After casting.

Start finding the bottom.

Since we're fishing for bottom-dwelling fish, the bait must certainly reach the riverbed.

There's a technique to this.

But Chen Wen doesn't understand it.

He simply relies on the Lure Angler's boost, making a rough judgment on whether the bait has reached the bottom.

Quickly, he feels a unique sensation in his hands.

It's as if the fishing rod gently "thunks" once.

It hit the bottom!

Chen Wen confirms this information by relying on the skill entry.

Simple and rough, the charm of the entry.

Finally, it's time to control the bait.

Bait control involves using human actions to make the artificial lure mimic real bait in the water, achieving the effect of attracting fish.

Chen Wen uses a very simple method.

He tightens the line, hops it twice, mimicking the bait's movements in the water.

Plus, the sandworm is already alive, struggling and hopping in the water on its own.

This step is relatively simpler.

Chen Wen continues to reel in the line, and soon, the fishing rod transmits a strange sensation.

His expression changes: A fish is on!

...

When are anglers the happiest?

The answer to this question can vary greatly.

But if you ask when anglers are the most excited and tense?

It's definitely when they've hooked a fish.

Chen Wen feels the pull from the other end of the rod, his heart filled with excitement.

He didn't expect to hook a fish on his very first cast!

And it's a big one!

The extent to which the rod is bent makes it easy to infer.

[Wow! A catch!]

[This luck is incredible, hooked right after casting!]

[Diver with a fish attached, come out, I see you]

[The beginner's protection period is true to its name]

[A giant fish! Definitely a giant! Reel it in!]

In Chen Wen's first-person live stream, anglers dominate nearly half the barrage of comments.

The anglers at this moment are even more excited than Chen Wen on the scene.

After all, anglers have essential things to protect in this lifetime— the wife at home (crossed out), the massive catch on the line, a bursting fish creel, and a rod bent into a semicircle.

As a freshly minted angler, Chen Wen is also extremely nervous at this moment.

Because he's fishing for ambush and bottom-dwelling fish, Chen Wen immediately decides to raise the rod.

To prevent the fish from dragging the line into the complex rocky crevices.

Such situations could easily lead to the fish snapping the line.

But as soon as he does this, Chen Wen feels enormous strength.

Ugh!

He can't help but grunt from the pressure, the strength in the water almost crushing him.

No, can't force it!

Originally planning to use strength to subdue the water creature, Chen Wen gives up.

After resisting the initial tug, he chooses to relax the line and begins the long process of playing the fish.

Playing the fish is continually reeling in and releasing the line to tug and exhaust the hooked fish's endurance.

Chen Wen, half-crouched on the reef, lowers his center of gravity while holding the fishing rod with his right arm.

He continues to feel and deplete the fish's stamina.

At this moment, Lu Heng, who was about to gather seafood, glances over.

He's taken aback for a moment, then nudges Zhang Hu's side: "Hu, did he catch a fish so quickly?"

Zhang Hu also raises his head in confusion.

I don't know!

In his memory, the men's group lure fishing expert, Lv Guocheng.

Just finding a fishing spot takes several minutes, baiting and casting even five to six minutes.

As for catching a fish, if lucky, it takes at least fifteen minutes.

If unlucky, it's possible to not catch any all afternoon.

But for Chen Wen here... all these added up take no more than five minutes?

"I think maybe... it's because the bait was chosen well?"

Zhang Hu thinks for a long time before finding a reason for himself.

Hearing this, Lu Heng nods slightly: "Maybe sandworms are really quite attractive to fish, I'll also give it a try later!"

...

Over on Chen Wen's side, it's been a deadlock for three minutes.

He squints his eyes, staring intently at the waves churning in the water.

It should be a grouper, but he's not yet sure what kind of grouper.

"Damn! If anyone else tells me that fishing is a technical skill, I'll scold them to death!"

Being worn out by the fight, not just the grouper, but also Chen Wen.

He lightly pants; the stamina consumed in these three minutes is more than running a lap in the jungle.

This is really a big fish!

With a fleeting glimpse just now, Chen Wen feels the fish is at least over fifteen pounds.

