KastKing Rover Round Baitcasting Fishing Reel, Perfect Conventional Reel for Catfish, Salmon/Steelhead, Striper Bass and Inshore Saltwater Fishing Reel, Reinforced Metal Body

first impression. sitting in my living room, these reels are everything I had hoped they would be. I bought the 40 size to use on a couple trolling set-ups for landlocked salmon and lake trout in northern New England. They are smooth and appear to be well built. The end caps are sturdy and solid, not the tin foil caps I've seen on other low cost reels. the drags seem smooth and they appear to have plenty of capacity for small reels. I will try to remember to post a further review after I've used them a little. Full disclosure, I've been using KastKing reels for several years and love their products.

Can’t beat this budget reel! I paired it with the Fiblink Moonsniper 9’ and it’s a great combo. I’m still learning to use baitcasters but I really enjoy using this one. Once you understand how to set up your kastking rover, it’s actually fairly easy to use! I have used this reel now for about a year.. I didn’t take the best care of it, by rinsing the salt water off every time I used it. Finally after all that time I decided to clean it and grease it and to my surprise there was little to no corrosion from the saltwater! The quality and durability, the look and feel of the reel is all great! The drag system works for me.. I see some reviews where they’re trash talking the drag system but it hasn’t failed me yet. Sometimes I even use my thumb to help slow the line being pulled out, instead of adjusting the drag mid fight.. The bait clicker is easy to use and I love it. The best thing about this reel? It’s affordable!!!!! It’s great quality for anyone! No matter if you’re on a budget or not! You will enjoy this reel, and if it just so happens it doesn’t work the first time, try it again! Just make adjustments as you go! If the first one you buy is defective (it happens sometimes with any product) in any way, return it for replacement.. I have so much fun using the rover40L! Update for the Rover 60: the reel handle knobs SUCK!!! Mid fight the foam grips popped off!! Not sure if it was because of the slight rain, or that I was pulling in a crab.. either way change the double knob to a power knob Asap!! I believe you can buy one already with it (70, 80, 90 sizes come with it I believe, if you select that option). The reel itself did a great job, just not the double handle.

I bought this back 2-3 years ago. Nice reel, maybe a little smaller than expected as far as line cap goes but that really has not been a problem. Drag is nice and smooth. Casts very well, backlashes are most often my fault. Feels strong and gives confidence. I love the clicker! It can easily be heard and resulted in some catches that might not have happened. I caught a nice 9 lb Channel with it today, so the good experience made me want to write a review.

