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The Test Fleet Certified Test Vessel
Deep Six
- Captain
- —
- Home port
- Venice, Louisiana
- Status
- Active testing
- Target species
- Swordfish · Yellowfin Tuna
On the water
Gulf deep-drop and swordfish program working the Green and Mississippi canyons.
Test Operators aboard · Ryan McIntyre
- Approved catches
- 11
- Species documented
- 5
- Test Operators
- 1
- Sling Reels fished
- 11
Testing activity
Every approved catch logged aboard Deep Six, newest first.
Swordfish — testing catch
Swordfish
96.0 inRyan McIntyre · 312 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Green Canyon, Louisiana
- Test Reel
- SR-000092
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
Blackfin Tuna — testing catch
Blackfin Tuna
32.0 inRyan McIntyre · 29 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- The Point, Hatteras, North Carolina
- Test Reel
- SR-000607
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Wahoo — testing catch
Wahoo
66.0 inRyan McIntyre · 74 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana
- Test Reel
- SR-000301
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
Mahi — testing catch
Mahi
49.5 inRyan McIntyre · 39 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Baltimore Canyon, Maryland
- Test Reel
- SR-000611
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Yellowfin Tuna — testing catch
Yellowfin Tuna
50.5 inRyan McIntyre · 132 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana
- Test Reel
- SR-000268
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
Mahi — testing catch
Mahi
45.0 inRyan McIntyre · 35 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Gulf Stream, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000614
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Swordfish — testing catch
Swordfish
81.5 inRyan McIntyre · 244 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Gulf Stream, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000618
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
Swordfish — testing catch
Swordfish
74.5 inRyan McIntyre · 224 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland
- Test Reel
- SR-000621
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
Blackfin Tuna — testing catch
Blackfin Tuna
37.0 inRyan McIntyre · 34 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Block Canyon, New York
- Test Reel
- SR-000601
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Blackfin Tuna — testing catch
Blackfin Tuna
35.0 inRyan McIntyre · 32 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Diamond Shoals, North Carolina
- Test Reel
- SR-000604
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Mahi — testing catch
Mahi
54.0 inRyan McIntyre · 42 lb
- Vessel
- Deep Six
- Location
- Washington Canyon, Maryland
- Test Reel
- SR-000608
- 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