Wahoo
66.0in74 lb
Standing testing rank
#2of 10
- Test Operator
- Ryan McIntyre
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana
- Logged
- October 11, 2026 · 13:30
The documentation
Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.
Testing LogOn October 11, 2026, aboard Deep Six in Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana, Ryan McIntyre landed a 74-lb., 66-in. Wahoo using Sling Reel SR-000301. Fishing trolling, the catch was landed after a 17-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Wahoo
- Length
- 66.0 in
- Weight
- 74 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Ryan McIntyre
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana
- Time & Date
- October 11, 2026 · 13:30
- Technique
- Trolling
- Fight duration
- 17m 34s
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-000301
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
- Configuration
- Offshore 50 · 65 lb straight braid · Shimano TAKOTA 800A
Testing Record
This documents that
Ryan McIntyre
logged a Testing Program catch of
Wahoo
66.0 in · 74 lb
Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana
October 11, 2026 · 13:30
Test Reel
SR-000301
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.
Wahoo testing board
Where this catch stands among Testing Program entries for the species. Boards reset to zero when the World Record Book opens.
69.5in
Wahoo
- Weight
- 82 lb
- Location
- Baltimore Canyon, Maryland
- Logged
- September 2, 2026 · 22:15
- Testing no.
- TR-WAH-0003
Every entry is a catch submitted from the water and approved by the Sling Reel team.