9735-1 CS Manual (Mar. 19, 98) 9735-1 CS Manual (Mar. 19, 98) P/N 82338620 Rev.A Date: Mar. 19, 98 P/N 82338620 Rev.A Date: Mar. 19, 98

The lure you select can be determined by the sky and water conditions, as well as the depth of the you REELING IN THE LINE BATTERY INSTALLATION see on the sonar screen. For example, if the sky is Turn the reel in a clockwise direction to reel 1. To open the battery cover, loosen the screw until sunny ( ) and the water is clear, a dark-colored lure the line (and lure) toward you. Be aware the battery door can be removed. might work best. However, if the sky is cloudy ( ) that your lure can still become snagged and the water is murky, a light-colored lure might by stumps, grass, or underwater work best. The sky and water conditions can change rocks. If you snag your lure each time you change lake locations, but with the while you are reeling, you correct lure, fish can be caught under any set of will hear a three-tone chime conditions. The following list should help you with MODEL 9735 TM and see the word “SNAG”, your selection: For 1 Player / Age 8 and Up signalling you to stop reeling before you break your # LURE DEPTH SKY WATER line. Stop reeling and try jerking the unit back quickly to get the lure free. If this does not work, you will 1 Black Glow ...... 1-15...... Sunny . . . .Murky need to continue reeling which will 2 Chartreuse...... 1-15...... Sunny . . . .Clear WATER: eventually break the line. LURE CLEAR 3 Red Shad...... 1-15...... Sunny . . . .Clear DEPTH 0 4 Purple Firetail...... 1-15...... Sunny . . . .Murky For best results, try to reel at pace 5 5 Rattling Jig -White...... 5-15...... Sunny . . . .Murky which keeps the lure near the level of 10 2. Insert two (2) fresh AA (LR06) alkaline batteries 6 Tube Jig -Clear ...... 5-15...... Sunny . . . .Clear the fish you see on the sonar screen. 15 with the negative (“–”) ends against the springs. 7 Slider Jig -Smoke ...... 5-15...... Sunny . . . .Clear Jigging — Jigging is another method 3. Replace the battery compartment cover. 8 Jig and Pork -Red...... 5-15...... Sunny . . . .Murky of reeling which can be used. This method works 9 Tandem Nickle -Black ...... 1-15 ...... Cloudy . . . .Clear best with lures 1-12 and 18. To jig, cast your lure into 10 Tandem Nickle -Chartreuse ..1-15 ...... Cloudy . . . .Clear the water, reel-in 3 to 6 revolutions, and then quickly 11 Single Gold -White ...... 1-15 ...... Cloudy . . .Murky jerk the unit back toward you. Repeat until the lure is 12 Single Copper -Red ...... 1-15 ...... Cloudy . . .Murky back in the boat (hopefully with a fish!) 13 Shallow -Red Crawfish...... 0-5 ...... Cloudy . . .Murky CAUTION: 14 Medium -Silver Shad ...... 5-10 ...... Cloudy . . .Murky 15 Medium -Rainbow...... 5-10...... Sunny . . . .Clear YOU HAVE A BITE! • As with all small batteries, the batteries 16 Deep -Luminous Green....10-15...... Sunny . . . .Clear included with this game should be kept away When a fish bites your lure, the 17 Buzzbait -Black...... 0-15 ...... Cloudy . . . .Clear from small children who still put things in their 18 Popper -Hot Frog ...... 0...... Cloudy . . . .Clear game vibrates and the LINE TENSION display shows a mouths. If the battery is swallowed, promptly GETTING STARTED sudden increase in tension. see a doctor. THE LINE When this happens, quickly ¥ Press the middle ON¥CAST button to “wake” the unit. jerk the unit back toward you • Be sure you insert the battery correctly and There are five CAST buttons, each of which relates to to try to set the hook (just always follow the game and battery ¥ Press and hold GAME¥NEW GAME to start a new a different direction within your view of the lake. Use like you would if you manufacturers’ instructions. game. This will fill the tackle box and empty the live the center button to cast straight ahead and a side were actually ). well. Press again to change fishing modes. (See button to cast toward its respective side, as follows: If you are able to set • Battery may leak if improperly installed, or “FISHING MODES”) the hook, the continued explode if recharged, disassembled or heated. ¥ Press the MOVE button to move your boat around vibrations and increased the lake. You will notice that the view on the main tension tell you that you still have a fish on the line. screen changes each time you press this button. You can tell what size the fish is by the way the game MAINTENANCE 3 shakes. If it shakes for a short amount of time, it is a ¥ Handle the game carefully. ¥ Press the LURE¥DRAG button (either up or down) 2 4 small fish. If it shakes for extended amounts of time, to change the lure you currently have selected. (See it is a larger fish. ¥ Store the game away from dusty or dirty areas. 