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Fisherman's Delight - v1.1

..... Introduction .....

   Fisherman's Delight is a fishing simulation.  It offers nine
different locations for your fishing enjoyment.  Various species
of trout inhabit several of the fresh-water locations, while
others include bass, sunfish, and catfish.  Two salt-water loca-
tions offer opportunities at catching stripped bass or salmon.
A variety of equipment is available to you, including rods and
reels, lines, and baits.  And you can still-fish or cast-and-
retrieve.  The fishing process is described in the easy steps
listed under the Basic Fishing Sequence below and in greater
detail under the Detailed Fishing Sequence.

..... Definitions .....

   Select:
   To select a scene, an object, or a button, move the cursor
   over the desired object and click the LEFT mouse button once
   (or the RIGHT one if indicated).

   Location:
   One of the nine fishing scenes.

   Still-fishing:
   Cast your bait and wait for a strike.  Fly fishing, fishing
   with a bobber, and fishing with a sinker are considered still-
   fishing.

   Cast-and-retrieve fishing:
   Cast your bait and retrieve, crank, or reel it in.  Spinners,
   spoons, plugs, and jigs are used for this type of fishing.


..... Basic Fishing Sequence .....

   (1) Select a location.
   (2) Check the species inhabiting that location.
   (3) Select a rod, reel, and line.
   (4) Select a bait.
   (5) Position your rod in the scene.
   (6) Cast your bait.
   (7) Wait for a strike if you are still-fishing, otherwise
       retrieve or reel-in your bait.
   (8) Set the hook when a strike occurs (or cast again if it
       doesn't).
   (9) Reel-in the fish
  (10) Net the fish
  (11) Display and log your catch





..... Strategy .....

   The number of fish at a location will vary from visit to visit.
As a result, the fishing can be great, good, poor, or even bad.
It's a random thing.  The fish at a location will be distributed
in three depth layers (near-surface, middle, and near-bottom) and
one layer will always have more fish than the other two.  The fish
in a layer will then be randomly distributed across the layer.
Your fishing success depends on finding the best horizontal posi-
tion in the layer with the most fish.  Since you don't know where
the fish are, you'll have to try different positions and depths.
After a period of time, the distribution of fish in the layers and
across them will change.

   For each location there is a most-attractive to least-
attractive order to the baits available to you. For example, in
trout waters, spinners may be more attractive than plugs; or
salmon eggs more attractive than minnows.  In bass waters, worms
may be more attractive than salmon eggs.  Or a natural worm may be
preferable to an imitation one.  The more attractive a bait, the
better your chances of getting a fish.  Since the attractiveness
of the baits is unknown to you, you'll have to discover which is
best.

   For each visit to a location, the colors of the baits are ran-
domly set in a most-attractive to least-attractive order (unknown
to you).  Again, your chances of catching a fish increases with
the attractiveness of the bait.  Also, larger baits tend to
attract larger fish and fewer small ones.  Smaller baits do the
opposite.

   The size of your fishing line also affects your chances of
catching a fish.  Your chances of getting a strike improve with a
lighter line, but your chances of landing that fish decrease with
that lighter line.  Still-fishing and cast-and-retrieve fishing
offer the same chances of hooking a fish.

  Finally, and most importantly, your concentration will be tested
once a strike occurs. You must set the hook and later net the
fish. These two actions require that you act within certain time
limits or the fish gets away.  And sometimes they will get away
anyway.

  In summary, your chances of catching a fish vary with the number
of fish at a location; with where and how deep you fish that loca-
tion; with your choice of fishing line; with the type, size, and
color of the bait; and with your ability to set the hook and net
the fish.




..... Detailed Fishing Sequence .....

   (1) Select a fishing location by moving the cursor to the scene
       of choice and clicking the LEFT mouse button.  That one
       scene will fill the display area and the water shown will
       be the water you'll be fishing.  You can return to the
       nine scene display by positioning the cursor anywhere on
       the display area and clicking the RIGHT mouse button.

   (2) To see the species of fish that inhabit the location you
       selected, move the cursor over the Species button and click
       the LEFT mouse button.  The Species button is the leftmost
       large button at the bottom of the screen. Select the OK
       button on the Species display to continue.

   (3) To select a rod, reel, and line, move the cursor over the
       Rod/Reel button (middle large button at the bottom of the
       screen) and click the LEFT mouse button. On the display
       of rods and reels, move the cursor over the image of the
       rod and reel of choice and click the LEFT mouse button.
       You can change your rod and reel or line size at any time
       by clicking on the Rod/Reel button and making new selec-
       tions.

       Select a line weight by clicking on the down arrow on the
       Line Test list box.  From the drop-down list of line
       weights, choose the one you want.  Click on the OK button
       when you are satisfied with your choices.

   (4) Select a bait by moving the cursor over the button or name
       of a bait and clicking the LEFT mouse button. Then select a
       bait size, large or small, if appropriate for the type you
       selected.  If a bait can be natural or imitation, make that
       selection.  Next, choose a color for the bait, if it needs
       one.

       To fish your bait at one of the three depth levels, move
       the cursor over the button or name of the depth you wish to
       fish and click the LEFT mouse button.  Finally, choose to
       use a bobber or sinker, if you wish.  A bobber can be used
       to fish any depth, but a sinker will always place your bait
       near the bottom of the body of water you're fishing.

       Dry flies will always fish the surface and wet flies the
       bottom.  Some baits, such as flies, worms, or minnows don't
       require a size.  Baits, such as worms or minnows, don't
       need a color.  Certain default values will be assigned to
       any required options you choose not to enter.

       You can change your bait at any time by selecting the Bait
       button (rightmost large button on the bottom row).

   With your equipment selected, you are ready to fish.

   (5) Before casting, you can reposition the fishing rod horizon-
       tally in the scene by moving the cursor to any point in the
       scene and clicking the LEFT mouse button.

   (6) Select the Cast button (top large button in the right
       column) to cast your bait into the water.

   (7) If you are still-fishing, just wait until you get a
       strike or, if nothing happens after a while, re-cast your
       bait.  Each cast has it's own chance of catching a fish
       based on the factors discussed in the Strategy section.

       If you are cast-and-retrieve fishing, reel in your bait by
       either clicking repeatedly on the Reel button (middle large
       button in the right column) or by pressing repeatedly on
       the SPACE bar, or the ENTER keys.

   (8) When a strike occurs, you must click on the Set button
       (bottom large button in the right column) quickly or
       the fish will get away.

   (9) Reel-in your fish by clicking on the Reel button repeatedly
       or by pressing the SPACE bar or ENTER keys repeatedly.

  (10) When you get the fish near the bottom of the display, a net
       will appear for landing the fish.  To successfully