Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 17 Arrival, Fishing Begins

The destination of this trip is more than 100 kilometers away from the city of Ping Shun. The journey involves highways and ordinary mountain roads, and the total travel time is about two and a half hours.

After a difficult journey over mountains and valleys, Xiao Kai and his group finally arrived at their destination at 8:30 a.m.

This is a huge mountain hollow, surrounded by jungle trees, with only a small dirt road passing through it, and it looks like there is no one around.

Somewhere near the foot of the mountain, there was a large flat area. After Xiao Kai and his group arrived, they parked their car on this flat area.

As soon as he got out of the car, Xiao Kai glanced at the surrounding scenery with great interest, and then began to search.

However, looking left and right, I didn't see the view I wanted.

He turned to look at Xiao Peng, his tone filled with doubt.

"Brother Peng, are you sure we're going to fish here? Where's the water?"

Upon hearing this, before Xiao Peng could speak, Zhou Jianjun stepped forward to explain, "Brother Xiao, don't worry, the water source is still a few hundred meters away. We'll have to walk the rest of the way!"

"oh!"

Xiao Peng suddenly realized, but he didn't think much of it. After all, when fishing in the wild, you can encounter all sorts of environments.

Take that wild river he and Xiao Peng went to before, for example; they walked a few hundred meters there.

Soon, everyone packed their gear and, led by Zhou Jianjun, began walking along a side path.

Perhaps no one has come here for a long time, because this path has long been covered with dense weeds, some of which are even taller than a person.

To avoid unnecessary danger, Zhou Jianjun, who was walking in front, would tap the surrounding grass with a pole every few steps, trying to drive away any dangerous objects that were difficult to spot with the naked eye.

Therefore, the speed is not fast.

Fortunately, there were no unexpected incidents during the trip, and everything went smoothly.

The only downside was that it took them a lot of time; it took them more than half an hour to get there, a distance of only a few hundred meters.

As Zhou Jianjun pushed aside a patch of grass taller than a person, a river that wasn't particularly wide appeared before them.

Wow~

Everyone looked at the river in front of them and exclaimed in amazement at how beautiful it was.

This is a river situated at the foot of a cliff, its overall color a pale green, like a graceful green ribbon wrapped around the earth.

Both sides of the river are covered with jungle trees.

Although it was late autumn, the place was lush and green, full of vitality.

A thin stream of water flows from the cliff not far away, splashing on the surface and shimmering in the sunlight. It's so beautiful it's almost unreal, like nature's filter, making it unbelievably clear.

At that moment, everyone secretly thought it was all worth it.

Even if you don't catch any fish in this kind of scenery, it's still a pleasure.

Zhou Jianjun, perhaps because he had been there before, did not have a strong reaction.

Seeing everyone engrossed in watching, he couldn't help but remind them, "Alright, stop watching. Let's finish our business first. We'll have plenty of time to watch later!"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. After all, they would be staying here for two days, so there was no rush to see the scenery.

Soon, led by Zhou Jianjun, the group arrived at an open space on the shore.

This is the only relatively flat open space in the area, about three meters above the water, making it perfect for camping.

Everyone left all their camping gear here, and after resting for a few minutes, they took their fishing gear and went down to the water's edge.

Sure enough, just as we had said before we arrived, the terrain here was very complicated, with slopes and steep rocks everywhere. The few gentle slopes were covered with rubble and didn't look very stable.

Fortunately, everyone brought a fishing platform, so it wasn't impossible to fish.

After much effort, the group finally set up their fishing spot.

By the time everything was finished, it was already 10:30 in the morning.

This time period is clearly past the best fishing time, and the air temperature is also gradually rising to over 20 degrees Celsius as the sun rises.

Seeing this, everyone returned to the open space on the shore to prepare to set up tents and spend the night camping.

After the tents were set up, everyone started preparing lunch.

Everything seemed coordinated and orderly, unlike what one would expect from a first collaboration.

After a flurry of activity, around noon, everyone had lunch.

It's not anything special, just ordinary self-heating rice, convenient and quick.

For anglers, these are essential items for going fishing in the wild.

After finishing their meal, Zhou Jianjun and Chen Wei were the first to climb into their tents.

The two of them planned to take a nap before fishing, since the weather here was indeed quite hot, and even though everyone had changed out of their cotton-padded clothes, they were still unbearably hot.

Besides, this isn't the time when fish start to bite, so it's better to use it for sleeping.

Xiao Peng and Lao Mo seemed to think the same way, and after seeing the two men's actions, they also climbed into their respective tents.

Of the six, only Xiao Kai and Yu Qiqiang remained outside.

"Brother Xiao, why don't you take a nap?"

Yu Qiqiang, who was about to get up to go fishing, noticed that Xiao Kai was not going into the tent to rest for a long time and asked curiously.

"I went to bed early last night and I'm not sleepy at all. I was just about to go fishing! What about you, Brother Yu?" Xiao Kai replied with a smile.

Yu Qiqiang: "Me too, how about we fish for a while?"

Xiao Kai: "Okay!"

The two reached an agreement, and then got up, took their fishing gear, and walked towards the water.

Soon, the two arrived at the water's edge.

Xiao Kai first put on a life jacket before going up to his fishing platform.

The empty fishing spot on the left belongs to Xiao Peng, and the spot on the right belongs to Yu Qiqiang.

The two were neither too far apart nor too close.

After a flurry of activity, Xiao Kai sat down on the fishing platform and began preparing to fish.

Unsure of the underwater conditions, Xiao Kai first took out a 5.4-meter Walton fishing rod to test it.

Then he discovered that the water was nearly 5 meters deep, and his 5.4-meter fishing rod was a bit too short, so he immediately switched back to his usual 6.3-meter fishing rod.

Considering the diversity of fish species this time, Xiao Kai made thorough preparations.

The bait used was the classic three ingredients, and the groundbait was fermented rice and aged corn.

By doing this, you can effectively keep both big and small fish.

Although he has a cheat code, not building a nest doesn't really have a big impact. But with so many people around, if he gets a lot of loot without building a nest, it would be too outstanding.

If you're fishing for fish, even if you get a great catch, people will just think you're lucky and won't suspect you're using cheats.

As for the choice of the line set, Xiao Kai chose 4+2, which is the main line of number 4 and the sub-line of number 2.

The fishhook used is a size 7 Ise-ni.

This combination might seem odd to others, but to him it was just right.

Fish weighing from seven or eight pounds to half a pound or more are all within its target range.

Yu Qiqiang, who was standing nearby, also noticed Xiao Kai's choice, but didn't say anything. Everyone has their own understanding of fishing, and as long as you can catch fish, the method doesn't really matter.