Radica Games Ultimate Bass Fishin' User manual

ULTIMATEBASSFISHIN'"GAME
Model 9910
Instructions
Ages 8 andUp
IMPORTANT! If yourgameisn'tworking
properly,pushRESET ortrynew batteries.
Note: Thiswillerase thetop scores.
youpress the MOVEbutton.Also, the watertemperature,
weatherconditions and waterconditionschangewitheach
press of the MOVEbutton. Youcan moveagain at any time
duringyourfishingexcursion as long asthe line is reeled in
completely.
Use the MOVEbutton to pick a location totry.The weather
andwaterconditionschangerandomlyeachtime you
move.
SELECTING A LURE
Use the LURE / LINE IN button to makeyourlureselection.
Makeyourlureselectionbased onthe depth ofthe fish and
theweather and waterconditionsshown onthe game's
LCD. With the correctlure,fish canbe caught inany
weather/watercondition.
CASTING
Tocast,pull the linetoward you withyourindexfinger and
make a castingmotionwith the game.Release the line at
the endof yourcastingmotion (see illustration). The LINE
OUTmeterwillshow you yourcastingdistance (100 foot
maximum).
OBJECT _
Thisunit canbe played intwo differentgamemodes:
"Recreational" or "Tournament". In Recreational Mode,
you'llwant totryto catch a Lunker, a fishwhichweighsover
20pounds (the largestfishweighs 25 pounds!). In
Tournament Mode, tryto catch the threelargestfish you
canwithin a 20-minutetimeperiod.
Catchingsmallerfish is fairlyeasy, but catching a Lunker
maytake a littlepractice.Picking the correctlure forthe
currentconditions and learning howto adjust the dragwill
help you land oneof thesemonster fish.
GAME
FEATURES
A.ON / GAME / NEWGAME
•Pressonce to wake the game.
•Pressagain and holddown for2 seconds
tostart a new game
•Pressagain to switchbetween
RecreationalMode and TournamentMode
B.LURE / LINE IN When the line is reeled in,use this
button to choose a lure.When the line is inthe water,press
thisbutton to instantlyreel inthe line.
C.MOVE
locations. Moves
the boataround the lake to different
D.BESTCATCH Showsyourbiggestfishevercaught,
inRecreationMode or your top5 fish in TournamentMode.
E. SOUND Turns the sound ONor OFF.
F. RESET Restarts the computer and erases all stored
scores.
G.DRAG While the line isout, turn the dragknobclock-
wise to decrease the drag,counter-clockwise to increase
thedrag.
Nowstartreeling inthe linewith the mechanical reel.
GoodLuck!
WATERTEMPERATURE
Thewatertemperaturewillgive you a clue astothe
activeness the fish. If the temperature is about 65
degrees, the fishwill be veryactive and willoccasion-
allyswim tothe lure. If the temperature is either 50 or
80degrees, the fishwill be lessmobile and you'll
need to getthe lure as close as possible tothe fish
beforetheywillbite.
SNAGS
Occasionally youmay findthat you havesnaggedyourlure
on a rock or otherobstacle.Watch forthe "SNAG!"mes-
sage onthe screen. If you continuereeling, the linetension
willincreaseuntil the linebreaks. To unsnag the lure,jerk
the tipoftherod upwardquickly a couple of times.
If youdonot unsnag the lure andthe linebreaks, you have
lostthatparticularlure and mustchoose a new lure.
Starting a new gamewillrestockyourtackle box with a
complete set of lures.
GETTING A BITE
Youwillhave the bestchance of getting a bite by controlling
yourluredepth(withyourreelingspeed) and keeping the
lure atthe level of oneofthe fishshown onthe sonar
screen. Youcan alsomakeyourlure"dance" by tilting the
end of the pole up quickly.
When a fishbites you will seethe polebend,feel the game
shake andsee a fishflash onthe screen. If you haveyour
finger onthe line, youcan feel the pull ofthe fish. Pull back
quickly tosetthe hook and keep himonthe line!
SETTING THE HOOK
Set the hook by quicklyjerking the gamebackward. If the
polecontinues to bend and shake andthe fishcontinues to
WAKING UPTHE GAME
Ifthere is no activity for about1 minute, the gamegoesinto
"sleep"mode. To "wakeup" the game,press ON / GAME /
NEWGAME. The gamewillbeginwhere you left off.
STARTING A NEW GAME
Hold theON / GAME / NEW GAMEbuttondown for 3 sec-
onds to start a new game. You will see "GAME","MOVE",
and"CAST"flashing onthe screen.
