What are Fish Explorer Points?

Points are form of recognition for your contributions to the website. This is a way to acknowledge those committed to the FishExplorer.com concept. Thank you for your support of our community and this continuously developing platform.

How do I earn points?

You can earn points by doing such things as submitting lake/river reports, uploading photographs, etc. Here are some examples:

• Submit Conditions Reports (per approved lake/river report):
  • 5-50 points for a written conditions report
  • 5-50 points for a water temperature update
  • 5-50 points for a water level update
  • 5-50 points for a status update
  Points are evaluated based on need and quality of report.
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• Become a Skipper: Skippers earn points for not only providing their own reports, but also managing and approving/editing reports coming in from other members.
• Upload Photographs: 5 points per approved photograph
• Calendar Events: 5 points per approved event submission
• Forum Posts: points per post depending on "Fins-up" likes from others
• Lake & River Information Edits: points vary (contact us to help manage lake and river pages)
• Articles & Guest Blogs: points vary (contact us)

How can I use points?

Use points for discounts on FxR+ subscriptions, free Contributing Memberships, and entries in our annual Winter Giveaway (which offers a chance of winning dozens of great fishing prizes). Compare accounts here.

What are Year Points and All-Time Points?

In your My Account page, you will see a table showing your points.

• All-time Points Earned - Every member has an "All-time Points Earned" figure which is an ongoing accumulation of points regardless of how many are used – indicative of a member's overall contribution to the website.
• Year Points Earned - "Year Points" is how many points you have earned in the current calendar year.
• Available All-time Points - "Available All-time Points" is the balance of overall points available for you to use on things like FxR+ discounts.
• Available Year Points - "Available Year Points" is the balance of points that are available to use on things like the Winter Giveaway.

Once points are used to acquire something like a Winter Giveaway entry or a discount, they are deducted from available points. "Year Points" resets January 1 of each year and "All-time Points" carry over from year to year.

How do I know how many points I have?

Go to the My Account page, when logged in, and your points are listed there.