TrueCatch

A high school MVP · The TrueCatch glove

Every Catch. Verified.

An always-on glove that verifies the moment you grip your catch. Earn status in the world's first ranking arena built on proof.

The problem

Right now, anyone can claim anything.

Fishing has a trust problem. Tournament weights get inflated. Photos get pulled from Google Images. Personal-best records live or die on the honor system. Every leaderboard, online or at the local shop, has a quiet asterisk.

The gap isn't desire to compete - anglers already keep score in their notes app. The gap is proof.

The TrueCatch glove · weighs

Weighs as you grip.

Palm-mounted strain gauges · sub-20 lb class

Flexible strain sensors across the palm read the lift force the moment your hand closes. No second hand, no scale, no fumble - the number lands while the fish is still alive in your grip.

The TrueCatch glove · identifies

Knows what you caught.

Wrist LiDAR + edge-AI species ID

A wide-angle camera and LiDAR live on the inside of the wrist. An on-device chip classifies bass, trout, walleye, pike, panfish, the works - locally, in under a second. No phone out, no signal needed; the glove is doing the work.

The TrueCatch glove · proves

Proves where, when, and that it was real.

Signed on-glove · syncs to TrueCatch later

The moment you grip the fish, the glove cryptographically signs the record - location, time, weight, species - and seals it in encrypted storage. The catch lives on the glove until you're back in signal, then syncs to the TrueCatch platform automatically. No spoofed coordinates. No backdated entries. No "trust me, bro."

The platform

Earned rank, not claimed.

Every glove-verified catch flows into a single live ranking - by species, by region, by club, by friend group. Compete head to head against an angler 1,800 miles away. Watch your local board update by the hour. No tournament travel required.

  • Live leaderboards - by species, size class, region.
  • Head-to-head matchups - pair up, fish, settle it.
  • Clubs & tackle shops - your home water gets its own board.
  • Verified badges - glove catches stand apart from honor-system entries.

Help shape the first version

Tell us which TrueCatch problem to solve first.

This is a high school MVP project - the survey is the actual assignment. 30 seconds of your time tells a student which version of this idea is worth shipping. No spam, no funnel.

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