Fishing can exercise your body, cultivate your sentiments, sharpen your will and hone your character. It should be said that fishing is a very beneficial outdoor leisure and entertainment activity.
It has been a long time since I never liked fishing, then became obsessed with fishing, and then developed into loving fishing. It is no exaggeration to say that this journey was a long one, spanning two eras of time and space.
When I was a child, I followed my second brother to the river to fish. The fishing tools at that time were very crude. The fishing line was made of sticks, the fishing float was made of straw, and the fishing rod was made of string beans. It was crooked and lacked flexibility. It was hard and uncomfortable to hold in the hand. Despite this, people can catch a lot of fish with these simple fishing tools. The eldest brother can catch more than ten kilograms of fish in a day. The second brother tied the fishing gear to me and taught me how to fish. I can neither bait nor adjust the float. My second brother helped me put the bait and adjust the float. The second brother concentrated on fishing and could catch two strings of fish in one morning. But I was half-hearted when fishing. If the fish didn't bite the hook, my attention would be distracted. Sometimes I wanted to take a bath, and sometimes I wanted to catch fish. I could only catch five or six fish in the morning. When I returned home, my second brother happily carried two large strings of fish, while I carried five or six fish dejectedly. My pride was strongly stimulated, and I secretly made up my mind never to go fishing again. Since then, I have never gone fishing on the river again.
After I started working as a teacher, I have to go home for summer vacation every year. My nephew Yang Chun invited me to go fishing, but I just laughed and refused. Yang Chun said, fishing is so interesting, why not go? The eldest brother said that your third uncle does not know how to fish. The second brother said that your third uncle was stimulated by fishing when he was a child and would not go fishing. The sister-in-law said, go ahead and catch a few kilograms of fish and I will fry them for you when you come back. You guys are so good at drinking! I had no choice but to go fishing with my nephew.
After I left my hometown, my hometown changed a lot. The state cut off the two rivers at the intersection of our village and Houlinzi Village and built a large reservoir to supply drinking water to the residents of the county.
My nephew Yang Chun and I came to the big reservoir. Yang Chun packed up the fishing gear such as hooks, fishing lines, fishing floats, and fishing rods and handed them to me. I threw the fishhook into the water, stared at the float, and waited with interest for the fish to take the bait. But for a long time, the fish float didn't respond at all. I lit a cigarette and continued to stare at the fish float, but it still didn't move. I'm a little surprised. Is the float insensitive, or is the bait not used to it? I looked at the fishing gear and began to doubt these rustic fishing tools, and I also doubted my own fishing skills. I looked at Yang Chun, what a good guy, he caught five big crucian carp, weighing a full two kilograms! Yang Chun and I changed fishing rods, threw the hook into the water again, and continued to stare at the float intently, but there was still no reaction. Yang Xin caught two more big crucian carp. Watching Yang Xin lift the fish to the shore with a splash, I was both happy and a little ashamed. So, I picked up the fishing rod and left it on the shore, kicking it with my feet and saying, how can this rustic thing catch fish? My nephew Yang Chun hurriedly dissuaded me and comforted me, saying don't be angry, don't be angry, let's go home and fry fish and drink wine. We packed up our fishing gear and went home. The eldest brother said that the third brother didn't know how to fish, so he shouldn't go there again. The second brother laughed and said, the third brother is so old, but his impatience and temper have not changed yet. I looked cheerful on the surface, but in my heart I was very ashamed and lost face. I once again secretly vowed never to fish again.
In the spring of 2002, our state-owned No. 323 Factory was in the restructuring stage. When SARS was raging, the restructuring work was temporarily put on hold. Many workers took a break from their busy schedule to go fishing in the reservoir. One day, I went to the factory service company. Oh man, it's really a six-finger punch---they're all here. There were Zhang Chun, Yao Xuefeng, Sun Liwu, Sun Guojiang, Wang Zhengang, Lu Chunhe, etc., all organizing fishing tools there and preparing to go fishing. I am not interested in fishing. When I mention fishing, the past comes to mind, like a bone in my throat and I cannot swallow it. So, I stood up and left. Zhang Chun hurriedly stopped me and gave me four fishing rods, hooks, lines, and floats, all of which were imported from South Korea. He asked me to prepare and go fishing with them. I looked at these fishing gears. They were a hundred times better than the fishing gears of the past. However, I dismissed them and turned around to leave. Everyone kept telling me to come back, but because of my brother's face, I had no choice but to come back. Wang Zhengang said that I will give you two more fishing rods, and you can go fishing with us when you have nothing to do. You are eager to learn, and you will be good at it once you learn it, so you can kill time. Everyone expressed their opinions and unanimously asked me to go fishing with them. In order to comply with everyone's wishes and not harm them, I had to reluctantly accept these fishing gear.
