"Egrets fly in front of Xizhai Mountain, peach blossoms flow over the water, and mandarin fish are fat. Green bamboo hats, green coir raincoats, the slanting wind and drizzle do not need to return." This is a "Fisherman's Ci" by Zhang Zhihe, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. It not only describes the water surface
The scenery and the fish species in the water also vividly describe the fisherman's desire for catch.
Hong Tao's state at this time is very similar to what is described in this poem. There is a wide water surface in front of him. The egrets are replaced by several water birds called "Waibo Laowai" in the north. There are no peach blossoms and mandarin fish, and unknown ones are missing.
There are many small wild flowers, grass carp, and carp. The straw hats and coir raincoats of the ancients have become modern waterproof jackets. The most appropriate thing is that he is standing in the rain, holding a fishing rod and fighting with the fish in the water.
Hong Tao is 40 years old this year and works in a travel agency in Beijing. His parents have passed away. He and his wife are the only two people at home with no children. As a person born in the 1970s, he has a wide range of interests. He usually watches foreign movies and hangs out with friends.
Drink some wine, play games online and chat, play a few small pots with others in the mahjong parlor, travel to various places with my wife, and a few years ago when my legs and feet were sharp, I could even go to the football field to jump a few times. I have to say
His favorite entertainment activity should be more accurately called a hobby, and it should be fishing, a very niche sport.
Hong Tao was born on the shore of Houhai in Xicheng District, Beijing. Since there was a lake right in front of his house, children at that time had nothing to play with, so he followed his father who loved fishing and spent the entire summer vacation sitting by the lake fishing.
As he grew older, this childhood game became a leisure sport, and he naturally became obsessed with it and couldn't extricate himself.
No matter what it is, if it is too much a hobby, it becomes an addiction. Hong Tao is also addicted to fishing, and the addiction is very strong. Since the couple has no children, their parents left early, and they are not very busy at work, so he
There is a lot of time to spend on this fishing addiction.
Starting in May every year, Hong Tao would meet up with his fishing friends and drive to a reservoir a few hundred kilometers away from Beijing to go fishing. He would go there for at least a week and eat, drink and live near the water, which was a bit strange.
It means not returning the big fish after catching it. If you want to ask why you go so far to fish? The answer is: there are too many people who like fishing near Beijing, there are too few reservoirs, and the environmental protection work is not done well.
There are more people than fish, so even if you catch them, they are all small fish, which is boring.
If he has been fishing since he was a child, Hong Tao has been fishing for more than 20 years and is considered an old fishing fan. From the time he used a small tree branch tied with a sewing needle to fish for small white stripes and small creepers, to the later fishing
He uses fishing rods to fish in fish ponds that charge a fee. Now he has stepped into wild reservoirs to catch wild fish that are not farmed. His appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and his requirements for catch are getting higher and higher.
He has caught fish weighing more than ten kilograms, twenty kilograms, and thirty kilograms in the past few years. This year, his goal is to break through the weight of a single fish of 50 kilograms.
This time, the four of them were fishing in a reservoir called "Taolingkou Reservoir". It is located in the Qinglong Manchu Autonomous Region, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, and is surrounded by the eastern foothills of the Yanshan Mountains. Although the reservoir capacity is not very large, the watershed is very large. It uses the original
The Qinglong River, a tributary of the Luan River, is dammed. There are hundreds of roads from the upstream to the dam.
The reason why this reservoir was able to attract Hong Tao and others to drive hundreds of kilometers here is mainly because it is relatively remote. There is no cage culture in the reservoir, and there are no tourism development projects on the water surface. The protection of native fish is relatively good. Although the reservoir
The construction of the library has not been long, but the wild fish that originally lived in the Qinglong River have continued to grow. According to fishing friends in Hebei, more than 50 kilograms of carp have been caught here.
Hong Tao and the others came here just for the big fish weighing more than 50 kilograms. They were not afraid of desolation. Why were these big men afraid of desolation? I have heard of people robbing money, cars, and women, but I have never heard of people robbing fishing rods.
.Don’t worry if you don’t have a farmhouse. We bring our own camping and kitchen utensils, including tents, canopies, deck chairs, pressure cookers, gas stoves, rice, flour, oil and salt. We even have gasoline generators and laptops, so we are completely self-sufficient.
