Fishing tournament messaging

Group chats, direct messages with your staff and announcements, all inside your tournament's app. No phone numbers to hand out and no texting plan to pay for.

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9:24
Captains
142 members
Pinned noticeLines in by 3:30. Weigh-in at the marina.
Tony Alvarez
Water's 78 on the canyon edge. Bait everywhere.
9:12 AM
Kelly BrennanTournament Staff
Weigh station opens at 4:00. Bring your release forms to the tent.
9:20 AM
Dave Russo
Double release on Reel Deal! Both blues.
9:24 AM
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Photos, videos and PDFs
Share the fish, the rules packet or the weigh-in map right in the conversation.
Announcement-only groups
Keep a group for staff updates where only admins can post and everyone else reads.
Pinned notices
Pin the lines-in time or the captain's meeting so it sits at the top of the group all week.
Reactions and read receipts
Know when your message was read, and let the fleet answer a release with a thumbs up instead of another message.

A direct line to tournament staff

Participants message the tournament from the app. Every admin sees it in one shared inbox and answers from the dashboard, instead of one person's phone buzzing all week.

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Reel Deal
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Dave Russo 2:31 PM
Is the weigh station open late tonight? Running about 30 minutes behind.
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You 2:33 PM
Open until 9:00 pm tonight. See you at the dock.
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Announcements everyone sees

Write it once and it goes out as a push to the app, an email and a post on the public feed. Send to this year's field, last year's, unpaid registrations or a contact list you build.

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2:14
Saturday, October 31
2:14
Gulf Coast ClassicnowWeigh-in moves to 4:00 pm at the marina. Lines out by 3:30.

SMS for what can't wait

Some updates have to reach a captain who never opens the app. Add a local number and text the important ones: weather calls, lines-in changes, a missing lay day.

9:41
GCGulf Coast Classic
Today 7:02 AM
Your status for today: FISHING. You have until 11:00 AM to make any changes.
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Lay days by text

Captains text “lay day tomorrow” and ReelTime finds their boat by phone number, records it and texts back the confirmation.

9:41
Today 2:14 PM
Weigh-in moves to 4:00 pm at the marina. Lines out by 3:30.
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You have been unsubscribed and will no longer receive SMS messages from Gulf Coast Classic. Reply START to resubscribe.
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Opt-outs handled

Reply STOP and the texts stop right away, with the confirmation sent for you. Their messages still reach them by email and in the app.

SMS add-on
Starting at$50/month
Push notifications and email included free with tournament management
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Dedicated local phone number
Two-way texting from the team inbox
Text to declare lay days and fish days
Status reminders before your deadline
Opt-out management
Fallback to email and the app

Stop answering texts at 6am

Move the fleet into your tournament's own chat and share the inbox with your team.

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