Tuesday, 26 September 1995. Light rain, northwest wind 2 to **, 8 to 16.
Before dawn, I was wearing a raincoat and riding alone in the gray rain and fog.
I slowed down my bike and carefully searched for the people who were already out of the stall at this time of the day.
When I rode to the highway bridge leading to Jiangbei, I was completely disappointed, and today's "killer feature" made the rain go to waste.
I turned from the highway into the dirt road leading to Xiaozhang Fish Pond, and there was a faint gray hue in front of me, and the cold fish pond was shrouded in black clouds, and the surroundings were still hazy.
The drizzle, which had stopped at some point, was quietly falling from the gray sky.
Along the way, the hair that had been exposed all the time was not soaked. The rain always falls like this, which also adds to the fun of autumn fishing.
Since I didn't have any earthworms, I took out the spare bottom hook and prepared to make three of them.
I didn't have much hope for fishing for carp in the pond during this season.
If I had known in advance that there were no earthworms sold on the roadside, maybe I wouldn't have gotten up early in the morning to fish in the light rain.
On weekdays, the edge of the pond, which was trampled hard and slippery by the fishing friends, was very slippery by the rain, and I was careless, and stepped on the freshly made bottom hook line, and the fishing line stuck to the sole of the shoe, messing up the line.
By the time I threw the three ** hooks into the pool one by one, the watch on my wrist was already pointing to 5:20.
Suddenly there was the sound of a motorcycle behind him, and he honked his horn twice.
Looking back, it turned out to be Da Zhang, who was recognized as a master of fishing by fishing friends, and he didn't usually come here.
He would recognize me immediately without me looking back, because I was the only one in the entire fish pond who had replaced the rod with a small bottom hook.
He honked his horn twice to greet me.
He smiled and said to me, "It's not a small addiction!".Rainy days are coming!”
Why are you here, here to work?I couldn't help but laugh back.
Haha......The laughter from the bottom of my heart pierced through the drizzle and shattered the dull atmosphere condensed in the wet and cold air.
Dazhang fishing likes to be quiet, often rides a motorcycle to a large fish pond or reservoir on the far water surface, occasionally when the legs are lazy, only come here to have a good time, and every time the catch is among the best.
One time there was a fish in the pond, and there were a lot of people who came to fish, and I happened to be next to him, and he still used 4 rods, and I used 2 small bottom hooks as usual.
Maybe I used the bait in the wrong way, I didn't see a new Shenyang carp, only caught a grass carp of less than 2 catties and a few crucian carp, Dazhang is full of carp.
In the afternoon, when I was packing up and preparing to leave, Da Zhang, who never talked to my fishing friends, said to me with a serious face: "Big brother, your skill in throwing hooks by hand is no less than that of a sea rod, you really have an accurate head, and you are very particular about throwing hooks, and you are really lucky to be fishing." ”
The reason why Da Zhang is reluctant to come here to cast the rod is because some anglers often see him fishing there, so they intentionally or unintentionally throw the rod to his den.
He didn't want to quarrel over this trivial matter, but he was very unhappy in his heart, and he often traveled long distances to avoid these unruly people.
This time, the old man next to him on the left always threw the sea rod in his direction, and at the best time of the morning fishing, this old man actually put the sea rod line in the middle of Da Zhang, so that Da Zhang's two sea rod lines were forced to go ashore, making him cry and laugh, so he had this feeling, maybe he deliberately said it to the old man next to him.
Later, when we met again, we knew each other very well. Recently, there are not many fish in the fish pond, and there are fewer people throwing sea rods, so he comes more often.
Not far to my right, he laid four sea rods, each about a meter apart.
This is somewhat similar to my fishing method.
Xiao Zhang, the owner of the pool, appreciates this fishing method, and the most troublesome thing for him is that there are always some people, no matter how many people there are, always run horses to occupy the distance between the big rods, and one person occupies the place of several people.
Fishing in a limited fish pond and paying attention to public morality is the consensus of both of us.
