KastKing Speed Demon Elite Fishing Reel, World's Fastest 10.5:1 Gear Ratio/Deadbolt Baitcasting Reel, 10+1 Shielded Stainless Steel BB, CNC Lightweight Aluminum Frame, Available in Skipping Version

I picked this reel up for baits that I like to fish fast like buzzbaits. I'm really impressed with the quality of the reel and even the packaging it came in. The reel is light weight and fits nicely in your hand. All the edges are smooth and feel like a higher priced reel.The speed is crazy. pulling in 42" of line with each turn of the handle is absolutely wild. You can crank once, pause, crank again, or just burn your bait along. I need to try it out with some other types of baits, but chucking around a 1" jig in grass with a reel this fast would be fun too.

This is a great reel for the money. It’s light (made with carbon fiber), runs smooth(10+1 shielded stainless ball bearings). Has the swing side to allow easy access to the magnetic brake adjustment. Other more expensive reels I have you have to access through the side with the handle. Which is reel inconvenient while fishing. It’s easy to clean and oil. All that said it looks great, and with all the latest breaking systems it throws a mile. Like all bait casters you have to adjust and there is a learning curve. But all that easy with this reel and bird nestless casting is easy as it gets with this reel. Which is the main reason to get this reel. I would definitely recommend this reel to anyone wanting a great baitcasting reel.

I have Spartacus, Royale Legend II, Whitemax and now the Speed Demon. Is there a difference between the Speed Demon and the lower tier? That is an easy answer is a blind fold test when you spin each real. I bought it to try it out to see if the difference in price worth the value. There are much more differences when free spooling and reeling in the fish with the speed demon. The Speed Demon is absolutely so much smoother and you can feel there is "no play". You really don't know/aware the "no play" until you spin the Speed Demon vs the lower tier e.g. Spartacus/Royale Legend II. It seems there is no tolerance/vibration in the spinning mechanism. I had trouble later with braided line after 30 min of using it and got worse after further tuning it: would get bird nest on every cast if I am not maxing out 10 on the braking system. And yes, I adjusted the free-spooling drag correctly! Not sure if it is the centrifugal brakes system related though I really like the magnetic system in the lower tier: definitely need more time to play with braided line. Thing really changed to be better when I swapped to 12lbs monofilament. These pictures show what a fun time I had this last weekend of catching shads. I filled up the 85qt cooler in 4 hours. If anyone had done shad fishing, you cast out every 3-5 minutes and I got zero bird nest with monofilament. I am not a die-hard fisherman but this last weekend it was cloudy and the fish was not biting close to shore but the long cast with this Speed Demon was biting almost on every cast. Other fishermen with their spinning rod setup were very jealous the non-stop action I was getting! At the moment, it was a good time and a good experience (beside the braided line incident) so definitely worth the money. I will update any resolution I have on the braided line if anyone want to ping me for a follow up!

I ordered the 10:5:1 left hand reel, even paid extra for fast shipping. Instead I received a damaged box that was completely abused and inside the reel was popped open, then I realized they sent the wrong reel. I will be sending back and I hope this is fix and they send me the right one otherwise I will not change this review. Buyers beware!!!!!Update: The new one was sent and was much better, the box was not abused and the item was the correct item, very nice reel

This is a excellent quality reel for the money. I have bought about 6 of them in the past 2 years. I had one fail after about 6 months I contacted the seller and the sent me a shipping label and returned my money. Fast, smooth and dependable.

The media could not be loaded. Bought the first reel first time out. Made 3 casts and hooked a 5 lb largemouth. Seemed to do fine on retrieve. Landed fish and went to cast just to have gear freeze up when trying to cast. Thought maybe big fish stressed the gear. Took a chance on straight exchange got second reel had just got finished spooling it up with braid to go fishing today and checked the drag and there practically isn't one. Watch video so this reel is directly out of box doesn't work and the kicker to it all, is its been like a month and a half since recieving It, so not eligible for return. Maybe after this review they will give my money back very disappointed and will not be buying any more kast king products. Will try to contact seller but once again very disappointed.

KastKing really stepped it up with this series of reels and I am beyond impressed.Firstly, the reel weight, the listing says 6.7 ounces but it truly feels lighter which will be beneficial for long fishing days.The brake adjustments and selection are really cool, the side cover stays attached when you open the door and allows 6 adjusments internally and 9 micro adjustments externally.Below the handle gear is a cool selector so you can move the arrow to what line type and lb test you have on your reel which is pretty handy when you have a half dozen poles or more and struggle to remember which is which.The reel is quiet, smooth, has slightly longer handles than typical for more torque - just a lot if small things that add up to a great value and a justifiable price point.I’ll be putting this reel through it’s paces this spring and will update the review if needed, but I highly doubt my opinion will change!

I'm loving the casting and smoothness of the reel awesome for frog and punching

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