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The Test Fleet Certified Test Vessel
Reel Justice
- Captain
- —
- Home port
- Ocean City, Maryland
- Status
- Active testing
- Target species
- Yellowfin Tuna · Mahi · Blackfin Tuna
On the water
Mid-Atlantic canyon boat running tuna and mahi trips out of Ocean City — the first vessel to fish a Sling Reel offshore.
Test Operators aboard · Michael Walrath
- Approved catches
- 11
- Species documented
- 4
- Test Operators
- 1
- Sling Reels fished
- 11
Testing activity
Every approved catch logged aboard Reel Justice, newest first.
Yellowfin Tuna — testing catch
Yellowfin Tuna
53.0 inMichael Walrath · 151 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Ocean City Canyon, Maryland
- Test Reel
- SR-000123
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
Blackfin Tuna — testing catch
Blackfin Tuna
35.5 inMichael Walrath · 33 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- The Point, Hatteras, North Carolina
- Test Reel
- SR-000603
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Yellowfin Tuna — testing catch
Yellowfin Tuna
48.0 inMichael Walrath · 118 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland
- Test Reel
- SR-000334
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Offshore 50
Mahi — testing catch
Mahi
51.0 inMichael Walrath · 40 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Gulf Stream, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000610
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Blackfin Tuna — testing catch
Blackfin Tuna
33.0 inMichael Walrath · 30 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Islamorada Hump, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000606
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Swordfish — testing catch
Swordfish
88.5 inMichael Walrath · 264 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland
- Test Reel
- SR-000021
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
Swordfish — testing catch
Swordfish
84.0 inMichael Walrath · 252 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Poor Man's Canyon, Maryland
- Test Reel
- SR-000617
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
Mahi — testing catch
Mahi
46.5 inMichael Walrath · 36 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Islamorada Hump, Florida
- Test Reel
- SR-000613
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Mahi — testing catch
Mahi
59.0 inMichael Walrath · 47 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Washington Canyon, Maryland
- Test Reel
- SR-000388
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Inshore 30
Swordfish — testing catch
Swordfish
77.0 inMichael Walrath · 231 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Green Canyon, Louisiana
- Test Reel
- SR-000620
- Reel type
- Sling Reel Deep Drop 80
Blackfin Tuna — testing catch
Blackfin Tuna
37.5 inMichael Walrath · 34 lb
- Vessel
- Reel Justice
- Location
- Diamond Shoals, North Carolina
- Test Reel
- SR-000600
- 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