KastKing Rover Round Baitcasting Fishing Reels, Perfect Reel for Catfish

This is my first-round reel. I spooled it with 30lb braided line. I will be matching this reel up with a 7ft medium heavy rod for catfishing and some inshore fishing. The reel is smooth and that 30lb drag is amazing. The reel is all metal for salt or freshwater fishing. I really like the oversized handle for better power in reeling in that big fish. The price point is affordable and KastKing usually has a coupon for more money off. The reel comes in a nice box. There is a bag for keeping the reel clean and safe while storing. Inside the box are some KastKing stickers and a parts list. It cast really good. I tried it out in one our local ponds. Retrieve is really smooth. The reel is looks great in Black with a Gold label for the reel name. You can spool it up with up to 65lb Braided line.

I just received this in the mail today!!! I’m excited to use it! The Rover series reels are pure workhorses! If you can fine tune them, there’s almost nothing that you can’t reel in! I spooled it with 25lbs test, braid, Reaction tackle (camo). I fish saltwater. I have two of the red ones, bought them about three years ago. I don’t always wash out my reels off after fishing (and sometimes drinking🤣). I have dropped them, banged them up, and they just don’t break. Which an occasional deep clean and greasing/oiling. Built like tanks! So it’s safe to say that these upgraded black ones will work the same. I added some pics of the handle replacements I used, and a pic of the salt corrosion on my 40L. In total I have the 40L and 60L in red. Now the 50L in black. The differences that I like the most: It’s black, and most importantly- Kastking listened to consumers (I know I complained my tail off) and upgraded the handle/knob!!!! There’s no need to buy a handle replacement, this one is solid, sturdy and ready for a fight!! For anyone that has the issue with the older models where it feels like you can’t tighten tensioner knobs anymore - I actually cut out a piece of plastic from a water bottle the size of the metal square inside the spool tensioner knobs (like a spacer in between the rubber and metal square) and it helped out big time! Easier to adjust, for casting and such. The knob on the handle side is to adjust the spool so it’s aligned in the middle of the reel, and the knob that is the “brakes” is for controlling your cast more. Both are tensioners either way.. hope that makes sense! The drag works as it should, adjust accordingly. Can’t wait to use my new black rover!!!

I've had this reel for about 1 year now and I've used in salt water a few times. I can't speak for how long it will actually last as I don't use it everyday but I'll say it still works as good as it does when I first purchased it. This thing has taken some abuse! I've dropped it in the sand at the beach, its been almost washed away in the ocean and its not grindy and its even survived a bad backlash. The only problem I have is that the tension and break knobs are a little tricky to turn and its a little too easy to change the drag. I've accidentally almost unscrewed the handle off a couple times.

Great product

This has been a good reel ,better than I expected. No problems and smooth as any other reel selling for more. Added a power handle and installed it on a 8ft 6” Lamiglass with red heat shrink wrap Update 3/1/19 changed my rover 50 to a 9 ft Okuma SST heavy action 1-6 oz weight size and I was casting a 4oz weight between 90 To 115 yards . So these reels can also cast a mile no problem Update 6/20/21 still smooth as silk And taking big bat rays 35 minutes of drag screaming landed 42” and 64 -11oz pounds no problem

This is my first round Baitcaster. I got it mainly for catfish and striper fishing, and possibly small swimbaits for bass. It went beyond my expectations in the quility and smoothness departments. This is also my first reel with a power handle, it is so comfortable to use vs small grips on other reels, I can only imagine the benefit of fighting a larger fish with it. Really excited to use this reel more often, and push its limits.

I wanted to love this reel. It sounded like a 747 jet taking off when casting. It did cast very well but THAT NOISE….. totally unacceptable. Likewise, when reeling in a bait, the gears clattered. It looks fantastic. Maybe I just got a dud. Thankful for the ability to return unacceptable products.

Bought one of the newer gen 2 models and the drag is already stripped only after 2 big fish. I'm debating if I should buy another or not because everyone else seems not to have had that problem