"We're here. That's Pawei's cabin. How about it? Pawei is awesome!" Pawei, who was driving, raised his arms and showed off his upper arms, which were as thick as Hong Tao's thighs.
"His house is specially built, with a sled underneath. In the winter, he uses a car to pull the house onto the ice. Sometimes he fishes by himself, and sometimes he lends it to friends. When spring comes, he will drag the house onto the lake shore again.
, fishing here is much more comfortable than outside." Old Gale had obviously been here before, he explained to Hong Tao and Zhou Xiaoli.
"It seems that your company's fishing tents have little sales here. People no longer play with tents and just build houses." Hong Tao spread his hands to Zhou Xiaoli and expressed regret.
"Captain Gale, do all the ice fishermen here build houses like this? What if they don't have a house?" Zhou Xiaoli obviously doesn't know much about ice fishing, and she doesn't know how she managed to get around in Canada for so many years. She is obviously a bit derelict in her duties.
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"Well... there are quite a few houses like this. Basically, everyone who lives by the lake will have one. Even if they don't use it, they will rent it to people who come to ice fish. Most of the remaining people will drive their cars up.
When it gets cold, they hide in the car, and some people come on snowmobiles or sleds." Pawei answered Zhou Xiaoli's question for Old Gale.
"In that case, there is still a market for ice fishing tents. After all, you can't fish in a car, and the sled is not wind and snowproof. The most important thing is that the ice fishing tent is not heavy. Those who drive will not mind carrying an extra 2 kilograms of equipment.
." Zhou Xiaoli made her own judgment after getting the accurate answer.
The off-road vehicle parked in front of the house, and several people began to unload the vehicle. Only then did Hong Tao have the opportunity to take a close look at the differences between Canadian ice fishing equipment and China's. First, they had a plastic sled the size of a bathtub, which was basically
One person per person, then put all their belongings on the sled, hang it on the body with a rope, and then pull the sled to walk on the ice.
Hong Tao looked through the set of ice fishing equipment that Pawei had prepared for him. Most of them were no different from domestic ice fishing equipment except for different brands. The only difference was that a few things were missing. The fishing rod was also half a meter long.
A single-section thin pole about 10 inches long, equipped with a small spinning wheel; a folding chair, an ice fence, a small bucket, a thermos pot, and a fish finder.
One crucial thing is missing from these equipments, and that is eye-drilling equipment. To fish on the ice, you must first make a hole in the ice so that you can fish when you can see the water. In our country, ice drills are generally used.
Or Bingji could do this, but Hong Tao didn't see these equipment when he was unloading the truck.
In addition, Hong Tao also discovered a difference, that is, there was no float device installed on the fishing line, and no float was found in the equipment. Hong Tao did not ask questions. He thought that this should not be Pavel's mistake.
Even if Pavey made a mistake and forgot to bring it, Old Gale shouldn't have made a mistake at the same time. This probably means that they don't use floats for ice fishing here.
After entering the cabin, although Hong Tao was mentally prepared, he was still surprised: the evil capitalism is so ****!
The space inside the cabin is about 8 square meters, and it is a square. On the left and right sides are two wooden benches close to the wall, just like the chairs in our domestic saunas. Directly opposite the room is a long table
, there is something similar to an electric heater on top, and there is a small, round stove under the table.
"This is a stove? What is it burning?" Hong Tao was very curious, what is this thing burning? You can't bring briquettes and firewood with you.
"Gas." It didn't take senior people like Old Gale and Pavey to answer. Zhou Xiaoli just said two words gently, and then gave Hong Tao a contemptuous look.
"How much gas does such a big stove need to burn?" Hong Tao was not convinced and planned to use the question to regain some face.
"Didn't you see the two gas tanks hanging outside the house?" Zhou Xiaoli was the one who answered him.
"..." Hong Tao really didn't see it. He was checking the fishing gear just now.
Something even more surprising happened to Hong Tao. While he was talking to Zhou Xiaoli, Pawei lowered his body and lifted up an iron plate in the middle of the room. Two people were exposed on the ice under the iron plate.
