$70 BAITCASTER BATTLE: PISCIFUN PHANTOM VS KASTKING ROYALE LEGEND ELITE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Can these 2 sub $100 reels from upstart companies hang with the mainstream brands in the 1/2 oz lipless crankbait test?
The Phantom can be purchased here
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Im curious, how many of you own either or both of these reels?
THE REEL TEST I own a Royale Legend Elite in the 5.1:1, I prefer to use it over my Revo X, I’ve been eyeing off the Piscifun Phantom for quite a while now, I may bite the bullet.
I own a royale legend elite in the 8:1. Not much use so far
Great videos!! could you do a review or comparison on the speed demon reel someday?
I had the phantom for a couple days before i sent it back.. it made a HORRIBLE sound while casting.. i do have a kastking assassin that im pretty fond of though.
Brett Spears the Royale Legend Elite feels smoother than the Revo X in everyway but personally the palming gets too uncomfortable after about 30 minutes for me
I have both and here’s my experience...on the water the royal legend seems a lot easier to adjust jumping between different lure weights and in adverse conditions...wind etc. Royal legend elite is easier to get dialed in initially and when changing lures. I think the legend feels smoother and better built. I don’t mind the missing extra 10 feet on the cast and whose kidding who what kind of a hook set are you gonna get at 167 feet out. Just move the boat a little closer - :-) . Again I have both and like both, the Phantom is lighter but if I were gonna buy another I’d buy a royal legend elite. Thanks for the great review as always.
After your initial review and various follow up challenges of it, I'm feeling real good about my Phantom purchase 3 months ago. It does a great job for my needs which are mainly bank fishing 3-4X/wk for lmb. My Royale Legend (not Elite) is a good reel, but the Phantom is superb IMO. Thanks for the service you provide. Many of us can't afford status reels if we wanna have a few combos to work with. We just want reliable affordable equipment.
Thanks BayouCity Bassin' The Phantom is definitely a bargain for what you get and if you didnt already, check out BCSG Fishing's channel, he did a long term review on the Phantom and he stuck alot of big fish on it and said it handled them no problem. Unfortunately I dont get to fish nearly as much as him. The new Royal Legend Elite is a great reel too, feels a tad bit smoother overall than the Phantom but doesnt cast as well as you can see.
Can you please get rid the background music, while you’re speaking. Regarding the video; there is gonna be a lot of crying over this one. But facts don’t care about your feelings folks.
That is impressive given their price... I wonder how their performance will hold up over time. Maybe the allegedly(?) higher quality of materials, bearings etc. from the main brands will pay out over time?
The reason I said it is I have a Phantom, and it's the quietest reel I've ever experienced. It's a ghost compared to my old Ambassadeurs, and quieter than my Casitas.
You should do a KastKing Megajaws reel test.
Im still waiting for Kastking to offer to send me one in the 9 gear ratio. Looks like it has some nice features for the price
Good reel review answered my questions about, having to spend all of the money on those expensive reels. A friend of mine said one time that companies put out products to catch fishermen instead of putting out products to catch fish. What he said I'm am seeing become more and more true in my opinion. The fish have not changed, they are the same fish but the equipment continues to grow more and more expensive. I'm so glad for companies like these that shine a light on these truths again in my opinion.
After watching this video I believe I’m buying both.
Thank you I truly enjoy and appreciate the detail on your videos I’m new to fishing and learning so much with all the information you provide on your videos!
There is a hell of a lot more to a reel than just how far it casts new!!! How smooth is it and how does it cast after 2 years of use???? That is when you weed out quality a reel from trash.
Some bass fisherman say that distance is not important, and drag doesn’t matter because they lock them up anyway. I think I speak for many Shoreline fisherman that distance and drag is very important, I fish mainly for striped bass and I need to get out as far as I can, cast as many times as I can and because I fish in brackish water I may hook something that May take you for a ride, so you don’t want your drag locked up, you want a smooth nice drag to fight something That a bait caster was not meant to fight. I’m going to order this reel right now, because it’s what I need something light weight because sometimes it feels like I’m casting a thousand cast Lol,
Thanks for the great comparison!
Very good review. I have the Phantom but haven't fished with it yet. I can tell it will cast a long distance and it's very smooth and quiet.
