East Texas · Iteration 1 · First Playable

RetroFisher

Piney Hollow Reservoir. Read the water, pick your bait, work the retrieve, and get your bass to the boat before the 8:00 PM horn.

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DAY 1 · 6:00 AM

Piney Hollow Marina

$20

Livewell

Tackle counter

8:00 PM · HORN

Day 1 recap

Fish landed

Paused

Quitting keeps your money, gear and records. Fish in the livewell are released.

Room code tournament

Fish against your crew

Everyone fishes the same lake, weather, and bass on starter gear. When the horn blows, your best five fish by weight is your score.

Your name

Host

Tournament length

Join

Room code

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Have everyone open RetroFisher, tap Tournament, and enter this code.

Anglers

Tournament length

Waiting for the host to start.

8:00 PM · WEIGH-IN

Weigh-in

Field guide

How to fish Piney Hollow

Action	Keyboard + mouse	Touch
Drive	`WASD` or arrows, or hold the mouse on the water	Hold a finger where you want to go
Fish / drive	`F`	FISH / DRIVE button
Aim	Point the mouse, or `A` `D`	Press on the water
Cast	Hold `Space` or the mouse to build power, release to cast	Hold on the water, release to cast
Reel	Hold `Space` or the mouse	Hold REEL
Twitch / walk	Tap `Space`	Tap REEL
Set the hook	Press when ! appears	Tap HOOK!
Change lure	`1` `2` `3`	Lure buttons
Dock	`E` at the marina	DOCK
Pause	`Esc` or `P` · `M` mutes · ` Bite Matrix overlay	II button

PatternsEarly, bass push shallow around the grass. By midday they slide to timber and brush in the creek arms. Toward evening they set up on points and drop-offs. Cloud cover keeps them shallow longer.

RetrievesThe Walker wants rhythmic taps that walk it side to side. The Squarebill wants a steady crank so it dives and thumps. The Texas Worm wants a hop, then a pause while it sinks back to the bottom.

Reading waterSwirls on the surface are feeding fish. In clear, shallow water you can see their shadows. Racing through the shallows scares them, and so does a cast that lands right on top of them.

The fightKeep the tension needle out of the grey and the red. Slack line lets the fish throw the hook, especially when it jumps. Holding the needle in the red for 1.5 seconds snaps the line. Ease off when it runs, reel when it swims at you, and keep it out of the timber.

Prototype rulesThe day ends at 8:00 PM, but a fish already on the line gets finished first. Fish still in the livewell sell at the horn, and a tow back from the lake costs $5. The livewell holds five; a bigger fish replaces the smallest. Progress saves in this browser at the marina and at day end.