Ding Wen and Chen Xiaodao drove away, while Zhang Yang and the others, well-fed and content, continued their afternoon fishing.
As the temperature gradually rose, the grass carp's activity also increased. By around two in the afternoon, the fish started biting more frequently, and the dozen or so anglers who remained at their spots managed to catch a few fish each.
This continued until the main fishing period ended at dusk. Zhang Yang caught a total of 11 grass carp, weighing in at 67 pounds, claiming the day's fishing crown for the pond.
According to the buyback price of four dollars per pound, he earned 252 bucks from the fish, but still lost 48 bucks on the fishing fee.
Even the skilled Zhang Yang didn't break even, and his three comrades caught even fewer fish: Old Zhou had six, Wang Yan seven, and Han Qiang only four. There was another brother with terrible luck who sat there all day and didn't catch a single fish, completely skunked.
