Starting the Game: Start Hooked: Pocket Fishing by tapping on its thumbnail on the iPhone and iPod touch screen. The icon resembles a bobber floating in the water. When you have cast the line, the Tackle Box, Live Well, and Home buttons slide off the screen to give you more room to see the action and reel. Just move your finger in a clockwise motion over the image of the reel to reel in the line, and they will slide back in. Casting the Line Out: To cast out your line, press and hold the reel button located in the center of the game play screen. This action will result in a “click” sound. While continuing to hold the reel button, move the iPhone or iPod Touch towards your body. Flick the device away from your body and then remove your finger from the reel button. A successful cast will be signaled by a “casting and plopping” sound effect. Setting the Hook: Once the line has been cast into the water, begin reeling the line back in by moving your thumb in a clockwise motion. When a fish begins nibbling on your line, you will hear a sound and feel the phone start to vibrate. In addition, you will see the fish enter into the view-glass. Once these events happen, quickly pull the phone back towards you in the same way you did during the casting motion. If you are successful in hooking the fish, a buzzing sound will play as the fish tries to escape the hook. Immediately begin reeling the line in; however, be careful. If you reel to fast the line will break and the fish will escape. Reeling in Your Catch: After you have set the hook in a fish, continue moving your thumb in a clockwise motion. It is now important to watch the line tension as you try and bring the fish in. The line tension meter is located at the top of the screen and has three bars of importance. The white bar moves according to your reeling speed. The green bar represents the lower bound of the tension. If you allow the white bar to drop below the green bar, the fish may escape and you will lose you bait and that catch. To the right of the green bar is a red bar. This red bar represents the upper bound of the line tension. If you reel too fast and the white bar goes beyond the red bar, the line will break and your fish will escape. At random times a fish will begin fighting you as you try to reel it in. The phone will vibrate and play a sound when this happens and you will need to pay attention to how fast you are trying to reel it in at that point. When a fish is fighting, the red line tension bar will move closer to the green line tension bar and you must focus to keep the white bar between the two lines. After a brief period of time, the fish will stop fighting and begin resting. When the fish is resting, the line tension range will widen and you can reel faster without risk of having the line break. When you have cast the line, the Tackle Box, Live Well, and Home buttons slide off the screen to give you more room to see the action and reel. Just move your finger in a clockwise motion over the image of the reel to reel in the line, and they will slide back in. Live Well or Toss Back: With every successful catch, a window will pop-up and present you with a question. You can either choose to throw a fish back into the lake or place it in your live well. Both selections will take you back to the game play screen where you can cast again. If you chose to place the fish in your live well, you can click on the “Live Well” icon at the bottom of the gameplay screen and see the most recent fish you have caught. If you chose to toss the fish back into the lake, it will not appear in your live well. Regardless of your choice, all record sized catches will be recorded in the Trophy Room for later jubilance and bragging. If you don’t get a bite: If you have waited for a little while and it doesn’t appear that you are having any luck getting a fish to bite your bait, start reeling the line back in by moving your thumb in a clockwise motion. Once your line is completely reeled in, you will be taken back to the main game play screen where you can cast your line again. If you don’t know what we mean by “a little while” the game might suggest you try casting again. Changing your Gear: Once you are on the gameplay screen, tap the tackle box icon in the lower left corner to enter the gear select mode. The gear select mode resembles a tackle box. Whenever an item is selected a “clicking” sound will be played to let the user know that the selection registered. To change your fishing location, tap on one of the three maps in the top-most menu. On the same menu you can change the time of day by rotating the hand on the clock. When the background of the clock is white, you will be fishing during the day. Night fishing will happen when the clock’s background is black and a yellow background denotes sunrise and sunset. To change your fishing rod and reel, first click on the “Rod & Reel” drawer tab. Once the drawer slides open, click on your desired fishing rod and select one of the three reels. Next, you can change your bait by tapping on the “Baits and Lures” drawer tab. There are nine baits and lures to choose from and, just like when selecting your rod and reel, tapping on your desired choice will make that bait active. Finally, the user can chose between two rigs types and determine if they want to use a bobber or not. These selections are made in the same fashion as in every other drawer. After all desired gear changes have been made, simply tap on “Done” in the upper left hand corner to return to the gameplay screen. Fisherman’s Guide: To access the Fisherman’s Guide from the home screen, tap on the “Fisherman’s Guide” button. If you are on the gameplay screen, simply tap the “Home” icon to return to the home screen and then tap the “Fisherman’s Guide” button to open up the guide. The Fisherman’s Guide is divided into three sections. The first section is devoted to the lakes that are available in Hooked: Pocket Fishing. By tapping on the name of a lake from the list, you can find an abundance of information that may be useful in picking the best fishing location. To return back to the list of lakes, tap the left-facing arrow in the upper left hand corner of the screen. The second category of information in the Fisherman’s Guide can be accessed by tapping on the “Fish” button at the bottom of the screen. In this section, every species of fish is presented in full detail. There are descriptions of each fish and a list of the best gear to use for catching each species. You can also find the size of the world record fish caught so you can check if you have caught a world record breaker. The last section of the Fisherman’s Guide describes every piece of gear available in the game. Like in the other two sections, you can click on the name of the item to view a detailed page describing its unique features and find out which fish are likely to be caught when using that item. When you are done with your research, head back on over to the gameplay screen by hitting the “Done” button and then tapping “Go Fishing” on the home screen. Game Options: Hooked: Pocket Fishing allows the user to change a number of settings within the game. If you are on the home screen, simply tap the “Options” button and change your settings as desired. If you are on the gameplay screen, tap the “Home” icon in the lower right corner of the screen and then tap the “Options” button on the home screen. Within the options menu you can turn the vibration feature on or off, control the music volume, turn the music on or off, and turn the sound effects on or off. When you are finished configuring your game options, tap “Done” to return to the home screen. Instructions: If you forget any of the information presented in this “how to” section or you would like a quick reference on the go, refer to the instructions page included with Hooked: Pocket Fishing. The instructions can be accessed by clicking on “Instructions” from the home screen of the application.