Yue Feng dared to gamble because he had the time advantage, held the initiative, and had a relatively accurate judgment of the fish situation.
Deng Gang, on the other hand, did not dare to gamble. He was at a severe time disadvantage. He hadn't even fished properly with the rod since starting floating fishing, and his understanding of the fish situation wasn't clear!
If he couldn't pull up the float, or if it happened too late, the difference in fish storage between their spots would be too large, and Deng Gang would lose.
In this very dilemma, Deng Gang played slightly more conservatively and decided to first observe the position of the fish mouth and understand the fish situation before taking action.
Although the float hadn't been pulled up, the fish levels in both areas were already relatively high. In Deng Gang's case, the fish level was about 1.2 meters, while in Yue Feng's case, it was about one meter.
