01Lantern jetty
Lanternfin after dark
I brought a tiny brass bell to the quietest pier in Sunreef. The bass brought an objection.
Read this chapterTHE SUNREEF DIARYBig fish.
Big fish.
Bigger stories.
I’m Tavi. One tiny boat, a tackle box full of odd ideas, and an entire lagoon that refuses to behave. Come along for the next cast.
A fictional adventure, told from inside the game world.
The first seasonSix tides.
Six tides.
Six very different tales.
A lantern after dark. An island with an answer. A fish that definitely did not read the plan. Pick a chapter and come aboard.
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02Blue sleeve reef
The reef beneath the sleeve
A scrap of clear cloth sends me looking below the brightest water.
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03Silver channel
Following the pearl current
A shining seam through the mangroves looks like a shortcut. It has other ideas.
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04Rootwater pocket
A bell in the mangroves
In the narrowest channel, the loudest thing turns out to be me.
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05Echo islet
The island that answered back
A ridiculous floating lure finds an audience on the far side of the lagoon.
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06Sunline beach
The camp where the line dried
The biggest catch of the week is a reason to put the rod down.
Read this chapterThe lagoon has other ideasFollow the blue line.
Find your first detour
Follow the blue line.
Then get distracted.
My map started with one sensible route. Then I heard a bell in the mangroves, found a current that shone like a pearl, and forgot exactly where I meant to go.
ONE BOAT. MANY DETOURS.Choose a numbered stop on the chart.
TaviYOUR STORYTELLERA word from the boatI’m Tavi.
Meet Tavi
I’m Tavi.
I collect the good bits.
I used to carry a notebook full of measurements. Now it is mostly crooked maps, coffee rings and descriptions of fish that were absolutely larger before I reached the dock. Sunreef is my imaginary corner of the Big Bass Bonanza adventure: bright water, stubborn bass and a boat called Maybe Tomorrow. I tell these trips from inside that world, one small disaster at a time.
Usually carryingA dented bell lure
Often forgettingThe sensible route
Always bringing backA story worth sharing
The fish took my best lure. I got a better story.TAVI’S NOTEBOOK
THE PAGE WITH THE COFFEE STAIN
Small objects. Long stories.A small box.
A small box.
An unreasonable amount of possibility.
01From the kit of Tavi
The turquoise troublemaker
A chipped lure that swims sideways. Tavi keeps choosing it precisely because it refuses to behave.
02From the kit of Tavi
A drawer with three answers
Brass for the dark water, blue for the shallows and the handmade bell for the days when nothing makes sense.
03From the kit of Tavi
The map with no straight lines
Every pencil mark records a detour. The largest blank patch is the part Tavi most wants to visit.
The frames I keptPostcards from
Postcards from
between the casts.
01Is Tavi a real angler?
Tavi is the narrator of an original fishing-adventure story. His lagoon, boat and catches belong to the illustrated world of this journal.
02Where should I begin?
Start with Lanternfin after dark, then follow the six diary entries in order. Each one also works as a self-contained story.
03Can I play Big Bass Bonanza here?
This is a reading site. It contains no playable slot, deposits or prizes and has no connection to the game’s publisher.
Your next chapterThe tide is turning.
The tide is turning.
Come make a story.
Take the lantern, follow the reef, or get gloriously lost between the islands. Every page starts somewhere different.
Jump into the diary