Today is already the 7th day since arriving here. The fishing for Hong Tao and the others is not ideal. It may be due to the sultry weather. The big fish are hiding in the cool places and do not like to move, let alone the giant fish weighing 50 kilograms.
, I didn’t see a few fish weighing more than 10 kilograms, which was very unsatisfactory.
Early in the morning, the three people who were traveling with us were all discouraged and packed up and went home. Only Hong Tao still refused to give up. He ignored the advice of his friends and forced himself to stay alone in the reservoir to continue fighting. If you don't come up, I won't leave.
It means. Although fishing is just a toy, the emphasis is on "fishing, not for fish". There are no special requirements for fishing more and less. Many people even rarely eat fish, but there are always those who die.
People with a narrow mind sometimes fall into a state of competing with nature. Unfortunately, this is the case with Hong Tao today.
He had a dream in his tent the night before. In the dream, he caught a huge golden carp. For him who snores when he lies down and seldom dreams, this is a reminder from God, and it is very likely that he will
Become a reality. When a person really wants something but can't get it, he will believe in some messy things and regard it as a hint, euphemistically calling it: destiny!
Needless to say, Hong Tao’s dream was not in vain. At noon that day, after his three friends had evacuated one after another, one of his sea rods suddenly bent over, and the line in the fishing reel "hissed"
" Rubbing and releasing the line outwards. At that time, Hong Tao had just finished lunch. He was cooking and eating under the scorching sun. He must have been sweating profusely after finishing the work, so he planned to go into the water to take a bath. Anyway, the temperature at noon was
It's very high, so there are basically no fish.
But as soon as he walked naked into the water, the pole on the shore started to move. With many years of fishing experience, Hong Tao didn't even need to look at the movement of the pole. He could tell by just listening to the sound of the fishing reel releasing the line.
This is a big fish! As for how big it is, no one can tell. Anyway, it is 20 kilograms and up. Smaller fish cannot pull a large fishing reel like Hong Tao. Even if it is pulled, it is at most
That is to say, putting out the line several times in short bursts. This kind of non-stop line-taking method must be a big guy. It relies on its weight to swim underwater and can pull hundreds of meters of line on the fishing wheel without struggling at all.
All stripped down.
What is needed at this time? A calm mind? Wrong! What is needed at this time is physical fitness. I saw a flash of white light, and Hong Tao rushed to the shore at a speed of more than 100 meters and 8 seconds with his bare buttocks naked. In an instant, he sprinted to the already
After being pulled into a bow-shaped fishing rod, he bent down, reached out and took it in his hand, then held the slot of the fishing reel with his left hand, put the tail of the fishing rod against his belly, and used his right hand to
Hold on to the handle of the fishing wheel, jump with your front feet, kick with your back feet, and use all your waist strength to move the pole back this way.
"Yes!"
The force coming from the pole made Hong Tao very sure that the hook was not hanging on the bottom! The fish was still on the hook! Because it was pierced into the flesh by the sharp hook, it just felt pain and was struggling with all its strength, dragging the fishing line with it.
Faintly shaking.
After completing the action of lifting the rod and stabbing the fish, Hong Tao felt more at ease. Fishing with a sea rod is not like fishing with a hand rod. The sea rod does not float to show the movement of the fish in the water, so fishermen cannot grasp the position of the bait.
The state in the water can only be passively waiting for the fish mouth to suck the bait into the mouth together with the fishhook, and then when turning around to leave, pull the fishing line connected to the fishhook, and then pull the alarm on the fishing rod.
to find out if there are fish eating bait below.
But at this time, the fishhook is only hung in the fish's mouth and does not penetrate deep. Therefore, when the fishing rod moves or the alarm sounds, you must quickly lift the rod and drive the fishing line to penetrate the fishhook deeper.
In the fish meat, this can ensure that the fishhook will not be thrown off due to the fierce struggle of the fish.
Once the hook is firmly in the fish's mouth and it is confirmed that it is a big fish, the fisherman cannot be impatient. At this time, the fish feels pain. It is not like a human. It will look or touch wherever it hurts and find something.
The hook was caught in his mouth, so he quickly dug it out and vomited it. It could only instinctively sense danger, and then ran to a place it thought was safe. The animals that escaped were very strong, because they were not afraid of pain, and the more pain they suffered, the more they struggled.
The more painful it is, the harder it is to fight.