As everyone knows, the proximity of the rod to the rod has another advantage - you can use your own unique bait to form a unique lure area, and most anglers are very confident in the bait they have formulated.
My little bottom hook is starting to nod and the ringing isn't as crisp as usual.
The ground was slippery, and I dragged up a small grass carp weighing half a catty with the handle.
When the weather is bad, the disadvantage of throwing the hook directly by hand is exposed, the fishing line on the mud is easy to mess up, and because the soles of the feet are slippery, the accuracy of the hook throwing in the past is also discounted.
The surface of the water shrouded in black clouds.
At this time, a strange young man came.
He parked his motorcycle under the willow tree, carried a large fishing tackle bag and a folding chair, and slid down the muddy dirt road to the opposite shore.
Seeing this, I hurriedly shouted to him: "Young man, the road is not easy to walk, don't go over!".There has been no fishing on the other side recently, and there is a place on this shore, so let's fish here!”
He turned his head and smiled: "The fishing rod is hit in the middle, how can there be a reason that there is no fish on the other side?"”
I was momentarily embarrassed, smiled at me, and waved my hand.
The young man is right, but there has been no fish on the other side of the bank at a recent stage, and no one may be able to explain the reason, so he can only let the facts speak.
At this moment, the bell rang sharply, and the sea pole leaning against me bent towards the water.
Dazhang walked over and picked up the rod, which was very characteristic to pick it back, standing elegantly, and walking the fish freely.
The fish quickly walked to the shore, and I helped him copy a carp weighing 3 catties with a blue-black body.
Dazhang took off the hook, protected the fish, and threw the rod into the water with the cannonball bait that he had held in advance.
He tightened his line and walked over to where I had placed my things.
I looked at him a little puzzled, only to see him open the plastic bag I had put under my umbrella for bait, grab a handful of mixed pellet bait from it, put it under his nose and smell it, turned his face to me and said, "The bait is so fragrant!"There is a smell of mooncakes, hehe, you have mixed the chef's skills into it!This bait is OK to catch local carp, most of the Shenyang carp in the pond are big, and they are still fishy bait. ”
With that, he went back and took out a bag of fishmeal and a small bag of red powdery carp bait from his pocket under his large parasol, brought them to me, and asked me to mix some and mix them into the pellets.
I said, "Don't use it yet, don't bite the hook for a while, I'll definitely try!".”
It's the first time I've seen a bagged carp bait, and I haven't seen anything sold on the market, so I don't know if he got it in **, so I didn't ask in detail.
The drizzle, which drifted from time to time, gradually turned into small raindrops, and countless small circles were smashed on the calm water, as if thousands of small fish were frolicking on the water surface in the evening.
A few autumn leaves blown down by gusts of wind to the surface of the pond were pushed around by the raindrops, looking very helpless, and I couldn't help but feel a little autumn hurt in my heart, and the good time for fishing was only a few ......
The wind rises and the fish jumps, and the rippling water surface has fish blowing waves and turning flowers from time to time.
My mixed bait happened to come in handy, and the local fish that had been stocked in the past were particularly fond of biting the hook, and for a while the bottom hook was ringing constantly, making me scramble and muddy.
I asked Dazhang, who had never fished, to try it with my bait.
He said that today is his fishing rod this year, and he wants to catch a big fish to get his hands dirty.
The bottom hook gradually quieted down, and only the fish pond for three people to cast and fished looked cold and empty.
The cool autumn rain lingered, and the cold wind that blew from time to time made me shiver and speak a little slurred.
The young man on the opposite side began to throw three sea rods, and after Xiao Zhang returned to the house after collecting the fee, he added two more, and his five sea rods have not been harvested, and he is packing up his belongings and preparing to leave.
I already had the intention of receiving, but Da Zhang, who was willing to be lonely and insisted on, repeatedly asked me to accompany him to fish for a while, and I would not go first.
The bottom hook line is messed up.
