So I purchased the cheapest kast king reel for my bank fishing endeavors. Seen as how I don't like setting my Lew's combo on the ground.. I paired it with a Berkley cherrywood 6 foot MH casting rod that I got for 25 dollars... And I have to say... For a less than 60 dollar combo... It's pretty nice !! 

 

It's not as smooth as my Lew's... But it does hold it's own ! I can zip a small frog a nice ways with little effort... the only thing I don't care for is the spool tension knob.. it goes from stiff to really loose pretty quick... My Lew's tension knob clicks as I adjust it and is much easier to get dialed in perfectly. 

 

All in all , it's quality for the price.. 

 

1 hour ago, Yeajray231 said:

the only thing I don't care for is the spool tension knob.. it goes from stiff to really loose pretty quick

 

I noticed this as well

tension knob hasnt been trouble for me.

 

i have mine on a abu garcia vengeance atm, but im going to buy a berkley shock to put it on, 

 

 

for a 40 dollar real it is nice.

30 minutes ago, hunterPRO1 said:

tension knob hasnt been trouble for me.

 

i have mine on a abu garcia vengeance atm, but im going to buy a berkley shock to put it on, 

 

 

for a 40 dollar real it is nice.

 

Not really a problem for me either... I had it dialed in fairly quick the first time I used it... I was just making a point on some of my other reels the tension knob clicks and makes fine tuning much easier IMO

 

 

 Agreed it's nice for the price. 

The reviews of the KastKing products has been good overall. 

A good value at the pricing point.

 

Have one on my frog rod and 2 spare reels spooled with 15 and 20lb cxx if I feel that I need more abrassion resistance than my normal braid for fishing deep texas rigs and jigs. 

I'm on the Kastking bandwagon myself. I bought and used the Stealth last year and loved it. That prompted me to get the Royale which I just got in the mail last week and plan to fish in the morning. You can't beat them for the price!

Well the second fish I landed with it happened to be this big male channel cat. The drag was slipping and it was a big fight with the MH 6 foot rod. I had to hold the spool to turn it and then take up my slack... I continued to catch bass with it afterwards and had a good night with the reel. 

 

4" senko for those whom are wondering . 

Glad to see some folks actually giving KK a try instead of just writing them off as inferior because of their price. They're not for everyone, but for those of us on a budget, they're great. 

Sounds like a good bet for a loaner reel when guests arrive from out of town. I like the idea of pairing it with the Lightning Rod Shock