KastKing Speed Demon Pro Tournament Series Bass Fishing Rods: High-Performance Rods for Tournament Anglers

Angel Watson: I love this rod it has a good backbone and easily pulls a 8in Magdraft as well as a Alabama rig, I also use it for a dt10 crank bait, couple this with a 5.3:1 reel and it’s a killer combo for heavy deep bass. I did have trouble with the top eyelet but as always with Kast King they made it right. Great rods for a great price keep up the hard work

United States on May 22, 2023

Anthony S.: 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!

United States on Oct 09, 2022

Rmullins050: Top of the line rod extremely light weight. I have never had a rod this light ever. The backbone is serious for a med fast action rod. Reminds me more of a med heavy. I bought the 7ft baitcasting spinnerbait rod and it works really good for smaller swimbaits and is perfect for other techniques as well. The the Winn grips are really nice, and feels like a $200+ rod. The one minor issue i had was the hook keeper is very low on the rod past the reel and kept me from being able to stow with any spinnerbait tied on in my kayak rod holders. Not a big deal i dont use it and live the quality of rod and will be buying more

United States on Jun 23, 2018

Ish With FishIsh With Fish: 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...

United States on May 27, 2018

iFISHiFISH: MORE than I ever expected. After seeing many videos about KastKing products on YouTube, I decided to look into their products and reviews. Nothing too impressive. Videos on YouTube were, meh, especially for the type of fishing that I do. 99% saltwater from the shorelines around San Diego Bay and Mission Bay. After seeing the specs on the Speed Demon Pro Tournament rods and their Technique Specific Rods, I thought, "Yeah, whatever. I'll buy the Casting Swimbait version. I have 30 days to test it and return it" I was pretty sure, it was going to he garbage. Oh, how wrong I was. So, so wrong. I received the well packed rod on May 3rd and was immediately impressed with the build and details of this stick. Attached a Shimano Curado K filled with 50# Power Pro and Izorline 15# Platinum leader, along with a swimbait and headed out to the water. She loaded up well and the first thing that truly got my attention was the sensitivity. Wow! I could detect everything that came in contact with my lure. In about three sessions I caught Spotted Bay Bass, Sand Bass, Halibut, Mackeral, Barracuda and Shortfin Corvina. The rod handled well and backbone was good. I am really enjoying this rod, but,...

United States on May 22, 2018