A Comprehensive Captains Onboarding Guide: Dive into Fishing with Fish Roulette
Captain Onboarding Guide 🚤🎣
We’re excited to roll out a major product update focused on making it easier than ever for captains to get onboarded, get discovered, and get booked on Fish Roulette.
🚧 Open Beta Notice
This release is part of our open beta. That means the core experience is live, usable, and ready for real trips—but we’re actively improving it based on captain and angler feedback.
This update introduces a guided onboarding experience, a powerful public fishing profile, and a streamlined booking and payment flow; built specifically for independent fishing captains.
🎥 Supplemental Video: Each section below is supported by a short walkthrough video so you can follow along step by step.
1. Register for the Platform
Getting started takes less than a minute. We’ve removed friction so captains can focus on fishing—not forms.
Sign-Up Options
- Google OAuth – Sign up instantly using your Google email address
- Email Magic Link – No password required; we send a secure sign-in link to your inbox
This ensures fast access while keeping your account secure.
🎥 Video: Creating Your Fish Roulette Account
2. Fishing Preferences
Your preferences power discovery, matching, and trust across the platform.
Choose Your Role
- Captain – You own the boat and lead trips
- Co-Angler – You join trips hosted by captains
Tiers of Service
- Define how you run trips and what anglers can expect
- A key differentiator from traditional charter services
- Clear expectations = better matches and better experiences
Fish Species
- Select the species you’re most interested in targeting
- Helps anglers find captains aligned with their goals
Preferred Lakes
- Choose the lakes you fish most often
- Improves local visibility and relevance
Location Awareness
- Your profile is shown within your state and selected lakes
- Anglers can easily find captains who fish where they do
🎥 Video: Setting Fishing Preferences
3. Fishing Profile
Your Fishing Profile is your public-facing presence on Fish Roulette—and often replaces the need for a standalone website.
Profile Customization
- Upload an avatar and profile images
- Show anglers who you are before they ever step on your boat
Settings & Privacy
- Control what’s public and what stays private
- Designed to balance visibility with safety
Public Profile = Your Website
- Share your Fish Roulette profile link anywhere
- Displays your experience, lakes, species, and availability
- Optimized for trust and conversion
🎥 Video: Building Your Public Fishing Profile
4. Captain Dashboard
Your command center for running trips and getting paid.
Stripe Onboarding
- Securely connect your bank account via Stripe
- This is how we wire money directly to you after completed trips
How Payments Work
- Transparent overview of Stripe processing
- No hidden steps or confusion—just clear payouts
Schedule Availability
- Set when you’re available to fish
- Flexible scheduling built around how captains actually operate
🎥 Video: Using the Captain Dashboard
5. Booking a Trip with a Captain
From discovery to post-trip feedback, everything is streamlined.
Booking Flow Example
- Browse Captains
- Book a Trip
- Checkout
- Wait for Captain Approval
- Go Fishing 🎣
- Leave Trip Feedback
Trip Feedback
- Anglers can leave feedback using the “Share Feedback” button in the sidebar
- Feedback helps captains build credibility and improve future trips
🎥 Video: Booking and Managing a Fishing Trip
What This Means for Captains
- Faster onboarding
- Better discovery by serious anglers
- Less admin work, more time fishing
- A modern alternative to traditional charter platforms
We built this update with captains at the center—and this is just the beginning.
Open Beta: We Need Your Feedback
Your feedback directly shapes where Fish Roulette goes next.
- Tell us what feels great
- Tell us what’s confusing or missing
- Tell us what would make this platform indispensable for your fishing operation
You can share feedback directly in the app or reach out anytime—we’re listening, and we’re building alongside you.
👉 Ready to get started? Create your account, complete your profile, and start booking trips today.
🎥 Video: Direct Feedback System