Kastking royale

[jr231]

So I purchased the cheapest kast king reel for my bank fishing endeavors. Seen as how I don't like setting my Lew's combo on the ground.. I paired it with a Berkley cherrywood 6 foot MH casting rod that I got for 25 dollars... And I have to say... For a less than 60 dollar combo... It's pretty nice !! 

 

It's not as smooth as my Lew's... But it does hold it's own ! I can zip a small frog a nice ways with little effort... the only thing I don't care for is the spool tension knob.. it goes from stiff to really loose pretty quick... My Lew's tension knob clicks as I adjust it and is much easier to get dialed in perfectly. 

 

All in all , it's quality for the price.. 

 

[Hez]

1 hour ago, Yeajray231 said:

the only thing I don't care for is the spool tension knob.. it goes from stiff to really loose pretty quick

 

I noticed this as well

[hunterPRO1]

tension knob hasnt been trouble for me.

 

i have mine on a abu garcia vengeance atm, but im going to buy a berkley shock to put it on, 

 

 

for a 40 dollar real it is nice.

[jr231]

30 minutes ago, hunterPRO1 said:

tension knob hasnt been trouble for me.

 

i have mine on a abu garcia vengeance atm, but im going to buy a berkley shock to put it on, 

 

 

for a 40 dollar real it is nice.

 

Not really a problem for me either... I had it dialed in fairly quick the first time I used it... I was just making a point on some of my other reels the tension knob clicks and makes fine tuning much easier IMO

 

 

 Agreed it's nice for the price. 

[roadwarrior]

The reviews of the KastKing products has been good overall. 

A good value at the pricing point.

 

[CroakHunter]

Have one on my frog rod and 2 spare reels spooled with 15 and 20lb cxx if I feel that I need more abrassion resistance than my normal braid for fishing deep texas rigs and jigs. 

[rcg703]

I'm on the Kastking bandwagon myself. I bought and used the Stealth last year and loved it. That prompted me to get the Royale which I just got in the mail last week and plan to fish in the morning. You can't beat them for the price!

[jr231]

Well the second fish I landed with it happened to be this big male channel cat. The drag was slipping and it was a big fight with the MH 6 foot rod. I had to hold the spool to turn it and then take up my slack... I continued to catch bass with it afterwards and had a good night with the reel. 

 

4" senko for those whom are wondering . 

[Bluebasser86]

Glad to see some folks actually giving KK a try instead of just writing them off as inferior because of their price. They're not for everyone, but for those of us on a budget, they're great. 

[edfitzvb]

Sounds like a good bet for a loaner reel when guests arrive from out of town. I like the idea of pairing it with the Lightning Rod Shock