At noon, Xiao Zhang came out of the hut wearing a raincoat and walked straight to the two of us.
He smiled and said to the two of us, "Brother An, family, don't fish yet." Let's go inside and have some food, I've stewed a few fish, let's eat together!”
I was going to leave early, so I didn't bring lunch, and since I promised to accompany Dazhang to fish for a while, it was time to eat something at noon.
Da Zhang and I checked our respective rods and lines, and followed Xiao Zhang.
Upon entering the house, there is a steaming pot of stewed local carp, a few stir-fried vegetables, and the liquor and beer that the fish pond usually sells on the table. Xiao Zhang's daughter-in-law enthusiastically asked us to sit down.
We took off our wet raincoats and immediately felt the warmth of home.
I understand the intentions of Xiao Zhang and his wife, but he runs a small business, and the income of the fish pond is not good, so he can't bear to break the effort.
So, I said sincerely: "Let's talk about it first, today's meal is mine, and I am happy to have such an opportunity to have a meal together!".”
I know the ** of several stir-fried vegetables and drinks sold in Yuchi, and I am willing to spend this money from the bottom of my heart.
When Xiao Zhang and his wife heard this, they hurriedly said that this was a little bit of their mind, how could there be any reason for me to break the bank.
Da Zhang said: "Don't fight, I will invite this meal, if I hadn't asked Brother An to accompany me for a while, he would have arrived home a long time ago!."”
Lonely fish pond.
Since fishing ** hook, I fish for half a day mostly, people who are familiar with my fishing know that I always go before others, but I also come earlier than others, and I get up early to fish is a habit I have developed for many years.
Xiao Zhang said very earnestly: "You two are too outward, you don't need to be so polite for a light meal!."Today, I didn't take any of the money you two fishing, and the one who went first added two rods to myself, and I didn't say anything, and I was able to come to me to fish at the end of autumn to support me. The two eldest brothers are both particular about people, and they never argue with me about fishing, and I have always admired them in my heart. It's cold today, and the light rain hasn't stopped, just to take this opportunity to let the two of you go into the house to have a hot meal!Come, sit down, don't see outside, drink some liquor to warm up first!”
Xiao Zhang's words touched me and Da Zhang very much, and the love of their husband and wife can only be remembered in our hearts.
Da Zhang doesn't drink, Xiao Zhang only has a bottle of beer, drink a glass and blush, I can drink a little, but I never drink at noon fishing, in order to have a good appetite to go home at night to drink a few glasses, this is also a habit I have maintained for many years of fishing, of course, fishing dinner with relatives and friends is not a different matter.
Xiao Zhang drank beer, and I drank a small glass of liquor with him, and I didn't dare to drink more because of the discomfort in my esophagus recently.
It's the first time I've been drinking with Xiao Zhang, and I'm a little embarrassed to be favored for nothing.
Da Zhang finished eating first, put down his rice bowl and continued to fulfill his dream. I put down my glass, ate a bowl of rice in a hurry, and then went fishing.
Because it was raining at 4 o'clock, it was dark, and he put a Shenyang carp weighing more than 6 catties into the fish guard I opened for him.
Although Ohari only caught two fish, it broke the record for the highest weight per fish in a fish pond since last autumn.
I made an exception and made 3 bottom hooks.
I haven't seen a Shenyang carp for a day, and I ran the fish many times, and a local red-tailed golden carp weighing more than 3 catties was unhooked when Dazhang helped me catch fish. There are eight carp, three grass carp, and a large catfish weighing more than 1 catty that eats vegetarian bait for the first time in the world, and the largest carp is more than 2 catties, which is the largest single carp I have caught since the beginning of autumn, and the most catches are also the largest.
By the time I got home, I was covered in muddy water and fishy, and I was already cold. At dinner, I scalded two taels of white dry, smelled the fragrance of fish wafting from the pot, and unconsciously immersed in the aftertaste of the rainy autumn pool and the cold fish of people.