KastKing Speed Demon Elite Baitcasting Fishing Reels,Saltwater & Freshwater

Being a top water guy. Particularly top water frogs. This reel stood out to me because of the no drag feature. Having a standard casting reel with a drag with it locked completely down. Felt like I really couldn’t plant that hook set and bigger fish in thicker cover were popping off. From my first hook set with the deadbolt I’ve noticed a big difference in the feel of the hook set. It just plants the hooks a dead stick the fish. You really feel the weight of a bigger fish. Paired with a 7’3” phenix feather series heavy fast casting rod. It’s a gnarly combo. You can cast this thing a mile with out and backlash. Handles 50 pound breed effortlessly. And centrifugal breaking system works flawlessly if you backlash this thing it’s your fault not the reels. Very impressed with this reel. I was on the fence about spending that kind of money on a reel. But I’m very happy with this purchase. I will definitely buy another one if given a chance. Kastking knocked it out of the park with the deadbolt.

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.

Update: They did indeed replace my faulty reel, and I can recommend them with confidence! Good job, KastKing! Do Not Buy. Purchased in May of 2024. This is one of 5 other reels I take on my Canadian fishing trip once a year. I have maybe 15 hours on it because I don't use the whole time. While reeling in, right where the reel guide connects to body broke. It wasn't dropped or slammed. Just reeling in. The plastic broke making the line guide stop going back and forth. This is a complete manufacturing defect. When contacting customer support, the only thing I got from them was Contact Brian in customer support and he will "troubleshoot" the problem. There is nothing to troubleshoot. It broke. The final email came today stating they're sorry for "any inconvenience" but the reel is past warranty of one year. Totally unacceptable. Buy at your own risk.

I got this for short flip shots and so far it's amazing

Very nice and light, casts well but a little bit of play with the handle

Second Amazon Peacock Bass trip second failure for this worthless reel. Kastking seems to have an issue with reliability, this is the second frustrating mechanical failure on my second trip dealing with this reel coming apart. I brought the real down again this year after repairing the failure after last year‘s trip. I had the exact same failure again The little set screw that holds the little red collar that stops the nut from backing off the handle and drag assent comes out… Save yourself your hard earned money and a lot of frustration and steer very clear of this product. It’s just not worth your aggravation. Trust me.

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!

The concept is great but the durability isn’t there. After a few big ones being drag out off brush piles, mats and pads the gears gave out on me. It held up until it couldn’t!

Ótimo custo-benefício.

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