The only gripe I have with this reel is the weight, but that goes with the size of the reel ru-vid.comUgkxM68VkfsQhHaabDce1IwOCXuvumcpbZ_k . I brought this salmon fishing up in Oswego, NY. I coupled it with a Cabela's Whuppin Stick. I had no problem pulling in a 14lb salmon. I will probably use this for surf fishing this summer and downgrade to a 3500 series Battle II next salmon season to save my wrists. All of the operations are butter smooth and the bail is nice and thick and has a solid flip to it. Everything about this reel is sturdy and strong. The drag system held up to the salmon and was also super smooth. I did use a scale to set the drag properly before going out to the river and this worked out tremendously. A bunch of other guys on the river would hook up and snap almost immediately. Just because you have a good drag system doesn't do anything if you don't set it correctly.
Hey i normally don’t make comments like this but I just started making some RU-vid fishing videos and would love some feedback. I just uploading a video about an hour ago and would love an honest opinion! Thank you!
By all means don't share too much, I won't be going anyway I just have a 16 foot bass boat, but how far down the bay did you guys have to go to get on these fish??? Last time you were with Spencer I remember you saying you guys were leaving out of North East, that's got to be a far trip to get on these right now, no? Congrats on the PB! Amazing fishing!
That’s an awesome day. Obviously the fish just came in from the ocean with all the sea lice. Trophy season coming soon. And yeah they usually troll for the 40-50 inch fish. You’re lucky to run into that nice class of fish. Cheers
Great video as always. Congrats on breaking your PB twice in one day. It's been an epic year for the Chesapeake Bay this year. I've been catching fish like that on my kayak and going for a sleigh ride. I can't wait to share that footage. I look forward to picking up a reel when they come out. I'll put it to the test.
I think anyone who fishes for big striper probably has had their heart broke once or twice. We use Alabama rigs and they've broke our rigs before, or straightened out saltwater hooks. Great video!
My biggest striper is 39 inches. Caught on a bass boat off of Montauk, LI. I did the evening run to avoid the sun. I also caught a 19 inch blue that night. And that boat uses live eels as bait. Very fun, memorable night of fishing. Oh and the biggest striper caught that year was 69 inches!
What is the largest size the new bait casters will be offered in? Possible power handle option? I like to use size 300-400 size bait casters for long casting from the bank for catfish on the Susquehanna!
I have the same rode and live in Rhode Island and seeing you slam a easy near 50’ striper you have me thinking I have a second option for my inshore ! Hahaha good stuff I love the striper content man!
Revisit the reel after a year in saltwater and fresh and if that repainted Kastking hasn't broken down by then maybe the standards are better than anticipated. The gold standard is Shimano, Daiwa, Penn, Van Staal. There is a big difference in making a knockoff senko or a rage craw and then moving onto a reel with hundred different parts.
I hope Googan is paying you large because you just moved a ton of units. I just caught my PB smallie on the Potomac, so I get having to take a minute to let it settle in. I’d probably have to go home after catching a striper like yours.😂
