KASTKING Kestrel Elite BFS... I GOT IT!!! UNBOX and ANALYZE...
2024 ж. 25 Мам.
26 190 Рет қаралды
I get my hands on the HOTTEST BFS REEL of 2022!!! Bait finesse
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Look forward to the casting and fishing tests! Great review as always.
I have a Kastking Kestrel BFS reel being shipped to Hobie Wan Kenobe Fishing to test and review as I'm watching this. Thank you for sharing the in-depth specifications and detailed review you do... and yes Kastking has been shaking up the industry from its beginning. 🍺🎣
I love that they're forcing the completion and pushing the ball for us. Maybe the other big companies will take heed. The bassinators are legit, pumped to try this one
Thanks for the review. I am looking forward to the casting review.
Heck yeah been waiting for you to do the review and definitely can’t wait for the casting test part
Great review brother. Love your enthusiasm. That’s why your number 1 in my eyes for KZhead reviews. Now I have to buy one lol!!!!
Thanks brother! Just flick casting around my living room it seems promising. It should set a new standard for casting 1 gram lets hope
Excellent video. The reel is very interesting and probably very good. I will wait for kestel's comparative test compared to other reel models. Before I buy to fish for Brazilians Bass. Sorry for my English communication.
Great video as usual. I’m looking forward to a bfs reel with a loud, metallic sounding drag.
That would be the daiwa creek silver
Can't wait to see what it does on the water. 😎
Nice video! Can't wait to see it in action!
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I'm so stoked to see this thing. I'm still probably going to get the 22 Aldebaran bfs but this reel seems interesting
Go ahead and get that Aldebaran
No Comparison. It's also 4 bills though. I'd even get the Curado BFS over this. Or the SLX. Shimano micro module gears are super smooth and very strong.
Sexy reel. I'm happy with my new Lew's Speed Spool LFS & the KastKing Spartacus 3000 spinning reel. That $40 KastKing Spinning reel is very smooth & I use it everyday in Saltwater & Sand at the beach & just blow it off with clean water when I get home. Very impressed by KastKing but I don't need a $200 BFS Reel, even though it's sexy
There it is! Didn’t know you would have it out this fast since we talked on Instagram.
I’m the opposite when it comes to a thumb bar. I have small hands and I’ll sometimes slip on a cast with my SLX’s. I prefer it lower. Nice review!
Looks great and the specs are awesome. 2 key points. Durability and those brakes. Let’s see how they go.
yes, the square magnets might be an issue as where the heck are you going to get replacements etc.
Durability??? I seized 2 Speed demon pros in less than 1 season. My Curado Ks are on their 5th season and still smooth as butter. For the price, there's no way I would get it over a Curado BFS with micro module gears. I know it's not magnesium, and a little heavier, but you're not going to wear yourself out on any bfs reel.
Can’t wait to see the casting video in it
Would love to see a full breakdown of the reel. Wondering if they used dual support and what the gears cut/tooth size looks like. Never bought a KastKing, but at least they are trying new stuff.
Ditto on all accounts
Great video man! I'm a Diawa guy. But have been looking at kastking. Especially the bassinator elite ninja. But I will need a new finesse reel this season. So, maybe??? But steep but hey, not another name brand bfs is any cheaper really...so
cool
Such a great BFS!!!
would have been nice if you sent me one when I asked
Brake dial makes so much sense, all reels should follow this format. I can’t read the numbers on either my 16 or 22 Aldebaran which I find really annoying
Have you considered trying out kastking megajaws elite? That is really a great reel and the Brakingsystem (AMB) is one of the best i have tried. Hope that you will do a review of it one Day. Thx for making great videos👍
I found the casting to be outstanding with thie mj elites. Im little set in my ways and finding the flipping switch to be a task to get figured. Only complaint I had is the spool engagement when not using the flipping switch could be sticky at times(spoke with kastking and have a new one in route). But other than that I've been really satisfied with it, the sheer fact that theyre attempting new things was enough to rope me in.
