Yellowfin Tuna
45.0in96 lb
Standing testing rank
#9of 10
- Test Operator
- Brandon Smith
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Block Canyon, New York
- Logged
- August 12, 2026 · 05:20
The documentation
Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.
Testing LogOn August 12, 2026, aboard Canyon Runner in Block Canyon, New York, Brandon Smith landed a 96-lb., 45-in. Yellowfin Tuna using Sling Reel SR-000487. Fishing casting, the catch was landed after a 21-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Yellowfin Tuna
- Length
- 45.0 in
- Weight
- 96 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Brandon Smith
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Block Canyon, New York
- Time & Date
- August 12, 2026 · 05:20
- Technique
- Casting
- Fight duration
- 21m 36s
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-000487
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
- Configuration
- Inshore 30 · 50 lb straight braid · Daiwa Saltist MQ 6000D-H
Testing Record
This documents that
Brandon Smith
logged a Testing Program catch of
Yellowfin Tuna
45.0 in · 96 lb
Block Canyon, New York
August 12, 2026 · 05:20
Test Reel
SR-000487
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.