"I have already thought about this problem, there are currently two ways for you to choose, the first is that the two of us form a team, compete in a boat, I play my professional game, you play your amateur game, this way the organizing committee is recognized, because there must be two players in each boat, one professional and one amateur; Another way, don't you have proof of winning a European fishing tournament? You send me the copies of those documents, and then I'm going to apply for you a wild card in the Pro category, so that the two of us can compete together, which way would you like to choose? What I didn't expect was that Paul had a premeditated plan, not only dissolving Hong Tao's excuse, but also giving two options at once.

"Then I'd better use a wild card to participate, it's fairer, but there is still a week left before the competition time, is it still too late to apply for a wild card?" Hong Tao thought about it a little, and felt that it was more appropriate for him to participate as a professional player, if he participated as an amateur player, the attention he would get must be very low, FLW events are all televised, this game is very popular in the United States, although it can't catch up with major sports events such as the NBA and NHL, but the operation methods are basically the same.

"This is not a problem, tomorrow you send the relevant information to this place, and I will help you handle everything." Paul handed Hong Tao a business card, which had nothing on it, just a phone number and a fax number.

"But I don't have a fishing rod with me, is there a place in New York that sells fishing rods?" Hong Tao raised another difficult question.

"Yes, this is a big problem, so let's do it, tomorrow I will send someone to bring you some fishing rods, you pick and choose first, if there is a suitable one, I will lend it to you first, if it is not suitable. I'll take you to buy it again. Paul was determined to pull Hong Tao into the water, not only helping with the formalities, but also providing a fishing rod for free, it seems that when he danced that striptease just now, he must have gritted his back molars.

“…… Well, I'll call back to China in a moment and have someone pass the materials over. Hong Tao still wanted to find some excuses, but after looking for a long time, there was no suitable one, so he had to give up.

The reception lasted until 1 o'clock in the middle of the night, and Paul told Hong Tao a lot about the FLW game. Although this eagle hooked nose is full of bad water, his character is very good, even if he wants to harm people, he will never do that kind of thing as a chicken thief.

Through this exchange with Paul, Hong Tao finally learned some about the fur of the FLW game. Founded in 1996, the tournament has a short history, but it has grown rapidly and has become one of the most influential sports competitions in the United States.

Its full name in the continental United States is Forrestal. The official name of the Wood Cup Fishing Tournament is the World Outdoor Fishing Tournament. Also called the Bass Bass Fishing Tournament. Bass is a transliteration of the English name of bass.

The target fish for this competition is a species of fish called largemouth bass, its scientific name is North American black bass, in fact, it is not a single fish, but a general term for a class of fish. The rules of the competition are not limited to the species of fish. There are also strict restrictions on the size of the fish, which must be over 12 inches (30.48 cm) to count, and there are special rules on how to calculate the weight of an angler's catch.

In FLW competitions. Each angler can only choose 5 fish to be weighed, and these 5 fish must be alive once the fish die. That's only half the weight. If the length of the fish is less than 12 inches, each fish will be deducted one pound for the total score, and the general weight of 12-inch fish is at most 6 or 7 amounts, and each pound will be deducted for more than 9 taels.

In addition, in terms of fishing methods, the FLW competition is also very different from the Chinese fishing competition, FLW can only use bait for fishing, and other fishing baits can not be used, to put it bluntly, it is a pure lure fishing competition. The reason why Hong Tao is a little weak is because he doesn't play this fishing method very well, not to mention the short time of contact, and he has never fished for that kind of largemouth bass in the United States.

The sport of fishing is more than experience and luck, and now Hong Tao is almost equal to zero in experience, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to defeat Paul, an old angler, by luck alone. However, Hong Tao is not without a way to make up for it, if there is really no chance of winning, even if Hong Tao directly admits defeat, he will not participate in this gambling, this is his principle.

As for Hong Tao's solution, what is it? Then you don't need to ask, you have to rely on that magical fish scale at the critical moment, who let this be the only golden finger he has since he was reborn, no need to use it in vain!

However, how to use it is a technical problem, if you use grain bait, it is simple, and you can mix the water and bait with fish scales. However, FLW can only use bait, which is made of plastic, metal, and rubber, and cannot absorb fish scales at all.

In fact, Hong Tao pondered this problem before he went to Europe, when he wanted to expand the business products of his fishing tackle shop, and planned to create a very effective bait to use as another fist product in the colorful scale fishing tackle shop. Because according to his memory, this method of lure will soon become popular in China, especially for young people who like new things, and the profit of selling this kind of lure is much higher than that of traditional bait.

