

Feeling satisfied, I continued fishing.

Zhang Shaoliang from the club had a good chat with Lao Zhang and wanted to move here too, then went back to his own fishing spot to get his things.

The fat boss Tian also didn't leave. He sat in the back and replied to messages on his phone.

He just replied with two messages.

When I looked up, I saw Lao Qi standing up and collecting his club.

"What do you mean, brother? Have you caught another fish?" Boss Tian was shocked again.

This is just the end of the swing.

When Lao Zhang heard this, he joked with Boss Tian, ​​"You haven't fed the pond for several days. The fish must be starving."

Mr. Tian laughed and replied, "I have never fed them. So many people come every day, throwing food down to make nests, there is no need to feed them at all."

He leaned over to take a look and said, "Wow, it's really big."

A crucian carp weighing more than one kilogram.

Lao Qi happily took the fish off the hook and put it into the fish basket.

"This will definitely be authentic if you take it back to make soup."

The words haven't even been spoken yet.

With a whoosh, Lao Zhou also swung one up.

What a beautiful move, the water was thrown directly onto the grass behind, and it bounced around with a splash.

"Brother, you have great skills and a great pole!"

Boss Tian praised him and ran over to take off the hook.

When I picked it up, I saw that it was a fat head weighing more than two kilograms.

Lao Zhou was happy to see the fish. "Take it back and make chopped pepper fish head. It would be better if it was a little bigger."

"Here it comes!" Just like cooperating with Lao Zhou.

Lao Zhang responded and spun the reel sharply.

A fat fish really came up, weighing more than four pounds.

Lao Zhou was very happy. "This is good, this is good. It's just the right size for a big plate. I'll make it for you later. I'll use the spicy sauce from yesterday. Oh my goodness, it smells so good..."

After a while, the three old men all had something to gain.

Boss Tian looked at this and was puzzled.

It’s not easy to catch fish in this wild pond.

"Good luck, good luck, the newbie has strong hands." Boss Tian muttered to himself, deceiving himself.

Haven't fooled yet.

Because this is just the beginning.

When Zhang Shaoliang came back, he went to pack up his things.

When I came over to take a look, I saw that the three old men had already caught six or seven fish.

Besides, I just go up as soon as I swing down the swing, and it never takes more than a minute at most.

This side of the fish pond is the most lively.

All the fishermen nearby were attracted to come over, and they surrounded the back in several layers to watch the performance of the three old men.

People were still discussing behind them, saying what a good club it was, what great skills they had, and some even said these three were from the national team.

The three old guys are so handsome, showing off to their heart's content, they even have the energy to swing the rod.

Zhang Shaoliang didn't even put down his club, just watched from the side.

I also recorded a few videos with my phone and sent them to the group of their club. [Is this what you call difficult to catch fish?]

In exchange for a bunch of dots.

As he watched, he began to understand the trick.

These three old guys didn’t have any of the rods or techniques, the only problem was the bait they used.

Zhang Shaoliang remained calm.

Watch quietly, and help out with a scoop net from time to time.

Waited for over an hour.

By the time the three old men slowed down, they were all panting with exhaustion.

Constantly casting the rod, catching fish, pulling it a few times, and then lifting the rod is really a strenuous job.

The three men are old and not as strong as they used to be. After exercising for more than an hour, their waists and legs were sore, and their hands were shaking.

More importantly, the fish guards are full.

Zhang Shaoliang handed over a few pieces of chocolate, "Grandpa, you guys take a break first and catch your breath. You can eat sweets, right?"

"Hey, okay, thank you."

"I really need to take a break."

"Thank you. I have some braised pork here. Come on, man, have some."

The three old men took the chocolate politely, tore it apart with shaking hands and put it into their mouths.

They also don't have diabetes.

Seeing that they all took it, Zhang Shaoliang waved his hand to refuse the braised pork that Lao Zhang brought out.

Then he whispered to Lao Zhang, "Grandpa, can you give me some of your bait? Just a small piece will do."

