Game fishing tournament software for multi-day events
Game Day Manager runs full game fishing tournaments: tag and release and weighed fish, line class points, boat points and buy-in jackpots, over as many days as the tournament runs. Whangamata Ocean Sports Club runs the Kilwell One Base Classic and Nauti Girls on it.
Line classes, tag and release, boat points
Set the points for each species once, and every catch is scored the same way, by every boat, on every day.
Tag and release or landed
Line class points
Boat points
Divisions
Buy-ins and jackpots, worked out for you
Boats choose their buy-ins when they enter. The pool and its 50/30/15/5 split are calculated from the verified catches, so a corrected fish corrects the payout.
Optional boat buy-ins
Days and windows
Briefing and rules
Sponsors
Who's in the chair?
The reel screams and nobody argues over whose turn it is. Pick who's fishing, shuffle the order, set the time each, and the app keeps the rotation. Tap it when you're hooked up and the whole screen shows who's on the rod.
Random order, your time each
The same name on every phone
An alert at each changeover
Log the catch for them
Questions clubs ask
Does it handle boat buy-ins and jackpots?
Yes. Boats can buy in to optional jackpots when they enter, and the pool is split 50/30/15/5 across the placings, worked out from the verified catches.
What is "Who's in the chair"?
A turn-taking rotation for the boat, in the free app. Pick who's fishing, shuffle the order and set a time each (15, 20, 30 minutes, an hour or your own). When a fish is hooked, tap Who's in the chair and the whole screen shows who plays it, with the time left and who's next. Every phone aboard shows the same name, even with no signal, and the app alerts the next angler when their turn starts. It works on any trip, with or without a competition.
What competition formats does it handle?
One-day, weekend, all-month and season-long club comps, club v club events, and multi-day game fishing tournaments. Scoring can be by weight or length, with line class points, tag and release, divisions, juniors, boat combined, trifecta and spot prizes.
How are catches verified?
Each competition day has a 3-digit secret number, revealed to anglers when fishing opens. The angler photographs the fish on the mat with the number showing, and the weighmaster checks it. A catch stays pending until it is verified, and only verified catches count towards prizes.
How does the live prizegiving work?
The MC runs it from a phone. Each placing is revealed from 10th to 1st, category by category, and appears on the big screen, the website and every member's phone at the same moment. Members get a push notice when it starts.
How much does Game Day Manager cost?
NZ$5 per member per year, with everything included: competitions, live prizegiving, membership, online payments, email, push notices and the members' app. The app is free for members. Some game fishing competitions carry an additional charge, and card fees apply when members pay by card through Stripe.
Who uses Game Day Manager?
New Zealand fishing clubs including Browns Bay Fishing Club and Whangamata Ocean Sports Club, for club comps, game fishing tournaments such as the Kilwell One Base Classic, and club v club events such as the 4 Grander.
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