Review of KastKing Products- Reel, Line, Grip Scale, and Line Scissors

Happy Monday, Ya'll!

I'm officially out of college for the rest of the summer, so of course I went shopping with my mom. :)

Okay... It was grocery shopping. I'm not ashamed!

This weekend I got to test out a few products that I got for free so I could review them. They are as follows:

KastKing SR3000 Spinning Reel
Super Power Braid Fishing Line
Grip Scale
Line Scissors

First on the list is the KastKing SR3000 Spinning Reel

It has a graphite body so it's really light weight, which is nice. The handle came in as a left-handed reel but I switched it over to a right-handed one. While I was spinning it, it was pretty smooth. It came in a bag that can be used if you switch out the rod on your pole for a different one. 

So when I used it, I went ahead and put the braided line that I also got to test out so I could see how well it worked. Here's the braided line:

It's was a dark green 8 lb braided line. Normally I wouldn't put it on a spinning reel, but it was all I had and I wanted to try it out.

I had my assistant (aka husband haha) test it out for me so I could take some pictures. I did also try it out myself. It was smooth reeling in, but I felt like the bail wasn't flipping over as easy as it should have been. It took a little more effort to get it to flip as I was trying to reel back in.

Also, it did this to me twice:

It also did that to my assistant (hubs) a few times while he was using it. I do have to say that I've used spinning reels in the past but I've never used braided fishing line before, so that could be a big part of the problem. However, because it did "rat nest" like this, I got to try out the line scissors!

These are cool. I didn't have a pair of these before and I feel like I was missing out. They come folded up like that and all you do is pull them apart and they turn into regular scissors. Super nice for putting in a tackle box because then you don't have to worry about them messing up any of your lures. Here they are in action: 

Thanks, assistant!

The scissors were sharp! I really think these are neat if you can't tell. 

Last but not least, I also got to review a grip scale. 

For those of you who haven't ever used one of these, the little picture on the top left pretty much shows what you do. You put the hook in the lip of the fish, and there's a digital scale in the grip that shows how much your fish weighs. Handy for those who want to really know how much it weighs, not so handy for those who like to exaggerate.

I didn't get to test it out on a fish because we never actually caught one :( but I did pull the trigger (it opens), and tested out the scale by pulling on the hook a little. It's a pretty neat tool.

KastKing SR3000 Rating: 4/5

Pros: Graphite body, aesthetic appeal (blue and white), ball bearings seemed smooth

Cons: Bail was hard to flip

KastKing Super Power Braid 8lb Green Braided Line Rating: 3/5

Pros: Doesn't kink and cause weak spots in the line

Cons: Harder to tie a knot, frays, does not work well in a spinning reel

Line Scissors Rating: 5/5

Pros: Easy to store, sharp.

Cons: None

Grip Scale Rating: 5/5 (without trying on a fish)

Pros: Cool design, easy to use

Cons: None

If you're interested in each item, you can search for "KastKing" on Amazon, it's one of the first products that comes up.

♥ Caitlyn