Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 43 The Continuous Crucian Carp

"Holy crap, we've got a fish!"

Compared to Xiao Kai's composure, Xiao Peng's reaction was much more exaggerated.

When he handed the water to Xiao Kai, he was still feeling frustrated because he hadn't caught any fish.

Unexpectedly, instead of waiting for Xiao Kai to fetch water, they were greeted by a fish.

Without saying a word, he threw down the disposable paper cup in his hand and rushed over to help.

But after looking left and right, he found there was nothing he could do to help, so he could only stand by and worry.

Waaaaah~

The sound of the underwater cable cutting through the water's surface aroused his intense desire.

"Xiao Kai, do you need a net?" Xiao Peng asked.

"No need, just prepare a shield for me!" Xiao Kai said while reeling in the fish.

He didn't think much of the fish below; he guessed it was a crucian carp.

As we all know, crucian carp usually come in groups and have a herd mentality; as soon as one fish takes a bite, the others will rush to grab it.

In this situation, linkage issues are very likely to occur.

He was using a new Kanto fish, which doesn't have barbs, so using a deflector would make catching fish much faster.

During this period, as long as there is no prolonged interruption, this continuous catch phenomenon will continue until most of the fish in the group have been caught. If you are lucky, it is even possible to catch them all in one net.

"good!"

Xiao Peng had no objection to Xiao Kai's arrangements; what he wanted was a sense of participation.

He quickly installed the retaining pin.

At the same time, Xiao Kai had already brought the fish out of the water.

Just as he had expected, it was a large crucian carp weighing about half a pound.

"good!"

Xiao Kai nodded in satisfaction, stretched out his right hand, and lifted the fish out of the water, placing it directly above the fish basket.

Fortunately, he used a 1.5 leader line, which made it easy to lift up such a small fish without any problems.

He first grabbed the fishing line at the top of the hook with his left hand, then brought the crucian carp into the fish basket. The fishing line slid along the stopper, and the hook came out of the fish's mouth directly through the stopper's obstruction.

Everything seemed to be going so smoothly, as if we had done it many times before.

However, this was actually Xiao Kai's first time using a deflector to catch fish. The reason he was so skilled was mainly because he had watched too many videos.

With a splash, the fish was successfully placed in the net.

This scene made the other air force personnel in the area nearby extremely envious, each of them wishing they were the ones who got caught.

As the crucian carp were caught, they immediately looked away, their eyes fixed on the water, as if waiting for another fish to bite.

However, reality is cruel, and they clearly cannot achieve their wishes.

...

Regardless of what those air force veterans thought, after catching the crucian carp, Xiao Kai changed the bait and cast his line into the water again.

Just over ten seconds later, a perfect interface reappeared.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai raised his fishing rod again.

With a whoosh, the rod bent slightly, and another fish was hooked.

"Haha, here we go again!"

Xiao Peng, who was standing to the side, was overjoyed to see this scene and kept smiling.

"Anything else!"

Xiao Kai smiled faintly and, as usual, placed the fish into the fish basket through the guide pin.

Then he changed the bait again and cast the line into the water.

Not long after, there was another pause.

Unsurprisingly, it was another crucian carp.

And so, Xiao Kai kept casting his line and catching fish.

One,

Two,

three,

...

more and more.

In just over ten minutes, Xiao Kai pulled up more than a dozen large crucian carp.

This incredible linkage efficiency immediately made the surrounding air force veterans extremely envious.

They were puzzled as to why, in the same spot, only Xiao Kai caught a fish, while everyone else caught nothing.

However, what they didn't know was that this was the result of Xiao Kai deliberately slowing down; otherwise, the efficiency would have been even faster.

Of course, this is also related to Xiao Kai's ability to change bait and his efficiency in playing the fish.

Although he has had many successful fishing trips, he is still a novice who has been fishing for less than a year. In terms of the speed of playing fish and changing bait, he is still far behind those veteran anglers who have been fishing for several or even more than ten years.

These differences resulted in his efficiency being slightly slower.

However, Xiao Kai wasn't too concerned about this, since going too fast would be tiring, and the current effect seemed just right to him.

And so, amidst the envious gazes of those around him, Xiao Kai continued his winning streak for over an hour.

During this period, although the intervals between his catches became longer and longer, from catching fish every few seconds or tens of seconds at the beginning to catching fish once every half minute or even once a minute later, the crucian carp he caught became bigger and bigger.

The largest of the fish weighed nearly two pounds.

At first, Xiao Kai thought it was a carp, but after being reminded by Xiao Peng and other experienced anglers around him, he realized it was a crucian carp.

This is the biggest crucian carp he has ever caught since he started fishing.

At first, the other anglers in the area envied him, but as time went by, they gradually became indifferent.

......

Although Xiao Kai kept a low profile, the commotion still alerted others.

Not only did contestants from other regions send people to gather information, but even the organizers sent people over to inquire about the situation.

After learning that Xiao Kai had been continuously using the same lever, they even sent a special staff member to film it.

After all, the ultimate goal of this competition is to promote local tourism and culture and the products of sponsors. Therefore, when encountering such a chain reaction, they will specially send people to shoot footage to facilitate the production of promotional videos later.

Finally, after Xiao Kai caught another large crucian carp weighing over a pound, his fish stopped biting.

Upon seeing this, everyone who came to watch breathed a sigh of relief.

While watching someone make a series of consecutive shots is certainly exciting, it's a different story if that person is your opponent.

"Congratulations, Teacher Xiao! You had a great day. It looks like you have a good chance of making it into the top ten!"

After seeing that Xiao Kai hadn't made a sound for ten minutes, one of the staff members from the organizer who came to film the footage knew he had stopped talking, so he walked up to Xiao Kai and said politely.

"You're too kind, I was just lucky!"

Facing the other party's camera, Xiao Kai touched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"You're too modest. You're the only one who's caught a fish in this pebble beach area so far, and as far as I know, not many people have caught fish in other areas either. So far, you're definitely among the top!" the staff member said.

Although Xiao Kai was pleased, he still restrained himself and said to the staff, "It's only the first day. Nobody can predict what will happen later. Things might change!"

"That's true!" the staff member nodded.

"However, it's a fact that you're currently ranked higher, so there's no need to be overly modest. We may come back to your location to gather more material later, and we hope you can cooperate!"

"Of course!" Xiao Kai said.

The staff member nodded, then turned and said something to another staff member.

Upon hearing this, the man stepped forward and gently lifted Xiao Kai's fish basket.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai did not stop them, but stepped aside.

He knew this was a normal work process.

The fish caught by each contestant will be weighed and used to create a provisional ranking.

And that's what this staff member was doing at that moment.