At that time, Hong Tao's solution was to drill holes in the structure of the bait, and then fill it with a high-quality sponge that had been soaked in fish scale water, so that the bait also had the taste of fish scale water, which could attract fish in the water to bite the bait. However, at that time, Hong Tao did not put all his mind on making this kind of bait, but dragged it after three days of fishing and two days of drying nets.

It wasn't until I came back from Europe that I made two lures as experiments, and I only tried them a few times in different waters, and the effect was not bad, but there were very few fish species in the test, only white, horsemouth, pouting, blackfish, and mandarin fish. This can't blame Hong Tao for not doing his best, in the waters near Beijing, there are not a few fierce fish, if you want the test results to be more comprehensive, you have to go abroad to find waters with more predatory fish, and then toss the matter of going fishing in the Amazon, he forgot about this matter.

Although the experiment was not completely successful in the end, at least the production method was figured out, so it can be considered prepared. There is a bottle in the luggage of the fish scale water Hongtao, and it is also an undiluted puree, which was originally prepared to go to the Amazon to scourge the Brazilian fish, but it was useless at all, because there are too many fish there, and you can catch it without cheating, and now it can be used, this is luck! If you don't accept it, you can't do it

The bait was easy to find, and early the next morning, Paul asked his driver to drive a van to deliver the fishing rod that promised Hong Tao, and when Hong Tao opened the car door, his eyes were round, and his hands kept wiping his clothes, looking extremely angry.

"It's so damning! He actually has so much fishing gear! I hate local tyrants! When Hong Tao saw dozens of fishing rods and all kinds of fishing supplies neatly stacked in the carriage, he finally had a little hatred for that Paul.

Paul didn't know if he was deliberately showing off his wealth, or if he was really sincere, he sent not only fishing rods, but almost all the fishing gear wagons related to lure fishing methods can be found in the carriage, from large sets of fishing suits and life jackets, to inconspicuous space beans and swivel rings, only you can't think of it, without him, it is not well arranged.

"Paul told you to buy it now?" Hong Tao was still a little moved, thinking that Paul sent someone to buy it for himself, because many fishing accessories are unused, the packaging is complete, and most of the small accessories are a whole box by box, and there are labels for selling fishing tackle stores on them.

"I don't understand what you're talking about, this is me from my boss's warehouse in Philadelphia overnight, I heard that you are going to bet with Paul on fishing, I really sympathize with you, he often pretends that he is not very good at fishing to cheat people to bet, and then win other people's things, he treats this as a fun game, I have given you at least a dozen more than everything in his warehouse, this is the only thing I can help you, I hope you can beat him!" The guy, who was both a driver and a bodyguard, muttered a lot of words to Hong Tao, and then patted Hong Tao on the shoulder with a look of pity.

"Why don't you want your boss to win?" It is difficult for Hong Tao to understand this person's thinking mode, if he hates their boss, he shouldn't go behind his back and say bad things about the boss in front of outsiders.

"He didn't win someone else's once, so he wanted me to accompany him to the sea to go fishing to celebrate, I had seasickness, but Paul deliberately pulled me along every time, he said to me that if you vomit a few more times, you can cure seasickness, I hate the sport of fishing, and I hate Paul even more if he can win!" The driver seemed to have made his boss tormented and was about to pout as he picked up a fishing rod.

"Don't move! Down, now these things are mine, not your boss's. Whether you believe it or not this time, your boss is going to lose, really, you go home and pray for me a few more times, my name is Hong Tao, remember the name, it will end your nightmare......" Hong Tao quickly stopped his move, and then waved his hand to the driver like a magic stick, and asked him to move everything in the car to Erin's apartment.

Since all the tackle is ready, the bait must be among them, and indeed, Paul's driver really hates Paul so much that he took at least one box of all Paul's bait, and the total number is probably more than a hundred, and these baits alone are enough to fit two large sorting boxes.

"You're not going to be with Paul's chauffeur and steal all of Paul's treasury, are you? As soon as you get these fishing gears, you ignore me again, no, I don't agree to put this pile of junk in my house, let alone occupy my living room! Erin watched Hong Tao and the driver move things into the house one by one, and many times she couldn't help but explode, but she endured it, but as soon as the driver left, she quit. (To be continued......)

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