Yellowfin Tuna
47.0in109 lb
Standing testing rank
#7of 10
- Test Operator
- Eric Colvin
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- The Point, Hatteras, North Carolina
- Logged
- September 5, 2026 · 04:45
The documentation
Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.
Testing LogOn September 5, 2026, aboard Light Line in The Point, Hatteras, North Carolina, Eric Colvin landed a 109-lb., 47-in. Yellowfin Tuna using Sling Reel SR-000401. Fishing chunking, the catch was landed after a 23-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Yellowfin Tuna
- Length
- 47.0 in
- Weight
- 109 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Eric Colvin
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- The Point, Hatteras, North Carolina
- Time & Date
- September 5, 2026 · 04:45
- Technique
- Chunking
- Fight duration
- 23m 59s
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-000401
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
- Configuration
- Offshore 50 · 65 lb straight braid · Shimano TAKOTA 800A
Testing Record
This documents that
Eric Colvin
logged a Testing Program catch of
Yellowfin Tuna
47.0 in · 109 lb
The Point, Hatteras, North Carolina
September 5, 2026 · 04:45
Test Reel
SR-000401
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.