At this time, it depends on the fisherman’s understanding and mastery of the fishing rod, fishing reel, fishing line, and fishhook. To put it simply, it is the fisherman’s experience. He should be able to judge the fish the moment he lifts the rod.
What is the weight class of the fish underwater? For example, if it is less than 5 kilograms, then don’t waste your time, just shake the handle of the fishing reel and pull the fish back directly. No matter how you toss the fish of this weight,
It will not break the fishhook, fishing line, or fishing rod, unless you use defective products or there are old wounds on them.
If it feels like it weighs more than 10 kilograms, then you cannot pull it up by brute force. You have to adjust a force release device of the fishing wheel so that it can automatically release the line outward when the fishing wheel is subjected to a certain intensity of pulling force.
Avoid excessive pulling force to break the fishing line or fishhook. Then shake the handle of the fishing reel to pull the fish closer to the shore. After the fish is frightened, it will flee back to the deep water and the fishing line will be automatically released. This goes back and forth several times.
, the fish’s physical strength is exhausted, and it can only wait to die.
But when you feel that this fish is far beyond the scope of your cognition, you have to be more careful, because at this time, the pulling force on your hook and fishing line is not as strong as usual, and a slight improper operation
, it can only be a pity to say goodbye to the big fish in the water. And in your lifetime of fishing, you may only catch this kind of fish of unknown size a few times, just remember it a little bit.
There are so many people who can't catch up even once. It would be so useless if we just say goodbye like this.
Hong Tao has long passed the stage of practicing these basic fishing knowledge, and now he has become close to instinct in operating the fishing rod. Basically, he can roughly judge the weight of the fish underwater by just lifting the rod to stab the fish.
After catching it, he weighed it and it was definitely close to ten. However, Hong Tao really couldn't tell how heavy the fish was under the water in front of him. He could only rely on experience to say that it was 30 kilograms or more, because he didn't know how big the fish was.
I’ve fished it before, and I can’t say enough about my experience and feel.
More than half of the line in the fishing reel has been let out, which is almost 150 meters based on the 250-meter full length of the reel. However, the fish under the water are still swimming stubbornly into the distance, even though Hong Tao has adjusted the release force to 10 kilograms.
, which means that the big fish is swimming with a weight of 10 kilograms, but its speed still does not decrease.
"Come back to me!!!"
Hong Tao could no longer let it run away pulling the fishing line like this. If no measures were taken, this big fish would probably pull out all the fishing lines without getting tired. He gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, tightened his grip, and held on.
The pole held steady and moved back.
"Hey...it's done..."
The big fish was in unbearable pain because the hook in its mouth was pulled, so it no longer swam in one direction with its head down, but turned around from the left side of the water to the right. Now Hong Tao felt relieved and quickly shook the handle of the fishing reel to reel in the line.
, wait until the big fish swims to the right, and then continue to use 10 kilograms of release force to release the line.
"Hulonglong...click..."
I don't know when, the originally clear sky was covered with dark clouds. If the thunder hadn't reminded Hong Tao, he would still be competing with the big fish. At this time, the big fish had moved from left to right, and then from right to left.
, ran back and forth for more than ten times, Hong Tao's arms were sore, but the big fish was still not exhausted.
"Hey, it's been an hour and a half, let's fight, you get me down, or I get you up!"
Hong Tao changed his left hand to hold the pole and shook his right hand vigorously. He was not afraid of the big fish's tenacity, let alone its power. The more tenacious and powerful it is, the bigger it is, so catching it is considered a skill. He took the time to light a cigarette.
While shaking the fishing wheel, I was thinking that after the big fish landed, I would have to take a few photos with my mobile phone, and then pass them on to the few pieces of information that didn't stick with me, so that they would regret it.
"Come back quickly, I can't bear it alone;
Come back soon, life is wonderful because of you;
...
Come back quickly, don't let my hook be as empty as the sea...
While reeling in and releasing the line, Hong Tao hummed a little song. Compared with the previous two days when no big fish took the bait, he turned his head and drooped. Now he is proud and proud. After getting this big guy up, he uploaded the photo to the fishing net, and he
You will be a wild fishing master soon. When you go fishing in the future, others will have to ask:
"Brother Hong, do you think the probability of a big fish is high at that position?"
"Teacher Hong, can you give me some advice on what kind of bait can catch big fish?"
"Teacher Hong... hahaha... roar, click!" Hong Tao, who was laughing obscenely, was interrupted by another burst of thunder, and a light rain began to fall in the sky.
