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Anglers Hall of Fame/Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

TXUnited StatesAthens, TX

Out of order2 machines

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The museum area showcases replicas of state record fish and the equipment anglers use, including an example of the first bass boat ever built, a 1948 Skeeter. Exhibits in the hatchery gallery give an overview of how hatcheries produce the millions of fish stocked into public waters each year. Adult admission is $5.50 and children's admission is $3.50. They are open Tuesday-Saturday 9-4 and Sunday 1-4.

Machine 1 is located right outside the gift shop doors near the theater.
Design: Leaping Bass. The machine is outside of the theater doors.

Machine 2: (2022) Designs are:
1) New Texas Freshwater Fisheries bass logo
2) Diver feeding catfish
3) Catfish
4) Freshwater Gar

9/04/25: Their website has posted an temporary emergency closure until further notice. JLT

Machines and designs

2 machines
MachineDesignsCoin type
Machine 11Penny
Machine 24Penny

2 photos from collectors

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