Yellowfin Tuna
49.5in121 lb
Standing testing rank
#5of 10
- Test Operator
- Eric Colvin
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- Islamorada Hump, Florida
- Logged
- August 3, 2026 · 07:25
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 Light Line in Islamorada Hump, Florida, Eric Colvin landed a 121-lb., 49.5-in. Yellowfin Tuna using Sling Reel SR-000160. Fishing casting, the catch was landed after a 26-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Yellowfin Tuna
- Length
- 49.5 in
- Weight
- 121 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Eric Colvin
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- Islamorada Hump, Florida
- Time & Date
- August 3, 2026 · 07:25
- Technique
- Casting
- Fight duration
- 26m 11s
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-000160
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
- Configuration
- Inshore 30 · 50 lb straight braid · PENN Warfare LW30
Testing Record
This documents that
Eric Colvin
logged a Testing Program catch of
Yellowfin Tuna
49.5 in · 121 lb
Islamorada Hump, Florida
August 3, 2026 · 07:25
Test Reel
SR-000160
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.
Yellowfin Tuna testing board
Where this catch stands among Testing Program entries for the species. Boards reset to zero when the World Record Book opens.
53.0in
Yellowfin Tuna
- Weight
- 151 lb
- Location
- Ocean City Canyon, Maryland
- Logged
- April 18, 2027 · 06:42
- Testing no.
- TR-YFT-0007
Every entry is a catch submitted from the water and approved by the Sling Reel team.