Yellowfin Tuna
52.5in147 lb
Standing testing rank
#2of 10
- Test Operator
- Brandon Smith
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Hudson Canyon, New Jersey
- Logged
- July 8, 2026 · 05:35
The documentation
Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.
Testing LogOn July 8, 2026, aboard Canyon Runner in Hudson Canyon, New Jersey, Brandon Smith landed a 147-lb., 52.5-in. Yellowfin Tuna using Sling Reel SR-000512. Fishing trolling, the catch was landed after a 30-minute fight.
The catch record
Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.
- Species
- Yellowfin Tuna
- Length
- 52.5 in
- Weight
- 147 lb
- Angler (Test Operator)
- Brandon Smith
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Hudson Canyon, New Jersey
- Time & Date
- July 8, 2026 · 05:35
- Technique
- Trolling
- Fight duration
- 30m 57s
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-000512
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
- Configuration
- Offshore 50 · 80 lb straight braid · PENN Authority 5500
Testing Record
This documents that
Brandon Smith
logged a Testing Program catch of
Yellowfin Tuna
52.5 in · 147 lb
Hudson Canyon, New Jersey
July 8, 2026 · 05:35
Test Reel
SR-000512
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.