Rules

Within each competition, fish compete by species. The longest fish of each species wins points:

• 1st place — 3 points
• 2nd place — 2 points
• 3rd place — 1 point

Tied lengths are broken by the earlier submission timestamp — first in, best dressed.

An angler's total in a competition is the sum of points across every species they placed in.

We run three All Year competitions (Mens / Womens / Juniors) plus a series of monthly event comps (specific dates, often a target species).

A catch logged under an event comp also counts toward the All Year leaderboard for that angler's category. So one good fish can score on two boards.

Length is measured to the nearest 0.5cm in the new app — no “39cm to fork” free text. Round down if you're between ticks.

Every entry must have a brag-mat photo with the measurement clearly visible. Catches without a clear measurement won't be approved.

A trophy photo (you holding the fish) is optional but strongly encouraged — it's what shows on the public leaderboard.

Anglers fish in one of three categories: Men, Women, or Juniors. Family memberships cover the paying member's spouse and kids.

Tech-shy or younger anglers can have a catch submitted for them — any logged-in member can pick any angler from the dropdown when submitting. The submitter's email is recorded for the audit trail; points still go to the angler selected.

Admin reviews entries and may reject a catch that doesn't meet the rules (no clear measurement, wrong species, wrong category). The recycle-bin pattern means removed catches are recoverable for a while, in case of mistakes.