Seeing this, some people might be confused. Zhang Yang received information from the old gatekeeper that there were a lot of big carp, and now someone has caught one, and it's a big carp too. So why is he complaining about being tricked?
The size of the fish doesn't matter much; it's mainly the fish's shape and appearance that led Zhang Yang to keenly judge the difficulty of today's competition.
Compared to the popular Hebei and Tianjin Jian carp in the market's competitive angling spots, this type of carp is not the same variety.
Jian carp are long and slender with high activity levels, robust and symmetrical bodies, and large mouths. Their feeding behavior is aggressive, making it easy to catch a burst of feeding frenzies in competitive spots.
However, the fish Zhang Yang just saw is another story altogether.
Mentioned in the text earlier, local anglers like Zhang Yang prefer to name this fish by its place of origin, calling it Jiangsu carp.
