KastKing Speed Demon Elite Fastest Baitcasting Reel Unboxing with Speed Demon Pro Comparison

[@joshuavanscoyk9404]

How do you feel about this reel now? Thank you for your reviews.

[@rawrfishing]

Thumbs down. I can't seem to work the brakes for consistent casting. Maybe I suck at Centrifrugal braking reels? Lol

[@THEREELTEST]

So yeah they changed the brake hub color to red and put the "on" lettering and a change. One thing that needed changing too was that their brake "tabs" were too small.. not enough surface area to cause enough friction against that brake ring. Maybe your reel got an upgrade on that too, we will have to wait till your on the water assessment.

[@rawrfishing]

That is good that they have made the changes you have suggested. I will probably do a lawn/play ground test via frogging tomorrow. I don't think i'll take this to the nasty swamps, since i unspooled my Speed Demon Pro for more line, i will put the old line on for some testing. likely more than enough since the spool is smaller. If i can spool myself, that will be great. The bearings tho.. caked with lubrication...

[@gizmocarr3093]

Not all reels are built for the same use. High-speed reels are often used for pitching and flipping. This makes long casting distances unimportant. Power and strength overrule casting distance. You make thousands of short cast a day and the faster you can get your lure back the more casts you can make. When you do hook a fish; you can get them out of cover and in the boat faster using a strong drag and high-speed retrieval reel. It is also unimportant to have a large amount of line on the spool as well; because the short casting distances require very little line. Looks like you have bought a great reel for Flipping and Pitching to Snakeheads.

[@rawrfishing]

Totally subjective to every angler. I have played with different speed reels and for snakehead fishing, especially from the banks, you gotta have distance. Its make it or catch less. This is almost always the case when fishing in spots where there are tons of anglers. Now for me being on the kayak most of the time... i don't care for the extra distance. The speed and power is certainly more important. This reel looks too good to be in the swamps tho... haha

[@poopjeans1135]

I have found with lower ratio reels 5.4 or 6.2-1, it can be difficult to catch up to your lure on a boat. I do some bank fishing as well. There are Lilly pads 150 foot, 50 yards out. If I don't get a strike, it's nice to burn that bait back quickly. Also, while slow rollin a chatterbait I never feel the blade stop working with my speed demon elite, which happens a lot with the slower reels I mentioned.

[@609Fishing]

Great video ✊ honestly learned a ton about baitcasters... definitely investing in some new freshwater gear, thanks for the tips👌

[@rawrfishing]

thx man! the holiday season is coming and potentially some sales! let me know if you got questions for your spring/summer frogging rod next season! i know up want to get a few more of them snakeheads ;)

[@PTWNSLGR]

Also I swapped out my cork grips from my Spartacus reels with these reels and be carefull when you do. The clicker for the star drag is a very small spring and bearing under the reel handle. My first one feel off lol took for ever to find it. Just an FYI if ya change your handle lol

[@rawrfishing]

probably keep my stock one here... but yeah let's not shoot the spring out!

[@omzig18]

I bought a lews mach 2 and a speed demon pro I think the pro is better. The lews magnetic brake won't move anymore and I can't get it unstuck but the pro has been flawless

[@rawrfishing]

so far i like the speed demon pro. for a magnetic braking reel, it is so amazing.. minus the carbon fiber handles lol... This reel tho.. its so much configuring... :(

[@Fishingmissions827]

Just got one. What are your thoughts today?

[@rawrfishing]

This reel? Return it lol... was not a fan. Have to reconfigure each time u change a lure and man it's backlash galore

[@Fishingmissions827]

Dude I agree. Not a fan. I caught my first bass today just over 3lbs and a pickerel over 5.8lbs caught on this reel. Felt like I was bringing in a whale. Extremely hard no torque gonna send it back. A 1/4oz bait felt like a 4lb spinner bait coming through the water

[@8120ike]

Thanks Jimmy for the comparison.

[@rawrfishing]

Np man man! Cant wait to cast it

[@TheFishingNomad]

Have you ever thought about getting into the JDM ultralight rods and reels?

