KastKing Royale Legend II Baitcasting Reels, Gear Ratio 7.2:1, Right Handed Fishing Reel

very good reel for the price .its light and very well made .very impressed with the brake system stops birds nest really well

I already own 2 KastKing baitcaster reels and am very impressed, not just by performance but price. Normally for any reel it would be Shimano, but too expensive. This on, the Royale 2 was a present. Again I cannot fault it. No backlash, the magnetic brakes are top notch, smooth as silk. I'll be getting the 5:1 version for Crankbaits at some point. Highly recommended.

My reel arrived on time and was packaged well. Earlier this year I wanted to get a BFS reel and bought my first KastKing. Because of the low price I was very surprised how well it performed straight out of the box and how well it handled a season of fishing. That made it an easy decision to go with them again when it came time to upgrade the baitcaster on my medium setup. Again, I was impressed straight from the box. 1. Smooth casting. Not only did I have controlled casts with heavier jigs but I was able to get good distance with my light floating jerkbaits. I was even able to cast some of my ultralight lures that I use on the BFS! 2. Easy to adjust so changing lure sizes is quick. 3. Sturdy but with a low profile. It is a good size if you plan on throwing baits all day. Another small thing that I like is that the spool is easy to remove.and lock.back in place. There is a release lever (shown in second pick) so no fumbling with screws or other removable pieces.

Excellent reel. Very smooth operation with all the features you need in a compact design. Great value in a quality product. Bought two so far, and would buy again. UPDATE: Bought another one now have a total of three.

I used this reel most of the season throwing different lighter spinners and crankbaits. The reel is still just as smooth and solid as the first day I used it. My other reels I have used are Abu Garcia Revo's which are also very nice reels but not anywhere close in the same price range. I often fish rivers and streams from my kayak and I am not a big fan of using very high end stuff from the kayak incase of any unforeseen occurrences. The higher dollar equipment stays on my big boat. With that said I did fish at least once a week from start of Spring through end of Summer from my kayak using this reel and a couple other Kast King models. Of the 3 models this one did seem to perform better for me. All 3 models were within $10 of each other. One of them was a lower gear ratio for deeper diving crankbaits. My 16 year old son has really just started taking an interest in fishing and he was able to use this caster with very little trouble also. After helping him adjust it correctly to the lure he was throwing, he was able to cast it accurately and at a good distance pretty quickly. If you are looking for a solid well performing bait caster and you don't have an unlimited budget, I would recommend checking this one out.

I bought this reel to pair with the Compass collapsible rod. It works well and extremely light weight. It casts smoothly but the breaking system has a negligible effect no matter how you set it; it may as well not be there. So long as your tension knob is set right, you're fine. The spool seels to be made of plastic, which isn't much of a surprise. Its okay for the money but I wouldn't buy it again. I fished this set up 25 days straight for about two hours on average and it has held up well so far. I've done one cleaning and lubrication cycle and it's much smoother.

This is really a good reel... You have to learn how to dial it in and use your thumb on the spool. To beginners like myself: This is NOT plug and play, there is an art form to using it. EVEN if you watch all the videos on setting it up, you are going to get BACKLASH the 1st few times you use it. It is a right of passage.. It is going to happen until you have the SKILL of using the reel. It happens to EVERYONE it is going to happen to you. It is just part of the learning experience. I spent 2 weeks on the lake in the back just practicing my casting. Went through 4 reels of line. MOST important: Only fill the spool up 1/2 way until you get the hang of it.. (Less line, less backlash to deal with.) Keep the brake on FULL ( Dial on the left side of the reel) You wont cast far, but you wont get backlash as easily. The knob on the right hand side adjusts how freely the spool spins when you cast it.. You have to adjust this for every lure type you use. The bait stops when it hits the water, the SPOOL does NOT and you have backlash.