1 5 “SELECTING A LURE”) LURE ¥ Keep the game away from moisture or temperature extremes. ¥ Cast out the line and start reeling! (See “CASTING MOVE CAST LINE TENSION LINE OUT FIGHTING A FISH ¥ Do not disassemble the game. If a problem THE LINE”) occurs, press the reset button. If problems continue, The smaller fish can usually be reeled in easily, but remove and replace the batteries Ð or try new the larger ones will take more effort to land, 3 batteries. If problems still continue, consult your FISHING MODES 1 2 4 especially the 18- to 25-pound lunkers! You will need 5 warranty card for replacement instructions. — In this mode, GAME to pay much more attention to both the line tension RECREATION CAST BUTTONS ¥ Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as you fish at your leisure with no time limit. and the line-out meters. To make a CAST, hold one of the cast buttons down recommended are to be used. Each catch is stored in the live well for your viewing Decreasing Tension pleasure (press LIVE WELL¥BEST CATCH to see the and make a quick, forward motion (just like you would ¥ Do not mix old and new batteries. weight of each fish). While in this mode, you can also with an actual rod and When you have a big fish on the line, your line ¥ Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or hold LIVE WELL¥BEST CATCH down for two seconds reel). Release the tension may increase into the RED zone. Lower the rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries. CAST button at the end line tension by decreasing (Ð) the drag. You can do to see the weight of the largest fish caught on this unit. ¥ Do not use rechargeable batteries. If you lose all of your lures, you must press NEW GAME of the casting motion. this by pressing the down arrow on the LURE¥DRAG ¥ Do not attempt to recharge non-rechargeable to restore your lures and empty the live well. The distance of your cast button. Decreasing the drag allows the fish to take is determined by the more line out, giving it less chance to break the line. batteries. Tournament Fishing — Similar to an GAME physical force of your cast If your drag setting is too high and your line is in ¥ Remove any exhausted batteries from the game. actual , the object TOURNAMENT — so you can use a soft danger of breaking, you will hear 3 warning sounds ¥ The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited. of this game is to catch as many bass as motion for a short cast, and a TIME (the sound of your line being stripped). If you do not you can in the given time frame. Since ¥ Batteries are to be inserted with the correct hard motion for a long cast! decrease your drag before the 3rd sound, your line this is a tournament, you must catch at least five fish polarity. If you perform the casting motion will break. to qualify for a ranking. If you catch more than five, correctly, you will see the distance of your cast ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN only your five largest fish are used in the weight-in Keeping Your Line (shown digitally in feet) in the lower-right corner of the CHANGING BATTERIES. where the total weight is calculated. When your time screen next to the words “LINE OUT”. You will also If your drag is set too low, the fish may continue is up, your ranking, based on total weight and see a small, flashing ripple on the screen, showing taking line out until it takes it all from your reel and Keep this manual because it contains important compared with other computerized fishermen, is where your line enters the water. If you are unhappy you lose your lure. When this happens, you can hear information. shown in the upper-left screen. The weight of each of with your cast result, simply press the center cast the sound of the line being taken out. your fish can be viewed when you press the LIVE button and your line will quickly be reeled in WELL¥BEST CATCH button. Hold this button down To keep the fish from taking your line, increase (+) automatically. to view the total weight. The highest rank and total the drag by pressing the up arrow on the LURE¥ weight on this unit is also store in the computer (until Snagging Your Lure DRAG button. Of course, this will cause your line the RESET button is pressed) and can be viewed by tension to increase again, forcing you to decrease When casting, be careful that you don’t snag your pressing LIVE WELL¥BEST CATCH. the drag so the monster cannot run off with your line. TM, ¨ & © 1997 Radica China Ltd. line on the land, the pier, or a stump. If your lure hits A big lunker usually takes many adjustments of the U.S. Patent Pending the land, you will hear a “thump” sound and see the drag settings in this back-and-forth battle. Always try All Rights Reserved SELECTING A LURE word “SNAG”. Try jerking the unit back quickly to see to continue reeling while making your drag setting if you can pop the lure free. If you cannot free the adjustments. The number of the lure that you currently have on your lure, your line will break and that lure is lost. If you line is shown in the lower right corner of the main LCD can get it free, you will probably need to reel in a few under “LURE”. You can change your lure only when the yards of line before you see the flashing water ripple STARTING OVER line has been reeled all the way in so that a zero (“0”) is indicating your lure position. Occasionally, when you shown in the line-out display. The lure number shown on have a fish on the line, it may become wrapped up in You can start a new game at any time by pressing the LCD corresponds to the lures listed on the game’s some cover and break your line. If you lose your and holding NEW GAME. This refills your tackle box handle. Press one of the two sides of the LURE¥DRAG lure, you will be able to use that lure again only after and empties your live well. button to move up or down through the tackle box. pressing GAME¥NEW GAME. P/N 82338620 Rev.A