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Liu Zhizhong chuckled, looking quite happy, and gave a thumbs-up.

"Hey, Mr. Lu is indeed a fishing expert, really knows a lot about fish! How about we mainly fish for silver carp and bighead carp this morning?"

"Sure, let's see who catches the bigger one? How do we decide the winner?"

Lu Jie also looked very excited.

Getting to compete with Liu Zhizhong is certainly a thrilling experience.

Du Shali noticed Lu Jie and Liu Zhizhong seemed a bit close, and couldn't help but feel a bit envious.

She then laughed and said, "Whoever loses should make lunch today and wash the dishes!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jie laughed, "Hey, that's a great idea! Liu Zhizhong, are you in?"

Liu Zhizhong smiled, "Sure!"

And so, they agreed.

Once the three of them had reorganized the Unimog roof rack, they grabbed Liu Zhizhong's gear bag and headed to the fishing spot.

Arriving by the water, they looked around; the surface was like a pot of boiling water.

Du Shali was a bit surprised, "Hey, those bubbles mean there are lots of fish below, right?"

Liu Zhizhong nodded, without explaining, knowing Lu Jie would surely comment.

As expected, Lu Jie said, "Those bubbles are silver carp and bighead carp bubbles. It's because we arrived that they got scared and frantically released gas to dive down. Releasing gas and diving down, understand, Chief Du?"

Du Shali blinked her big eyes, "I understand, they're at the surface, want to dive down, so they release gas to reduce buoyancy!"

Lu Jie nodded and smiled, "Chief Du is smart!"

"Hehe…"

Afterwards, Liu Zhizhong started distributing his fishing rods.

He had three rods: one 7.2-meter silver carp rod, designed for huge fish, very strong against impact.

Another was a 6.3-meter carp and grass carp rod, definitely capable of catching 20-30 pound big carp and grass carp.

Then there was a 5.4-meter crucian rod, with an exceptionally good feel.

Liu Zhizhong's rods were sponsored by the manufacturer during his and Yu Haiping's live sales; top-quality materials in the domestic fishing gear industry, really impeccable.

Even his crucian rod could catch 10-20 pound big fish.

So, he gave the 7.2-meter professional huge fish rod to Lu Jie to use. She held it, and it felt great, constantly praising it, asking if it cost a lot?

Liu Zhizhong said it didn't cost anything.

"Huh? Doesn't cost anything? Oh, hehe… I see, I see…"

Lu Jie said, still somewhat puzzled, "You were provided them for free by the manufacturer when you did sales, right?"

"Yes, hehe…"

Then, the three began fishing.

Liu Zhizhong used the 6.3-meter carp and grass carp rod, about ten meters away from Lu Jie, getting ready to fish for silver carp and bighead carp.

Du Shali didn't know much about fishing. Previously, she'd gone fishing a few times with Secretary Luo, so she had some basic understanding. Crucially, each time she accompanied him fishing, they eventually ended up in the car together, haha...

Today, Liu Zhizhong helped her adjust the float, prepare crucian bait, saying she might catch big crucian or big carp and grass here, which made Du Shali very excited.

Everything was set, and Liu Zhizhong let Du Shali fish alone on the other side of the fallen tree, as the big fish were in the current spot and she wouldn't be able to handle them, plus the area wasn't wide enough.

Big fish in the spot would prevent smaller fish from entering, but the allure of the bait made these smaller fishes linger around the vicinity.

So, Du Shali moving upstream to fish for big crucian and carp was perfectly fine.

Meanwhile, Liu Zhizhong and Lu Jie were outside the spot, ready to fish for silver carp and bighead carp.

Generally, Lu Jie was slightly on the right side of the spot, while Liu Zhizhong was about ten meters away from it, positioned on Lu Jie's right.

In this situation, Lu Jie felt confident, saying, "Hey, I'll probably catch a fish soon!"

Liu Zhizhong replied, "I might catch a big one."

"Huh? What's going on?"

"Fish inside the spot are relatively smaller, big fish are outside, very cautious!"

Lu Jie couldn't help but say, "Oh, so you like to go for the outside?"

"Uh… hehe…" Liu Zhizhong paused, surprised at Lu Jie's cheeky remark, then laughed.

Afterwards, the silver carp and bighead carp bait was ready, not too wet or sticky, with good hook adherence.

Lu Jie praised the bait as she prepared it.

"Hey, Liu Zhizhong, how are you so skilled, even preparing the bait so well. I always end up adding too much water and then more bait, eventually just resorting to adding powder, hehe… How did you prepare this bait?"

The bait they used was indeed high-quality, sometimes claimed as the top bait for silver carp and bighead, not an exaggeration.

Enough to make the material supplier deservedly earn.

With its taste and state, once the bait-water ratio was set, it really was unbeatable, hey~~

It's pricey, but definitely justified.

During Liu Zhizhong and Yu Haiping's live streaming, they even lowered the price by four bucks per pack, with impressive sales volume.

Of course, this price was only during live stream promotions. After the streaming ended, it wasn't at the original price in their showcase, just two bucks lower, prompting another buying spree.

At this moment, Liu Zhizhong, while preparing the bait and setting up the spot, laughed and said, "It's simple, Mr. Lu, remember this: we prepare bait using large cups, you start with two cups of bait and two cups of water, mix it well, let it absorb the water."

"Uh…" Lu Jie paused, "Isn't a 1:1 bait-water ratio too runny?"

Liu Zhizhong laughed, "Just add more bait if it's too watery, hehe…"

"How much more?"

"Once the initial bait fully absorbs the water, it'll surely be runny, then add another half cup in the measurement cup and mix again."

"This…" Lu Jie furrowed her brows, "Still runny, right?"

"No worries! Wait a bit longer, the new added dry bait will absorb the water fully, then add another half cup of dry bait, mix it well, and you get the bait we're using now. Fluffy, well-formed, good at dispersing, elastic when on the hook, strong hook adherence, excellent condition, won't just scatter immediately, but slowly disperses. This results in great fish attraction, haha…"

Lu Jie had an epiphany, "Oh~~ So that's how it is, two cups of water and bait, the third cup added in two intervals, need patience, hehe…"

Liu Zhizhong nodded, "Yes, exactly."

Just as the conversation ended, Du Shali suddenly screamed, "Wow wow wow, such a big fish, I caught it, caught it, ah… can't hold it, can't hold it… Liu Zhizhong, come quickly…"