A while back I was chatting with Xkeeper about this game, and they dug around a bit in the game and found these values and I'm realizing I never shared them here where they'd actually be potentially useful:

Required weight to win:
Day 1 300~427
Day 2 480~607
Day 3 600~727
Day 4 700~827

I'm pretty sure most folks running this have a pretty decent idea of their own comfortable ranges for going back to the pier, but potentially helpful for some snap decision calculating odds for some?

Great info, thanks!

Based on these ranges and the approximate weight you're given when a marlin is initially caught, I put a quick program together to calculate the odds of winning each tournament for reference:

Florida (300-427)

<=200 - 0%
300 ~ 9.9%
400 ~ 76.5%
>=500 - 100%

Hawaii 1 (480-607)

<=400 - 0%
500 ~ 19.4%
600 ~ 87.09%
>=700 - 100%

Hawaii 2 (600-727)

<=500 - 0%
600 ~ 9.9%
700 ~ 76.5%
>=800 - 100%

Hawaii 3 (700-827)

<=600 - 0%
700 ~ 9.9%
800 ~ 76.5%
>=900 - 100%

Interesting to see the numbers.