KastKing Kapstan Elite Saltwater Spinning Fishing Reel, Up to 55LBs Max Drag, IPX6 Waterproof & Corrosion-Resistant Bearing System - Ideal Fishing Gifts for Saltwater Fishing

I've got a bunch of rods and reels. Most are off the rack$100 and below. This steps things up to another level. Incredibly smooth and quiet. Seems to be a locked reel, it doesn't reel in reverse. Large handle mid sized. It's well made, very greased up.

Strong and sturdy reel. Well made and reliable.

Bought this to do some fishing from the dock where I was staying in the FL Keys. Easily handled a 5 ft nurse shark but even more surprising it landed a 4 ft tarpon that must have weighted over 40 pounds. Granted it took me 6 hook ups before finally getting the beast to the boat ramp. With the drag cranked up I was able to pull him enough to keep him from running under the dock and cutting me off with the pilings. Outstanding reel especially at this price point. I've bought several other Kastking reels but they were smaller fresh water reels which are OK but I wouldn't buy again.

Bought this for our salt water fishing trip and it did not disappoint! 5 hard days of surf fishing using 30# braid and this reel worked beautifully. Although we didn't land anything huge, we still caught plenty of little guys. Smooth reeling and stainelle steel bearing were well made and designed i look forward to using this reel for many years. Also, be certain to rinse it well after use. Highly recommend this unitnfor what we used for.

Great first impressions of this reel but only time will tell. I surf fished it along side of my Diawa BG 4500, the BG is a much smoother reel but Kapstan is a sealed reel so it's to be expected that it won't be as smooth. The difference it small but noticeable. I fished it for a week straight and it worked flawlessly but coming in at the same price point as the BG, I would go with the BG, unless you are fishing in conditions that may require a sealed reel. In that case the Kapstan is a winner. I marked review down to a 4 due to the extreme difficulty getting any reel parts through Kastking, great part diagram with the reel but they don't seem to sell any parts for their reels.

Excelente reel superó mis expectativas 👍

Caught the first false albacore of the trip with this reel. Drag was very smooth. Unfortunately the two machines screws holding the handle on the post came loose the first day. And they were star drive so no option on the water to tighten up. Looks like the assembler didn’t tighten or use enough lock tight. Hopefully now it will work great.

Reel is high quality for big game fish

Brand New reel with scratch marks... otherwise,,, it's a 5 stars...well...will not affect the reel function...yet to try it out...am sure it good... hopefully..heehee...