Competitions on the portal: registration, entry fees and live results

Angling competitions in Slovakia are organised by local SRZ organisations, clubs and tackle shops. Word about them usually spreads through posters, social media and word of mouth. On the Competitions page you will find them in one place, and organisers can publish them here free of charge.

What events can be published

The portal can run carp competitions, feeder and float fishing, spinning, catch-and-release fly fishing, competitions for children and young people as well as social events without scoring, such as angling days or work parties on the fishery. Each event has a name, date, fishery, poster, rules and entry fee. Events are listed in a calendar and can also be browsed by type, organiser and year.

How it works

• Publishing: officials of SRZ organisations publish for their organisation immediately, clubs and companies after approval. Each competition shows the fishery where it takes place and the organiser.
• Registration: competitors sign up directly on the competition page. The organiser can set the number of places and a registration deadline. The page shows how many places are left, and when all are taken, registration closes.
• Entry fee: competitors pay it by bank transfer or by scanning a PAY by square QR code in their banking app. The organiser marks the payment as paid. The money goes directly to the organiser; the portal takes nothing.
• Live results: the judge records catches on a phone directly on the competition page. The ranking is recalculated immediately, and competitors and spectators can see it without updating paper boards.
• After the competition: the final ranking stays on the competition page and in the list of past events, so you can come back to it a year later.

How to write good competition rules

Good rules save the organiser a lot of phone calls. It is worth including:

• the exact fishery and meeting point, ideally with a link to a map,
• the schedule of the day: check-in, draw for pegs, start and end of fishing, announcement of results,
• categories (adults, juniors, children, women) and the scoring method: points per centimetre, catch weight or number of fish,
• permitted baits, number of rods and fish handling rules, for example a mandatory unhooking mat and returning fish to the water,
• the entry fee, what it includes and the registration deadline,
• the organiser's contact details and what happens in bad weather.

What competitors get out of it

For competitors the advantage is that they find everything important on one page: where and when the competition takes place, how much the entry fee is, what the rules are and how many places are left. Signing up takes a minute on a phone, and the entry fee can be paid by scanning a QR code without typing an account number. During the competition they can see their recorded catches and the current ranking, so they don't have to wait for the announcement to know how they are doing.

What organisers get out of it

Organisers no longer need to keep registrations in a spreadsheet or collect entry fees in cash at check-in. They have a clear list of who has registered and paid in one place. Judges record catches on their phones, so there is no need to copy paper score sheets or add up points after fishing ends. The results are ready the moment the last catch is recorded.

Things to keep in mind

Competitions take place on a fishery, so its rules and closed seasons apply as well. The date and stretch must be agreed with the fishery operator. The competitions page has a When competitions are allowed by law widget with an overview of closed seasons through the year, so that spinning competitions are not planned while predators are protected.

For children's competitions, make sure adults accompany them by the water and keep the rules simple. More than points, children remember their first fish and that someone helped them with it.

If you organise competitions and something is missing in the system, write to us via the Operator and contact page. The competition system was built around organisers' needs and we will be happy to extend it.

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