The first Amazon International Fishing Rally Competition ended not long ago in the famous Fishing Town of Luis Alves in Brazil, and The Chinese participant, Bao Yijun from Suzhou, debuted on the international arena and won the top ten.
Six teams from five countries, including China, Japan, Brazil and Argentina, participated in the competition, and the participants were the world's top Lua anglers. Invited by the organizers, Bao Yijun, a 29-year-old Suzhou boy, and an angler from Guangdong formed a team to represent China. On this fishing trip in Brazil, Bao Yijun not only played tricks with the world's top anglers and explored the mysterious depths of the Amazon jungle, but also brought a good impression of China and Suzhou to the Brazilian locals.
The world's top Lua master
Rally fishing in the Amazon
When Amazon returned, the original fair-skinned Suzhou boy was tanned and red, and his arms and legs were full of bumps from mosquito bites. It seems that the journey is not easy.
Bao Yijun told reporters that this competition is the first time in the world to hold a rally form of fishing competition in the Amazon Basin, the entire schedule lasts for 5 days, the players go to different waters by boat every day to fish, catch the specified species of fish to score. "Each runner is equipped with two boats, one carrying the contestant and the photographer, and the other is the referee boat. Every time a fish that meets the requirements is caught, it must be measured by the referee, recorded by the photographer, and signed by the player and then released back, which is very formal. Bao Yijun introduced that the players each have a quota of 40 liters of gasoline per day, and can direct the boatman to go to different fishing spots, depart at seven o'clock in the morning, and must return at five o'clock in the evening, and the time requirements are also very strict, "On the first day of the competition, the Japanese players caught a lot of fish, but came back 3 minutes late, and the results of the day's competition were canceled." ”
The competition was attended by the world's top Lua anglers, not only famous anglers from Japan, toshinari Kazuki and Takuma Qin, but also the world record holder of Brazilian fishing. The players are strong and the competition is very intense. 20 years ago, ToshiWagi participated in the flw World Outdoor Fishing Competition and became a full-time angler. Brazilian anglers Tiago and Amal are even more at home, they are very familiar with the local water conditions, and they are handy in the process of the game. "With these top masters, we still have a big gap, and we look forward to continuing to participate next year and striving for better results." He said.
In this competition, in addition to spending more time and energy to adapt to the familiar Amazon environment, Bao Yijun's "weapon" was also hit hard - he brought a total of six fishing rods, but three of them were damaged or lost, and only half of the equipment was left, making the battle more difficult. He also brought a lot of good bait, and they all stayed in the Amazon River, which has a large number of piranhas, and the fishing line was frequently bitten off by the sharp teeth of the piranhas for the first few days, until the boatman gave him a wire, and he knew that the locals used steel wire to fish.
Rainforest adventure crocodiles as companions
Catch 11 rare species of fish to satisfy
"The Amazon rainforest deserves the title of 'green lung of the earth', 100% primitive jungle, ecological protection is very good, and there are many biological varieties." Bao Yijun said that behind the beautiful natural scenery, danger is also everywhere. The fishing spots that the runners go to every day may be in the dense rainforest at the end of the river, and the boat can't continue to move forward, so everyone has to come down and push the boat, "When walking in the rainforest, there are crocodiles or snakes at your feet." "The contestants had tried to catch crocodiles with fishing bait, but they didn't expect to catch one.
Compared with the fish in other river and lake basins, the fish in the Amazon river are very "heavy", and dozens or even hundreds of pounds of fish are very common. The fish here are also more ferocious, piranhas are as common as Chinese crucian carp, the contestants can catch piranhas every day, its teeth are particularly sharp, and the bait made of plastic and silicone is bitten by it beyond recognition.
In this competition, in this competition, Bao Yijun caught countless piranhas, three sea bass, and also caught precious silver Arowana. Having been unable to catch a silver Arowana in the past few days, Bao Yijun decided to try it again on the last day of the competition. They went to a small lake where the silver arowana was infested and tried many kinds of bait, but the silver arowana did not take the bait. "I remembered that the silver arowana had a habit of eating insects, so I used a very, very small bait, threw it from the shore, repeatedly explored, and finally caught a silver arowana." Recalling the situation at that time, Bao Yijun was still very excited: "This silver arowana is about 70 centimeters long, the strength is very large, it jumped out of the water high for a while, trying to get rid of the fishing hook, and then drilled under the boat to try to break the fishing line, and Fought fiercely with me for several minutes, and finally I defused it one by one and successfully caught it." ”
Fishing in the Amazon, Bao Yijun enjoyed unprecedented passion, and the rich fish species of the Amazon also refreshed his record for Bao Yijun. In the past few years, he has traveled half the world and has successfully caught more than 150 kinds of fish, in this competition, he caught 11 kinds of fish, the most of all the players, and also expanded his list of achievements to more than 160 kinds. "Most of these are very rare fish in China, which is rare to see," which is also a rare harvest for a new human who has loved fishing since childhood and prefers to study fish.
The town welcomed its first Chinese guest
Transformed into a messenger of cultural exchange between the two countries
The competition is the first world-class fishing competition held in the Amazon Basin, and the local customs and customs add a different kind of fun to Bao Yijun's fishing trip, and for the Brazilian town of Luis Alves, the arrival of these oriental-faced anglers is also a "first experience". The town is located in the heart of the Aragua River, and the fish in the basin is particularly abundant, and countless Brazilian anglers come to visit every year. "But before that, it seems that Chinese have not set foot in this town." Bao Yijun said.
With the support of the Brazilian tourism authorities and the goiás state government, the fishing tournament became a public welfare activity to promote local tourism and promote the concept of "protecting the Amazon". The local school organized a small group of 100 primary school students to report on the competition. Anglers from all over the world take turns to "teach lessons" to young journalists, exchange cultures with children, and guide children to use The Lua fishing method. The organizing committee also brought 100 smartphones to 100 young journalists, hoping that they could use this tool to better communicate with the world. The organizing committee also arranged for two representatives of the Chinese team to serve as public welfare ambassadors and awarded awards to the young journalists who participated in the event.
In the exchanges with the children, Bao Yijun not only gained a deep understanding of the local culture, but also truly realized that foreign countries knew too little about China. "They hardly understand the current state of China's development, even anglers from Brazil's big cities know very little about China, and their understanding is still stuck in the backward state of China in the past." Bao Yijun said that many people mention that China only knows Beijing and Shanghai, and knows that China has pandas. Before this trip, Bao Yijun prepared a lot of small gifts for the locals to give, and these small gifts with Chinese cultural characteristics such as postcards and panda-shaped key rings were very popular.
In the face of the curiosity of local children and fishing friends, Bao Yijun transformed into a messenger to spread Chinese culture, introducing China, Chinese and Chinese culture in detail, "I turned out the photos in my mobile phone to show them, showed them the gardens of Suzhou, looked at the business and trade center of the park, I told them that this is Suzhou, my hometown, and told them what our daily life is like." They were amazed that my hometown was so beautiful. They simply could not have imagined that China was now developing so well. ”
Next year, the Amazon Fishing Competition may host qualifiers in China. "By then, with more Chinese players participating in the competition, the world will see a more diverse China." Bao Yijun said.
(Su Bao Rong Media reporter Zhang Tiantian intern Jiang Jing/Wen Photo provided by the interviewee)
(Editor-in-charge: Wang Hao)