Items earned with these cards include fish and artifacts for an aquarium, fishing equipment, additional boats, and various goofy accessories such as different colored shorts.

[3] Eric Bratcher of NextGen said of the game, "Any tournament or, better yet, online play would have landed this five stars.

[7] In one review, Jake The Snake of GamePro called it "one of the best fishing games out there even though you can beat it too quickly.

Even if you're afraid of the water, you'll be glad to hook Sega Marine Fishing.

"[15][c] In another GamePro review, Human Tornado said, "Although the game doesn't have a two player mode or the same 'wow' factor that Sega Bass Fishing did when it hit the stores, Sega Marine Fishing is a fun diversion for those times when you'd rather carry a pole than a gun or sword.