Last edited: 2022-01-12
Upon starting a new tournament run, Mark Davis and nine other competitors (out of 16 possible) are chosen to challenge you.
When you weigh in, the game will generate their catch. The amount they catch per day depends on the stage of the tournament.
Spring | 16.50, 16.08, 15.06, 14.82, 14.64, 13.62, 12.00, 11.58, 11.01, 10.29 Summer | 15.00, 14.64, 14.19, 13.62, 12.84, 12.42, 11.40, 10.98, 10.44, 09.66 Fall | 18.00, 17.58, 16.56, 15.72, 14.04, 13.32, 12.30, 09.78, 10.14, 09.24 Winter 1 | 12.96, 12.18, 10.56, 09.72, 08.04, 07.32, 06.30, 03.78, 03.24, 04.14 Winter 2 | 12.00, 11.64, 10.68, 09.72, 08.64, 07.92, 06.90, 05.64, 05.22, 04.89 Championship | 16.50, 16.08, 15.06, 14.82, 14.64, 13.62, 12.00, 11.58, 11.01, 10.29
There are ten weights per stage as seen above, one for each competitor. The game also keeps a list of competitors #1 - #10. A competitor between #1-#8 will be chosen at random and get the first fish from the list, the next in line will get the second fish and so on (wrapping around from competitor #10 to #1 if necessary).
Here's an example of what it could look like:
Stage: Spring Chosen starting competitor: #5 Competitor | Weight -----------|------- 1 (M.D.) | 12.00 2 | 11.58 3 | 11.01 4 | 10.29 last assignment, the smallest catch of the day! (most of the time) 5 | 16.50 first assignment, the lunker of the day! 6 | 16.08 7 | 15.06 8 | 14.82 9 | 14.64 \ these two poor guys cannot get the lunker! 10 | 13.62 wraps from here to #1 /
After all the weights have been assigned, 0.01 - 0.32 lbs is randomly added to each weight.
With that, we can calculate what kind of catches we can expect from the opposition!
The avg column is not a true average; it is the average of possible winning catches. Get a higher weight than this and you're likely to win!
Stage | min | max | avg | ----------------------|-------|-------|-------| Spring (1 day) | 10.30 | 16.82 | 16.66 | Summer (2 days) | 19.34 | 30.64 | 29.03 | Fall (2 days) | 18.50 | 36.64 | 34.19 | Winter 1 (3 days) | 12.45 | 39.84 | 33.31 | Winter 2 (3 days) | 14.70 | 36.96 | 32.27 | Championship (3 days) | 30.90 | 50.46 | 46.60 |