Method to determine and share angling events and corresponding location data

1. A method to communicate angling related information comprising:

a. determining an angling event based on data from at least one sensor generating data related to a parameter of a rod, a reel, or a line of a first user;

b. transmitting the angling event to a mobile device of the first user;

c. using the mobile device to transmit the angling event to a recreation monitoring platform comprising a server;

d. providing an application to a device of a second user that allows the second user to select to receive angling events of the first user;

e. if a selection is made, obtaining the angling event from the recreation monitoring platform;

f. determining data sharing settings of the first user, wherein the data sharing settings specify which elements of the angling event are designated as private and which elements of the angling event are public; and

g. displaying to the second user via the application the public elements of the angling event.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the server is a cloud-based server.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the angling event is one of a fish on, a fish landed, or a fish lost.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising determining a species of the fish on, a species of fish landed, or a species of fish lost respectively based on data from said at least one sensor.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining location data for said angling event.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising obtaining weather or water condition data corresponding to the location data of said angling event.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising providing the weather or water condition data corresponding to the location data of said angling event to the recreation monitoring platform.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising displaying the weather or water condition data corresponding to the location data of said angling event via the application.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application further provides a recommendation to the second user based on received angling events of the first user.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the recommendation is at least one of where to fish, what species of fish to target, what bait to use, what lure to use, or what equipment to use.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising designating as private, data of the angling event related to locations of a fish caught.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising designating as public, data of the angling event related to at least one of a name of a fish and a number of fish caught.