SELECTGAMEMODE
Afterstarting a new game,while"GAME" is flashing, you
canchange the gamemodewhich is currentlyselected.
Thecurrentmode is shown inthe top-leftcorner of the
screenunder the word"GAME".Press ON / GAME / NEW
GAME to change the gamemode.
MOVEYOURBOAT
While"MOVE" is flashing, youcannow changeyourboat
location. Press the MOVEbutton to move to a new loca-
tion. You will seethe undenwaterscenerychangeeachtime
flash onthe screen, it's still onthe line!Reel it in!
If the unitdoes not continue to shake, the fish got away.
Keepreeling in yourline (or pressLINE IN)andtryto catch
anotherone. The larger the fish, the moredifficult it is to
get the hook set.
If you have a largefish onthe line, it maybe necessary to
adjustyourdrag to keep the fishfrombreaking or running
offwith the line.

ADJUSTING THE DRAG REPOSITIONREELHANDLE
Ifyou are reellng-in a large fish, keep an eye onthe LINE
TENSIONandLINEOUTdisplays.Youmayneed to adjust
thedrag to keepthefishfrombreakingtheline or swim-
ming off with it.
Keep the line from breaking!
IftheTensionlevelincreasesoutwardintotheredzones,
youwillneed to adjustthedragdown, by turningtheDRAG
knobclockwise, to avoidbreakingtheline.Decreasing the
dragallows the fish to takemorelineout,giving it less
chance to break the line.
Don't Let the fish run off with your line!
IftheTensionlevel is low,butyourLineOut is increasing,
youwillwant to adjustthedragup, by turningtheDRAG
knobcounter-clockwise, to keep the fishfromswimming
awaywith the line.Thereare 12 draglevels.Youwillhear
abeepwhenyoureacheitherextreme.
Whenyoufind the idealsetting,youshould not have to
adjust it again for thefishcurrentlyon the line.
LANDING THE FISH
Youwillhear a splashwhenyougetyourfish inthe boat,
thegamewilldisplaythenumberandweight of the fish.
PresstheBESTCATCHbutton to seeyourcollection by
numberandweight.
TOURNAMENTPLAY
Intournamentmode,"BIGBASSTOURNAMENT" is dis-
played onthe screenalongwith a 20 minutetimer.Youwill
becompetingagainstothercomputer-controlledanglers
and the object isto have 5 fishthatweigh the mostbefore
thetimeexpires.
Youcanonlykeepyourtop 5 fishinTournamentMode. The
computerthrowsoutthesmallestfish as morearecaught.
Youcanwin the tournament by beating the highscore.
THELUNKER
Somewhere in thelakslooms a world-record25-pound
Lunker.Tocatchthisbig fish, youneedsomeluckand a lit-
tlepractice - butit'squite a thrill to landone!
LURES
Whentheline is reeled-incompletelyyoucanchange the
lurewhichyouhavecurrentlyselected. Onthe LCD,next to
theword"LURE" isa numberwhichcorresponds tothe
numbersandlureslistedonthegamehandle.Change the
lure by pressing upor down onthe LURE / LINE IN button.
There-arenn set rulesior.whatJurewillcatctimoreiish-Jaul
youmaywant to makenote ofa fewhints:
•Plasticwormsandjigs are better for sunnyweather.
Spinnerbaitsandbuzzbaitsarebetter for cloudyweather.
Crankbaits are good for anyweather.
•Withsunnyweatherandclearwater,usefulcolorsinclude
plum, black,smokeandbrown.Withcloudyskies and
murkywater,youmight try firetiger,blue,chartreuse,cop-
per or gold. Othercolorscanworkfinewithanyvisibility,
depending onthe kind of lureand its depth.Experiment
withdifferentlureswithvariousweatherandwatercondi-
tionsandseewhatworks for you.
•Theluredepthcan be veryimportant.Whilereeling in,
youwill be moresuccessful at getting a bite if youmaintain
yourlure at thesamelevel asa fishshown onthe sonar
screen.
•Mostlureswillsinkwhenyou're not reelingandwillrise to
variouslevelsaccording to thereelingspeed. The
Crankbaitsandtopwaterluresarespecialtyluresandper-
form a bit differently.TheCrankbaitfloats at restbutwill
dive to specificdepthswhilebeingreeledin.Thedepth
ranges of thecrankbaitsare:Shallow(1 to5 feet),Medium
{5 to 10feet),andDeep(10 to 15feet).TheBuzzbait, a
top-waterlure is good for fishthatare ator nearthesur-
face. It willriseandstayonthesurface of thewater.
