FishTideLog: digital diary for fishermen

Context

Many fishing enthusiasts still manually record catches and weather conditions. With FishTideLog, we aimed to digitize the process.

Problem

• No complete and customizable digital logbook
• Difficulty integrating real-time weather/tide data
• Interfaces too complex for non-technical users

Approach

• Requirements analysis with focus groups of fishermen
• Selection of the TALL stack (Laravel, Alpine, Livewire, Tailwind)
• Continuous testing on mobile-first prototypes

Solution

• Responsive app with capture logs, tides, notes
• Centralized DB with species and statistics
• Simplified interface with charts

Results

• 70% reduction in manual errors
• Increased community engagement
• Future roadmap: opening APIs for IoT devices

Conclusion

FishTideLog has transformed a niche requirement into a scalable SaaS platform for sport fishing.