This does look cool
Its a good looking little reel!
well well well Strong design, no worse than Japan's！ It was very good Video
Most Japanese-branded reels are made in Southeast Asia these days. Genuinely made-in-Japan reels are rare unless in the top price tier.
banax for sure
I am curious as to why you did not do a height side view of the old Aldebaran and the kestrel? I have the Aldebaran mgl 50 , and I would have liked to see the difference between the two . I am on the fence about buying the kestrel, and that would have helped with my decision . The kestrel handles are way wider then the Aldebaran , but if it set as low as my Aldebaran, I would possibly purchase one . I love the low , narrow , palming qualities of my mgl . But I want an upgrade . Thank you buddy , I love your channel , lifetime subscribers. GREAT JOB .
Thank you for the review) Can you please tell the bearings dimentions, please? I am thinking in case buying it, replace bearings with Air BFS bearings
Hi! What can you say about Kestrel`s cast distance in comparison with Zephir?
If the Kestrel is a better reel than the Aldebaran BFS then it is worth buying. If not than might as well spend a little more for the Shimano BFS. Thanks for the video.
Well its definitely not smoother than the Aldebaran
@@THEREELTEST thanks brother that's good to know because you can pick Aldebaran BFS up for less than $300 that's not too shabby 😎 I think I'll wait till it goes on sale and then just pick up the Shimano nothing against Kastking they're doing a good job entering into the market as well as the BFS market it's forcing the JDM companies to give more for less money and that's a good thing for the consumer. Blessings and aloha
There are two things I notice is the gold they got off the daiwa steez and the handle where you put the handle on is the daiwa steez air
Have you ever looked at the 2020 lewis lite custom . It’s silver with gold accents . I think it boast 4.4 ounces.
Impressive. I think the only thing I'd be curious about is how difficult [or easy] is it to source replacement parts compared to a Shimano or Daiwa.
Way easier for me on their previous reels
Super easy, fast, and inexpensive so far for me. (replacement spool for zephyr)
OMG 🥰😍
Good video, like my kestrel. It could be more free wheeling. Tried to upgrade the bearings on the breaker side. Would not recommend it, one must be a honeymoon fit and gave up. (Whatever that means).
Whats the tolerance between the spool and body? Where the line will get caught inbetween if using light line? Zephr seems to have that issue for me depending on weather conditions.
we will find out when I get it out on the water
We’re those cracks in the frame around the lube port?
Square magnets = More surface area
I know this video is a yr old, but I just bought the non elite version (3-5-24) from Amazon for $91.53 after 20% off and another 10% off promo. I'm having a hard time finding information on the regular non elite version of the kestrel bfs. Something else I'm concerned about is that the specs are the same or almost the same as the elite specs! Hope I'm not getting ripped! Any thoughts?
Kastking has come a long way
It sure has... Kastking too! lol
@@THEREELTEST lol dumb autospell lol
Esta carretilha em comparação com a Doyo Liger 30, qual é mais menor e melhor?
I want that reel but i dont know if i shot buy the ace hawk cu double or the new kestrel ultralight rods?
What gear ratio is the Kestel in your video???
Is there a store that offers it for europe because I haven't had luck with finding one
waiting for it to be tested on the water and on black-friday sale.. lol
Wow, looks like a competitor just joıined the game of Olympics
Hello , from Ireland , I’m pike fisherman, one question please I can’t see , bride line in the reel 40lb how much ? Thank you
Is it saltwater fine reel?
is the brake system properly reversed on the left hand retrieve models.
unknown since I only have the RH
Correct me if I’m wrong but, wouldn’t the price reflect the R&D companies like shimano & daiwa put into creating a technology? And would a company that just gets oem parts that copy proven technology bring down the price?
Price rarely reflects R&D, price reflects marketing. It's marketing who creates market segmentation and decides which features go where and for what price.
@@zihotki I think R&D has more influence than you think. If you think about it most of the oem never have created technology, they always copy another brand a change one thing and they get away w patent infringement. That’s why the aldeberan bfs come out w a new model every few year and oem brands make tons of different reels in that same time period and you never see the opposite where a shimano or daiwa copy someone else’s tech
If you think price = innovation, then you are fooling yourself. Once a brand is well established, R&D fiscally becomes something of a diminishing return, and most of its price draw begins to come from the brand prestige, because the company knows most consumers are willing to pay for the brand name because they are more comfortable with it. Shimano and Daiwa are both great companies, but they also live off past laurels. Change a color or shape then jack up the price, they have been doing that for years, because the consumers are buying every time. Mid- and low-tier Shimano and Daiwa products are not Japanese-made, not even Chinese-made, but made in Malaysia, Vietnam and Laos (where they can get the cheapest workers with even less pay and regulations than China), yet everyone just assumes these factories are state-of-the-art because the brands are Japanese.
