The home of a new sport
The Sling Reel World Record Platform is the centerpiece of the ecosystem — the governing body, historical archive, and digital home of competitive Sling Reel fishing. It turns every catch into content, competition, recognition, and a permanent part of the record.
Not a feature. A sport.
Sling Reel isn't just a reel — it's the foundation of a new competitive sport. The platform turns lifelong participation into the goal, where every catch becomes:
What the platform will do
The website is the public home of the sport. These are the core experiences we're building into the World Record Platform.
Record Boards
Live world-record leaderboards by species, category, and region — the official scoreboard of the sport.
Species Pages
A page for every species with current and historical records, top catches, and who holds the crown.
Person Profiles
One profile per angler — records, rank, medals, patches, and fleet, all in a single public dashboard.
Reel Profiles
Every serialized reel gets a permanent profile: ownership chain, catch history, and records produced.
Video Verification
Standardized measurement and computer-vision review turn a catch into a verifiable record — not a fish story.
Certificates & Sharing
Auto-generated certificates, record cards, and badges built to share straight to social.
Achievements & Ranks
Founding honors, commands, campaign ribbons, and a full Operator Corps rank ladder to climb.
Historical Archive
A permanent archive of records, provenance, and milestones — the lasting legacy of the sport.
From the fight to the record books
Every catch becomes a permanent part of the record.
Capture it on the water, verify it with confidence, and watch it live forever across the registries, leaderboards, and the historical archive.
Three connected registries
One set of records for the people, one for the members, and one for the reels themselves — interconnected so a single catch can earn recognition across all three at once.
World Record Registry
Tracks fishermen and their accomplishments — current and lifetime records, commands, and honors.
- —Current Records
- —Lifetime Records
- —Commands
- —Medals & Patches
- —Certificates
- —Founding Honors
Operator Corps Registry
Tracks members who own and register a Sling Reel — rank, fleet, and corps recognition over a lifetime.
- —Rank
- —Fleet Size & Stats
- —Corps Medals & Patches
- —Campaign Ribbons
- —Commands
- —Producer Honors
Fleet Registry
Every Sling Reel carries a permanent service record that travels with the unit, owner to owner, forever.
- —Serial Number
- —Catch & Species History
- —Ownership Chain
- —Records Produced
- —Founding Honors
- —Historical Designations
One catch. Three legacies.
The catch record is the central transaction of the platform. Every verified catch links a fisherman, an operator, and a reel — and can generate recognition for all three simultaneously.
- Species
- Wahoo
- Weight
- 82.4 lb
- Date
- 2026.04.02
- Waters
- Gulf Stream · 26°N
Fisherman
Sarah Smith
Non-owner
Operator
Michael Walrath
SR Corps · Captain
Reel
SR-000021
Fleet Registry
Recognition flows to the fisherman, the operator, and the reel's permanent service record — simultaneously, and for life.
Every record has a name behind it
Each operator carries a single profile for life — rank, records, honors, and fleet in one permanent dashboard. A preview of the profiles the platform will publish.
The record board
Every species carries its own board. A record stands until it's beaten — and the day it falls is preserved in the archive alongside the day it was set.
52.5in
Yellowfin Tuna
- Location
- Ocean City Canyon, MD
- Date set
- 04/18/2027
- Record no.
- WR-YFT-00017
Demonstration data — placeholder operators shown to illustrate the platform. Live registries open at launch.
View a demo profileBuilt on six motivators
Every feature reinforces one or more of these — the reasons people return to the water and the platform for a lifetime.
Achievement
Users want to accomplish things.
Recognition
Users want others to see those accomplishments.
Competition
Users want to outperform others.
Collection
Medals, patches, certificates, and honors to accumulate.
Legacy
Users want to leave a permanent mark on the sport.
Status
Visible progression and standing in the community.
A lifetime of honors
Medals, patches, certificates, commands, and milestones — earned, collected, and displayed. Like rank and ribbons, they never disappear.
Founding Honors
Awarded once, never repeated — the first of their kind across the entire sport.
- First Fish Ever
- First Offshore Fish Ever
- First Wahoo / Mahi / Tuna Ever
- First Billfish Ever
World Record Honors
Earned on entry to the registry and with every species record claimed.
- World Record Club Medal & Patch
- Species World Record Medals
- Species World Record Patches
- Digital Certificates
Lifetime Milestones
Cumulative standing that compounds across a fishing career.
- Triple Record Holder — 3
- Five-Star Record Holder — 5
- Ten-Star Record Holder — 10
- Legend Record Holder — 25
Commands
Hold multiple active records at once. Ranked by device and duration held.
- Dual Command — 2 active
- Record Command — 3 active
- Fleet Command — 5 active
- Bronze · Silver · Gold devices
Two histories, one reel
Every Sling Reel carries two permanent records. One belongs to the operator and never transfers. One belongs to the reel and travels with it forever — enabling a legitimate collector market for historic units.
Operator History
Never transfers
- Rank
- Service history
- Corps honors
- Commands
- Fleet stats earned
Fleet History
Travels with the reel
- Commission date
- Ownership chain
- Catch & species history
- Records produced
- Historical designations
One connected system
Capture on the water, verify with confidence, and live forever on the platform.
Mobile App
Video capture, metadata, fish measurement, and record submission from the boat.
Verification Mat
Standardized measurement with QR verification and computer-vision anti-fraud calibration.
The Platform
Record boards, species pages, person & reel profiles, leaderboards, and the historical archive.