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Pros & Cons
Pros
The rover 60 casts far and smooth, retrieves so easily and smoothly, and with big cats in the 20lb range it handled superbly. It casts long and far on a 7' ml mad katz 3.
Some complain that the clicker is not loud enough. The reel is silky smooth. Says it works smoother than others he used.
Kastking puts the reels on sale from time to time on amazon. I'm sure the new ones won't disappoint. These kast king rovers in the 50 size are perfect substitutes for a 6500. It's definitely not a replacement for an abu garcia but then it’s also less ... Read More
Cons
Reel bearings are terrible and wont cast for anything and has issues engaging free spool. Bait clicker isn't that loud and sticks not letting line run when a fish runs. Very hard if not impossible to cast without a nest.
Highlights
Quality
Good start drag system and smooth castability combined to help in a successful catch.
Holds a good amount of line and the drag is smooth.
My buddies all insist on using smaller baitcasters, and always struggle when they hook into a big one.
There is no resistance as some had said.
Price
This is a excellent reel for the price.
At under $50 it was a good value and works as well as similar reels that cost 70% more.
Shipping
Fast forward three years and we moved to oregon, and i use it to pull plugs for steelhead and salmon from an oar powered drift ... Read More
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
good, big, great, smooth and down. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 105.
- Previous analysis of this listing was an C grade.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 76.7% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 4,695 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 16 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dont expect top dollar quality out of budget gear and youll be pleased
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Some were large redfish and many were small black drums which fight hard for their size
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bearings are loud but still catch fish
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Cast ok with medium and heavy baits but not too great with light lures
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Should be good for the average fisherman
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have disassembled this reel
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
On first look the cap screw holding the handle seemed misaligned with the keeper
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was incorrect in my visual assessment as there are multiple steps on the keeper
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