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Competitions — challenge friends and compare sessions

A competition is a head-to-head challenge where both anglers link a session and the result is decided by weight, catches, or species.

Creating a competition

  1. Go to the Social tab and tap Competitions
  2. Tap New Competition
  3. Pick a friend from your friends list — or add a bot opponent if you want to practise without a real opponent
  4. Set the scoring method: heaviest weight, most catches, or most species
  5. Optionally set a rod limit — sessions with more rods than the limit will be rejected when linking
  6. Tap Create

Linking a session

Once a competition is created, both anglers need to link a session:

  1. Open the competition from the Competitions list
  2. Tap Link Session
  3. Pick a past or currently active session

Finalising the result

Once both anglers have linked a session, the creator can tap Finalise to lock in the result. The result cannot be changed after finalising.

Leaderboard

The competition result screen shows a full species breakdown and individual catch weights for both anglers.

Multi-angler competitions

Competitions can include more than two participants — the process is the same. Each participant links one session; the creator finalises when all sessions are in.

Bot opponents

A bot opponent generates a simulated result — useful for solo practice or testing. Bots are clearly labelled in the result.

Last updated: 29 June 2026

Try this in the app

Open CatchMate Specimen on your phone to follow the steps above.

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