Chapter 36: The Congo Jungle (6)

Unlike what they expected, the waterfall that Yang Zi and the others went to this time was not the usual single-stream direct discharge.

There is a fault in the topography of the plain, a drop of about 20 meters high, and after the wide tributaries pass through here, they are divided into more than a dozen waterfalls of different sizes because of the separation of rocks and terrain.

At this time, the water recedes during the rainy season, and under the washing of the large amount of river water day and night, a huge pool of water is formed under the waterfall, and the clear water of the river is surging, which is magnificent.

"Brother Yang, where do we start testing the depth?" Coming to the vicinity of the waterfall, Tan Ziqing asked.

"Let's go to the left first, the river is bending here, and the water is also more powerful, if there is really deep water, it is also more likely to be here." Yang Zi glanced at the terrain.

He held a casting rod in his hand, but instead of bait, several large plumb sinkers were hung from the rig, which were used to measure depth.

Hearing him say this, Tan Ziqing said a few words to the boatman, and the boat quickly drove to the left side of the river under the power propulsion.

Because the water level of the river bank here has risen, the river has flooded into the jungle, so there is no way to determine the location, Yang Zi roughly estimated the distance, threw the lead sinker at a distance of about 20 meters from the woods, and then turned on the open wire switch, quietly waiting for the lead to fall to the ground.

The process in between is somewhat unexpectedly long, and generally speaking, a river like this in the plain area is about 10 meters deep.

However, according to the fishing line released so far, it is likely that the depth of the river here is more than 30 meters.

Referring to the waterfall next to it, he had a guess that there was a high probability that there would be rock formations under the river here.

One of the reasons is that it is located right at the fracture of the stratum, and under the erosion of such a large drop, the surface soil will be quickly lost, and only the solid rock layer can withstand it.

Another reason is because of the depth here.

After the fishing line was pulled out for about 40 meters, the lead sinker finally reached the bottom, minus the deviation distance driven by the current, and the actual depth was about 30 meters.

It is difficult for a normal river to have this kind of depth.

In order to test his idea, Yang Zi asked the boatman to drive the boat to the relatively gentle shallows on the right, and soon found evidence after some investigation.

At the bottom of the river by the shoal, there is almost no mud to be seen, and it is all small gravel beach.

Since it is a rock layer, there is no need to spend that effort to measure the depth, and you can easily judge the depth of the river directly according to the trend of the river.

After looking around the boat, Yang Zi quickly identified several suitable fishing spots, but he was not in a hurry to run over and lower the rod.

Because the time is close to the afternoon, everyone has to fill their stomachs first, and then the fish caught yesterday have been sacrificed to the Five Organs Temple, and he will have to use a trumpet fishing rod to catch a few bait fish.

Throwing out a set of hooks with earthworms hanging on them, and putting the fishing rod on the side of the boat, Yang Zi beckoned Tan Ziqing to help him watch, and he ran to the side to start lunch.

In order to be in a hurry, the meals he cooked this time were relatively simple.

Put some jerky and rice to cook together, and then take some ingredients prepared before the trip to clean up a little, and a few delicious dishes will be prepared quickly.

The fragrant rice is mixed with the aroma of meat and oil, it tastes soft and glutinous, the jerky is cooked very crispy, and the good taste is a mess.

"Tanzi, it's time to start work, you tell the boatman, let's go to the inner side of the river bay first." After a short break, Yang Zi began to officially prepare for fishing.

While he was eating, his string hook had caught a few miscellaneous fish just now, although there were not many, but it was enough for the time being as baitfish.

"Brother Yang, why don't we throw a few more fishing rods on the shore and start work at the same time? You've picked so many places, and it's time-consuming to try them out one by one. Tan Ziqing asked.

"Not fishing on a boat?" Yang Zi looked at the riverbank on this side of the shoal and began to frown and think about the feasibility.

Unlike the shore of the bay above, the river between the shallows and the woods is also submerged, but the depth is shallow.

This water level is barely above the upper of the shoe, which can basically rule out the approach of dangerous animals in the water, even if there are crocodiles and other fierce beasts inhabiting here, there is also time to dodge.

According to Tan Ziqing, it is completely okay to use it for fishing here.

But he had three fishing spots in mind, and the distance between them was not close, and whether he could arrange three casting rods at the same time had to explore the width of the shallows.

Thinking of this, Yang Zi did not rush to get off the pole anymore, but asked the boatman to start the boat and slowly sail towards the upper reaches of the shoal.

If you write about the waterfall, the shape of this tributary here resembles the English letter C that spreads outward, and their area at this time is probably at the bend above.

The shallow location is the lower part of the bay, and after some search by Yang Zi and a few people, this fishing spot gave them a great surprise.

Except for the gravel shoals at the edge of the waterfall pool, which cannot be extended, the rivers surrounding the rest of the city are almost all within its envelope.

This distance does not fade until it is close to the middle of the C-shaped bay, away from the rapids of the waterfall.

With such a large range, all the three fishing spots that Yang Zi had previously fancified were included, which allowed him to fish several fishing rods at the same time without affecting the effect.

Such a favorable terrain not only allows them to search for tigerfish in a much shorter time, but also has a down-to-earth walking environment that is better than the uncontrollability of fishing on a boat.

After all, the size of the African tiger fish is not amazing among the giant freshwater fish, and the heaviest is about 100 catties.

After surveying the terrain, the next step is to officially fish.

Yang Zi prepared the three throwing rods on the boat, then took three bolt-type fixers and sirens, and got on the boat barefoot.

The selected fishing spots are about 100 meters apart, one is a large pool under the waterfall, and the other two are on the periphery of the bay.

In fact, the area of the large pool can be arranged with two fishing rods, but he didn't plan to do so before he came, so he brought a total of three casting rods, which can only try to pick a good position.

Wading to the end of the right side of the shoal, Yang Zi inserted several fishing rods into the water, then turned on the pay-off switch of one of them, and threw it towards the distant water surface.

The little tilapia hanging on the poor fishing rig flew seventy or eighty meters above the water surface and smashed into the river, falling to the bottom of the river.