KastKingValiant Eagle Gold Spinning Reel - 6.2:1 High-Speed Gear Ratio, Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing Reel, Faster Line Retrieve, Braid Ready Spool, 7+1 Shielded Stainless Steel Ball Bearings

Smooth casing, even with large live baits. I'm casting whole live hearing with a 3 ounce and it handles it like a champ. Only had it one season but so far so good. Great value for the price so far

For the price, this isn't a bad reel. My only issue is the wobble in the spool and spindle, you can tighten the drag to mitigate this but then the drag is too tight unless your catching 20lb monsters. It's smooth and catches fish as one would expect but the build quality is certainly lacking. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. I've been pleasantly surprised by most of KastKings products so no bashing here. I didn't need this reel but for 35 bucks it was worth having a spare and seeing what a cheap KK reel could do compared to more expensive entry level reels was my main goal.

I own a few kastking reels and they are the best my brother was impressed on how smooth they operate now he wast more

Drag amazing sound quality amazing fishing ability amazing color black and gold overall 10/10

I have now purchased five cast king spinning reels for Coastal, North Carolina, surfacing or fishing on the sound side of the barrier island. Each and every product from their company is exceeded my expectations completely.