I have a phantom and the Alijos on the way, I’m stoked to give these a try before the winter hits us here in Cali. Great video.
I've had my ambassador for 28 years it just took a crap I'm goin to invest 25 dollars to fix it totally worth it
Glad they’re both good!! Just bought 2 of the royals for $60!!
I was very surprised with that Phantom! I own both the Elite and Curado K, I had not seriously considered a Piscifun product, but at this point I must admit, I have to reconsider. I must admit, I was rooting for the Elite. None of them, the Elite and the Phantom, are as smooth as my Curado K though. Looking forward to round 2.
Yeah its hard to beat Shimano's micro gears. But at $70 its hard to ignore that casting on the Phantom.
I have the elite. My first bait caster I’m glad u did this. 👍🏻😎. Thanks for the vid.
how do you like it?
@@noahdboss1195 It is really a great reel.
I really what the piscifun now. I'm on a tight budget and like distance casting
Theres a new budget Phantom reel coming out
I have the Kastking Assasin and the Spartacus, both are awesome reels, everything else Kastking is just a bird nests madness. I also own a Piscifun Torrent, that’s a reel made in heaven! Piscifun all the way for me! Great Video as always!
I have four Piscifun Torrent reels and love them. The most quiet reel I've ever used and you can't backlash them.
I would be interested in knowing the durability, which is the Best test of a reel...
I’m gonna buy the piscifun first my dobyns fury 733c just for the looks ngl
RIP the Phantom.. paved the way for the Carbon XCS
I asked for this battle and you delivered awesome review, the outcome is how I imagined the phantom beats all my personal reels in casting except for my shimano antares dc7- lv and even that loses in the weight category's. tight lines D.C
Antares DC is an all time great!
I know this is an old vid , But, you should have got your hands on a Kastking Assassin .. The whole reel is only 5.9oz Carbon fiber everything. 12+1 SS ball bearings .. It was an absolutely amazing @ $60.00, I have 4 of them and there flawless reels..
Thank you for the video. Can you also do I tear down of the reels? To compare the internal components. That would be great. The background music is a little loud to my taste, but it's not a big deal. Anyway, thank you very much for you work.
I have the Phantom and the Torrent from Piscifun. You need to compare these two. For me the Torrent out performs the Phantom and is half the price. For two reels made by child laborers in China I am impressed with both. They both even compare and perform just as good as my $150 Abu Revo.
Kastking rod reel combo’s at academy now and they felt cheaper than I was thinking and that made me not buy one from Amazon. I have a runcl reel from Amazon and it felt better than the last king. I’m very interested in the piscifun tho.
After 25 yrs of round abu and calcuttas, finally got 2 kastkings. See how they work next summer...if i dont bring one out on the ice first
which ones?
I own and use Kastking products, I'll be giving this Piscifun reel a try. Thanks for the review.
Kastking or Piscifun???
I got both of those reels from Amazon to compare against my Daiwa Tatula and my Shimano Curado. None of those reels can touch my Tatula or Curado. But I will say they are good reels for the price. And my comparson came from fishing them on the water and catching bass in Texas.
I use that blue KastKing with a Duckett 6'10 Silverado for my fluke set up. It handles light gear pretty well.
If you just go casting distance you should try out the kastking stealth. That thing is even less expensive and has a really light spool.
Why is cast distance the only litmus test for reel quality?
fuloran1 because people think it’s the reel that gives casting distance, I see reviews for these reels on amazon, the bad reviews are obviously from people who don’t know how to cast a baitcasting reel and just assumed they could pick one up and cast it perfectly with no practice or experience...also, people think they NEED to cast across the lake or river in order to catch a fish, when in reality, a lot of fish haunt the shallows witching 20-40 yards off the bank...
It seemed like he planned on more since he said it was round one.
What's the minimum pound test fishing line you could spool up on the phantom?
What is the lightest lure weight you could get away with throwing on phantom as well?
Thank you reell test for your hard work ensuring the results with all of us aloha hope you're having a good summer 😎🤙💯
Always buy from the company's
Web address.not eBay or Amazon.
Im waiting for my phantom right now, my 12-3 window is a half hour away(it’s 11:30), so friggen excited, gonna go on my brand new uglystik I just got for Christmas :) I just wish it wasn’t green...
