"Then let me start. Why don't you check the float or something? I won't be able to catch a fish for a while, and you say my hook is not hooked to the bottom." The old man quickly opened the bait, and then tested the depth of the water line.
I adjusted the height of the float, pinched a ball of peanut-sized bait on the hook, and when I was about to throw it down, I turned back and said something to Hong Tao again.
"Don't worry, whether it's floating or bottom fishing, if no fish takes the bait for half an hour, I lose. I believe that at such an old age, you will not trick a kid like me." Hong Tao was confident in his heart, so he didn't panic and continued to tease.
The old man's mood made him angrier at this moment, and the more convinced he became after a while.
"Huh, don't talk nonsense. We'll see the truth later." The old man didn't want to continue arguing with Hong Tao. He threw the hook into the water with a whoosh, and then waited for the float to stand up from the water.
"I said, Lao Fu, you have to change your temper. You don't even use fishing poles to make nests. You are just fishing. This is a bit bullying." The old man surnamed Liu is obviously a good person, and he is a little worried about Hong Tao.
He knew the virtues of his companion, and he was afraid that he might not be able to catch any fish soon, which would ruin Hong Tao's business.
"It's okay, uncle, you don't need to make a nest and you can still catch fish." Hong Tao laughed and joked with Old Man Liu.
"Did you see, it's not me who bullies him, it's him who is too crazy, and I won't cheat on him. If I take a few shots frequently, I'll be in trouble." The old man holding the fishing rod also knew that he was taking advantage, so he quickly gave it to him.
Go back and make up for it yourself.
When fishing with a hand rod, you usually add another kind of bait. The bait to be put on the hook has a much lighter taste, but the quantity is much larger. Then the bait is balled into fist-sized pieces and thrown into the float by hand.
The location is mainly to attract fish as quickly as possible.
When the fish comes over, it will find that there is more fragrant bait here, so it will eat the bait you hung on the hook, which will make it easier for the fish to take the bait. Otherwise, you can put 2 balls of bait the size of peanuts in the water.
Here, you will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse to be discovered by fish.
This method of throwing part of the bait into the water in advance is called "making a nest", and the bait that is different from fishing bait is called "nest material" or "bottom nest material".
However, this is not allowed in some artificial fishing ponds used for competitions, because artificial ponds are generally very small and are not running water. If fishermen throw a large amount of bait into the pond, the water in this pond will be reduced in less than two days.
It turns into batter. But this does not bother the fishermen. In order to attract fish faster and not violate the regulations of the pond, they put the bait on the hook slightly larger. After throwing it into the water, it quickly
Just lift the rod hard, so that under the resistance of the water, the bait will stay on the bottom of the water, and the hook will come up empty. And then do this over and over again dozens of times, which is equivalent to throwing a lot of bait under the water.
This method is called "drawing the nest".
Old Man Fu obviously didn't want to be blamed for bullying young people, so he kept pumping the fishing rod one after another. After seven or eight strokes, suddenly the rod stopped moving, and the fishing line moved back and forth left and right in the water.
He quickly grasped the handle of the rod with both hands and tried hard to lift the fishing rod upward to avoid being pulled straight by the fish underwater and causing the fish to run off the line. Due to the excessive force, his old face turned red from holding back.
"Hey, hey, here comes the fish. Is it possible for me to pay you? You can hold back the fish as big as it is." Old man Liu who was watching the game was startled by the fish that suddenly got hooked. He thought it was a hook.
I caught a fish on my spear underwater, so I deliberately said something to annoy the old man.
"Don't stand and talk without your back hurting. Why don't you give it a try? If you run away, it's your fault?" Old Man Fu controlled the fishing rod while firing at Old Man Liu.
"No, your own fish will slip away by yourself. This young man's fish food is quite interesting. He will feed the fish as soon as he opens the nest. Xiao Gao, if you still have a fishing rod, bring me one too." Old man Liu watched others catch the fish, and then he took it with his own hands.
It's itchy too.
"Yes, yes, I'll take it right away." Fatty Gao was very happy to see the fish caught. At least the two old cadres wouldn't say he was bragging. He quickly went back to the fishing gear shop and put all his fishing gear on Hong Tao.
It's in the office, so you don't have to move it upstairs and downstairs.
"Hey, this carp is not small. You guys have had a great time today. You haven't caught such a big wild carp in several years. The ones raised in the fish pond are boring. Look at the way this line goes, it's buzzing.