When I got home and opened it, I saw that it was all good fishing gear and there was nothing missing. I thought to myself that I could only break the vow I made in my early years and prepare to go to the reservoir with them to learn fishing.
Sunday, happy Sunday, sunny and sunny. Li Rongshan, Lu Chunhe and others, we went to the Dawan Township Reservoir. I threw the fishing line into the water and waited quietly for the fish to bite the hook. After waiting for a long time, the fish float showed no response. The primary school student sitting next to me said that the fish here like to eat earthworms. But I only brought pasta, not earthworms. He said, you can buy it. You can buy an earthworm for a dime. Today's primary school students have a strong awareness of commodity economy and can do business at such a young age. So, I bought a few earthworms and put them on the fishhook. Sure enough, it worked. The float was slowly brought up. I lifted the fishing rod and a crucian carp weighing two or three came up. I couldn't be happier, so I sorted out the bait and continued fishing. I caught six crucian carp one after another, all about two or three. During the meal, everyone asked me if I caught any fish, and I said I caught seven crucian carps. They were very happy and praised me and said, "Don't you know how to fish?"
After eating, return to the fishing position. Why! Why is the fish float missing? I immediately lifted the fishing rod hard, and a yellow thing came up on a plane. I walked to the side and took a look. What was this? I had never seen it before! It's neither crucian carp nor carp. It looks like a catfish, but it doesn't look like a catfish no matter how you look at it. It has a big head, a wide mouth, a beard on one side, a round body, and a long tail. It is shaking its head and tail on the ground and thrashing around, which is quite scary. A primary school student came over and said, this is a catfish, just like a catfish, but it is missing two whiskers, but it is delicious. I looked at him and said, how do you know? He proudly said that this fish is a specialty of our reservoir. Yesterday, one person bought earthworms for five yuan and caught more than ten kilograms of pregnant fish. Ah, I understand. This primary school student not only understands the fish in the reservoir, but he can also organize his companions to dig up earthworms and sell them for money based on the habits of the fish and the actual conditions of the fishermen. He is very business-minded!
I was lucky that day. They came back empty-handed. I caught eight crucian carp and one squid, which weighed three kilograms. It was a great harvest! Winning the first battle aroused my strong interest in fishing. If I don’t catch fish twice a week, I will always feel itchy in my heart.
Once, Li Rongshan took me to go fishing in his personal fish pond. Throughout the morning, I didn't see any fish floating, and I didn't catch a single fish. It was already afternoon, but there was still nothing going on. I was very impatient, my patience reached its limit, and I felt restless sitting or lying down or standing still. Li Rongshan had already caught three big carps and kept comforting me, saying, don't be anxious, don't be anxious! I was warned that I should look at the fish float carefully and not be careless at all. He also kept spreading bait on my fishing spots, hoping that I would catch fish soon. The fish float suddenly sank. I was a little stunned and didn't react... Li Rongshan shouted, the fish has taken the bait, the fish has taken the bait, pick up the fishing rod quickly! I picked up the fishing rod and lifted it up suddenly. With a click, the upper half of the fishing rod was cut off. I grabbed the upper half of the fishing rod and tightened the fishing line to prevent the fish from escaping. Li Rongshan hurriedly came over to help, grabbing the fishing line and pulling the fish to the shore. The two of us pulled the fish ashore with the fishing line. It was a big carp, weighing three kilograms. I danced for joy and kept shouting, I caught a big fish, I caught a big fish! Li Rongshan said, don’t just be happy, put the fish in the fish bag quickly! Only then did I control my excitement and put the big carp into the fish bag. I went home in the evening and had a delicious meal of stewed carp.
Since then, my interest in fishing has become stronger and stronger. I can’t stop it, and even my dreams at night are about fishing.
