Cast tracking | CatchMate Coarse Help

Cast tracking records every individual cast made during a session, giving you detailed data on cast rates, catch-to-cast ratios, and how each rod or peg position performed.

To log a cast

On the live session screen, tap the Cast button for the rod you're casting. Each cast is time-stamped automatically and a stopwatch starts counting up from that moment.

For multi-rod sessions, each active rod has its own compact cast timer running simultaneously so you can track all rods independently.

When you retrieve or reel in without a catch, tap Reel In to stop the stopwatch and record the cast duration as a blank.

Do not use the reset icon for a blank cast. Reset cancels the active cast and, after confirmation, deletes its cast record instead of recording a blank. If you dismiss the confirmation, the cast continues running.

When a fish takes, press Add Catch or tap a Quick Log species button. The active cast timer owns the duration: the elapsed time is recorded against that catch and the cast is closed. Add Catch does not create a second manual-duration cast, and Quick Log also closes the active cast after logging.

Cast stats

Cast Stats summarises total casts, average time in water and casts that produced a catch.

When Rod Roost is enabled, the Per Rod panel separates cast and catch results by saved tackle profile. Each profile shows cast count, average time in water, catches and strike rate, helping you compare the two approaches. The profile-backed timer controls below the panel keep the active method visible while the next cast is prepared.

Cast Stats keeps each Rod Roost profile’s cast count, average time in water, catches and strike rate together.

Cast results

Session Analytics → Cast Efficiency shows the results of the completed session’s casts.

After ending the session, open Session Analytics on the Session Detail page. Expand Cast Efficiency to review Total Casts, With Fish, Blanks, Strike rate, Average time to bite, Avg cast duration, and Catches by Hour. These results are available after the session has ended.

Recast alarm

The Recast Alarm is a separate countdown timer — independent of your cast duration stopwatch — designed to keep you on a consistent feeding rhythm. In method feeder fishing, recasting regularly keeps bait going in and fish feeding. The alarm tells you when it's time.

Starting the alarm:

In the live session screen, find the Recast alarm card (orange bell icon).
Tap an interval preset — 5m, 10m, 15m, 20m, 30m, 45m, 1h, and more.
Tap Start. A live countdown appears with an orange pulse indicator.
When the timer reaches zero, an alarm sound plays and the card flashes orange with "Recast!" — even if the app is in the background or your screen is off.

Single alarm vs. Auto-repeat:

There are two alarm modes, controlled by the Repeat toggle (loop icon) on each alarm card:

Single alarm (default): The alarm fires once when the countdown reaches zero, then stops. Tap Start again after you've recast to begin the next countdown. Best when your cast timing varies or you want manual control.
Auto-repeat: As soon as the alarm fires, the countdown immediately restarts for the same interval — no tapping required. Best for match fishing or when you want a consistent, hands-free recasting rhythm throughout the session.

You can switch between modes mid-session by tapping the Repeat icon — orange means auto-repeat is on, grey means single alarm.

If the alarm fires while the app is in the background: CatchMate detects this the moment you return to the screen and plays the alarm sound immediately, so you won't miss it even if your phone screen was off.

Resetting the alarm: Tap the reset icon (circular arrow) at any time to stop the countdown and return to the preset selector.

Alarm settings

Go to Settings → Recast Alarm to configure your alarm defaults:

Enable / disable the recast alarm feature entirely
Default interval — which preset is selected when you open a session
Alarm tone — choose from several tones and preview them
Volume — set how loud the alarm plays
Custom presets — choose which interval buttons appear during live sessions (defaults to all available if none are selected)
Alarm mode — set your preferred default (Single alarm or Auto-repeat). You can still override this per-timer during a session using the Repeat toggle on the alarm card.

Session analytics

After a session ends, open the Session Analytics section to review your cast efficiency:

Total casts / With fish / Blanks — full session breakdown
Strike rate — percentage of casts that produced a fish
Avg time to bite — average time from casting to a take on catching casts
Avg cast duration — average time your rig was in the water per cast

When you used two or more different rigs or bait setups during a session, a per-setup breakdown table appears below the overall stats showing the strike rate, average time to bite, and average cast duration for each setup individually — useful for comparing which bait or rig was working best.