We're running the team tournaments now for round about 2 years on the website, and this was the first time we've got complaints about the payout, but nothing has been changed on that system itself. The target fish does not need to be important for the win of the team but a legit catch from the condition.
Feedback is fine, and we are thankful for it. I am willing to adjust things to make it easier to be included in the payout (larger weight areas, no weight areas, etc.).
Just to make it clear, this is neither a bug nor a mistake in the calculation.
If we're talking about the target fish, it was a cod between 15 - 25 kg. If there is only fish species listed without anything else, then the fish is counted as a standalone. When more parameters are included, like a specific rig, bait or weight area, these parameters are an important factor and even described in the top lines.
Description of the comp from the website:
Catch as a two men team, as many "Atlantic Cod" as possible within the weight area! The total weight of all caught fish will be evaluated.
The conditions can come with filter options, such as: specific bait categories, rod filter or other options.
To make it more clear, this line will be visible in future team competitions:
A player of a team needs to catch at least one fish from the conditions to be counted for a payout. The fish does not need to be important for the win, but within the conditions. The conditions can be different: weight area, specific rigs, rods, fish species, baits or different lakes or a combination of it.
Please don't try to create your own rules out of it, that only the cod itself was the target.
It seems like this target fish and payout line was not clear enough for most people, and it looks like I even forgot it on the website description. The players which were in the top 3 and did not receive a prize, can write a comment below. I need the team name, place and player name. After, I will check if you were active fishing and inject the rod manually.
In the future, these exceptions will not happen anymore.