I use Kast king reels alot but don't have the elite , after watching this review I'm gonna try the phantom
Love your videos, been watching and relying on them for a while now. I just went and purchased a Phantom on Amazon for $39.99 right now! With free and overnight prime delivery offered on it for me, it was $43 dollars total cost and it will be here by 10am tomorrow morning lol. STEAL!
I also enjoy the light upbeat background music selection lol.
I got my Phantom delivered this morning and I noticed the line guide seems a little loose. It makes a slight clicking sound as I reel it. Definitely coming from the line guide worm drive area. I can wiggle the line guide back and forth really easy. Did any of you have that same experience? Did you tighten that big flat head nut down on the line guide to fix this?
I really like my kastking bait casters I will say that of them all the Mega jaws is definitely the cheapest feeling one of the bunch
Very good comparison but, that casting comparisons should be apples to apples.... kastking stealth is what should be compared up against that pisifun reel in my opinion. There a lot more similar in size and the spools are almost identical both being highly wiffled out for weight and speed I have the Royal legend elite and the stealth from kastking in a casting dual, the stealth will win every time no doubt! and it's only like 57 bucks
I have both. Right now kastking legend would take my vote. I may have gotten a defective piscifun.
Royal legend elite or concept Z?I do fresh and salt water fishing mainly throw soft plastics and spoons.
I love buying these “cheap” reels. I own several Diawa Lexus for fishing yellowtail, but when fishing for calico bass and surf fishing I don’t want to put the miles on my good reels I like them to be in tip top shape when the game fish come around. I experimented with both companies, hands down Piscifun wins when it comes to bait casters. I use the Persus religiously for fishing plastic on my kayak and thing is a tank, the spool bearing did rust out. I contacted Piscifun and they sent me a new bearing free of charge and asked for my opinions on the reel. As a result I now own the Piscifun sword (fly fishing), 2 phantoms, thunder, chaos and 2 persus. Great reels for the money and awesome company in my opinion. And if I drop it in the ocean I’m not kicking my head because the price lol
Put some pipe insulation around part of your rods and they will float
Mike Androi solid idea never heard of that!
I own the Red Elite, which has a higher gear/retrieve ratio. And, I believe its $10 more? and I think it has a much better spool in it compared to the lower level blue reel you have. Just saying, maybe that would be a better comparison or the new mega jaws.
How does the Phantom stack up against the Piscifun SAEX Elite in your opinion? The Elite comes with an additional shallow spoon like the Lurestar C9 Air does.
I was wondering what you experienced in sound and smoothness of each reel.
Very good review so far!
the Royal Legend is smoother in the cast and quieter
Hi, what line used??
KastKing's main reel is the Bassinator, and if you hold these 2 reels the KastKing feels superior in every way. I have elites and had the Phantom, the KastKing reel is a much better option imo. And this isn't a reel review imo, it's a casting review. My SLX DC will cast a mile, but that doesn't mean it's better than a Metanium.
Many of the reels with large spool diameter are good casters, I'm not sure what diameter antares has but from top of my head the 4000 series abu is 39mm and I think they are both great as long as sheer distance goes. I know those reels are enhanced many other ways than spool diameter only. Ergonimically they migjt not be the best options if you are just casting no coffee breaks
The spool has to be light as well
I have no Piscifun Phantom but i own Seaknight POTM (Thay can charing most parts togather but POTM's spool is 12g and only have Mag brake) .
It's really good reel for poorman bfs!! ( as good as tsurinoya xf50 can do )
I mean if Phantom user buy shallow spool, Maybe U can use Phantom as BFS too !!!
I have 3 kastkings and two of them are junk after 2 years and the speed D is starting to break down so you can have the kastkings I got the phantom about 2 years ago and it's still working good but I think my 13 are way better and my lews and shimano are still kicking ass year after year
I OWN A PICIFUN PHANTOM AND THAT LIL SHIT IS THE BOMB FOR THE BUCK
...🔥JUST MAKE SURE YOU CLEAR COAT VARNISH THE LIL NUMBERS ON THE DIAL
CUZ THEY WILL FADE AWAY WITH THE USE AND THE HANDLING 🔥
Hello, the Reels has the pinion supported by bearings?
