They work awesome. Ive got Sturgeon, Catfish, Carp everything in a river with it. The reel is still good after two years, and when fitted with some heavy line, you got one good pole.
i,ve got 2 of them and they work great but i would not recommend the king cat pro they don,t take the abuse that well.for 30 bucks shakespear tidewater reels work pretty slick.