KastKing Speed Demon Pro Tournament Series Bass Fishing Rods, Elite Carbon High Modulus 1 Pc Blanks, Fuji Guides & Reel Seats, 20 Technique Specific Lengths & Actions-Spinning & Casting

I purchased this to learn swim bait fishing.It casted big size swim baits very well.I tried to use bottom rigs and got stripped bass on this rod; appears versatile although it is designed for heavy swim baitsYeah it is good value for money & I used it for this 2022 fishing season on salt waterGood luck

I bought a couple of the shakey head special rods on sale and would recommend them for any small bottom dragging technique. . I ended up around $100 apiece and the sensitivity at that price point is crazy good. It maybe won't make it as a general purpose rod but for dragging small light lures in deep water it's great.

I love casting this rod, great with most of my crankbaits not just lipless. Rod is best suited for lures from 3/8 ounce to 3/4 ounce in my opinion. This rod is rated for lure weights from 3/8 to 1 1/2 ounces, but I would never throw a lure over 1 ounce with this rod. The rod is labeled as a fast action rod, but it casts like a medium fast to me or somewhere in between the two actions, which I like a lot.I love the winn grips, but I hate the location of the hook keeper!

Consider this a first impressions review of a rod I'll be using for med tackle inshore saltwater fishing and light tackle ocean bottom jigging.Was looking for a light tackle 8' baitcaster setup for bouncing 2-3 oz swim baits and butterfly jigs for offshore norcal rockfish and lingcod. Musky rods are a popular option but often too heavy and stiff, salmon rods are too flexy, and I didn't want to spend $300-$400 on a Phenix. I know 7' heavy fast action large mouth punch rods are a favorite of yakers, but I wanted length for boat casting and better action on swimbaits 200' down. Enter the 7'11" H Speed Demon Punch rod. After reviewing the specs I thought I'd give it a chance.Shipping: Upon delivery and inspection; very nice! Finally, an e-retailer that understands how to pack a rod. Solid cardboard tube showed little exterior wear, and inside, the rod came wrapped with a foam donut at the butt and a cardboard sleeve at the tip with a heavy plastic sleeve down the length of the rod to protect from rash. A+ packing; I've ordered brand name rods from Amazon before and they don't always arrive in 1 piece.The Rod: The rod itself, in hand, is just what I imagined it to be like. Very very light (compared to my 8' med Teramar, my other ling stick), high quality components, superb guide lay, and surprisingly robust blank. It truly is a heavy fast action rod, and a few test runs casting 2-3 oz weights tells me it can comfortably handle beyond its 1.5 oz max rating. 1 oz bucktail fly too. This isn't a heavy steelhead rod posing as a jig stick, it's a true heavy cover bass rod that should be able to handle fat rockfish at depths and stripers near shore. Should be fun sticking lings with something so light. On to the specifics from the top down:- Tip and Guides: Excellent! High quality with great sets. Not one came bent, no cracked guide rings, and flawless epoxy. I sighted the rod and the guides are set about 90-95% true, see pics. The amount of guides is perfect: even distribution of load when the line is tight and you're bent.- Rod blank: Surprisingly stiff for something so light, with proper fast action tip and good backbone when testing 2-3 oz weights. We'll see if it can handle teener lings, but I bet it can. Also, maybe most important, the rod guides/components are IN LINE WITH THE SPINE of the blank! Yay! Many big name box store rod manufacturers miss this step, but this rod gets it. The natural curve of the blank was identified in production, and the guides/components etc were set along the 'back' of the blank's natural arc, ie the spine. The rod will always work and load WITH it's natural arc. Very important when casting and imparting action on lures. See pics.- Components/Grips: Again, excellent. Fuji reel seat is quality as expected and secures any reel foot. One thing to note though: the trigger grip and reel seat have a 'soft touch' coating applied to the plastic. Feels good in hand and probably when wet, but in my experience that coating wears away after a few years and leaves a residue (something to watch for). Last but not least - WINN grips! Great experience with that material on my Lexa 300H, tough and tacky, and I thought only found on Daiwa and Lew's stuff. Pretty neat that KastKing got a hold of it for this rod. One caveat is that the layout of the components results in a shorter butt length than I would like, but it's long enough and the WINN butt should be comfortable enough for bottom bouncing all day.Overall, 5 star first impression from an e-retailer that seems to be dropping the private label strategy and opting to invest in oem, technique specific gear with higher quality builds that's still within budget. My OCD noticed the KastKing logo is off center and tilted a bit, but I guess I'll live:) Otherwise this rod is awesome. Will update this review when I get time on water and land some fish. Cheers!

All good

Took this rod out to go night fishing. Caught my first largie at night and then many many more. The sensitivity was great and still had a really good back bone. Would recommend.

Overall, I really like the rods. They are light weight and very sensitive. I can use them all day without any wrist fatigue. I have had an exceptional experience with the Spin Crankbait model and good experience with the Spin Worm/Jig model. I have had 2 of the Spin Worm/Jig models break on me (heavy use tounament fishing) but both times KastKing's customer service was excellent and able to replace the rods. Overall I would recommend the rods.

Nothing bad to say..AWESOME