KastKing Sharky III Spinning Fishing Reel,Size 1000

I bought this in the 1000 size and paired it to a Kast King 6’ Pedigree 2 light power rod. It has fast become my got to ultralight setup. Easily matches the performance of my Daiwa Regal LT and Shimano Sedona which are my other nice ultralights. Consider the Kestral rod if you want a little better quality but the Pedigree 2 has been fine.

This is my 3rd Sharky III fishing reel. They cast great, smooth retrieval and the drag is very easy to get the perfect setting when you get that big one on.

Worked good until it broke. Practically new when the bail broke. Tried to fix but parts too cheap to repair. Save ur money. Love the fluorocarbon but not the reels.

I expected a bit better Quality. It's not bad but it's no Pflueger. It's not lighter or smoother than my Pflueger for about the same money. The line stacking has a slight taper to the bottom. I had one miss winding where the lose line went under the spool. It was easily repaired by unscrewing the drag and removing the spool, but it cut into my lure in the water time. The finish was top notch. Drag adjustment was good.

I’m been a shimano guy since 1985. My grandkids and wife are hard on their equipment so I’m often replacing mid level shimano reels. breaks my heart to see em trashed up. A buddy of mine told me about these so I gave it a try. got some for the kids and wife. Have lasted 3x as long and still going. One day I had to reel in my wife’s rod because she was busy with the grand kids. To my surprise the reel was still functioning like it was rt out of the box, it was all scratched up but still felt nice. When my Stradic CI4 finally went out after 10yrs I bought a SHARKY III. Now I personally have 3 SHARKY III on different rods.