KastKing Kapstan Elite HS Saltwater Spinning Reel - IPX6 100% Waterproof – Up to 55LBs Max Drag Big Game Fishing Reel - 6.2:1 High Speed - CNC Aluminum Body, 6+1+3 Corrosion-Resistance Bearing System

I purchased this reel out of curiosity about the quality and performance. I have not used it fishing yet but plan to in the next two weeks and will update my review at that time. The reel arrived on time and well packaged. It has a great look and feel to it with very smooth cranking and bail closure. It seems balanced and the finish is really nice. It is set up so it can be used for right or left handed cranking. One minor thing is that I travel a lot and wish it had an extra cover for where the crank handle attaches. This would protect it from dust and protect my gear from the grease if the handle is off of the reel. The reality is that I will travel with it in the box as it is set up to protect the reel! Once again, nice reel and I look forward to getting line on it next week and then getting out on the water to test it more thoroughly!

A very nice spinning reels..perfectly made✨✨✨✨✨I spooled a 355+ yard of mono 25lbs on it.. I love it for real🤙🤙🤙so smooth like a Tennessee whiskey😉😉😉

Got this for salmon fishing and it has held up well to some really big fish on strong fast runs. The drag is smooth and powerful for those 20+ lbs. fish

Edit: Kastking tried to help solve my issues and suggested sending another one incase the one I got turned out to be defective. Happy to say the new one has been good so far, not sure what the deal was with the first one I got but overall pretty happy about the replacement. Thanks again. Sure its smooth out of the box but no really compared to the same price point of its competitors. For over 150 its feels like a scam. The quality is just not there with the very flimsy bait arm with crazy amount of flex to the subpar drag system. The line roller barely rolls and that is going to be a huge problem with braid. It does look cool but nothing screams buy me, just get a penn,shimano or daiwa

I really wanted this reel. But everytime I use it i become less satisfied. Its heavy for one. Second I dont like how it casts. There is just something about it not 100% flowing. And finally, I dont think its that very well completely sealed from water. I love the kastking rekon. Ive been using it for over a year. Everytime I use this one, then back to the rekon it feels like an upgrade every time. Id definitely recommend the rekon. This one is so so