Brutus Spinning Fishing Reels, 5.2:1 Gear Ratio,Lightweight | Max Drag: 18.6 lb, 4+1 BB, 13.1 oz, Graphite Frame, CNC Aluminum Spool, Ideal for Freshwater

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

Bought this for my ultralight rod and works well for the price point.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Excellent economically priced reel. Smooth, easy to adjust and feels as nice as some more expensive reels. Impressed with what you get for the money. Drag adjusts smoothly, solid feel. This is my second one, I also have a Royal Legend and it’s been great too.

Its a badass reel, worth it for a great price

The reel is in good condition.