Keith Lusher 02.07.24
Bass fishing legend Skeet Reese has teamed up with KastKing to develop his new signature sequence of fishing reels. The Skeet Reese ICON reel is touted as the proper mixture of “light-weight” and “energy”. The reel is available in two spinning variations and one bait caster mannequin.
Reese jumped on board the KastKing practice after KastKing president Al Noraker satisfied Reese of how nice KatKing merchandise are. “I labored extensively with KastKing president, Al Noraker earlier than he got here to KastKing so we had an awesome relationship. I didn’t know rather a lot about their product line however Al stored telling me how nice their merchandise have been. He despatched me a few of their reels and I used to be blown away by the standard and smoothness of the reels.”
The ION Baitcasting reel has a light-weight, sturdy, aluminum body with carbon fiber aspect plates. The reel is superlight coming in at 7 oz. and has auto-mag twin braking that retains backlashes at a minimal by routinely dealing with the braking for the angler. So far as casting means, Reese stated the ICON shines “With the 11+1 ball bearing system within the reel this factor LAUNCHES…LAUNCHES! I can hearth this factor a great distance!” he stated.
The ICOn is a triple disc carbon fiber drag system that has 17.6 kilos of drag which is greater than you’ll ever want for any bass. KastKing has additionally geared up the ICON bait caster with a high-capacity spool that holds 110 yards of fifty# braid, a low-profile body with easy edges on the palm plate and the comfortable consolation of TPE deal with knobs in Reese’s signature yellow. The deal with size of Reese’s ICON bait caster is an outsized 110 mm size for straightforward cranking.
Reese stated he’s wanting ahead to a protracted partnership with KastKing reels. “As soon as I spotted KastKing was making such high-quality reels and growing cool expertise, I needed to be part of it. I feel KastKing is on the best way to turning into the subsequent ‘huge model’ in fishing.The
KastKing ICON will probably be obtainable by means of a number of shops in addition to Reese’s new on-line retail website launching later this month, www.reesefishing.com.