KastKing Brutus Spinning Reel, Freshwater Spinning Fishing Reels, Graphite Frame, CNC Aluminum Spool, 5.2:1 Gear Ratio, 4+1 Ball Bearings

Quiet nice reel, not insanely priced, they work well and are very smooth, not super heavy, I'm new to kastking but I haven't had a single issue with any of their reels great value for the money

Its a badass reel, worth it for a great price

Nice inexpensive reel. Smooth, good looking and well built. Got the 2000 model, filled it with 6lb. Mono. Paired it with an 6.6 foot ugly stik. Going to use it for stocked trout in the lakes around where I live in California’s gold country.

I guess it should get a 5 considering it is a $30 reel. It is far better than the Penn Wrath which I have. I bought this to go with an 11ft surf rod and it is well balanced and light. A little on the small size for a 5000. It has taken a dunk in the water and when I took it apart there was no water in the inner gears. Just the bale area. I am impressed. Problem is it has a small spindle. What pulled it in the water was hooking up with a good size jack crevalle. The reel struggled. At the 5000 size I didn't think it should have. but again it is a $30 reel. It is smooth when pulling in whiting. Also one other problem was this reel was not easy to disassemble but maybe that is what kept the water out of the gears. Great kids reel. Note: the bale area that got wet was easy to disassemble and service. Maybe I shoukd have given it 5 stars.

This is a Fantastic reel. I caught a 70lb blue cat with this reel and it had no problem reeling it in. Fought it for about 15 minutes and the drag worked great. You will not find a better reel then this at this price range. I also have a couple Cast king open face reels that I use for catfish reels and they are just as good Kast King makes awesome products that you can rely on.

Purchased the 5000 model. Excellent quality. Drag adjustments work excellent. Good line capacity. Added 250 yards 20lbs braided line with no issues. I may have over done it but reel still worked excellent. Caught 5-10 lbs carp, cat, and bass with ease. Excellent quality for price.

Love this reel, its smooth and great feeling

I am impressed with this reel for the price point. It replaced a seldom used all plastic reel on an Ugly Stik Dockrunner. I used this mainly for bait: running a small sabiki rig, so time will tell how it holds up to saltwater. I thoroughly rinse and dry all my gear immediately after use. If the materials are as well made as they seem to be it hopefully wont be an issue. If it is, there was minimal investment here. The internals seem smooth, and this wont be getting a lot of stress on them. The overall value if certainly there on this reel, and I am impressed with Kastking so far.

The reel is in good condition.