KastKing Zephyr Bait Finesse Baitcasting Reel, Carbon Fiber Fishing Reel - Drag Clicker Version, 7.2:1 Gear Ratio Fishing Reel - 5.6oz Lightweight Bait Finesse System Casting Reel

Okay first I have read all the reviews. I have stage 4 cancer and take a few drugs so I’m not too steady. I’m letting you folks know this because using reels like this are hard for me to use. Okay now the reel. I only had the money to purchase one. I took it out of the box and looked it over. Very nice looking. I only use Berkeley fire line. Period!! Filled the reel with 14 pound line. I put it on a 7 foot ugly stick. I went fishing. People said that you could not use a small lure so I picked a small bass pro 2 3/4” square bill. Small lure. I cast it the first time and I had a birds nest. I adjusted the button on the left side to to half way. I adjusted the button on the right side till you could hit the release button and it dropped to the floor and stopped. I cast it again. And it cast good but still a little backlash. I turned the button on the right side a little bit more and tried it again. Man it cast so sweet. I cast it about 100 times and never had a problem again except when I hit a tree over my head that I didn’t see. Lol. A week later I went fishing again and I wore this reel with that same crank bait and never had a single back lash. I truly love this reel. It’s so smooth after you set it up correctly. It takes time to get it correct. Take your time and play with it till you get it correct. It’s really worth the effort. All I can say is that when I get some more money I’m purchasing another one. Also don’t throw it so hard. I just swing it and it just cast so smooth. I love this reel

Ive had this for almost 9 months at this time, and its casting just like the day I purchased it! Very durable and the value for the price is unmatched. Fishing with light baits (finesse senko, no or light nail weights) up to chatterbaits and the like. Very versatile. Accurate casting and very smooth retrieve, way less winding noise than other more expensive options. High gloss frame looks sleek, and its held up as well. Im hard on gear and this has taken it!

Works well and was easy to spool. The click drag system function is easy to set and change when necessary. It does control backlash fairly well when properly tuned and can easily cast super lightweight tackle with ease. It is not perfect and some of the tolerances could be fine tuned - the line can sneak in behind the spool from time to time but it is simple to correct.

This is my first BFS Reel since I’ve started getting into finesse and micro fishing. I can easily throw my 1/32oz and 1/16oz neds with this reel out at the creeks. Throwing rooster tails on this reel is so easy which makes my creek adventures so much fun. This is a very good reel for anyone just starting in the BFS game, and of course, Kasey King did an amazing job putting this together.

I purchased this. Feels good. Paired it with the baitcast made for it. Can’t beat the price. Can’t wait to use it.

I bought two of these Zephyr, and 2 of the KK Kestrel baitcaster reels about the same time. I wanted to compare, "budget" options to my Lews and Diawa reels that cost much more. At first the Zephyr were decent reels, I used them exclusively through the spring and caught many many bass, up to 4.5lbs(good size where I'm at), and they performed well. However, after several weeks of use, now each reel just randomly has an issue where the brakes on casting go absent and the reel mega backlashes. To the point, it's done for the day, and needs to be re-lined. Comparing to the Kestral. The Kestral is much smaller profile. Braking is different to setup etc..., but once setup, to me perfroms MUCH better, especially in the wind, which is common on my lake. The Kestral still feels a bit cheap, plasticky compared to the KVD Lews and Diawa SV TW reels. But it's 2/3 the price, and seems to cast very well, and resist wind backlashing. So far, the Kestral does not seem to suffer the random crazy backlash the Zephyr does(both reels and multiple fisherman using[myself, my son and brother in law all had the same issue]). If $ is absolutely tight, the this is a decent reel that can catch decent fish. But does seem to suffer from random casting/braking issues, on the reels I have. The Kestral, while more $$$, to me is a better deal. I'll keep these Zephyr on spare rods and use the Kestral's for various BFS setups.

Oh man do I love this thing for trout fishing, it throws very light jigs nicely, very smooth, nice drag adjustability. Perfect for finesse fishing.

Light lines still gets caught in between spool as there is a gap in the design. Gets the job done. Smooth reeling and cast far.

Nice cheap bfs reel

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