Seeing that my addiction was getting worse, Li Guixiang took us to fish in his comrade’s reservoir, and emphasized that if you bring more earthworms, the fish in that reservoir will recognize earthworms. When I arrived at the reservoir, I put down three fishing rods and used purchased pasta as bait. The fish didn't eat them and the float didn't move. Li Guixiang sent me earthworms, and I replaced them with earthworms. Oh, it was so effective. With a 6.3-meter fishing rod, the float slowly rose up and fell on the water. I shook the fishing rod and slowly lifted it up. A large crucian carp weighing three or four weights, As the fishing rod rises, the fishing line follows the crackling sound and runs ashore. When I took the fish off the hook, the big crucian carp was still jumping in the air with its head and tail swaying. I sorted out the earthworms, threw the fishing hook into the water, and picked up a towel to wipe my hands. Hey, that’s weird, why did the fish float fall on the water? No, I clearly saw the fish float standing upright when I was casting the hook. I won’t remember it wrong! Oh, the fish must have bitten the hook again.
I quickly picked up the fishing rod, and a big crucian carp came up with a crackle, and then another big crucian carp came up with a crackle, and another one, and another one... Everyone turned their attention to me. I felt that I was not fishing, but performing magic. Everyone was surprised and happy for me. I was so happy that I lifted the fish up one after another, as if in a dream. I pinched my thigh, ah, it still hurt. It wasn’t a dream, it was real life. I had a particularly big harvest that day. I poured it into a large washing basin when I got home, but it didn't fit in. I filled two smaller basins with it, weighing fifteen kilograms.
From then on, I became obsessed with fishing. I also invested about 1,000 yuan to update and purchase new fishing gear. In 2003 and 2004, the factory restructuring work was very busy, and I still found time to go fishing amidst my busy work. Every Sunday, Li Rongshan, Lu Chunhe, and Sun Guojiang, we ride bicycles to go fishing. We have been fishing in many reservoirs such as Hengdaohe Reservoir, Qiongbangzigou Reservoir, and Shangdianzi Reservoir. I was sitting on the shore of the reservoir while fishing and admiring the beautiful scenery. There is a clear blue sky above, with a few white clouds floating; surrounded by green mountains, with lush trees; in front of you is clear clear water, crystal clear to the bottom, it is a quiet and elegant scene. At this time, I didn’t think about anything, such as the ups and downs of life, the difficulties of career, the rich and the poor, the harshness of the world, the warmth and warmth of human relationships, etc. They were all thrown out of my mind, and I entered the state of being unfazed by favors and humiliations, watching the clouds roll and relax in the sky; The flowers outside the window are blooming and falling, and my calm mind has reached a state where I forget everything.
On December 23, 2004, in accordance with relevant national policies, the factory was relocated, and our family moved to Bayuquan. Here I met new fish friends and learned new fishing methods.
In the summer of 2005, I was fishing in a fish pond, when the leader of the state-owned No. 475 Factory affiliated to China Ordnance Industry Corporation came to me and hired me to go to their factory to guide the bankruptcy on the spot. , off-site resettlement work. I stared at the fishing bobber while talking to them about national policies. As we talked, the fish bobber sank. I picked up the fishing rod, shook it, and lifted it up. The fish was struggling left and right and refused to come up despite any words. I pushed the fishing rod hard, and the fishing rod was already in the shape of a bow. The fish friends all shouted, "Hold on, hold on, walk it and then lift it up." It took a lot of effort for me to pull it up. The big carp weighed four kilograms. I caught five big carps that day, and one of them accidentally got off the hook when I was lifting the fish.
In 2006, at Factory 475, I only went fishing once with Director Chen from the third department of the group company. Because we were not familiar with the situation, we gained little.
This year, I only fished in the fish pond, and the fish I caught were all small crucian carp. Sometimes I could catch more than fifty, and the most I caught was 108 small crucian carp. I laughed happily, thinking that I had actually caught a hundred and eight generals from Liangshan in the water.
Next year, I also plan to invest some funds to replace some fishing gear and purchase some auxiliary supplies, such as tents, parasols, air mattresses, etc. The fishing gear should be novel and durable, the equipment should be complete, and preparations should be made for fishing in surrounding reservoirs.
My fishing experience is not very long, my fishing skills are pitifully low, and my fishing knowledge is not rich enough. However, I have gone through a long journey from hating fishing, to trying fishing, to becoming obsessed with fishing, to loving fishing. I love fishing. Through fishing, I have strengthened my physique, improved my aesthetic taste, cultivated my sentiments, sharpened my will and quality, and tempered my character.
I like fishing, and I am even more obsessed with fishing, even to the point of loving it!