Lao Zhang looked at the green bait that was only half the size of a fist left in front of him, and then looked at Lao Qi.

Lao Qi looked at Zhang Shaoliang and nodded slightly.

When Lao Zhang saw it, he stuffed the remaining small piece to Zhang Shaoliang and said, "Have fun with it, man. This is all we have."

Zhang Shaoliang understood that the emotional thing belonged to the somewhat taciturn old man.

He quickly took the bait and thanked him repeatedly.

He picked out some from his fishing gear bag and pulled out an extra thick fishing rod.

Then he opened the box of fish hooks and picked out a huge fish hook.

Old Zhang and his friends looked at it curiously, "My man, this rod is not ordinary, and so is this hook."

Zhang Shaoliang smiled and said, "Old man, this is Ise Ni No. 20, which I use less."

The Ise-ni people had heard of it before. It was the kind with a short handle, an inward-turned hook and barbs. They also used it, but they only used number 20 and number . They had never seen number .

The bigger the number, the bigger the hook.

The bigger the fishhook, the bigger the fish it can catch, as smaller fish cannot swallow it.

Zhang Shaoliang carefully tied the fishing line to the hook, and the line was also very thick.

Hang up the lead weight, it’s still not one.

First, I hung a big one, and then hung two small ones a few centimeters above the big one.

Then he pinched a piece of bait the size of a broad bean, carefully rolled it into an oval shape, and hung it on the fish hook.

Finally, unfold the fishing rod.

"Wow~~" As the fishing rod was unfolded, the three old men and the people watching behind exclaimed in surprise.

This thing, if you pull out eleven sections, it's an eleven-meter long pole. Lao Zhou's pole, which is more than seven meters long, is already considered long.

Generally, people use 5.4-meter and 3.6-meter fishing rods for wild fishing.

This eleven-meter long rope can't be operated without enough strength.

The fishing rod was displayed, but Zhang Shaoliang did not start fishing. Instead, he stretched out the rod to mark the position, and then retracted it.

"What do you mean?" asked Lao Zhang.

"I have to dig a nest first." Zhang Shaoliang answered.

He grabbed a handful of bait from his box and threw it out.

Old Zhang thought to himself what a pity, it was a bit off, not at the position he had just pointed to, but seven or eight meters forward.

This was not the end yet. He threw four or five more swords to the same position.

All off track?
Lao Zhang was doubting himself and began to feel distressed again, "This must be seven or eight kilograms. Are you making a nest or feeding the fish?"

After Old Zhang asked this question, he didn't expect Zhang Shaoliang to wave his hand and said, "This is just the beginning."

Then he scooped up a handful of bait from another bag, rolled it into a ball, and threw it five or six meters north of the place where he had just made the nest.

"You threw it crookedly." Lao Zhang reminded him.

Zhang Shaoliang grabbed another large ball and said with a smile, "It's not crooked."

After saying that, he raised his hand and threw it to a position five or six meters west of the starting place.

Then he threw a large amount of it in all directions, east, south, northeast, northwest, etc.

This is another twenty-plus kilograms of weight lost.

No wonder Boss Tian said before that he didn’t need to feed his fish. If you bait the fish in this way, there will be enough to eat any number of fish.

As for why Zhang Shaoliang made so many nests.

Old Zhang and the others didn’t notice it.

The people watching didn't understand either.

However, Boss Tian was knowledgeable and came over to take a look at the two kinds of bait that Zhang Shaoliang had thrown into the pond.

He was surprised and said, "Brother, you have hit a plum blossom hole."

Look again at the rod in his hand, the hook on the rod, and the sinker on the hook.

He was surprised again, "You are going for the big fish king in my pond."

"Why, Boss Tian, ​​you can't bear to let it go?" Zhang Shaoliang turned his head and smiled, a bit harsh in his words, showing his arrogant personality.

"I'd be willing to give it up, of course I would. The fish in the pond are for people to catch. I'll be happy only when they're all caught." Boss Tian is quite generous.