After estimating the fish's weight, Chen Wen knows that this will be a long battle.

Now that there's no risk of the fishing line being cut by the rocks, Chen Wen isn't in a hurry.

He patiently played with the fish, guiding the hooked grouper to swim towards more open waters.

Another three minutes passed.

Suddenly, Chen Wen felt the bent fishing rod straighten a bit.

He was taken aback and cautiously applied more strength.

This time he succeeded, as the grouper in the water was exhausted and began to be pulled in by Chen Wen.

Chen Wen's face lit up with joy.

He carefully climbed down from the rocks and stood in a safe place to reel in the line.

A moment later, an enormous tiger grouper appeared before Chen Wen's eyes.

"Fifteen pounds? It might be twenty pounds!"

Looking at the massive tiger grouper, Chen Wen's lips couldn't help but curl up.

It's huge!

He dragged the motionless grouper ashore and removed the hook.

Then he placed it into the bucket.

"Hehehe!"

Chen Wen let out a silly laugh, prompting the online viewers to laugh as well.

[A twenty-pound tiger grouper! The newbie protection truly lives up to its name!]

[Catching fish is luck, but dealing with it shows skill]

[Chen Wen is pretty good at handling fish, above the qualifying line]

[He just didn't lift the rod right away; the low rod tip made it easy to get stuck in rocks. Like he said, he's not very skilled with lures]

[Reminds me of the days fishing for big ones in Qingdao, those were truly happy times!]

...

With a huge grouper caught, Chen Wen's face beamed with joy.

But he was quite exhausted, so he didn't cast the rod again.

Instead, he took a break on the beach for a while.

Break over.

Chen Wen, full of energy, resumed fishing.

Next, under the witness of countless anglers.

Chen Wen showcased his luck.

Almost every cast brought a catch.

Over a pound of nine-banded grouper, four or five pounds of tiger grouper, caught one after another.

In less than an hour.

The bucket Chen Wen brought was nearly full.

Behind the screen, countless anglers turned green with envy.

[Who said he's not skilled with lures?!]

[Luck runs out, first to use it up, first to leave!]

[Why is Chen Wen's newbie protection period so long?!]

[Let's hear from the ones who got skunked, I'm up first, squeak~]

[Impossible! Anglers never go home empty-handed! I'll go see if there's any hometown-grown watermelon...]

[Damn, there's nothing here, gotta drink some water before moving on!]

...

Chen Wen didn't know he had become the public enemy among anglers.

While happy, he also felt a bit lost.

Fishing around the rock area for so long, he mostly caught nine-banded groupers.

Next came the tiger groupers.

And a few spotted groupers.

All were great catches, but Chen Wen already had them in his collection.

"What a pity..."

Chen Wen sighed, causing the anglers to angrily shut off the livestream.

A while later.

Chen Wen saw Zhang Hu and Lu Heng walking over.

"Let's go back."

Chen Wen called out to Zhang Hu, asking him to help carry the bucket.

Zhang Hu hurried over upon hearing this.

Seeing the bucket full of fish, Zhang Hu's expression was like he'd seen a ghost.

"Did you... hit the jackpot?"

Lu Heng voiced the question on Zhang Hu's mind.

"It's not bad, there are lots of fish here, mainly because hardly anyone comes by."

Chen Wen chuckled, "Especially the northwest corner, there are really a lot of fish there!"

Really?

Zhang Hu tried hard to recall, but a few days ago Lv Guocheng seemed to have said there were hardly any fish here and planned to go fish at the deeper coral reefs.

"Can I give it a try?"

Seeing Chen Wen easily catch so many fish, Lu Heng was eager to have a go.

"Sure."

Chen Wen handed the fishing rod to Lu Heng, encouraging him to give it a bold try.

After all, factoring in travel time, it's only been a little over two hours.

Half an hour later.

Another person in the world was mentally broken by fishing.

"I'm done! I'm leaving!"

Lu Heng handed the fishing rod back to Chen Wen, picked up Zhang Hu's bucket with a blank expression, and started to head back.

Chen Wen and Zhang Hu exchanged amused glances and followed him.

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