Mahi
51.0in40 lb
Standing testing rank
#5of 10
- Test Operator
- Michael Walrath
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Gulf Stream, Florida
- Logged
- August 23, 2026 · 10:27
The documentation
Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.
Testing LogOn August 23, 2026, aboard Reel Justice in Gulf Stream, Florida, Michael Walrath landed a 40-lb., 51-in. Mahi using Sling Reel SR-000610. Fishing casting, the catch was landed after a 11-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Mahi
- Length
- 51.0 in
- Weight
- 40 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Michael Walrath
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Gulf Stream, Florida
- Time & Date
- August 23, 2026 · 10:27
- Technique
- Casting
- Fight duration
- 11m 20s
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-000610
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
- Configuration
- Inshore 30 · 50 lb straight braid · Daiwa Saltist MQ 6000D-H
Testing Record
This documents that
Michael Walrath
logged a Testing Program catch of
Mahi
51.0 in · 40 lb
Gulf Stream, Florida
August 23, 2026 · 10:27
Test Reel
SR-000610
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.
Mahi testing board
Where this catch stands among Testing Program entries for the species. Boards reset to zero when the World Record Book opens.
59.0in
Mahi
- Weight
- 47 lb
- Location
- Washington Canyon, Maryland
- Logged
- June 14, 2026 · 11:05
- Testing no.
- TR-MAH-0002
Every entry is a catch submitted from the water and approved by the Sling Reel team.