"Oh no, what a pity, Yu Xiaotong missed a fish with that cast! The bobber looked pretty good, why didn’t it hit?" Sun Yi noticed Yu Xiaotong’s missed fish action, with a bit of regret in his tone.

Yu Wensheng smiled slightly and explained, "This is the charm of fishing slick fish. If the pond is full of newly released fish, as long as they provide relatively standard feeding action, the catch rate is pretty much the same. New fish are bold and bite strongly, giving solid bites, rarely spitting out hooks.

But old slick fish are different. Like now, the carp in the number one fishing pit are all battle-hardened slick fish, their bites are not that straightforward.

If the fish feel something is wrong, they’ll spit it out immediately once it reaches their mouth. This process only takes tenths of a second, and the signal is completely delayed in the fishing setup, not even a fairy can react!"

"Teacher Yu, are you saying the problem with missing fish lies with the bait?

If you were fishing at Yu Xiaotong’s position now, how would you make targeted adjustments?"

Yu Wensheng replied, "It’s complex yet simple! First, select a suitable setup, then match the difference between the tune and the current fishing condition. If the tension is too high, this kind of situation where fish bite but don’t get hooked is easy to occur!

The second point is the flavor and state of the bait, especially the state, which must be soft and fluffy enough so that fish don’t sense too much foreign matter, otherwise, the chance of swiping the bait increases significantly!

The final point is the skill in grasping bite signals. Understanding the sensitivity of your fishing setup and matching it with the current fishing condition’s baiting bobber movements. Selecting the correct bobber movement from many to catch the fish essentially means understanding fishing!"

Yu Wensheng is undoubtedly a veteran expert in the fishing arena, and his understanding level of competitive station fishing is truly profound. His words were fluent, directly offering a nearly perfect answer.

On stage, while delivering smoothly, the camera focused on Zhang Yang, as the bobber moved again.

This bobber movement was different from the last fish. After the setup entered the water normally, it flipped and descended, briefly paused at around seven marks, then made a small half-mark downward motion.

Zhang Yang didn’t rush to raise the rod with this bottom-landing hook action but let the fish underwater continue attacking the bait. Two seconds later, the bobber further descended, and Zhang Yang realized the previous hook did not hold steadily, the hook in the fish’s mouth had been spat out.

This time, Zhang Yang patiently waited for three seconds, confirmed no additional baiting actions, then gently lifted the rod tip, raising the fishing setup position, watching the bobber’s movement again.

Then, after such a rod tip lift, the bobber’s position rose to around five marks, then smoothly returned to the normal three-and-a-half marks fishing spot.

Just at the instant it got into position, suddenly, a near one-mark strong small dip appeared, Zhang Yang quickly reacted, flicked his wrist, raised the rod, and hooked another fish!

"Wow, Zhang Yang hooked another fish! What a beautiful catch!"

Surprisingly, it wasn’t Sun Yi, responsible for cheering, who exclaimed, but rather Yu Wensheng, who was continuously delivering valuable insights.

Sun Yi was previously focused on Yu Xiaotong next door and hadn’t noticed Zhang Yang’s teasing fish details. Seeing his partner’s excitement, he curiously asked, "Teacher Yu, was there something special about that cast? I missed the details, can you explain to everyone?"

Yu Wensheng: "That fish was teased into biting! I always thought Zhang Yang was solid with basics, steady in catching bites, but turns out he’s quite skillful at fishing too, it’s rare!"

"Skillful? How do we interpret that term?"

"Zhang Yang not only catches bites steadily but also is very flexible. That fish was teased into biting with a flick of the rod tip teasing the bobber! The powerful one-mark dip was a great move! To dare tease the bobber when fishing slick fish and easily catch the fish bite, this skill level is indeed impressive!" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The saying goes outsiders watch the show, insiders see the trick, and this rule applies in competitive station fishing as well. Zhang Yang’s casual reactions during actual practice positively contributed to catching bites and landing fish.

Seeing this, some might complain, it’s just teasing the bobber to catch a fish, seems blown out of proportion, right? It’s not some advanced skill, anyone can do it.

Indeed, teasing the bobber is simple enough to do with hands, but doing it at the right opportunity and effectively increasing the catch rate involves considerable technical skill. This technical skill lies in the deep understanding of fishing conditions rather than the teasing bobber move itself.

Stating it differently, why at this critical juncture, with two people in a showdown, Zhang Yang makes the teasing bobber move and successfully catches the fish, while Yu Xiaotong next door doesn’t? Knowing what to do and achieving results is far better than simply knowing how to do, which marks a difference in levels of fishing comprehension.

The camera returns to Zhang Yang’s side, after catching a fish through teasing the bobber, Zhang Yang’s fishing style in the upcoming matches changed noticeably compared to the previous two segments.

The most evident change is that Zhang Yang no longer obsessively focuses on releasing bait and catching double fish, instead he puts more attention on teasing bobber to capture aggressive bobber movements.

Every proficient fisherman knows, after teasing the bobber, if a fish bites, the action amplitude is far greater than normal bait eating, when a fish is calmly eating bait underwater, the bobber action may be just half a mark, but if teased into attacking the bait, it might start from one mark movement.