[@rawrfishing]

you must have missed a few videos :P

[@TheFishingNomad]

@@rawrfishing I will have to look

[@rawrfishing]

just the previous 3 videos... all daiwa related, 2 of them JDM. one is a US Daiwa converted to BFS

[@TheFishingNomad]

@@rawrfishing Gotcha. I saw one of those. I was thinking more along the line of ultralight spinning gear. When I think of JDM that is what I think of, but you are right.

[@rawrfishing]

@@TheFishingNomad i don't think i'll get one of those UL Spinning reels anytime soon, but maybe a ML one for some finesse fishing where i need to rely on drag. Spinning reels are more sensitive and have more control when it comes to drag.

[@natrosenquist]

Great comparison vid! I can't wait to get that reel

[@rawrfishing]

Thx man! I can't wait for a cast test

[@FISHONOVERLAND]

Love my Daiwa zillion 10 impecable built quality from Japan 👌

[@rawrfishing]

I don't know how that reel feels but I bet lol.

[@predwards8941]

The speed demon pro reel is one of my favorite reels I’ve used. I’m really sad they stopped making it.

[@rawrfishing]

Did they? It is better than the elite

[@predwards8941]

@@rawrfishing it’s discontinued from what I can tell

[@rawrfishing]

bummer! well i better nab a Gomexus handle and shove it onto my SDP reel! lol

[@PTWNSLGR]

For those that have this reel, I got my two lefty versions the other day, and they are a little different than my other 6 Kastkings. Two are the older speed demons and the rest are the assasin and 3 spartacus models. The difference being the star drag on the side on both of my new ones, have movement in them and a my tension drag knob I have to tighten it all the way down to keep a 1/2 oz weight for zooming to the floor. This is with the magnet stems turned on all all them under the side plate and with the side plate drag number on a 9. I know it has a different drag system than the older models, just wondering how everyones reels are doing.

[@rawrfishing]

you said tension drag knob... do you just mean tension knob? Depending on what i fish, i don't even use tension... for instance, frogging. I tighten just enough for there are no wobbling left and right of the spool and rely solely on braking and my thumb so I can get max distance casts. For this, the lure certainly do come out fast... extremely fast. don't think it is a problem for me. I just did a cast testing with a frog lure and i can cast extremely far. I spooled myself with 80% capacity. I have a good feeling i can spool myself at 100% capacity (40 lb braided line)

[@PTWNSLGR]

@@rawrfishing yea the little tension knob that you adjust to add drag or less drag on your lure when your casting. All my others I can set right in the middle but on these two I have to tighten all the way down. I try and set all my reels as close to one another as I can lol but, saying all that it will flat out cast a 1/2oz lure almost to the point of spooling the reel lol so its all good. Just different than my others. I was more worried about the star drag knob being loose than anything . Thanks for the reply.

[@rawrfishing]

The little knob is called the tension knob. It adjust spool tension, not reel drag. Its was confusing at first to hear you say drag but I get it now. Anyhow thats interesting. I don't use my tension that tigut unless I need do skipping. So it will likely not be a problem for me.... but i will keep an eye out. Is it causing you any problems?

[@PTWNSLGR]

raWr Fishing naw no problems and yea it’s not the drag, lol I know the difference my problem, at my age if I’m thinking about 2 things at the same time, well they both come out in speech or written form. No issues, I just practiced with it this afternoon after work. Also it flips great . Thanks

[@rawrfishing]

awesome! i'll take it out on the kayak tomorrow finally! so it'll be fun! just spooled on 12 lb mono for typical bass fishing. we'll see how far that will get me before i go back to braid LOL

[@josephnywayfarer1345]

I have the original speed demon. Not the pro, but the predecessor. I have used it for the past 3 years as my frogging reel as our frog season is short. I use it probably a dozen times a year and it has held up fine. No need to upgrade and the speed has been great to haul Bass out of the weeds. I would like to see you use the elite to frog fish as that ps what that speed is intended for. Thanks in advance Jimmy.