"Then I can be trusted, don't feel bad."

"Don't feel bad, please hurry up and let the elder one open our eyes."

Boss Tian was really good-tempered and didn't get angry.

Zhang Shaoliang stopped talking, took out a telescope, and looked at the water surface.

He didn't speak.

Lao Qi and the others had something to say.

I came over and asked Boss Tian, ​​"What do you mean?"

Boss Tian is also a good teacher, so he explained, "There are two kinds of bait for making nests. One is powder, which has a strong smell and attracts small fish. The other is granular, which has a strong smell and small fish can't eat it, so it attracts big fish."

"The guy just now put the granules in the middle, and then put powder around them. If small fish are attracted, they will be full at the periphery and will not mix with the ones in the middle. When big fish come, they will not be satisfied with the powder and will go to the middle. This is called a plum blossom nest."

"Then his rod is a giant made in heaven, long and heavy. The rods in your hands combined are not as heavy as his. Few people use this thing, and it is specially used to fish for big fish in big rivers. It is useless to use it for fishing less than 50 kilograms. It is far to cast the rod, and big fish like to stay in deep water."

"It's the same with his hook. It's a big hook with a lot of bait, so the small fish can't swallow it."

"The last few lead weights are hooked down quickly, but the speed at which the small fish grab the food is not as fast as it sinks. When the small fish see that they can't catch up, they float up to grab the bait. The bait will not be eaten halfway. The big fish usually stay at the bottom, so it is just right for them to be eaten."

"Anyway, in short, it's all about getting the small ones to go straight to the big ones."

The three old men and the onlookers were all amazed after hearing it, saying it was very exquisite, really exquisite.

They fish by chance, and whatever they catch is good.

Look at others, they are professional.

Just finished chatting here.

Just look at Zhang Shaoliang over there, and he throws the club out with a whoosh.

The fishhook and the float fell on the place where the bait was originally laid.

"It's so accurate!" Boss Tian praised, "With this hand, it's just right to cast the rod about 20 meters away. It takes seven or eight years of practice."

Zhang Shaoliang turned around and smiled, "Thank you for the compliment. This is fun. I practiced throwing grenades a few times when I was in the army. I didn't expect it would be useful again."

"Then you are more professional." Boss Tian continued to praise.

Lao Zhang was annoyed with them and came over to ask, "Why are you playing at this time?"

He was very polite to Lao Zhang and replied softly, "It's time to fish."

As he said this, he handed over the telescope.

Lao Zhang took it and put it close to his eyes, trying hard to look into the water.

He didn’t see anything: “How did you know that?”

"There are shadows under the water, and there are small white flowers on the water surface." Zhang Shaoliang explained in detail.

Lao Zhang still didn’t see it.

Then Lao Qi and Lao Zhou were brought in, and later Boss Tian was also added.

The four people's eyes were wide open and they didn't see anything.

"Well, let's not waste our energy." Old Zhang laughed at himself, put down the telescope and watched Zhang Shaoliang fishing.

The wait will be long this time.

Unlike before, when there was one post every ten seconds or one post every minute.

For more than twenty minutes, there was no movement on the water.

After waiting for a while, all the onlookers left.

Lao Zhang reminded several times, "Why don't you try another place? This shouldn't be the case."

Zhang Shaoliang always shook his head and said, "Don't be anxious. Fishing requires patience and a calm mind."

"Okay, okay, steady, steady."

Lao Zhang was feeling sleepy after watching the fish, so he returned to his fishing spot, ate something to take a rest, and discussed with Lao Qi and Lao Zhou what to eat for lunch.

He treated us to lunch.

More than ten minutes passed.

The three brothers have all recovered from their rest and are discussing whether to continue watching or play a few more rounds and watch at the same time.

Zhang Shaoliang stood up, his face was so happy that wrinkles appeared on his face, and he kept muttering: "Finally I made you happy."

The three old men and Boss Tian also quickly stood up and stared at the water.

But the water was calm, and the fish float didn't move at all...

(End of this chapter)