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The Test Fleet Certified Test Vessel
Canyon Runner
- Captain
- —
- Home port
- Montauk, New York
- Status
- Active testing
- Target species
- Yellowfin Tuna · Mahi · Swordfish
On the water
Northeast canyon runs from Montauk out to the Hudson and Block canyons.
Test Operators aboard · Brandon Smith
- Approved catches
- 11
- Species documented
- 4
- Test Operators
- 1
- Sling Reels fished
- 11
Testing activity
Every approved catch logged aboard Canyon Runner, newest first.
Swordfish — testing catch
Swordfish
79.0 inBrandon Smith · 237 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Hudson Canyon, New Jersey
- Test Reel
- SR-000619
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
Mahi — testing catch
Mahi
43.5 inBrandon Smith · 34 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Baltimore Canyon, Maryland
- Test Reel
- SR-000615
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Blackfin Tuna — testing catch
Blackfin Tuna
36.0 inBrandon Smith · 33 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Islamorada Hump, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000602
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Yellowfin Tuna — testing catch
Yellowfin Tuna
45.0 inBrandon Smith · 96 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Block Canyon, New York
- Test Reel
- SR-000487
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Swordfish — testing catch
Swordfish
72.0 inBrandon Smith · 216 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Gulf Stream, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000622
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
Blackfin Tuna — testing catch
Blackfin Tuna
38.0 inBrandon Smith · 34 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Block Canyon, New York
- Test Reel
- SR-000275
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Yellowfin Tuna — testing catch
Yellowfin Tuna
52.5 inBrandon Smith · 147 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Hudson Canyon, New Jersey
- Test Reel
- SR-000512
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
Mahi — testing catch
Mahi
52.5 inBrandon Smith · 41 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Islamorada Hump, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000609
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Blackfin Tuna — testing catch
Blackfin Tuna
34.0 inBrandon Smith · 31 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Block Canyon, New York
- Test Reel
- SR-000605
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Swordfish — testing catch
Swordfish
86.0 inBrandon Smith · 258 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Green Canyon, Louisiana
- Test Reel
- SR-000616
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
Mahi — testing catch
Mahi
48.0 inBrandon Smith · 37 lb
- Vessel
- Canyon Runner
- Location
- Washington Canyon, Maryland
- Test Reel
- SR-000612
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
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.
All testing catches