01Neon marina
The neon monster
The marina lights were showing off. So was the fish.
Read this chapterTHE ONE MORE CAST SHOWONE BOAT.
ONE BOAT.
ZERO PLANS.
GIANT FISH.
I’m Gus. I came for a quiet afternoon. The lake had other ideas. Welcome to six colourful episodes of spectacularly questionable judgement.
An illustrated fictional adventure. Extra-large fish included.BIG FISH✦SMALL BOAT✦VERY BAD PLANS✦GREAT STORIES
The episode wallPICK YOUR NEXT
PICK YOUR NEXT
QUESTIONABLE ADVENTURE.
Neon lights, a missing lunch, one remarkably stubborn frog. Every episode is a complete story. Choose the trouble that looks most promising.
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02Thunderbay inlet
A storm in my bucket hat
I packed for light rain. The sky had read a different forecast.
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03Lily corner
Serious lily business
My homemade frog looks terrible. The biggest bass in the bay disagrees.
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04Oldboat cove
The secret under the skiff
I stop above a wreck and discover that somebody has moved in.
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05Glowbank creek
Firefly overtime
I promised one last cast. I should have specified whose last cast.
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06The east dock
Home before breakfast
The lake finally lets me go, provided I stop arguing with it.
Read this chapterMEANWHILE, UNDER THE BOAT…There goes the quiet afternoonSOMEBODY
SOMEBODY
LIVES HERE.
I thought the wreck was scenery. The bass thought it was his living room. We had a brief but spirited disagreement about the silver lure.
Meet the underwater landlord
GusYOUR STORYTELLERA word from the boatTHE HAT IS BRIGHT.
Meet Gus
THE HAT IS BRIGHT.
THE IDEAS? MIXED.
Orange hat. Purple shirt. A boat that makes three different noises, none of them reassuring. That’s me. I live in an imagined Big Bass Bonanza lakeside town where every quiet evening has the potential to become a story nobody believes at breakfast. I build lures from whatever is nearby and measure success by how much I have to explain when I get home.
Recognisable byThe orange bucket hat
Frequently misplacedThe original plan
Main food groupEmergency sandwiches
AN ENTIRELY RELIABLE STATEMENT FROM GUS
“It was definitely bigger than the sandwich. And that was a serious sandwich.”
Small objects. Long stories.THE OFFICIAL
THE OFFICIAL
BAD-IDEA DEPARTMENT.
01From the kit of Gus
THE BOX OF BAD IDEAS
One orange float, a suspicious spinner and a latch that only works when nobody is watching.
02From the kit of Gus
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Every great expedition starts with coffee, a paper napkin and a wildly optimistic estimate of the weather.
Between the punchlinesTHE BITS THAT
THE BITS THAT
DIDN’T FIT IN THE PLAN.
01Did Gus really do all of this?
Gus is a fictional game-world narrator. The illustrations and stories are created for this journal, including the implausibly large sandwiches.
02Is this a comic or a game?
It is an illustrated collection of short stories, presented like a comic magazine. There are no spins, wagering controls or playable casino mechanics.
03Why Big Bass Bonanza?
Its colourful fishing-adventure mood is the inspiration for Gus’s world. This independent journal is not an official release or promotion from the publisher.
Your next chapterTHAT WAS THE LAST CAST.
THAT WAS THE LAST CAST.
PROBABLY.
The hat is dry, the boat still floats, and there is always another story that needs a slightly better explanation.
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