Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge
フィッシャマンズ・ベート・ア・バス・チャレンジ
Description
A fishing game where the goal is to catch the biggest large mouth bass. There are three experience levels to select from: Beginner, Training, and Tournament. The first two levels help teach the game.
Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge was produced by Konami in 1998.
Konami released 442 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Konami during the time period Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge was produced include: Poly Stars - Tobe!, GTI Club, Konami System 573, Hang Pilot, Operation Thunder Hurricane, Gradius IV - Fukkatsu, Beatmania, Beatmania 2nd Mix, Fighting Bujutsu Fighting Wu-Shu, and Evil Night
Specs
| Name | Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konami (Japan) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7817 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Sports |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 1 |
| Game Play | Single |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
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Conversion
This is the first Fisherman's Bait. In 1999, the sequel came out as The Marlin Challenge which updates Bass Challenge.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge Census
There are 16,777 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 10,137 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 172,846 machines (7,256 unique titles).
There is one known instance of this machine owned by an active member Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge collector. Of these, 1 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. Active members hold 1 circuit board which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. Additionally, former members held 7 original machines, 3 conversions, and 12 game boards.
For Sale - No active members have this machine for sale. Former members previously had 2 machines and 3 boards for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 9 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
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Flyers
1998
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Legacy or Series
- Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge
- Fisherman's Bait: Marlin Challenge
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MLA Citation Style
"Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge - Videogame by Konami." Museum of the Game, www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/fishermans-bait-a-bass-challenge. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.
Chicago Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. "Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge - Videogame by Konami." Accessed July 15, 2026. https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/fishermans-bait-a-bass-challenge.
Chicago Footnote/Endnote
1. "Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge - Videogame by Konami," International Arcade Museum, accessed July 15, 2026, https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/fishermans-bait-a-bass-challenge.
APA Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. (n.d.). Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge - videogame by Konami. Retrieved July 15, 2026 from https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/fishermans-bait-a-bass-challenge