"Aircraft carrier setting sail!"
As the small boat slowly approached the island, Zhang Tianyu loudly shouted. Hearing his shout, Xiang Ye was momentarily stunned before realizing the analogy.
Indeed, it was like an aircraft carrier—after all, this was the Blank Fishing crew on board.
Xiang Ye considered himself a special case. Thanks to his BUFF, as long as there were fish, he was guaranteed to catch them. So, he just smiled and didn't mind.
The boat soon docked at the island's pier. They got off carrying their gear and found several fishing spots near the riverbank.
They were spaced out enough not to disturb each other.
"Preparing the groundbait. Are you guys using corn?" Huang Kai asked as they started setting up, since their focus was on big fish today and corn was their bait of choice.
"I'll use it!"
"I'm fishing for Silver Carp and Bighead Carp, so count me in too, though I'll mainly use floating bait," Xiang Ye and Zhao Lei responded.
"I won't use any," Zhang Tianyu said, pulling out many bottles and jars from his tackle box.
Xiang Ye glanced over—wow, this guy had brought a ton of different additives and bait formulas. He was mixing them in two basins like an alchemist.
Actually, those bait additives had some effect, but it wasn't huge. The key to fishing was the resource—where the fish were. Beyond that, skill mattered more than bait.
Xiang Ye's own skills were mediocre at best; among the four, he was probably the worst. But with his system and BUFF, he felt confident.
He prepared two bags of corn and used four fresh corn cobs to feed the fishing spot, then baited with canned tender corn.
When Xiang Ye took out his fishing rod, he noticed Huang Kai's rods were longer.
At that moment, he realized he hadn't bought his own rods yet, so he immediately ordered two new ones on his phone—one nine meters, one ten meters—plus matching line and tackle.
Once everything was ready, he was about to start fishing. But first, he checked the daily tasks.
Opening the system, he saw a glowing notification for today's only daily task:
"Daily Task: Catch fish weighing over 20 Jin (about 10 kg) in total today."
"Wow, 20 Jin. Good thing I'm not fishing in a small river," Xiang Ye muttered. Catching that much of small fish like crucian carp would be exhausting.
But fishing in the lake, it should be easier.
Thinking that, he focused on fishing.
Today's method was the same as yesterday—using corn mainly to fish for Topmouth Culter about two meters below the surface.
This bait was effective for schooling fish, so the bites would come in quick succession. Of course, if other fish appeared more promising, he might switch to float fishing.
Zhao Lei and Zhang Tianyu had mentioned the lake was great for Silver Carp and Bighead Carp, some weighing 40-50 Jin, but whether they could catch those depended on skill.
Xiang Ye wasn't confident in his skill but trusted his BUFF.
After about half an hour, he saw bubbles rising from a nearby fishing spot—signaling fish entering the baited area.
At first, it was probably small fish like bream and small crucian carp—not his targets. So, he waited.
Just then, another small boat arrived at the island.
Unlike Xiang Ye's group, this boat had more people but only one angler—seemingly a streaming team.
"Hello fishing friends! You're looking at YueJing Lake, beautiful scenery with no trash. You can tell the anglers here care a lot, and the place is well-maintained. Today, we're fishing here to see how many fish we can catch on a 500-yuan (about $70) day pass."
A man in his thirties with tanned skin—clearly an experienced angler—stood in front of the camera to speak.
He picked a fishing spot not far from Xiang Ye.
Xiang Ye overheard everything but didn't pay much attention. Fishing has become a big trend recently.
He had heard top anglers make streaming revenues hitting hundreds of millions yearly, including product sales. Whether exaggerated or not, it was huge money.
But Xiang Ye wasn't interested; he was somewhat socially anxious and not talkative—so streaming was never on his mind.
After the streamer finished his introduction, he started preparing his bait and tackle.
Just then, Xiang Ye's baited spot began to activity—the fish were responding.
As he tossed tender corn into the water, barely had the corn settled before his float jolted.
Seeing this, Xiang Ye immediately lifted his rod. The rod bent fully into a moon shape under the pull.
"Got a bite?" Huang Kai beside him excitedly asked, hearing the fishing line's hum.
Zhao Lei and Zhang Tianyu also looked over, their eyes lighting up. Xiang Ye had been popular in the fishing chat group lately, and now it seemed he really had skills.
Meanwhile, the streamer crew had noticed the commotion and shifted their camera towards Xiang Ye.
Instantly, their live chat exploded.
"Hey, Teacher Zhou, the guy next door is hooked up!"
"Look at this young man's profile, pretty handsome!"
"Nice physique too."
"Are you here to fish or just to check out the hotties?"
"Hey, he's catching fish, can't we watch?"
"Obviously, it's the ladies complaining. You gotta feed the spot first, don't you know?"
"Yeah, no bait in the spot, what do you expect to catch?"
"The viewers are quite interested in what this young man is catching. Why not zoom in and check it out? I still need to feed my spot for a while."
Seeing the barrage of comments, the streamer didn't scold his camera operator but encouraged him to film Xiang Ye and check the fish activity.
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