Ice caves. It cannot be said to be ice caves, because their shape is very similar to the squat pits in Beijing's public toilets in the 1980s. They are long and thin. At this time, the two ice caves have been covered with a layer of ice. Old Gale is holding a
An ax was used to cut open the floating ice on the surface.
"People are sitting in the house, sitting on the wooden bench. There is not only a gas heater but also a gas stove, drinking hot drinks and playing ice fishing. No matter how windy and snowy it is outside, at least it won't be freezing inside the house. How is fishing like this?
Ah, this is **!" Originally, Hong Tao's own ice fishing tent was already very luxurious. It could be compared with Pawei's ice fishing hut, and the tent could be thrown away.
"Let's try here first to see if the fish are there." Pavilion took out the fish finder, put the probe into the ice cave, and held up the screen to carefully observe the changes on the screen.
"Why don't you do it? Do you want me, an old guy, to help you hang bait?" Old Gale saw Hong Tao sitting there in a daze, picked up a set of fishing rods and threw them into his arms to urge him.
"The fishing methods over there seem to be different from yours. I need to observe and learn from it." Hong Tao was really not in a daze. He planned to see how the other two fished first and then decide on his own strategy.
He has seen fishing methods without floats in China, but they are not commonly used.
"Okay, there are fish schools about 80 feet away, so we can go into the ditch." Pavey put down the fish finder, picked up the fishing rod next to him, and then took out a pair of needle-nose pliers from the tool box, clicked it, and
After breaking off the barb of the fishhook, he handed the pliers to Old Gale and repeated the same action.
"Why do you need to break off the barbs?" Hong Tao didn't understand. If he wanted to use a barbless fishhook, he could just buy a barbless hook. This would be like taking off his pants and farting.
"The government stipulates that barbed fishhooks are not allowed. When you applied for the outdoor card, they should have given you a pamphlet. Where is it written?" Pawei handed the fishhook to Hong Tao and motioned for him to read it clearly.
"Isn't it enough to just buy a fishhook without barbs?" Hong Tao still didn't quite understand.
"That kind of fishhook is rarely sold. Even if you find it, it is much more expensive than this one. You only need to click it with a skewer, which is in compliance with the regulations, saves money and is convenient." Pawei shook the fish in his hand proudly.
hook, then fish out a small live fish from a small bucket next to it, thread the hook onto the back of the fish, and then put it into the water.
Not to mention, Pawei's fishing skills are really good. Less than 5 minutes after the bait entered the water, he hit the fish. The signal of the fish hit was very obvious. The thin rod tip was suddenly bent, and then Pawei
He lifted the rod and reeled in the line very skillfully, and with the sound of braking coming from the reel, a fish was quickly pulled up.
"Unlucky, it's this guy. Well, you have to see clearly that fishing for this fish is not allowed. Once you catch it, put it back immediately." Pawei handed the silver-white fish, which was more than a foot long, slender and white, to Hong Tao.
In front of him, let him look at it carefully, and then threw it back into the ice cave.
"What is this fish called?"
"Herring." Zhou Xiaoli directly told Hong Tao the name of the fish in Chinese.
"Can I also fish if I use artificial bait?" Hong Tao probably understood the ice fishing method of people here, which is very similar to sea fishing.
The fish they fish for are mainly predatory fish, which is very different from ours in China. In the natural waters across China, predatory fish are very rare. The most common ones are snakehead fish, mandarin fish and catfish. As for
Freshwater fish such as bass, herring, and trout are hard to see
.In the waters here in Canada, there are many more types of predatory fish, especially cold water fish, so they use this small live fish as bait instead of using earthworms or red worms like we do in China.
Use it as bait to attract omnivorous fish such as crucian carp and carp.
"No problem, you can also use this gadget. We are all used to fishing with small fish, so we can catch the bait faster." Pavey took out a silver-white metal lure from his pocket, only as long as his little finger.
