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Pros & Cons
Pros
For under $30 you get a high quality, sooth reel that works flawlessly. Great for going after bass, crappie, bullhead and an occasional channel catfish. Price for the reel is great.
Honestly, this reel is buttery smooth! Love the smooth feel. The retrieve is smooth except for one small the handle smacks the bail sometimes.
Unbelievable value. Price is just right and very affordable. Haven't taken it out yet so not sure about durability/performance.
Threw on some braid with a bit of flouro attached by a uni knot. Caught a 22 in.
Perfect setup. Great bang for your buck.
Cons
This reel is not bad, but it is far from great. Not a big out-of-pocket loss, but definitely a disappointment. This essentially renders my reel unusable.
After one month of use it become so hard to reel. Took it apart and cleaned it, re-oiled and re-greased. Noticed the reel kind of bogs down when reeling something like a spinnerbait in.
Highlights
Quality
Pleasantly surprised at the quality for the price.
The quality is tremendous for the price throughout.
I lent one to my buddy who used it for two trips and probably forgot to rinse it and the anti-reverse bearing with the unsealed... Read More
I mean for under $30 you get a high quality, sooth reel that works flawlessly.
Price
The price is just right and very affordable.
For the price you can't beat it!
I feel like i could get better reels with this price.
Packaging/appearance
I like the way it looks and feels right out of the box.
Competitiveness
Will definitely be buying more kastking reels in the future.
I’ve been amassing a lot of kastking gear: 6 rods and four reels.
I cannot believe i'm going to say this about a kastking product, but this reel does not work, the inside gears don't fit correc... Read More
Comparing it to another newly purchased reel from a competitor and you can already see the differences upon initial disassembly... Read More
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, smooth, quality, good and nice. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is high deception involved.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 57.1% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 922 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 9 2022.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After a full season it has not shown any signs of ware and tear
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Theres seems to be no factory grease anywhere inside of the reel
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This reel can handle getting splashed with saltwater but if its submerged its done for even if you rinse it oil it and grease it the thing will seize up
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought 3 2 of the 3 seized after going in the water and getting cleaned afterwards
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The last one is still going strong but while reeling the spool grinds against the body of reel after a year of abuse but theres not much more id expect for 30 bucks
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I cannot believe im going to say this about a kastking product but this reel does not work the inside gears dont fit correctly if i try to reel in the spool stays still
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My experience so far is that the reel tends to freeze up after every single outing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I lent one to my buddy who used it for two trips and probably forgot to rinse it and the antireverse bearing with the unsealed adjacent bearings have all rusted terribly
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