That Phantom is identical to my KastKing Assassin Carbon. Only difference is color scheme.
I have both and they are very similiar but have alot of differences. The brakes on the Phantom are alot better and it feels better made
Awesome vids.... What line do you use
Many have the Lew's LFS down to $70 right now too, even Tackle Warehouse.
I played with the new Lews LFS reels at Bass Pro.. very smooth and small! A bunch of you guys need to bug Lews and tell them to send me some reels to test!
@@THEREELTEST I deal with them a decent bit, always been great about everything. Just thought that was a great price point, not sure how long it will be around for that though at TW, academy's is through this week into next I believe.
Surprise Why do reels have to be full when you don't use all that line?
Can you match up the Phantom with the torrent rod and see how they feel and preform?? Thanks and informative review!
I did and the Phantom was too light for the Torrent rod I had. It was really tip heavy but if you dont mind that then they work great together
@@THEREELTEST rolled with a shimano expride from yep tackle warehouse black friday. But got a shimano metanium hg to pair with it. fishusa gives veterans 10% discount on top of there discounts! Check them out!😀 tackle warehouse does not!
Ive ordered plenty from FishUSA in the past, its a great store for sure. I have an Expride on backorder from TW as well. Piscifun is going to send me a new baitcaster to test and Ill pair it up with the Torrent rod because its heavier
@@THEREELTEST thinking of trying thier swimbait model to pair with an revo03 stx, for some 168 S wavers. If you would like welcome to my U.S metanium to review compared to jdm spool size. Difference between jdm and u.s version may be interesting!? It shipped today!! Thanks for your reviews, always helpful!!
Thanks for the offer, but Im about 25 videos behind! lol
Kastking all day baby . Hehe but where do you get those reel holders or stand ?
kastking lost by a mile to the piscifun lol
How far a reel casts is about the least important metric there is on a reel in my opinion. I want a reel that is (1) smooth to reel, (2) consistent, smooth drag when fighting a fish, (3) easy to clean/maintain, (4) easy to adjust, (5) stays adjusted until different weight lure is used, (6) resistant to salt water (7) relatively water tight to resist flooding if reel is dunked for a few seconds, and (8) relatively light weight. I'll take a reel that is better than another in these metrics and lose 10 feet of casting distance any day!
Bro ,,, Phantom or Kastking ,,,one you choose?
Will you do the $40 reels the kast king royals legend two
Is the phantom saltwater approved
Have you tried the KastKing Carbon X? Thoughts?
Simon Adventum I have a carbon X 3000 series love it!
Where can i buy the royale legend élite?
154 ft and it beats the fuego ct casting a 1/2 oz. red eye shad? I'm getting 175-180 ft on my fuego ct 15lbs big game paired with a 7ft 1in medium heavy rod. I'm pretty sure I could get a few more few with 12 lbs test.
Ok wheres your video to show us this?
@@THEREELTEST I dont have a go pro or that tool that u use to measure distance with but I use my range finder or go to a football field. I will make a video with my phone for you. I warn you though it's not going to be as good as your videos.
The piscifun phantom might be the best reel for that pricepoint in the whole world. Who knows?
You just might be right
Please do a tranx 200 vs tatula 200
Awesome video man! Deserve more subs! If I ever have any questions I know where to come
Does the phantom cast and reel as smooth as the elite and do the grips feel good. I was eyeing the royal legend but if the piscifun can cast, reel, and feel better, I just might change my mind
the Royal Legend is a little smoother casting and retrieving and has better knobs in my opinion. The Phantom has loud brakes and you can feel them during the cast because of the carbon body
It does not. The handles on the elite feel better. The ones on the phantom are foam and feel cheap.
my piscifun exploded internally after about 50 casts. I thinking of going kastking
You can't buy them from big box stores because they order them In bulk for anywhere around $10-$50 per reel then slap a name on them and get you tubers to do advertising for them
i see people say that yet i can't find any vids showing the same reel but under a different name.
@@zipzip8239 any off these off brand companies are the ones doing it
@@TheTravelingFisherman thats what people say but i have yet to see 2 identical reels under different names.
