Swordfish
88.5in264 lb
Standing testing rank
#3of 10
- Test Operator
- Michael Walrath
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland
- Logged
- August 3, 2026 · 23:40
The documentation
Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.
Testing LogOn August 3, 2026, aboard Reel Justice in Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland, Michael Walrath landed a 264-lb., 88.5-in. Swordfish using Sling Reel SR-000021. Fishing deep dropping, the catch was landed after a 52-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Swordfish
- Length
- 88.5 in
- Weight
- 264 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Michael Walrath
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland
- Time & Date
- August 3, 2026 · 23:40
- Technique
- Deep Dropping
- Fight duration
- 52m 24s
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-000021
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
- Configuration
- Deep Drop 80 · 130 lb straight braid · PENN Authority 5500
Testing Record
This documents that
Michael Walrath
logged a Testing Program catch of
Swordfish
88.5 in · 264 lb
Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland
August 3, 2026 · 23:40
Test Reel
SR-000021
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.
Swordfish testing board
Where this catch stands among Testing Program entries for the species. Boards reset to zero when the World Record Book opens.
104.0in
Swordfish
- Weight
- 312 lb
- Location
- Gulf Stream, Florida
- Logged
- September 12, 2026 · 22:40
- Testing no.
- TR-SWO-0009
Every entry is a catch submitted from the water and approved by the Sling Reel team.