"Hey, look at the aquatic plants below, and the fish will be gone when the hook is hooked." Old man Liu was greedy, but he couldn't grab the old man's pole, so he could only talk to one side.
"Shut up, I haven't fished for you, haven't I? That reservoir you took me to last year, I caught a lot of white fish in two days, not even a decent crucian carp." Old Man Fu's temper is really funny.
If you don't do this, you will immediately start to reveal your past.
The two old men teased each other and coughed, and had already forgotten about Hong Tao. When Fatty Gao brought the fishing rod, Old Man Liu started to grab the bait that the old man had prepared, but Old Man Fu forgot that he was so disdainful just now.
Because of this black and broken thing, he used one hand to cover the small bucket to prevent Old Man Liu from taking it, and the other hand had to hold the fishing rod high to lure the fish.
It was said that they fished for half an hour, but the two fished until almost 4 o'clock before they stopped fishing. They caught more than 20 carp and crucian carp in total. The big carp weighed more than 7 kilograms, and the small crucian carp weighed half a kilogram.
It was already fun enough, but with the compliments from the people watching the fun behind them, the two old faces turned red with excitement, and they walked lightly.
"Where's Xiaohong? Let me tell you, I'm convinced today. I'm really convinced. Our unit is not far in front. I retired last year and I've been fishing here in Houhai for more than 20 years. Today I'm convinced.
It's the first big harvest. Not to mention 50 yuan, 500 yuan is worth it. It's hard to buy with money. I'm happy." As soon as Old Man Fu entered the house, he immediately started talking to Hong Tao.
"Come on, if you have fun, that's better than anything else. Sit down and have a sip of tea first. I've made some fresh tea." Hong Tao was also happy. With these two old men here, they are both veteran cadres. They can definitely introduce themselves to him.
Come for business.
"Xiao Hong, tell me what ingredients your bait is made of. I won't go out and talk nonsense." Old Liu quietly walked up to Hong Tao and said.
"Bah, Lao Liu, you don't want face! You don't want face! This is a business for other people's children. How dare you ask for the formula? Isn't this a clearly marked price? You want to pay for it? Your pension is more than mine. You
Do you care about the money?" Before Hong Tao could refuse, Old Man Fu heard this and immediately jumped up from the sofa, and rescued Hong Tao very generously.
"Okay, okay, even if I didn't say it, even if I didn't say it, haven't I forgotten this, Xiao Hong, don't think too much about it." When Old Man Liu asked Old Man Fu to say this, he couldn't help but hurry up.
Apologize.
"It's okay, it's okay. My formula has too many ingredients and is troublesome to set up. Even if I tell you, you may not be willing to put in the effort to do it." Hong Tao hurriedly walked down the steps to Old Man Liu.
"It's already past 4 o'clock. Xiaohong, I'll pay you first, brother. I'll pack 5 bags of carp and 5 bags of crucian carp. I have to pick up my grandson from school in a while. I can't talk any more. I'll come over some other day.
Let’s chat.” Old Man Fu glanced at his watch and couldn’t sit still anymore.
"Pack 10 bags for me, just the same as what I paid." Only then did Old Liu notice the time.
"Did you two use so much at one time?" Hong Tao sold 20 bags at once. Although he was happy, he was also afraid that these two old comrades bought so much because they were embarrassed after losing the bet. As the old saying goes, they would hurt the customers.
This ruins the business. Although veteran cadres are generally not short of money, if they buy too much at once, they may not dare to come again in the future.
"We are not using it ourselves. There are a lot of people fishing in the veteran cadre activity center. We can't let them do it when the time comes. We can all use it together." Old Man Fu explained.
"Oh, that's OK, that's OK." Hong Tao quickly packed two big bags of bait for the two old men respectively, and then Fatty Gao paid the money. It wasn't that the two old men planned to blackmail Fatty Gao, but who brought so much money when he went out?
Hong Tao asked the old man to prick him, but he still refused to do it.
He sent the two old men out with the bait, and let Fatty Gao do the rest. It would be rude to be too enthusiastic.
"Boss, just a bunch of stuff like this can be sold for 1,000 yuan! If I work for a month, how many bags of flour will it be worth?" Gao Ming kept watching from the side, and when Hong Tao came back from sending people, he quickly came over and said.