@@smartiejl I don’t agree, look at the past two icast they’re knockoffs of all the jdm proven products, figuring out what works is almost more costly than advertising. That’s why oem brands post 57+ bearings w 60lb of drag lol on all their products
@@smartiejl I’m being hyperbolic but you know it’s a little true that they advertise 11 bb and 8 of them are on the handles where they’re not needed or saying 13lb of drag w a max line wait of 8lb that’s all marketing gimmicks either way we’re getting rips off by establish brands and oem brands because im buying this to try it out regardless lol
... these reels are long but so far they have been excellent. With me being a woman fisherman the size ...
Where can i get one of that?
Hey- I’m wanting an affordable new reel for a heavier set up and I was wondering which reel I should get? SLX DC, Curado MGL, or the Curado K? Or any other suggestions?
Curado mgl ftw in your listing
Out of those 3 I would pick the Curado MGL 150.
The main question is how good this brakes are
Just did some living room flick casting and they seem pretty strong so far
As expected seems this reel will be overbraked, know how of ftb not only of dynamic magnets but how to hide all magnets inside of the sideplate and minimize braking force, what they literally did for new 22 aldebaran and as far as i understand it works so good in stock with very light lures because of this. Seems it is not gamechanger and Daiwa and Shimano are still the only choice for superior bfs
@@danildanchuk6343 this should be the king for 1 gram
I just bought steez ct sv and roro spool , shall i blame myself?
Does any reel company make carbon fiber gears? That would lighten things up.
That would be horrible. Carbonfiber does chip off, if it does it could damage ball bearings or ever the gears. Gears in titanium would be better but not sure if it would work.
@@thecoolbeer7612 formula one cars use pistons, rods, and crankshafts out of carbon fiber. There should be no chipping at all.
A lot of the gears are made of nylon polymer these days, but the main load-bearing pinions still need to be metal.
@@smartiejl nah they don't need to. It's more cost effective to go metal, but if you wanted to lower the weight carbon fiber would do the trick.
@@michaelace4739 i hope you are joking. Carbon gears would propably barely last 1 fishing trip, one decent fish and the gears would be toast. Carbon maingear teeth impacting carbon pinion gear teeth no bueno
What reel is the shimano equivalent of this would you say?
Price-wise, the Curado. Spec-wise, the SLX at least, possibly but not yet the Aldebaran.
Aldebaran BFS.
After using the latest bfs reels, let’s see how it stacks up.
I think it may set new ultralight lure casting standards, im talking 1.5 grams and under but we will find out
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Wo the break just like digital control
not even close
What is in comparing with Shimano Curado BFS? What reel would you recommend to buy?
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I will buy the non elite one 😜
I know this is a yr old, but I just bought the non elite off Amazon (3-5-24) for $91.53 after the 20% off and another 10% off promos! Having a hard time finding info on the non elite version! Did you ever buy one?
Does anyone know if a new Chronarch MGL is coming out now the old one has been discontinued?
I didnt know it was discontinued? Where did you see that?
@@THEREELTEST It is no longer available on digitaka, Japan lure shop, Japan tackle or any of the other JDM websites. I don’t know about the US version as I’m from Australia. Ordering a JDM model was the only option for me as there is no Australian model.
I can tell u that the zephyr out casted my slx dc left hand the one 8 2 and 1 bearings and I got the zephyr to get into bfs and when figured the dial out and flicc of wrist instead of two hands and 6lb tst line and max s[deal ml bait casting rod blew out in casting my Shimano and fenwicc my rod 100 dollars and I'm still speechless and hooked on bfs now and half to st start over broken my house and stole all my fish gear had to be some of that planet it broke in before it took pictures cuz they wouldn't have known anything about fishing gear around where I live cuz they can't even tell you what two plus two is they're so hooked on drugs and nodding out the Dale decided between the fish band hyper clamber or the new BFS real for kastking I tried kastking cuz you know that's normal folks don't get a lot of money they're there for us to normal folks and they have really good stuff for us normal folks that don't make money that blows out expensive stuff
LOL I just got a Shimano SLX BFS.
