KastKingKapstan Elite Baitcasting Fishing Reel,Size 300,Left Handed Reel

Alright, i am a shiumano freak. But i needed some catfish reels that had a clicker and not a brick or stupid expensive. I tried abu garcia and daiwa, needless gto say i sent them back. I found these and i am amazed. The clicker is solid, it holds great in heavy current. The castability is wowiung. I have been using caitcast reels for 30 years. I have all types and shiumano is the king untiul now. These kastking kasttan blew my mind. My fiurst cast i threw a 2 oz weight and i went so far in the trees i had to break my luine. I have 2 of them and they cast so good, backlashs are rare. Even when you snap your line with heavy weight. I have had these for a few months now. I have caught around 100 fish on these and 20 over 20 pounds and one 35 pounder. I have themn on ugly stik catfish rod 7’. Great setup. The drag is unreal, cranking big fish up in river current is a breeze. These reels are truely solid. I don’t carfe for the centrifugal force brakes ussually but this reels system works amazing. I mean it is really impressive. I fish alot like 4 times a week on average. I had serious doubts when i got these, but now i have 3 of the eagle spinning reels for myu boys to which are also great. These reels are really nice to for me cause i hate round reels,, you the benfit of an oversize low profile with big boy pants on. It is east yo cast with, clicker is awesome, drag is as advertised, cranking is as smooth as my shumanos, i have 50lb mono on thses, i am not a braid guy, it holds more than enough for bank river fishing and pier fishing. I did try braid on one. It casted awesome, no issues and you can hold alot of line, i just don’t care for uit, i fish rocky areas and it is not as abrasive resistent as big game trilene. Long story short, buy them if it fits your needs worth it. I plan on buying a standard low profile also to try out for bass fishing. Anyone who is complaiuning about these just is not expierienced with baitcasters or fishing.

Smooth, good drag and line capacity. 3 months heavy use and holding up so far.

I absolutely love these reels. I have a catfish guide service and I bought 3 of these 2 years ago to try them out and see how they hold up. I can tell you I have abused the heck out of them and they stand up to any other reel in their class. They have more drag than you'll need and a ton of power when catching big fish. From 50# winter time blue cats to 3 pound eater blues in the summer, this reel will do it all. I have used them trolling in salt water and have yet to find the limit of what this reel can handle. The bait clicker is nice and loud and this thing will cast a mile. I am using them with 30# braid and a 2 oz no-roll sinker and I'm getting 70 yard casts easy. They're super easy to clean and when I opened them for the 1st time I was happily surprised to see all metal gears and parts. I expect these to last for years to come. I want to get some more and go with these exclusively for my Guide Service rods. Usually I'll put anywhere from 6-12 rods out at a time and the 3 that I own are always in the selection. I recommend the optional power handle. Makes a ton of difference when fishing a big fish. For the money, you aren't going to beat these reels. In fact, you can spend a lot more on the other name brands and still wont come close to the features and quality of this reel. Can't wait to complete my set and fish exclusively with them.

Finally put this reel to the test in the inshore waters of Cape Canaveral, FL. Pitched a live pigfish into the mangroves and it got smashed by a Jack Crevalle. A Jack in 12-14 inches of water... yep! This fish was so gd strong! If it wasn’t for the high drag on this reel I would’ve been broken off in the mangroves. I literally stopped him within inches of the mangroves. I had another setup on my kayak with me and if I would have used that, there was no chance of me stopping him.The only reason I’m giving it 4/5 stars is it isn’t perfect. Casting isn’t that smooth but it’s not bad. I think this reel excels at pitching live bait or soaking some cut bait from kayak or boat. I wouldn’t want to cast it all day. Its not really a low profile reel you can comfortably palm.Overall, I recommend this for carp and cat fisherman, live baiting, or trolling. Good price for what it is. I don’t regret my purchase.

Haven't use the reel yet, but it looks and feels excellent that meet all my expectations. Seems like excellent value and I have been very satisfied but all my Kastking reels and rods I purchased.