Spartacus II Baitcasting Fishing Reels with 7.2:1 Gear Ratio

Really impressed with the KastKing Spartacus II. It’s very lightweight, smooth and comfortable, and my son handles it really well. I paired it with an Ozark Trail OTX 6’8” Medium baitcasting rod and 12-lb Berkley Trilene XL mono. The combination feels light and balanced and is very easy to cast. Great setup for the price!

Amazing. Outstanding. I have used light and heavy boats, had only one small backlash, it casts easy, it’s quick and simple to use, it works like a charm, it’s smooth to reel and easy to set up. Backlash remains an issue but I noticed it only rarely does so, and only if you improperly set up for your bait.z it’s lightweight and compact enough to where I was able to easily fit it onto smaller rods.

So far this is a great reel. Casts a mile, smooth retrieve and drag. First season with it but so far it’s held up. Curious to see how the reel holds up because it has a plastic housing. But I have no complaints and will probably get another.

Light weight. Good starter reel

Real smooth & the size,just fits in you palm of your hand!, great price, would buy again!!

After reading the reviews I was on the fence about this bait caster. I gave it a shot and am glad I did. I have other bait casters and this one, right out if the box, was the easiest of all to use. I’ve fished with it several times and it hasn’t given me any trouble. The adjustments for the drag and brakes are easy to set. Unlike others have reported, I haven’t experienced any backlash issues. This bait caster appears well made and built for longevity. If you’re on the fence give it a try you’ll be happy you did.

EDIT: Ok so I have been using the reel A LOT and randomly during a cast it squealed. Now it squeals every cast like the spool bearing is bad or something. It's weird because it still casts perfectly smooth.. I just took it apart and oiled everything, we will see it fixes the issue. I have been wanting to get a left handed retrieve bait caster for a while now just to try it out verses my right handed one. Didn't want to spend 100$+ on one and finally gave in to this one for 49$. Caught the bass in the picture today with it, not a monster bass but it wasn't tiny either. Great working reel! I'm actually surprised how nice it looks and material feels. The one I have is like a matte textured feel to it. The reel is very light weight and compact. Fits my hand perfectly. (Medium gloves for reference) I used it today for about 30minutes and it took me about 4 casts to get the brakes tuned in. I am by far not a pro caster but I know how set the brakes. It casts and reels very smoothly. Actually reels pretty fast too, I had to make myself slow down my reeling. When I first held the reel the cast button acted broken when I reeled. Then I realized it was because from factory the spool tention was completely loosened and it wasn't catching. I just tightened the spool up and it works perfectly. (To anyone who isn't sure how to do so), first loosen the spool tension to where the spool slightly shifts back and forth and then tighten it just enough to stop the shifting, then on the 1-10 magnet brakes set it at 10 make a cast and after each cast lower the magnetic brake until you start to get a backlash, once you start to get a backlash you know to set the magnetic brake slightly higher. Plus of course using your thumb to stop the spool. I would easily recommend this reel to anyone. It's cheap enough a beginner can learn on it, someone needing a new reel, or even someone wanting an extra setup.

Love this thing. I switched from my ambassadors which probably weighed half a half 2 pounds. This is nice and lightweight and makes a huge difference.

Bien

Es de calidad media pero funciona muy bien me gusto lo recomiendo mucho!

Good product for the money works well

Un carrete que no le pide nada a los gama alta! Sin duda por el precio vale la pena. Diseño compacto y muy ligero

l ergonomie est fantastique