Jack Charlton's Match Fishing

JACK CHARLTON'S MATCH FISHING

(Alligata Software)





Spectrum 48K Multi-Player



Game Plan

The aim of the game is to make the heaviest catch of fish as possible

in a set period of time, against other playing opponents. There are

many fish of many different sizes to be caught in the lake; they

respond to different baits, can only be landed if the fishing line and

hook sizes are appropriate and are more easily caught with the correct

rod and reel, assuming you've baited at the right depth of water.

Sound complicated? Well it's meant to be a challenge, but as you make

the correct decisions, the excitement of making a catch is very

rewarding. At the end of the period each player's catch weight is

totalled and the winner declared.



Game Procedure

Upon loading and running, select the number of players and select the

playing time. All then sit an equal distance from the keyboard.

The peg from which you are fishing will be given and its swim (the

area of water) conditions will be listed in order you can select your

tactics and tackle.



Tackle selection

Rod - Pole, Float, Ledger

Water - Shallow, Mid-depth, Deep

Reel - Fixed spool, Centre-pin

Bait - Maggot, Caster, Bread, Bloodworm, Hempseed, Worm, Boilies,

Luncheon Meat, Sweetcorn

Fishing line strength - 2lb, 3lb, 4lb, 6lb, 8lb, 10lb

Hook size - 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2

Casting strength - Strong, Medium, Weak



Ready to play?

When all players' tactics and tackle are selected, sit back and wait

for a fish to take your bait. When your peg flashes, strike quick to

secure your fish and the screen will then change as you've yet to land

it.

Not had a bite? If the fish aren't biting then you can reassess your

tactics and change your tackle and bait.



Change tackle - Press T See peg description - Press P

Pause and restart - Press M Terminate game - Press Q



Happy fishing! Turn over for a few hints from the expert.



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Playing Hints

"Angling is Britain's most popular participation sport, with over 1.5

million enthusiasts taking to the banks. This game is the nearest

possible thing to bringing the skill and excitement of this outdoor

sport into your home. It can be very rewarding to enthusiasts as a

single player game, but the real enjoyment is in its unique multi-

player challenge.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I have and to help I'd like to give you

a few hints for playing."





Rod Type

Float - Conventional rod used by matchmen fishing for a wide range of

fish with a float to indicate bites.

Pole - Used for precisely controlling a float at greater distances

(often 20ft in length). No reel is used as the line is fixed direct to

the pole tip. To bring in the float or a fish it is necessary to

dismantle the pole section by section until the line can be reached.

The pole is usually selected to catch as many fish as possible quickly.

Normal tackle that accompanies a pole is light and the average weight

of fish hooked is low.

Ledger - Normally selected to fish on the bottom of the river or pool

at medium to far distances.



Reel

Centre-pin or Fixes Spool

Normally a fixed spool is selected; some older fishermen select a

centre-pin for fast running rivers.

Again, if the pole rod is selected, no reel option is available.



Line Strength

Select the line most suited to the weight of fish being sought. The

heavier the line the less likely you are to attract fish but once

attracted it is unlikely a fish more than twice the line strength

would be landed, so you decide between attracting many fish and

landing the bigger ones. Try 3lb line to start you off if you are not

sure.



Hook Size

Similar to line strength in operation. A smaller hook (22) will

attract the most fish but as fish get heavier they have an increasing

chance of not being hooked. So if you are after the really big ones a

large hook is essential. Try an 18 or 16 if you are not sure.



Distance of Cast / Depth of Fishing

As in real life, types of fish will congregate in different parts of

your swim. This is where a certain amount of skill is required in

selection of distance and depth in which to fish. If you find that no

bites result using the tactics selected it is always worth varying the

place you are casting and the depth you are fishing to see if you can

attract more fish. Each swim has a pre-determined shoal or avail-

ability of fish. It could be you have caught all the fish available in

your first selected place of fishing and it would then be sensible to

try elsewhere or vary the bait to attract other species.



Bait

Certain fish prefer particular baits and will never be caught on any

other baits.

Maggot and Caster are generally used quite widely by real matchmen as

a general purpose bait.



Fish likely to be encountered.

Roach particularly like Maggot, Caster

Perch particularly like Worm, Caster

Bream particularly like Caster, Maggot, Bread

Pike particularly like Luncheon Meat, Worm

Dace particularly like Maggot, Caster

Gudgeon particularly like Maggot, Caster, Bloodworm

Barbel particularly like Worm, Bread, Luncheon Meat, Maggot

Carp particularly like Boilies, Sweetcorn, Luncheon Meat, Bread

Bleak particularly like Bloodworm, Maggot, Caster