Chapter 174: Lake Fishing Race
This story is only known to Pavey, Old Gale and Hong Tao themselves, and even Zhou Xiaoli has not told it, this thing is too embarrassing. Since then, Hong Tao has also had deep doubts about his ability to judge distance.
"Alright, we're here, I'm right, it's not icing here." Harrison fulfilled his promise and looked like a dick.
"I must immigrate here after I retire, you can help me ask, whether the land here is for sale or not, I want to build a small house here, and then raise some sheep and cows, I will definitely live for a few more years." Boss Liu was also fascinated, this small lake surrounded by forests on all sides is really beautiful, this is still a snowy winter, if it is summer and autumn, with green grass and wildflowers, it will definitely be more beautiful.
"Oh, this is a protected area, it can't be sold, you help me tell this Mr. Liu, if he wants to buy land and build a house, it's better to go to the vicinity of Austin's house, where it's still relatively close to the town, and he can't live farther away." After listening to Hong Tao's question, Harrison's head shook like a buleng drum.
"Alas, it's a pity, if you can sell me a piece of land, I will help them build a road, it is said that the land here can be passed on to the next generation, my daughter, my grandson can inherit, this will definitely be a good place in the future." Boss Liu is worthy of being a big boss who has entered the real estate, and his mouth is land appreciation.
The four of them walked a few hundred meters to the east, found a relatively gentle shore that jutted out of the water, and began to prepare for fishing. Harrison took this fishing competition very seriously, and at his request, the three players who participated in the fishing tournament adopted the method of drawing lots to determine the fishing position, Pavi drew the shortest branch and won the right to choose the first fishing position, Harrison ranked second, and Hong Tao's luck was very weak, and he was at the bottom of the three.
Pavi chose the top part of the water that went deepest into the water, and it seems that this fat man is not stupid. This is probably the best fishing spot, as it is likely to be a necessary route for fish migration because of its deep dives into the water.
Harrison chose a large rock to the west, which is also good, the water level is quite deep, and there is a large rock to sit on, which is more comfortable.
Hong Tao had no choice, only the east side was left, and it was not only a slope, but also a tree branch by the water. It's really not a good fishing position, but it's not a rut, who told us to carry it.
The tournament is scheduled for 7 to 10 a.m., and there are more than 20 minutes to adjust the rig and prepare the bait before the start of the race. The rods were basically the same, three 2.4m lure rods, Pavey chose the lure method, and Harrison pulled out a small box of venison cut into small pieces. Only Hong Tao re-tied 2 sets of string hook fishing groups, then took out a plastic bag and began to use lake water to open the bait.
Due to the lack of prior preparation, Hong Tao did not even float the fish. But there was no problem, he had a way to overcome it. He borrowed a knife from Harrison, then found a random piece of dead wood and cut off a piece of wood. Feel free to sharpen one end and make a shallow groove. As a place to bolt the fishing line. Then the hook is matched with the bite lead used by Luya, and the buoyancy relationship between the lead sinker and the float is adjusted, so that most of the float is exposed on the water, and the preparation is OK.
Boss Liu has been following Hong Tao, silently watching his every move, especially interested in Hong Tao's bait in the plastic bag, and even took out his mobile phone to write down the address and phone number on the bait packaging bag.
With Boss Liu's three clappings, the Ticket Cup Fishing Contest officially began, Harrison and Pavey threw their bait into the distance, and then controlled the reel, slow or fast reel; Hong Tao only pinched the three hooks on the hook into a small ball of bait, gently threw it a few meters away, and then used his fingers to rub the bait in the small bucket into the size of soybean grains, and threw a few to the floating position every 2 minutes.
Harrison was the first to catch the fish, his venison was not to mention very useful, a small pike with spots covered in his body was dragged ashore by him, but after the hook was removed, the fish was thrown back into the lake, its size was a bit small, not only could not meet Harrison's needs, but it was estimated that even the size required by federal law was not enough.
"Hey, fatty, you've bought this ticket, and if you give up now, then I can treat you to a bottle of yesterday's wine." Harrison was the first to catch the fish, and he immediately became confident, he looked at Hong Tao's strange fishing method, did not comment, and then turned his gun at Pavey.
"......" Pavey didn't speak, but swung his right hand like a fly.
Soon, Harrison's second fish also landed, and like the previous one, it was still a piebald pike, and the size was still so substandard.
"Hong Tao, the fish here don't seem to be the same as ours, why are they all these fish? Can you do it with bait? "Boss Liu couldn't sit still, although he was the referee, he was still willing to win the game.
"Well, there are more ferocious fish here, and there are carp, don't worry, it's only been 15 minutes, the first fat is not fat, and the second fat collapses the kang." Hong Tao is still quite confident, he has already fished in Lake Simco once, and he has proved that his bait can attract fish here, as long as the bait works, Hong Tao is not in a hurry.
The third fish was caught by Pavey, this is a Sauger, which translates to Canadian zander perch, which looks a bit like our black fish, but the body is yellow and black patterns, the most characteristic is their eyes, which seem to have a pair of beautiful contacts, light blue and some reflections, it is said that this is a very special structure, which can make them have excellent night vision.
The fish weighed about 1 pound, and Pavi decided to count it as one of his 5 achievement fish, so the poor little fish was thrown into the snow on the side, and soon it would be frozen into a popsicle.
"I told you, Harrison, I'm in the Navy, you're poor Army, hunting is your strength, fishing is a little too hard for you!" After serving the fish, Pavey pulled a cigar out of his bosom, put it in his mouth, but didn't light it, and began to hit back at Harrison.
Harrison's performance was very unmanly, he couldn't reply to what Pavi said, and actually burned the war to Hong Tao:
"I've caught at least two more fish, and Tao hasn't caught one, and I think he probably won't be able to catch any fish, and not as stupid as a fish would swim to shore."
When Pavi heard this, he turned his head to look at Hong Tao, then said nothing, and threw the bait far into the lake.
"Brother Liu, didn't we talk about fishing skills and bait yesterday? Do you think our domestic fishing method is suitable for this place? Hong Tao ignored the two old children, let them pinch each other, and they would be dumbfounded for a while.
"It's a bit difficult to be this kind of fish, the water here is so clear, if you play with a hand rod, you can choke, you can see through several meters at a glance, and big fish generally don't get so close to the shore." While answering Hong Tao's question, Boss Liu reminded Hong Tao in disguise that it seems that Boss Liu is not optimistic about Hong Tao's fishing method.
"This is a trick, my bait has been specially modulated, big and small, both domestic and foreign, don't believe it, you will know it in a while." Hong Tao saw that Boss Liu was pouting, and he knew that he didn't believe it.
"Cheng, if you are so sure, I will also add a stick to you, if you win, we will come here to hunt next year, I will pay for the ticket, you are going to lose, I don't need you to help buy a ticket, you must take me to fish after returning home, how about it!" Boss Liu's gambling nature has also come up, and in his opinion, this air ticket money is the same as a box of cigarettes, and he doesn't feel distressed if he loses, and it is better to win.
"Hey, that's what you said, don't go back!" When Hong Tao heard it, hey, there are still people rushing to send money to themselves, I knew that Lu Dao was like this, it is better to call everyone and open a big gambling game, maybe I can save my fishing money next year.
"Is your brother Liu that kind of person? Hurry up and come on, don't let foreigners win for you, this will be passed back to China, and your championship is a bit embarrassing. ”
"You are a Chinese here, as long as you don't say it, how can you pass it back to China!" Hong Tao didn't say anything, but muttered in his heart. (To be continued......)