KastKing Spartacus II Fishing Reel - New Spinning Reel – Sealed Carbon Fiber 22LBs Max Drag - 7+1 Stainless BB for Saltwater or Freshwater – Gladiator Inspired Design – Great Features

Excellent reel for the price, smooth and high quality

Love it, as a novice fisher- woman this spinning reel with 30lb braid works fabulous for my rod! So quiet, and smooth. Easy to work and light weight i have the 4000. Drag is easily to manipulate as well. Look great on my white and Blue Shakespeare Tiger 7’ rod. As far as balance i do not notice a problem. Maybe because of my skill level. But i can say, I am catching more fish because of the change in the reel and Braid line alone, and i FISH both freshwater and Saltwater. JUST BESURE TO RINSE YOUR EQUIPMENT EACH TIME. This reel handles just fine and I recommend it.

This review is for the 2000-sized Spindrift IPX5 reel, which is a perfect size for bass, trout, walleye, basically any freshwater game fish...If you're spooling with braid, I'd recommend using a narrow strip of electrical tape on the spool to prevent line slippage. This is fairly common unless the spool has built-in traction specifically for braided fishing line. Or just spool with mono or fluorocarbon.Very precise and reliable drag system, as good as $100+ reels I've used in the past. The 2000 sized reel has 17 lbs of drag force which is more than enough to slow down and reel in a 15-30 lb fish. A king salmon however may be a little much, so I'd suggest sizing up to the 3000-4000 size if you're fishing for kings. As with any new reel, take the spool off and add a few drops of light-weight oil to the main shaft. Also add a few drops to the areas where the bail opens and closes.Retrieval speed is plenty fast, the reel is well-constructed, made of metal. At its current price point, this reel is a solid buy. Seems to rival quality and build of reels that cost 4-5x as much. Hopefully Kastking keeps producing reels of this quality while keeping the price down, and I'll continue to buy their rods and reels. I own many Kastking products, probably a dozen or so of their rods, and at least 15-20 of their reels. None of which have been a disappointment.

A very nice reel. The color of the reel is appealing. It is easy to use and setup. Very smooth operation, quiet and simple. The price I feel is very good for what you are getting in a reel. My child is extremly happy with it.

Great reel! Smooth , light and feels durable!! Thank you!!

Bought the reel for a week long pike fishing trip and it never struggled a bit. Casting was super fine and reeling in felt smooth. Are there better reels out there, absolutely; but for the price, I don’t know any reels I’d choose over it for a spinning reel.

Great reel I just love Kastking they produce quality reels rods and fishing gear in generalAfter I bought by 1st reel rod combo from Kastking I stopped buying Garcia,Ugly sticks all over priced by far and Kastking is cheaper and in my opinion better the fish picture below is from Colorado Spinney Mountain Reservoir

Looks sleek, decent weight, works great! Drag is easy to adjust. It’s a good size and easy to use like any other spinner. Would buy 100x over if something were to happen to this one!