Calvin Lott
7/31/2023
Cover Photo by Christopher Shangle/ Major League Fishing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Atlanta, Georgia, July 31, 2023 - FishTips, the pioneering online marketplace for fishing expertise, announced a new initiative today aimed at supporting fishing tournament directors in upholding the integrity of their competitions. In an effort to support fair play and maintain the highest standards within the tournament community, FishTips is extending an offer to assist any tournament director in verifying whether or not their competitors have utilized the online marketplace within their specified information exclusion period.
Fishing tournaments have long been a cherished tradition among anglers. These events celebrate our passion for the sport and foster the highest levels of competition and excitement. However, ensuring a level playing field for all participants can be challenging, especially when competition rules mandate information restrictions. FishTips aims to do their part by bridging this gap with an online platform that facilitates the exchange of fishing expertise in a transparent and accountable manner.
"We understand the fundamental importance of fair competition in fishing tournaments, and we are committed to promoting integrity within the sport. Our online platform requires that all participants use their real identity. This enhances trust between marketplace participants and also makes it quite simple for us to track and verify any interactions," said Calvin Lott, Co-Founder and CEO of FishTips. “We can share our time-stamped purchase data with tournament directors upon request to help them uphold their exclusion period rules and regulations.”
FishTips is committed to empowering tournament directors to identify participants who may have bought fishing expertise and information via the marketplace on a specific body of water, during a specific time period prior to or during a tournament to gain an unfair competitive advantage. By partnering with FishTips, tournament directors can enhance their ability to enforce fair play regulations while still respecting the privacy of their competitors.
"We recognize that not all tournament trails have information restrictions. When they do, tournament directors can face serious challenges in detecting the prohibited sharing of information. We are committed to empowering directors with the necessary tools to ensure that their competitors do not use our platform in a manner that would breach the rules and regulations they use to govern their tournaments," added Calvin Lott.
FishTips welcomes any fishing tournament director to collaborate with the company to preserve fairness and integrity within their events. By working together, we can uphold the spirit of the competition and preserve the unparalleled excitement that fishing tournaments have to offer.
For more information on how FishTips can support fishing tournament directors or to request assistance in verifying activities by your competitors on the platform, please visit https://fishtips.com or contact [email protected].
About FishTips:
About FishTips:
FishTips, a first-of-its-kind online fishing instruction platform, provides the highest level of fishing expertise for everyone. From where to go, what to throw, to how to find fish fast, anglers of all skill levels and pursuits can connect directly with the experts and the instructional "tips" content posted by the experts on FishTips to prepare for their next fishing adventure or fun trip with friends and family. 400+ experts serve as ‘digital guides’ and are vetted and verified by the FishTips team. Digital guides consist of experienced fishing guides, top professional anglers, and talented local experts with a background in providing helpful fishing instruction.
FishTips' digital guides create hyper-current, hyper-local, detailed game plans and fishing reports for anglers to stay informed on what the fish are doing, learn a more productive approach, and ultimately, catch more and bigger fish. Specific GPS locations are often included and important as examples of what types fishing spots to look for and expand on. However, the digital guides go way beyond coordinates to build sophisticated, next generation fishing reports and game plans with the most productive strategies, present conditions, techniques, baits, patterns, and additional local information to help anglers break down their body of water quickly and get on the bite. It can be challenging for anglers to apply new fishing approaches and techniques; many anglers message directly with the digital guides for an extra layer of customer service and clarity. FishTips digital guides are happy to help and truly want to see more anglers have success on the water.
Connect with a digital guide and apply their expert knowledge before your next fishing trip so that you can go out there yourself or with friends and family for memorable days on the water. If you don't see the exact body of water or tip you are looking for, submit a "Request a Tip" to notify the digital guides that fish the same body of water of what you are looking for to prepare for your next trip.
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