Thefollowingtable isa generalguide for when to use each
lure:
#
LURE DEPTH WEATHER WATER
1 PlumRibworm Shallow,Medium Sunny Murky
2 BlueFleckFiretail Shallow,Medium Sunny Clear
3 RedShad Shallow,Medium Sunny Clear
4 BlackCrawler Shallow,Medium Sunny Murky
5 RattlingJig - Pumpkin Deep Sunny Murky
6 SliderJig
- Smoke Deep Sunny Clear
7 TubeJig
- Brown Deep Sunny Clear
8 JigandPork Deep Sunny Murky
9 TandemNickle
- Firetiger Medium Cloudy Clear
10 TandemNickle
- Black Medium Cloudy Clear
11 SingleGold - White Medium Cloudy Murky
12 SingleCopper - Black/BlueMedium Cloudy Murky
13 StiallowBlue - Pearl Deep Cloudy Murky
14 Medium - TexasRed Deep Cloudy Murky
15 Medium - GrayShad Medium, Deep Sunny Clear
16 Deep - Chartreuse Deep Sunny Clear
17 Buzzbait - Silver ShallowCloudy,Sunny Clear
18 ChugBug - Rainbow ShallowCloudy,Sunny Clear
Thisunit is equippedwith a reelhandlewhichcan be
placed on eitherside of thereel
depending on whetheryou are right-
orleft-handed.Removethehandle by
removing the screwwith a
screwdriver.Removethecapon the
otherside of thereelwith a
screwdriver.Place the handle and
cap onthe oppositesidesfromtheir
ohginalpositionsandreplacethescrews.
3 whichcan be
REPLACING THE BATTERY
Theautomaticshutofffeaturedwiththisunitwillhelpextend
thelife of thebatteries.Thisgame is powered by two (2)
AA-sizebatteries.Install the batteries as follows:
1. Removethescrew onthe batterycompartmentdoor on
thestock of theunit.Slidethebatterycoverout.Remove
the old batteries.
2. Insert 2 AA-sizebatteries(werecommendalkaline),
makingsure to align the+ and - with the markings inthe
plastic.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN
CHANGING BATTERIES.
CAUTION:
• Do not play for extended periods of time. Eye
fatigue may occur.
• Do not play while walking, running, driving,or
participating in other activities.
• As with all small batteries, the batteries included
with this game should be kept away from small
children who still put things in their mouths. If 1he
batteryis swallowed, promptly see a doctor.
• Be sure you insert the batterycorrectly and always
follow the game and battery manufacturers'
instructions.
•Batterymay leak If improperly installed, or explode
if recharged, disassembled or heated.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15 of theFCCRules.Operation is
subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcause
harmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterfer-
encereceived,includinginterferencethat may causeundesired
operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to thisunit not expressly
approved bythe partyresponsible for compliancecouldvoid the
user'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
NOTE: Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfound to complywith
thelimitsfora ClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCC
Rules. Theselimitsaredesigned to providereasonableprotection
againstharmfulinterferencein a residentialinstallation.Thisequip-
mentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,
if not installedandused in accordancewith the instructions, may
causeharmfulinterference to radiocommunications.However,
there is noguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurin a particular
installation. If thisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterference to
radio or televisionreception,whichcan be determined by turning
theequipment off andon, the user is encouraged totryto correct
theinterferencebyone or more of thefollowingmeasures:
•Reorient or relocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutleton a circuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer oran experiencedradio TV technician for
help.
MAINTENANCE
•Handle the gamecarefully.
•Store the gameawayfromdusty or dirtyareas.
•Keep the game away frommoisture or temperature
extremes.
• Donot disassemble the game. Ifa problemoccurs,
press the resetbutton. If problemscontinue,remove
andreplace the batteries - ortrynew batteries. If
problemsstillcontinue,consultyourwarrantycard
forreplacementinstructions.
•Onlybatteries ofthe same or equivalenttype as
recommended aretobe used.
• Donotmixoldandnew batteries.
• Donotmix alkaline,standard(carbon-zinc) or
rechargeable(nickel-cadmium)batteries.
• Donotuse rechargeablebatteries.
• Do notattempttorechargenon-rechargeablebatteries.
•Removeanyexhaustedbatteriesfrom the game.
•Thesupplyterminalsarenot tobe short-circuited.
•Batteries aretobe insertedwith the correctpolarity.
Keep thismanualbecauseitcontains Important information.
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