Great quality for the price. Im liking it as much as my higher dollar reels

Just received the Rover 60 today. I'm blown away at the quality of this reel. I had to take it out and try it out. I had an old 7' glowstik and some cheap Mustad 20lb test laying around so I assembled it all together and tied on a 1.5 ounce sinker. Keep in mind this line was very stiff and has high memory so it's not what I intend to use but the reel handled fine it nonetheless. I plan on using it for catfishing and obviously the Abu Garcia C3 6500 has been the king in this realm. So I will compare the two even though this reel costs half what a C3 does on Amazon (both are sold at a great price on Amazon). Overall build quality is just as good. Lots of stainless steel parts on both. Casting and retrieving they are the same (smooth). The line guide does its job and lays line flat on both. The drag is a little smoother on the C3 6500 but the KastKing drag still operates very smooth. The KastKing at its price point, to be fair, should be compared to the cheap Chinese Abu 6500S models that actually cost about $15 more than the KastKing. But those two aren't really comparable because the KastKing Rover 60 beats the 6500S hands down in every way. I actually like the full thumb bar on the KastKing over the Abu's small thumb push button. The only thing I don't care for on the KastKing Rover is the grips on the retrieving handle are EVA foam. I personally would have preferred just a basic hard plastic but that can be fixed later if they wear out. Now tuning this reel seems complicated to those that are new to conventional reels but its actually very easy. Assuming you already have the reel mounted and spooled with line (hopefully of decent quality), this is all you have to do. 1. Rig the rod with whatever weight/lure you intend to cast. 2. Tighten the spool tensioner knob pretty tight (this is the silver knob on the same side as the retrieving handle). 3. Tighten down the brake knob somewhere around half way, maybe a little more tight than halfway. (This is the knob on the opposite side of the reel.) 4. Hold rod up at a 45 degree angle with your weight/lure hanging down about 12-15 inches from the rod tip. 5. Press thumb bar to release the line. The weight/lure should fall to the ground in a controlled manner and you shouldn't have any backlash or very little. If it has a lot of backlash tighten the brake knob more. Repeat this step till you get a controlled drop with little to no backlash.once you achieve this you are ready to cast. When casting press the thumb bar release and press your thumb against the spool to hold the line in place. When you cast just pull your thumb off the spool slightly. Just before the weight/lure hits the water apply pressure to the spool with your thumb again. If it backlashes tighten your brake a little more. Don't try to sling the lure/weight too aggressively. I was able to acveive 60 yard casts with a smooth throw. ***note*** a reviewer had claimed his reel wasn't working. When he tried to reel it the spool wouldn't turn. Mine did the same and scared me when I first received it. Tighten the star drag so.e and it should start retrieving/spinning the spool. Hope this helps. This is a great reel. Cat fisherman spread the word!

Great KastKing Reel. Releases and spools line with ease without a bird nest left in the reel. Get the reel settings right then start catching fish.

Sorry, KastKing, I do hate doing this, but you're selling really deficient equipment and not being truthful about your description. For those of you who have never proven the saying "too good to be true" feel free to buy this and consider the saying proven. Despite the telltale signs that this is not a legitimate item (no instructions in box or on their website, phone # buried in the internet, about 4 youtube videos, etc.) I pulled the trigger and bought one of these earlier this year. I took it to Canada on a fishing trip last week, spooled with KastKing braided fishing line. Thanks to my perpetual state of paranoia, I also brought my much smaller AG Revo STX reel, just in case the KastKing failed. The KK Rover didn't fail to disappoint, regrettably. I wanted a $59 reel from an off-brand mfr to work as well as my other reel, but it didn't. It does look nice and gets a lot of attention, until the admirers saw it perform. Besides being noisy (yes, with clicker off), the reel kept locking up during casts. Not back lashing, but locking up due to poor line spooling during bait recovery. Regardless of the bait I was throwing (all lures between 3/4 oz to 3 oz), and multiple magnetic spool settings, this thing just failed on nearly every cast. It was so bad that at some point my fishing guide offered to work with it a while so that I can use his reel and get some decent casting in. You may argue that my 40LB KK braided line was too much for the reel to handle. Given the size of the reel, and the fact that there are no instructions available, I'd say this rebuttal is invalid. I really wanted this to work, but it didn't. I really want to give KastKing the benefit of the doubt, but I can't. I'm guessing they get more of these back in returns than remain sold, and most, if not all, of the returns are from anglers that cast more than jig and troll. This is not a casting reel folks. Heed my advice and don't buy this for casting, or bring a second name brand reel to fall back to when it fails.

I do like the reel, casts nice, great power. The only issue im having is i have to reset the line release tensioner every 5 casts or so. Otherwise super happy with this reel

my husband said this is just as good as the £150 reels he has purchased in the past. He could not believe he could get such quality for such a low price. My husband is an expert fisherman and fishes here and abroad and he is very fuzzy with high expectations so if it meets his standard it will meet anyone's Arrived on time and in a reel nice box and case

Muy Bueno

Good but how to use i don't know

Parece muy fuerte y de buena calidad.

will be returning this. No drag what so ever first baitcaster i felt like i wanted to throw in the trash out of frustrastion. Cost me 2x the price of the reel in braid to realise the reel is at fault!