After removing the hook, Tom Lin searched nearby for a straight, dead branch.
He tied the fishing line to one end of the branch, attached the hook to the end of the line, and hung a cut-open mineral water bottle from the middle as a float.
Thus, a simple fishing pole was completed.
"Tom, are you planning to go fishing?"
"This fishing pole... emmm, it's comparable to the ones I made when I was a kid!"
"Is this it? Tom doesn't think he can catch a fish with this, does he?"
"Although the environment here is nice, doesn't this fishing pole underestimate the fish a bit?"
...
Viewers also saw Tom Lin's poorly presented fishing pole and started to complain.
Tom Lin didn't mind.
No matter how good the fishing pole is, it's useless if it can't catch fish.
And he was confident that even with this humble hook, he could still catch a fish.
The fishing pole was ready, now all that was missing was the bait.
Tom Lin glanced at his basket. Inside, besides a cake left for lunch, there were only wild berries picked along the mountain path.
Among them were rubus parvifolius. They were sweet, and if watered with magical elixir, the fish should like them.
After some thought, Tom Lin mashed the rubus parvifolius into a paste, mixed it with mud, stirred in some magical elixir, and hung it on the hook.
Then, he cast it into the river.
Seeing this, Mama Panda happily followed over and stared at the river with her little eyes.
"Streamer, using fruit as bait?"
"Will this catch fish?"
"Fish: Who do you think you're underestimating with this? Is this how you're going to test me? Who do you think you're looking down on?!"
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Viewers looked at the bait and laughed, thinking that Tom Lin was most likely going to come up empty-handed.
Tom Lin didn't mind.
He cast the hook into the river.
Plop, the hook hit the water and splashed a small wave.
The hook sank into the water.
Next, it was time to wait for the fish to bite.
Tom Lin took his clothes as a cushion and sat cross-legged by the stream. Mama Panda sat beside him, staring intently at the river with her bright little eyes.
While waiting for the fish to bite, Tom Lin was just about to take a sip of water.
Just then, the float on the river surface suddenly started shaking violently.
Tom Lin's eyes lit up.
A fish had bitten the hook!
The viewers in the live stream also noticed that a fish seemed to be on the line and focused their gaze.
On this side, after Tom Lin realized a fish was on the hook, he quickly stood up and forcefully pulled the hook up.
As he did so, Tom Lin felt something was wrong.
The hook was too light.
Splash.
The hook broke free from the water and made a perfect arc in the air.
It quickly landed on the riverbank.
The viewers' gazes immediately turned to the hook.
They wanted to see what kind of fish was caught on the hook.
Upon seeing it, everyone burst into laughter.
Several small fish were hanging on the bait.
But these fish were all very small.
About the length of a finger.
"Haha, I thought Tom caught a big fish, but it's just thumb-sized fish."
"Are these even fish?"
"These fish aren't even enough for one bite."
"Tom, forget it, let these little fish go."
...
The chat was filled with laughter.
Tom Lin was somewhat helpless. He didn't expect that although the first cast wasn't empty, the fish were indeed small.
Tom Lin was just about to reel in the hook and release these small fish back into the river.
At this moment, he noticed these small fish and suddenly froze.
Didn't these fish resemble... a certain delicious type of small fish?
Tom Lin looked closely.
The tail was short and thin, and the scales emitted a light green color in the sunlight.
Hmm?
These were Wood Leaf Fish!
Tom Lin was immediately delighted.
"Haha, it seems my luck isn't bad. Look everyone, these are Wood Leaf Fish!"
Wood Leaf Fish.
They are generally only found in the Sichuan region.
They are a type of delicious small fish.
Many people seek them out, and in supermarkets, they cost at least over 100 yuan per kilogram.
These Wood Leaf Fish hanging on the bait weighed at least a few dozen grams.
"Wood Leaf Fish?"
"What are Wood Leaf Fish?"
"Wow! I just checked on Baidu, and these Wood Leaf Fish are expensive!"
"I heard online that these fish are delicious."
"And they only grow this big."
"Damn, I'm jealous!"
...
Upon hearing that they were Wood Leaf Fish, the viewers immediately became envious.
Tom Lin also smiled satisfactorily.
Not bad, not coming up empty-handed.
Seeing that a fish was caught, Mama Panda quickly ran over and tried to catch it.
Tom Lin quickly called out to her.
"Mama Panda, stop! Be careful of the hook."
Tom Lin was worried that Mama Panda would bite the hook out of eagerness to eat the fish.
He quickly moved ahead of Mama Panda, took the fish off the hook, and carefully placed them in a nearby bamboo basket.
There were only a few small Wood Leaf Fish, not even enough to eat.
He needed to keep fishing.
Tom Lin continued to squat and fish by the stream.
On the other side, Mama Panda was upset that Tom Lin caught fish but didn't give her any to eat.
It used its round head to nudge Tom Lin affectionately.
"Ying ying!"
(Fish, want to eat!)
Mama Panda knew that this cute act would work on Tom Lin.
But Tom Lin shook his head. These few fish weren't even enough for Mama Panda to take one bite.
"Don't worry. I'll catch a few more and then give you some to eat."
Tom Lin rubbed Mama Panda's round head and comforted her.
Mama Panda made a humming sound and still felt upset.
Its gaze fixed on the fishing pole in Tom Lin's hand, and it suddenly nudged Tom Lin.
"Ying ying."
(Fish, I want to fish myself!)
While nudging Tom Lin, Mama Panda pointed at the fishing pole.
Although Tom Lin understood what Mama Panda meant, he still didn't react right away.
Mama Panda wants to fish herself?
No way, this is a panda.
How could it think of fishing?!
Tom Lin was surprised.
Seeing that Tom Lin didn't respond, Mama Panda nudged her head again and stuck to him, continuing to act cute while pointing at the fishing pole.
At this point, Tom Lin was sure that Mama Panda really wanted to go fishing.
"Alright, I'll make a fishing pole for you, but can you catch a fish?"
Tom Lin looked at Mama Panda's clumsy paws and doubted whether she could learn to use a fishing pole.
Even if she could, Tom Lin feared that Mama Panda wouldn't be able to sit still and would run away before the fish bit.
Forget it.
Just make a toy for Mama Panda to play with.
Shaking his head, Tom Lin didn't think too much.
He found a thicker branch nearby and made another simple fishing pole, handing it to Mama Panda.
He even helped her put the bait on.
The viewers were stunned to see this scene.
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"Wait, Tom, what are you doing?"
"Letting Mama Panda go fishing?"
"Good grief! What a good one!"
"Tom, this move of yours is terrible, really terrible!"
"Can Mama Panda really go fishing?"
"Isn't this a joke?!"
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