Bubba The Bottom Feeder

by Fundex

Product Features

• Feed him till he floats
• Includes bubba and eight goldfish
• Bubba?s mouth snaps shut and turns into a handy storage case
• One players and above
• Fully detailed instructions included

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 14 x 11 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FGKDQK
• Item model number: 8460
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,825 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Bottom Feeder Feed Bubba little fish until he floats. Bubba the Bottom Feeder is a unique under water game that can be played in the shallow of deep end of the pool. Players take turns feeding Bubba fish and the first one to make bubba float to the surface wins. The fish are weighted differently so no game is ever the same.

Product Description

Feed Bubba fish until he floats! Bubba the Bottom Feeder is a unique underwater game that can be played in the shallow or deep end of the pool. Players take turns feeding Bubba fish and the first one to make Bubba float to the surface wins! The fish are weighted differently so no game is ever the same. Includes bubba and eight gold fish.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A step above other pool games!, December 27, 2006

By 

Matthew Grossman (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bubba The Bottom Feeder (Toy)

I purchased Bubba the Bottom Feeder game after reading the instructions on the back of the box. I grew up playing all kinds of cheap pool games in my grandma's pool, and most of them are some type of ring toss game, or have you dive for certain items that are scattered across the bottom while your siblings desperately try to stop you from getting that last one.

Bubba the Bottom Feeder was a bit different- it's set up like a -reverse- dive game. "Bubba" is a big fish with big green weighted lips who sinks to the bottom of the pool. (His lips are also hinged, making a nice carrying case for the other parts of the game!) His body is made of a mesh net, probably for safety reasons- and so everything can dry quickly when the game is over. The game also comes with several adorable little round plastic fish, each one weighted slightly different and about the size of a ping pong ball. Most float on the surface, while some sink slightly below.

The object is then to gather these little fish, one at a time, and "feed" them to Bubba, resting on the bottom. Each fish he is fed causes him to get a little lighter-- until finally he eats "too much" and floats to the surface, and the game can start again. The person to feed him the fish that makes him float- wins. (I think.)

It's by no means hours of fun, but it is a nice spin on dive games, and the concept of feeding a big fish was well thought out (it would be much less fun putting ping pong balls in an underwater net, for example)

The construction is pretty good for an inexpensive pool game as well- I only worry about Bubba's hinged lips breaking where the plastic gets fairly thin. Overall though this is a great little summer pool toy for the price, has a nice sense of humor (maybe teaches kids not to overfeed pet fish?) and is quite fun for kids.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Will not float, July 7, 2011

By 

sothor - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Bubba The Bottom Feeder (Toy)

Placed all floating fish in the net fish and it never floated. Just stays on the bottom. Needs improvement.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Toy with one little warning!!, July 24, 2009

By 

Anne "Bookworm" (Shakopee, MN) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Bubba The Bottom Feeder (Toy)

My kids LOVED this swim toy and it really was helpful in practicing swimming under water. The ONLY issue was my 8 year old carried Bubba back from the neighborhood pool by his tail while containing the smaller 8 fish inside. Later that night when going to put the swim toys away we realized the mouth had come open and all of the fish had fallen out!!! Unfortunatly a search turned up none of the fish. I just wanted to hopefully save others from making our mistake.