Swordfish
96.0in312 lb
Standing testing rank
#2of 10
- Test Operator
- Ryan McIntyre
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Green Canyon, Louisiana
- Logged
- November 8, 2026 · 01:20
The documentation
Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.
Testing LogOn November 8, 2026, aboard Deep Six in Green Canyon, Louisiana, Ryan McIntyre landed a 312-lb., 96-in. Swordfish using Sling Reel SR-000092. Fishing deep dropping, the catch was landed after a 1-hour, 1-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Swordfish
- Length
- 96.0 in
- Weight
- 312 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Ryan McIntyre
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Green Canyon, Louisiana
- Time & Date
- November 8, 2026 · 01:20
- Technique
- Deep Dropping
- Fight duration
- 1h 1m 12s
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-000092
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
- Configuration
- Deep Drop 80 · 130 lb straight braid · Shimano Stella SW D 6000
Testing Record
This documents that
Ryan McIntyre
logged a Testing Program catch of
Swordfish
96.0 in · 312 lb
Green Canyon, Louisiana
November 8, 2026 · 01:20
Test Reel
SR-000092
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.