"When heaven is about to entrust a man with a great responsibility, he must first work hard for his mind and body. A little rain counts!" Hong Tao wiped the rain off his face, looked at the jacket under the canopy more than ten meters away, and said:
After a few seconds of ideological struggle, I decided that I would not put down my pole to get dressed even if I died because of it, even if I got gonorrhea or pneumonia! If the big fish ran away, I would regret it for the rest of my life, and I would not be able to brag.
B’s evidence: Those fishing friends are all irritating and laughable guys. As long as the fish doesn’t come up, they will definitely say:
“If you don’t have a photo, just say JB!!!”
Compared with fish that rely entirely on instinct, cunning humans have an advantage after all. Although their bodies may not be as strong as animals, they can use various tools. Relying on the elasticity of the fishing rod and the venting force of the fishing reel, big fish
In the end, we still had no fight against the strong waves. After more than 2 hours, we were slowly pulled closer to the shore.
"Wow!"
A big water splash turned up more than 20 meters offshore. Under the gloomy sky, Hong Tao said with certainty that he saw the color of the fish: golden yellow! A pure golden big carp! It was the same as what he had seen in his dream last night.
The fish I caught was so similar.
"God's will...fate..."
Once a big fish comes close to the shore and is splashing on the water, it means that it no longer has the physical strength to dive into deep water, and it is basically surrendering. At this time, just be careful not to rush for success, and continue to slide it back and forth until it is tired.
You can't even keep your body standing in the water. When you turn it over on its side, you can get down and catch fish.
The difficult moment has passed, and Hong Tao is even less likely to make those beginner's mistakes. After skilfully slipping away for more than ten minutes, the big fish was pulled to the shore for diving. By this time, Hong Tao had already seen the whole picture of the fish.
.
"It's so beautiful, it's worth the money of a rich man."
The big fish is a little more than 1 meter long, not too long, but its waist is very thick, like a pregnant woman, with a round belly, and it definitely weighs more than 40 pounds by visual inspection. What I like most is that it has a good body shape
The fur is golden all over, the dorsal and tail fins are red, and the scales are as big as the mouth of a cup.
Catching the fish, removing the hook, and taking pictures were all done in one go. Since there was only one person, Hong Tao couldn't hold the big fish in close contact, so he had to put the big fish on the fish protection blanket, lie next to him, and then lift it up and put it in a waterproof bag.
The camera took a series of snapping pictures, and then the big fish wrapped in a rubber fish-protecting blanket was pulled toward the water's edge, ready to be released.
Release? Yes, Hong Tao himself doesn’t eat freshwater fish very much because he thinks they have too many spines. Moreover, fishing is mainly for entertainment. If it is for food, buying fish is much cheaper than fishing. Besides, such big fish
The fish is considered the essence of the fish. Chinese carp in the north rarely grow to more than 4 or 50 kilograms, unlike the herring in the south, which can easily weigh a hundred or ten kilograms.
The most important thing is that Hong Tao knows that this big carp is a pregnant woman, probably an advanced pregnant woman. There are tens of thousands of small fry in its round belly. It is not cost-effective to kill it without any special reason.
What fishermen hope is that there are fish in all water surfaces. They hate those who use electric fish, those who poison fish, and those who use nets to catch fish. It is precisely because of their existence and the disadvantages of environmental protection that people like Hong Tao
A fisherman has to drive a car and pull a cart of equipment and travel hundreds of kilometers to catch fish.
The big fish was really tired, and it was a pregnant woman. When Hong Tao pushed it into the water, it was still leaning sideways and unable to stand upright. It just opened and closed its big mouth, trying hard to use its gills to breathe the long-lost oxygen.
Hong Tao stood in calf-deep water, helping the big fish to stand up straight and swim back and forth. The water temperature in shallow water is high, and this kind of big fish that lives in deep water all year round is not very adaptable. If you throw it in
If you don't care about it, it is likely that you are killing the animals instead of releasing them.
The big fish soaked in the water for a few minutes and gradually slowed down. It first stood up straight, swung its tail, checked its current situation, then flicked its tail and rushed into the deep water.
"Oh my God!"
Hong Tao, who was still standing in the water, did not expect that the big fish that had just recovered its strength would move so quickly. When the big fish swung its tail, he did not dodge at all. As a result, he was firmly hit by the tail of the fish as big as a small fan on his calf.
