Yellowfin Tuna
48.0in118 lb
Standing testing rank
#6of 10
- Test Operator
- Michael Walrath
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland
- Logged
- August 26, 2026 · 07:50
The documentation
Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.
Testing LogOn August 26, 2026, aboard Reel Justice in Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland, Michael Walrath landed a 118-lb., 48-in. Yellowfin Tuna using Sling Reel SR-000334. Fishing casting, the catch was landed after a 25-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Yellowfin Tuna
- Length
- 48.0 in
- Weight
- 118 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Michael Walrath
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland
- Time & Date
- August 26, 2026 · 07:50
- Technique
- Casting
- Fight duration
- 25m 38s
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-000334
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
- Configuration
- Offshore 50 · 65 lb straight braid · Shimano Stella SW D 6000
Testing Record
This documents that
Michael Walrath
logged a Testing Program catch of
Yellowfin Tuna
48.0 in · 118 lb
Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland
August 26, 2026 · 07:50
Test Reel
SR-000334
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.