[@rawrfishing]

i jacked that OG one to like 9 brakes most of the time and spool myself. was good until i destroyed it via trying to get a frog from a tree... the tree won >_

[@AdamMiharaFishing]

18lbs of drag is fantastic. I love the EVA paddles. I'm concerned about the gear teeth and the amount of plastic holding the gears/spool in place. I do NOT like the brake system. Friction in any system is a bad idea for durability. I want you to frog and fish slop with the Elite. That is THE test.

[@rawrfishing]

That indeed should be a test, but a long term one. Fall is here and the fishing season is going to be different. I can for sure frog with it in the next spring and summer. I fish them snakes out of them crazy cover

[@darrylgagnon3895]

The reel is not plastic it carbon fiber a lot stronger! Aluminum frame very strong! Love the reel and how low it sit on my KK Pro Rod! 7-3 MH Fast T

[@rawrfishing]

it's not bad. think it'll be a frogging reel for me

[@oddeysybaitcasting1936]

Is there available shallow spool for demon elite?

[@rawrfishing]

Not that i know. I wouldn't even try lol

[@adamrobinson3126]

I used the SDE this past Saturday to throw a frog. It will absolutely launch a frog.

[@rawrfishing]

Just tested it too at the playground behind my house... gonna tune a bit and might even spool myself

[@eriksalipadang7878]

I remember that The Reel Test disappointed with this reel

[@rawrfishing]

Per his test, there were some changes. So we will have to find out

[@alejandroquiros2910]

The best reel kastking elite

[@rawrfishing]

No way! Nothing from Kastking could be said to be top 10 if any class. Heck even top 5... Maybe their self proclaimed best spincasting reel with the best materials used lol

[@ericlin4016]

This reel has a lot of competition in that $100 price range. I wonder how it’ll do 🤔

[@rawrfishing]

it sure do! which makes it interesting!

[@arnoldsalazar5851]

Agreed, the edge this reel has is the monster gear ratio. 👍

[@rawrfishing]

@@arnoldsalazar5851 oh yeah man! pulling fish out will be cake!

[@Mattys91gt]

I just got this reel the other day I’m so used to using shimano reels

[@rawrfishing]

Dc reels? I havent owned a shimano so long until a fan sent me one. Makes me wanna get a few more

[@semipuro]

The gloss is aluminum, while the side plates are carbon btw man.

[@rawrfishing]

Yup

[@CrunkyOMan83]

Kk customer service use to be really good but since COVID and after they are lacking

[@rawrfishing]

We gotta say every where is like that! Take tackle warehouse for instance. They are being torn up on social media for slowness and service degrading

[@finchbro4036]

What does spool myself meAn. I don’t understand u

[@rawrfishing]

Where are you from? Its a common saying when you run out of line and hit the spool.

[@reelfishing002]

4:08 10 pound and only 40 yards 😱

[@rawrfishing]

Oops... did I say that? Probably working too hard burning that midnight oil. 140 yards is what I meant haha

[@jessehillis7830]

Jimbo check your email soon as you get a chance!

[@rawrfishing]

^^

[@jessehillis7830]

@@rawrfishing awesome unboxing bro. I think everyone would like to see that wicked fast reel used for all around fall fishing.. keep up the great work my friend!!

[@rawrfishing]

Gonna happen soon ;)

[@robertveith2255]

Whopper plopper

[@rawrfishing]

Fun lure

[@mojondro]

That reel scream Shimano all over the place and that antireverse is awful, I started casting with a kastking reel but I graduated to the big league now,never understand why you need a reel with this speed, never fish frog's or something like that and never seen nobody else fishing frogs here so no im not interested in this one

[@rawrfishing]

Thx for stopping by!

[@thou_shalt_kill1355]

Why are you here if you not interested? Or you are lame

[@rawrfishing]

@@thou_shalt_kill1355 hey now be nice! He is a sub and fan and just supporting me by watching. I appreciate the watch time and his honest comment. Fishing is a huge sport with many ways to catch fish. Its just not a reel that fits his style as mentioned

[@thou_shalt_kill1355]

@@rawrfishing that one is pretending to be a rich kid 😂😁

[@ericlin4016]

APF LOFT No need to be toxic about it... How can he form an opinion without watching the video?