@@zipzip8239 not to hard find
@@TheTravelingFisherman i cant find any. send me a quick link please.
Wow, that's not the answer I was expecting!
If you watch my casting test videos for the Phantom you can see I comment on how loud the brakes are. Not unbearable, but you can hear and feel them because the reel is so light
U should do Abu Garcia vs phantom x
I wonder if sixgill will see this vid and offer to send you a reel ? Idk if they’re still around but I remember seeing them all over Facebook adds a while back .
Sixgill has a $50 reel now. Sixgill only sells from their website.
well my email address is at the beginning of all my vids
Looks like im getting a royal legend
Its a smooth operator for sure. Definitely fishes like a much more expensive reel
@@THEREELTEST I just picked up a revo alx last week lol
In my opinion the legend Royale elite is better
Hi! Please try out Abu garcia Mgxtreme 2 vs any reel that you considered the best in any other brand!!
What do you do with all these reels you test?
they sit around lol.. im going to start selling them off next year
Lol that's a lot of reels. Where or how are you gonna sell them? Just wondering so I can follow.
locally on craigslist is the 1st plan, ebay is the 2nd.
Ok lil I will try to follow you are you going to use the same name
I just heard you say it beats out all of the Diawa Tatula's including the SV's. Well, I know you lying now. like I said I've tested those reels on the water-catching fish and I would like to see your test with all of the Daiwa Tatula's and Shimano's.
Get yourself a line counter lol
I have to loose the music
I have 3 of the Piscifun reels 2 of the phantoms and 1 of the Perseus, and I love them! I have 2 diawa's and two bass pro platinum series reels.. and I needed a part for one of my phantom reels only because I use the shit out of them. and because I bought from them directly they talked to me personally I sent them pics of what I needed over TEXT believe it or not an the parts were at my door FREE OF CHARGE 4 DAYS LATER from there u.s based warehouse. To my amazement because the part didn't fix my problem I got a brand new reel FREE OF CHARGE A WEEK LATER.. FREAKIN GREAT COMPANY.. TELL ME ANOTHER THAT WILL DO THE SAME!?! I have screenshots of the messages to prove it I know they're U.S based tech by name and have the box still and extra reel cover that came with the new reel.. i use my phantom to crank an i use big plugs like 6 and 8xd's so I USE THE HELL OUT OF IT and it's by far my favorite reel. I can throw a big crank bait or throw a lite weight JerkBait with just a small turn on the breaks, I leave the inside breaks at 2 an never touch them... I fish with a friend that uses Kastking he says the same thing about THOSE reels.. but question.. aren't they both manufactured under the same roof.? They have the same parts basically
Thats just what i needed to hear. I was curious of the cranking power of the phantom. I know it has a big handle on it and that helps a ton. I need a fast gear ratio that can handle these baits that create alot of drag.
@@boxxjumper82 I promise you as some one who has nothing to gain from telling you my opinion or experiences I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS REEL for absolutely any purpose.. I have 65lb braid on the other an it's my top water reel. Super versital and strong and dependable reels
BamaBassFinder04 4 I do believe both companies probably use the same factory for their reels but the new Royal Legend Elite is a step up from the previous Kastkings like the Assassin.
These two are no longer in the same category in my opinion...
Keeps adjusting the reels on the stands. Leve them alone. Get on my nerves
Are the phantoms that good that you would fish it 2 centrifugal brakes on and o on the magnetic brakes not realistic .all your other tests had there brakes set about how you would normally fish them.I guess the phantom is the greatest real ever .I fish all bb1 pros and if you set the brakes st 1 or 2 and really babied the spool it would be way out there to ,but that's not how you would fish it.
It depends on the lure. I can fish top waters and lipless cranks with 2 on.
when you throw antares dc-7
Geeze Piscifun what a terrible name tho.
Im swedish and without any foreminded thoughts, im sure Abu revo Mgxtreme 2 will outcast any other brand
You mean the KOREAN made and engineered Abu Revos? lol
I dont mind where in the world they manufacture these reels. In my opinion, owning both Shimanos, Daiwas and Revos and the technique i use, i cast longest with my Mgxtreme 2. You should try it.
Alltough i love all my reels regardless to brand. They are all Fantastic!