“My anti reverse is going out of my 2000”

81% of 58 verified owners recommend the KastKing Sharky III, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
Affiliate blogs here say 100% recommend, while the owner-based score is 81%. They earn a commission on every sale — so we show them for transparency but never let them move the score.
The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. Affiliate blogs is shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what KastKing Sharky III owners say — not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
“My anti reverse is going out of my 2000”
“But a great purchase.”
“I own a kastking sharky III gold 5000, bought on sale for $59, and it's OK at that price.”
“It reels smoothly, and I think if you maintain them regularly it should stay that way, but after a years worth of frequent fishing mine are starting to be slightly -less- smooth.”
“I’ve had no issues”
“My Kastking sharky III fell apart. I removed the spool because the line was tangled up and suddenly all the parts came falling out.....”
“It’s my workhorse and I am happy with it”
“The main gear is very thin, which I suspect will be an eventual failure point. At the current price, I do not recommend the Kastking Sharky III.”
“Now the regular sharky 3 doesn’t have this as a known problem. But it’s a gamble as I have seen plenty of videos of this thing holding up for years, and being tortured, while still being perfectly fine. And then other reviews (not video) saying something has gone wrong.”
“It’s actually a pretty good real”
“Because of it I bought a larger sharky iii from them but have not been as impressed”
“The lack of cranking power is what made me sideline it for the Spartacus II Plus”
“I’d buy a Pflueger President over that Sharky III 100 times out of 100.”
“Worth it! I got 4 of them!”
“Kastking makes outstanding reels. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a quality reel.”
“Mine does not cast very far”
“Horrible reel”
“fell in love with it”
“Kastking is blowing some of the bigger companies out of the water with such a good quality reel for such a low price”
“Still happy I bought this reel”
“Very smooth I love it”
“I really like the kastking sharky III for $100. It’s small enough to take camping and very strong.”
“the quality for the dollar is with Kastking”
“I've had no problems with it”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
“I think the reel feels more solid than the Sharky III does.”