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KastKing handles are equal to what you can find on Ali for $5, so if you don't want to get something better than what was already attached on your reel, this is what i'd get.

Put a drop of water on both spool bearings. If the sound is gone, you need to oil them.

The best thing to do is to grab a rod for rock fishing from Japan. They have a ton of them of all kind of lengths, and they'll do great for bfs.

This would apply to a ferrari as well, but they're still charging $300k+ for one, so that's not a good argument. You could be servicing your Lada five times a year, and your Honda once per two years, guess which will have more issues? That's my experience with reels with plastic handle side plates, servicing doesn't matter, i service everything i have once per season, and have been doing so since 2013.

Buy a proper BFS reel🙂 And if you're casting overhead, trying to achieve max distance with tiny lures, a 5.9" rod ain't gonna cut it. A 7'+ rod would be much better for the job.

I use braid to a fluoro leader pretty much exclusively, and mostly fish from the bank. No issues with rocks.

This is the beautiful sound of the micro module. If this doesn't bother you, consider yourself extremely lucky. https://youtu.be/ZaiEjKdfgdM?si=zQEv9LW2AmLoKCN9&t=77 At 1:17.

It depends what kind of weights you'll be throwing. I usually run between 6 to 15lb (braid). Right now it's spooled with 8lb Sufix 832, and i use it primarily for smallies and walleye.

I do not own the reel, but i know a lot of people who do, and literally all of them have the gears buzzing like crazy. For fun, check random videos on youtube with people using the Curado (one that isn't new, obviously), you will hear the gears from a mile. But i also do know that many do not care about this, and if you don't, you might not even notice unless someone mentions.

Lucky. Your bud should start selling them, for whatever reason, nobody makes these spacers. Can't believe China hasn't discovered the mini gold mine this can be.

Curados are one of the noisiest reels on the market. Stays smooth for maybe a season, if lucky. The curado is actually one of the prime reasons why i can't stand plastic handle site plates. OG Tatulas were exactly the same.

I am aware, but where are you getting those spacers? The only spacers i am aware are the ZPI ones, and they've only made two sizes. I wouldn't mind being able to use 28-30mm spools on my pixy.

On general purpose reels that is. For me it's a deal breaker, personally. Every time i owned one, the last being an Aldebaran MGL, the gears went noisy way faster than usual.

I don't know how it is for everyone else, but to me is many things. First, the looks. For once, actual colors on a fishing reel that isn't anodized red or anodized gold. Love the look of the frame, it palms well, and a very light reel. I also like the capacity on these, it's the perfect capacity as a spinning reel replacement. Big fan of the PX68 Finnesse Special spool these have, it's the longest casting spool i've ever tried to cast compact aero dynamic lures. If you ugrade the reel to make it more modern, i don't feel like you're missing out on anything currently produced reels have. In fact, considering how easy it is to service, and how solidly built they are, they have an advantage over current productions. Of every reel that i currently have, the Pixy would be the very last i'd sell. How would you run the CT spools in the Pixy? 1mm gap isn't enough for the fishing line to get stuck in there? I never even thought of trying a CT spool on my Pixy. Also, which spacers are you referring to?

Always thought the TDZ's were bleh to palm. Same with the OG Zillions.

Of course. Bunch of people on here bought it from amazon before the tariffs.

They're like $205 on amazon jp https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Daiwa-Zillion-1000HL-Handle-Model/dp/B08NP21Q2D/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aSyX-OrnxvbZPmQ7mxdiDzumW4aHpg3bWlqVwKY03BoU11BNWwQ2zLn3XjS9zA0cPGS7nGzXdKTPUAekL2fnQtfKTS6Pf3no2JJtvFz9LmF5371pUfOmoiZROuhK7jQj0O5SRwwUUrA4-rGlJJCW2P4yslyCrYwkpmKfIpD08AyGKpWSO1jOS_8NH3NhC8yqKtIICXF-M2KGAXyAkFteWC3Ehxs1X9_6rWDCSPIYPqOGwvhuPHsfz-8ZPBE7KDW0SyEHFBLZ1wHUMn0gqe1-aJPKvqQSQoLi6SAelOYvfq0.MwxDElTZfe6vOxVP8m3sXQvUGUN-74kZKZtYos3HQL8&dib_tag=se&keywords=%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3svtw&qid=1775047075&sr=8-1&th=1

Done.

I personally don't like how these frames feels like. To me, its the new 2024 Tat frame or nothing.

Possibly, but are we discrediting them snapping their rod on a cast, or the first hookset? Their rods are known to explode, you can read a ton of reviews on reddit, TW, youtube, etc. If the googan dudes didn't edited it out from their vids, be certain there would be an exploded rod every 3 videos lol.

Have a hard time believing that. For fun, i've spent a few minutes reading comments on the googan's youtube channel, and you have people on there raging at their rods.

I've heard the same defense for Googan rods.

Hello THEREELTEST. Why did you shadow ban me on your channel?🙂 But seriously, i'd like to get one for free, and use it for 1 full season. Its guaranteed to not hold up well to S and D. And i do agree about KK's repution. I, and everyone i know, associates this company with Temu tier trash. Like the worst of the worst around. When you release pure garbage for as long as you have, and now, possibly, trying to make something decent, you will be seen in bad light for a very long time before anyone gives it a chance. If i were them, i'd rebrand. KastKing is in the same category as Favorite or Googan's shovelware, so they'll never be taken seriously.

I knew people that flipped with it using 50-65lb braid, and there was no issues with it whatsoever. You obviously had to replace its drag stack, and 7.2 ratio did a better job, but this is a mini tank just like the OG alphas, they last forever. I use mine on multiple rods, going from UL bfs to Medium power, and like it for everything.

Why would he spool himself with 1/2oz? I used mine from 1/16oz to 3/4oz lures with the custom PX68 Finesse Special spool, which has the same capacity than the original. You never spool it, it has a perfect capacity for a spinning reel replacement. Now, if you load it with 20lb fluoro, of course you will spool it, but this is not what you'd use a spinning reel either. I use mine with 8-15lb braid, and its flawless.