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Don’t be mad bro, I just picked up the SLX bfs and it’s great. $219 for a Kast king??? Would you pay that?
I have Kast kings as well and love them, but that price has me thinking.
@@arnoldsalazar5851 Maybe :-) I took the SLX out last night and it does work really well :-)
@@arnoldsalazar5851 ya I agree, they should have undercut everyone on it, like 179.99 would be more realistic for the brand.
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Spool weight is totally insane...
yeah, cant wait to toss that trout magnet with it!
Can this reel use it for saltwater???
Magnesium… there would have to be A LOT of consistent maintenance. Not rinsing off, cleaning the grease out and all. So maybe, but not advisable without any distinctive saltwater capability.
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I have to get one first
I like mine a lot!
After all the videos and reviews, it baffles me why anyone would get this reel when it's highly over braked and the Shimano curado bfs is $30 cheaper.
Loosen the tension knob bro
Drag clicker ?
Yes
I still don’t understand what makes a BFS Reel different thank any other Baitcasting Reel, you use Finesse when you fish a Frog or Worm etc.
It can cast a gram
@@davidcloyd1296 a gram?? Lol Holy Shit that’s amazing. I fish the River a lot and try to use the Lighter stuff and sometimes it’s a nightmare.
@@willtrax71 The reason behind that ultralight spool is to cast ultralight lures.
@@smartiejl that makes sense, with top-tier bearings and light spool yeah that would be great to accurately cast 1/8th ounce etc. I can cast 1/8-1/4 all day but surgical and precision is another story lol..
@@willtrax71 Not just cast accuracy. Lighter spool means the lure can achieve a faster launch at the initial phase without more mass dragging behind the line, so the casting distance theoretically improves. And later in the lure flight, where it gets slowed down quite quickly by air resistance, a lighter spool carries less inertia and can be braked more efficiently. That means less chance of backlashing.
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Shimano caius look like I guess
Too bad they wont sell this in SEA, atleast for now.
this is a bad ass reel, china is making a move on japanese made shit. They make all the reels anyways
It says Designed for competiton...
I remember when KK was paying tons of youtubers to shill their first line of reels that turned out to be hot garbage. I bought them and they originally felt nice and smooth but they didn't last for even a year. The only one worth a damn was the speed demon pro but even that one took a hot dump in about a year and a half. CS was a joke to, because i bought the pieces of crap from their amazon store instead of their online store, they refused to do anything about the junk they sold me, NEVER AGAIN. I have a 1st gen abu silvermax combo i bought 6 years ago that still works and it was the same price as one of original KK budget reels.
My fellow anglers, DO NOT scoff at the KASTKING name..!!! I as 14 when my father introduced me into "serious" game fish angling, with Shimano being the "TOP" of the heap fishing equipment !! I'm now 69yrs. old, and after purchasing my first KASTKING reel 4 years ago, ( mainly for Crappie fishing ) , there is "NO" other..!! I still have a few Shimano outfits, (collectibles ) , and have since given 11 Shimano outfits away to other anglers, (both young and old) who praise them as priceless..!! Glad to have mad them that happy..!! For me...KASTKING has more than replaced them as "far better" equipment, and will be my "ONLY" go to until I can't hold a rod any longer..!!! By the way...Just for the record...the largest harvest with one of KASTKINGS Royal Legend 200 reels, spooled with Seaguar ABRAZX fluorocarbon in 20lb.test, was a Tiger Muskie @ 56" and 42 lb. 14oz. To me, that was about as rough of a durability test as you could ask for, as far as fresh water species..!!! Do yourself a favor..."Try" one of their reels, you "WILL NOT" be disappointed ..!!!!
how much do kastking paid you, wanna join the band.
This reel is not up to the challenge yet. Kastking is not capable of making such fine reels. I rather stick to Soloking BMC100. It is well made reel that you can count on. Not all Chinese made reel are trash..
i like everything except the handle though, kinda ugly in my opinion
yeah too much gloss but this reel might actually be worth swapping handles for
Speed Spool LFS 🤷🏻♂️
Why by an imitator when you can own the master, buy the Shimano Curado over a "Kastking" every day.
It's $187 now with discount code New15.
you are true 👍
I was going to wait until they officially went on sale but I had the chance to get one really early and I knew there would be thousands of people waiting for my review before ordering so I went ahead and got it even though I paid close to retail.