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The Test Fleet Certified Test Vessel
Light Line
- Captain
- —
- Home port
- Islamorada, Florida
- Status
- Active testing
- Target species
- Mahi · Blackfin Tuna · Wahoo
On the water
Keys light-tackle boat putting the Inshore 30 platform to work on the Islamorada Hump.
Test Operators aboard · Eric Colvin
- Approved catches
- 5
- Species documented
- 3
- Test Operators
- 1
- Sling Reels fished
- 4
Testing activity
Every approved catch logged aboard Light Line, newest first.
Yellowfin Tuna — testing catch
Yellowfin Tuna
47.0 inEric Colvin · 109 lb
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- The Point, Hatteras, North Carolina
- Test Reel
- SR-000401
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
Yellowfin Tuna — testing catch
Yellowfin Tuna
49.5 inEric Colvin · 121 lb
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- Islamorada Hump, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000160
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Wahoo — testing catch
Wahoo
61.0 inEric Colvin · 70 lb
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- Gulf Stream, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000625
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
Mahi — testing catch
Mahi
55.5 inEric Colvin · 41 lb
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- Islamorada Hump, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000160
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Wahoo — testing catch
Wahoo
56.0 inEric Colvin · 64 lb
- Vessel
- Light Line
- Location
- Mississippi Canyon, Louisiana
- Test Reel
- SR-000628
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
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