Blackfin Tuna
37.0in34 lb
Standing testing rank
#4of 10
- Test Operator
- Ryan McIntyre
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Block Canyon, New York
- Logged
- June 9, 2026 · 07:16
The documentation
Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.
Testing LogOn June 9, 2026, aboard Deep Six in Block Canyon, New York, Ryan McIntyre landed a 34-lb., 37-in. Blackfin Tuna using Sling Reel SR-000601. Fishing casting, the catch was landed after a 10-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Blackfin Tuna
- Length
- 37.0 in
- Weight
- 34 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Ryan McIntyre
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Block Canyon, New York
- Time & Date
- June 9, 2026 · 07:16
- Technique
- Casting
- Fight duration
- 10m 14s
The Test Reel
Every testing catch is tied to a serialized Sling Reel — the reel and its configuration travel with the record.
- Serial Number
- SR-000601
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
- Configuration
- Inshore 30 · 30 lb straight braid · Shimano Stella SW D 6000
Testing Record
This documents that
Ryan McIntyre
logged a Testing Program catch of
Blackfin Tuna
37.0 in · 34 lb
Block Canyon, New York
June 9, 2026 · 07:16
Test Reel
SR-000601
Program
Sling Reel Testing
Testing record only — not an official Sling Reel World Record. Testing records close at public launch, tentatively scheduled for February 2028. When Sling Reel is released into the wild, the World Record Book starts at zero.
Blackfin Tuna testing board
Where this catch stands among Testing Program entries for the species. Boards reset to zero when the World Record Book opens.
40.0in
Blackfin Tuna
- Weight
- 38 lb
- Location
- Diamond Shoals, North Carolina
- Logged
- May 30, 2026 · 05:50
- Testing no.
- TR-BFT-0004
Every entry is a catch submitted from the water and approved by the Sling Reel team.