The correct setup of your species is fundamental to running a successful tournament, and every tournament must have at least 1 connected species to process any scoring. You can connect as many species to your tournament as needed and you have the ability to fully customize each one to best suit your needs.

You can manage the species available for your tournaments in one of two ways:

• Directly from within your tournament through the Tournament Setup page.
• In a more general way from the Manage Species page.

Managing species from the Tournament Setup page

The easiest way to add an edit the species connected to your tournament is from directly within the setup of the tournament itself.

To add a new species to your tournament:

1. Click the + Add species button next to the Species section on the Tournament Setup page.
2. Fill in the Species Name and check the Make changes to this species checkbox if you need to adjust any additional options after adding it.
3. Click the blue Add species to tournament button at the bottom of the dialog to save your species and add it to the tournament.

To edit an existing species in your tournament:

1. Click the species name on the Tournament Setup page.
2. Make any changes in the Edit Species window and click the blue Save Changes button to finish.

Managing species from the Manage Species page

If you would like to add a new or modify any existing species record prior to using it in your tournaments, the Manage Species page is available. Species added here are not automatically added to your tournaments; you must add them separately as an existing species via the Tournament Setup page.

Every species of fish that you want to register a catch for in your tournaments should be listed here. This includes both primary catches, those for which you track scoring, and secondary catches, those that you track as a catch but don't receive scoring by default.

You may also choose to include more than one record for any species of fish if you track scoring separately for them (e.g. Dolphin Bull, Dolphin Cow) or wish to include them in combined results.

To add a new species for upcoming tournaments:

1. Click the green Add New Species button at the top right of the Manage Species page.
2. Fill in the Species Name and select any additional options you'd like in the dialog window.
3. Click the blue Add Species button at the bottom of the dialog to save your species.

To modify an existing species:

1. Click the name of the species you wish to edit on the Manage Species page. To search for an existing species not immediately listed, use the Filter box at the top of the species listing or any paging controls at the bottom.
2. Make any changes to the species record you wish and Click the blue Save Changes button at the bottom of the dialog to save your changes.

To delete an existing species:

1. Click the name of the species you wish to edit on the Manage Species page. To search for an existing species not immediately listed, use the Filter box at the top of the species listing or any paging controls at the bottom.
2. Click the gray Delete Species button at the bottom of the dialog to remove the species. If the species has been used in an existing tournament, you will receive a warning that angler and team scores could be altered by removing the record for both active and archived tournaments.

To view the species list in a different order:

1. Click the list header item (i.e. Name, Active, etc) you wish to order by. Click again to reverse the order.

Navigating the Species dialog window

There are several options which affect how your species interact with your tournament. These options are available from within the Species dialog window:

Species Settings: General Tab

• Species Name: Type in the name of your species here (max. 255 characters). In some cases, you may need to be more specific than just the name of the species if you need to track scoring separately (e.g. Dolphin Bull, Dolphin Cow) or wish to include the same species distinctly in combined results.
• Catch Type: Choose whether this species is awarded points by default (primary) during a tournament or not (secondary). Primary species also show up first in the catch submission form on the Event Log page.
• Tagged: Choose whether this species is tagged by default during a tournament. If you do not use tagging in your tournaments, set this to "No".
• Active?: Choose whether this species is available to be used in future tournaments (active) or not. Setting this to "No" will not hide species from prior tournaments, just those upcoming.

Species Settings: Scoring Tab

• Default Points Per Catch: The initial value of the points an angler or team earns per catch or other species-based event with this species. This value can be changed when an event is recorded and overrides any Default Points Per Catch scoring settings in the Tournament Settings window. If you do not use points in your tournament, set this to 0.
• Lock Points?: Disabled by default, this option can be enabled to lock the Points field during catch entry and disable editing. When used with the 'Default Points' option above, this can lock that species to a certain amount of points.
• Hide Points Field for Event Type: By choosing a particular Event Type (e.g. Catch or Catch-Release), the Points field can be hidden and zeroed out during catch entry for this species. For example, setting this to "Catch" will hide the Points field for all "Catch" entries and only allow usage of the Weight field.
• Hide Weight Field for Event Type: By choosing a particular Event Type (e.g. Catch or Catch-Release), the Weight field can be hidden and zeroed out during catch entry for this species. For example, setting this to "Catch" will hide the Weight field for all "Catch" entries and only allow usage of the Points field.

Species Settings: Details Tab

• Description: Type in a text description for this species. This description displays with the Species Information component.
• Species Image: Choose an image for this species. This image displays with the Species Information component.
• Display by state: Allows you to assign the species to one or more states. This works in conjunction with the U.S. State List component when pointing to a page with the Species Information component.