After being slapped, the skin turned red immediately, and bloodshot eyes even oozed out in some places. Hong Tao cursed in pain.
It was useless to scold him. They had already left. Only then did Hong Tao realize that he was still naked. The rain in the sky had turned from light rain to heavy rain. It not only hurt a little but was also very cold when it hit him. He washed it with water.
Covered in mud and water, Hong Tao was about to go ashore for a rest when he suddenly noticed a golden light flashing under the water a few meters away, and then a fish head the size of a human head emerged from the water, followed by the fish body, and then the fish tail.
"Pa..." The big fish just now actually came back again, and did a 360 volley in front of Hong Tao, flipped sideways for N and a half, and almost fell flat into the water, amidst the water splashes all over the sky.
disappeared.
"Ah! Bah...bah..." Hong Tao was so frightened that he almost sat down in the water. Although the tail did not hit him, the water splashed him all over his face.
I don't even know what was splashed into my mouth.
"This is about to become a spirit. We all know how to tease fishermen. Next time I catch you, I will carve a little tortoise on your fish scales." As a fisherman, I actually caught a fish that can interact with people easily.
Hong Tao was not afraid of the fish at all, but was very happy. Just as he was about to land, another golden light appeared in the water.
"Holy shit... come back!" Subconsciously, Hong Tao twisted his body, intending to block the big waves caused by the big fish, but after a few seconds, there was no movement. He turned around and saw that the water was very calm.
There was no shadow of the big fish, but just where the big fish fell into the water, there was something shiny and golden floating in the water.
"Fish scales?" Hong Tao took a few steps forward and reached out to pick up the thing. It should be a fish scale, and it is a fish scale that grows behind the fish's head and close to the back. It is very big, bigger than sunglasses, and looks like a fish scale.
Irregular round shape.
Although it has been separated from the body of the fish, the fish scales are still light golden in color and have no protein feel at all. Instead, they are more like a bone structure, similar to tortoise shell products. Hong Tao rinsed it in the water.
There seems to be no sticky liquid like ordinary fish scales. It feels very delicate and the thickness of the scales must be about 7 millimeters, with the thinnest part being 5 millimeters. Without telling others, most people would never know that this is a fish scale.
"Huh? What a good thing. This souvenir is very interesting. Thank you, big fish!" Hong Tao shouted towards the water, picked up the fishing rod thrown by the water, turned around and ran to the shore, dancing happily as he ran.
As the old saying goes: extreme happiness breeds sadness. People tend to forget the dangers around them when they are extremely excited.
Fishing people all know one truth, that is, try not to go fishing during thunderstorms. Of course, this restriction did not exist before the 1990s, because most fishing rods at that time were made of fiberglass materials or even bamboo.
Yes, although it will conduct electricity when encountering rain, the resistance is still relatively large. But most of the current fishing rods are made of carbon materials. This material itself is a good conductor of electricity. If you lift it during a thunderstorm
If you are holding a fishing rod, the possibility of being struck by lightning will be greatly increased. If you are in the wilderness with no higher objects around, the possibility of being struck by lightning will increase several times.
The place where Hong Tao is currently is a wilderness. Although there are still mountains in the distance, the place where he is staying is at a corner of the reservoir. It is very flat. When he dances, the nearly 5-meter-long carbon fish
The pole is like a sharp spear, pointing straight at the God of Thunder in the sky.
Mother Dian is not in a good mood today. Women, there are a few days every month when they are irritable, but that Thunder God obviously does not understand her mood. The thunder drum is beating loudly. This is obviously not allowing herself to rest. Damn it.
Old man!
When she was worried, she suddenly saw a man with a bare butt on the ground, holding a long stick and poking at the sky from time to time. The uncle could bear it, but the aunt couldn't bear it anymore!
Lei Gong, who is both a god and a god, is holding back a lot of unknown anger. Now he finds that a little mortal dares to challenge him. This is going to turn the world upside down.
Since you dare to challenge the sky, and it's such a naked challenge, then I won't be polite. Let me give you a try. First, try what skills you have. A thick lightning suddenly tore through the dark sky,
It landed straight on the fishing rod held up by Hong Tao, and then there was nothing more. The next or third day's newspaper would publish a piece of news: "A Beijing man was fishing in the rain and was accidentally struck by lightning and died."
We hope that all fishing enthusiasts will pay attention to their own safety."
