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Post by freezerfiller on May 21, 2018 19:49:40 GMT -6
I have one and it is great so far. I got the baitfeeder version.
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Post by Simple Man on Nov 20, 2018 8:22:51 GMT -6
I'm going to update my review on these reels. First off let me preface this review with the fact that reel maintenance to me is spraying them off with fresh water after use. After breaking off several nice fish for no apparent reason (glad I reread my post, I thought the line was power pro, I had forgot about ordering the Kast King line), I noticed that the drag on two of my reels was jerky and almost stuck. The spools were seized on the shaft. After soaking in some PB blaster I got the spools off and drag freed up. Something on that shaft around that nylon piece (bearings perhaps?-see Juans pic) is rusting up big time. Looks like I might get one more year out of them, maybe.
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Post by Juan on Nov 20, 2018 17:04:38 GMT -6
Sorry to hear that. Mine are still working perfectly and all I do is spray them off with fresh water and then a light spray of Reel Magic after a day's fishing. I did take the spool off of mine and lube the bearings when they were new. There wasn't any lube in them at all and you'd think there should have been. I haven't lubed them since. Still think they are the best reels for the money.
p.s. I caught 139 trout and 3 red fish today and about half of those was on a Kast King spinner. I like PP and Trilene XL so I've never tried their line.
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Post by Simple Man on Nov 20, 2018 23:12:21 GMT -6
The salt water in the gulf is rougher on equipment than brackish bay water but if I was you I would pull the spool and grease them bearings again.
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Post by Juan on Nov 21, 2018 4:23:05 GMT -6
The salt water in the gulf is rougher on equipment than brackish bay water |
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Post by Simple Man on Jan 5, 2019 14:47:42 GMT -6
Not to derail the Kast King discussion but I found an ok deal on some Okuma Azores Z65S spinners to start replacing my Kast King 6000's before they cost me some more nice fish. The Azores were $29 bucks higher than the Kast King reels but out of the box they are impressive. Smooth as butter and substantially stouter than the Kast Kings. I'll post a separate review when I get a chance to water test them but just looking at and handling them they are a worthwhile consideration if you are looking for a mid price range heavy duty saltwater spinning reel. I'm going to use the Kast Kings to double rig bottom fish for smaller sized fish til they crap out. Link |
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Post by Juan on Jan 5, 2019 15:25:58 GMT -6
Looks good. I like Okuma reels. I have a large Okuma offshore baitcaster type that I've had forever (don't use it much). I may be 100% wrong but I've always judged the quality of a spinner by the number of bearings it has and the KastKing's 10 +1 beats the Azore's 6 + 1.  I think if you had greased your KastKings when you got em, you wouldn't have had the problems you've had. I don't know why but all of mine came with absolutely no lubricant anywhere on or in the reels. Luckily I noticed that before I started using them. Good luck with the Azore and let us know how it does. emthup |
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Post by Simple Man on Jan 5, 2019 19:11:10 GMT -6
I am like you and always thought more bearings equals more quality., smoother, heavier duty, etc. Over time, I have found that that more bearings may be better but is not the only part of the equation. I have some cheap reels with 10 bearings and some really high quality reels with 5 bearings. One day I'm going to research that so I understand what all that bearing count means.
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Post by Juan on May 10, 2019 17:06:27 GMT -6
UPDATE: Well, it took a little over 2 years but one of my Kast King spinners took a dump the other day. I tore it apart to find the problem and everything inside the reel looks like it should so I have no idea what happened. It just started making a loud clacking sound and was hard to wind. I'll be ordering a replacement since that one cost me less than $25 a year and I got a lot of use out of it. But they obliviously will fail.  |
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Post by mosquito13 on May 11, 2019 7:08:50 GMT -6
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Post by Juan on May 11, 2019 17:20:31 GMT -6
Yes bearing on the spool shaft. I was hoping that was it.. but just checked and nope, the bearings seem fine. There's something not meshing as it should but I can't find it. I needed an excuse to buy a new one anyway. |
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Post by Simple Man on May 12, 2019 20:45:02 GMT -6
You made fun of me. Okuma...
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I think if you had greased your KastKings when you got em, you wouldn't have had the problems you've had. I don't know why but all of mine came with absolutely no lubricant anywhere on or in the reels. Luckily I noticed that before I started using them. Good luck with the Azore and let us know how it does. emthup
