Wahoo
56.0in64 lb
Standing testing rank
#8of 10
- Test Operator
- Eric Colvin
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana
- Logged
- May 6, 2026 · 19:10
The documentation
Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.
Testing LogOn May 6, 2026, aboard Light Line in Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana, Eric Colvin landed a 64-lb., 56-in. Wahoo using Sling Reel SR-000628. Fishing trolling, the catch was landed after a 15-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Wahoo
- Length
- 56.0 in
- Weight
- 64 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Eric Colvin
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana
- Time & Date
- May 6, 2026 · 19:10
- Technique
- Trolling
- Fight duration
- 15m 44s
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-000628
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
- Configuration
- Offshore 50 · 80 lb straight braid · Daiwa Saltist MQ 6000D-H
Testing Record
This documents that
Eric Colvin
logged a Testing Program catch of
Wahoo
56.0 in · 64 lb
Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana
May 6, 2026 · 19:10
Test Reel
SR-000628
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.