Kastking Royale baitcaters reveiw.
Likes:
-The price.... $40 with shipping
-The amouth of ball bearings it has (11 BB 7:0:1 ratio)
-Its kinda smooth while cranking crankbaits.
Dislikes:*
- Noisy as hell. When you cast it, its loud clunking
- when you reel in, its loud as well
- Brand new out of the box and the handles were wobbly on the reel like its cheaply made.
- Doesnt like braid.*
- Dial in is a pain in the ass. 20 yrs of competitve bass fishing and ive never had this much trouble dialing in a reel. Once it stops backlashing, youre only able to throw a crankbait 20 yards with no control and not loose enough to make a roll or underhand cast if need be. No matter what the settings are, you CAN NOT load up on it to make a long cast. You cant even lower the settings and try to lob it far. You WILL backlash every single time!! Forgot about anything over 1/2 oz as well. This is not a good option for carolina rig or cranking where you want a good long cast.
- Customer service is a joke.
Overall, i really dont like these reels. I bought 7 of them to replace all my Abu Garcias on my brand new Dobyns rods for this upcoming season and it was a bad mistake. These reels make a awesome rod perform like crap and you spend your day picking out backlashes after backlashes instead of fishing. You will not get the distance out of these reels as you can with $100 reels. You do get what you pay for i guess
Im not sure if i got a bad batch, but its like this in all 7 of the reels i purchased. If i could, id send these back for my money back. I spent close to $300 on reels that i will have to sell on craigslist for dirt cheap jus to get rid of them since kastking wont fix it
Most important, Kastking will not stand behind their products and will ignore you. Ive made three attempts to email them with no replies. They must know what they are selling since their website states they will not give you a refund unless it was unused. Getting a good deal is not always the best in the end when dealing with these companys and this was a good example of "to good to be true".*
Thats my .02.....
BUYER BEWARE!!