I have the 33 Platnum (5 bearings) and HAD the Brutus. Brutus crank cover (cap opposite the crank) turns with the crank and chews up your hand, it you hold the reel while cranking. Had mine fishing 3 times. Never played a fish on it. Fell apart at home. Plastic retainer pegs on back cover broke off. Back cover kept falling off. Threw it away. Got 2 Daiwa Silvercast 100A-CP yestery from Amazon. $30 each. Way better than Brutus.
I own both. I'm guessing Kastking intended for the honeycomb to look cool and allow for ventilation/drying, but... the line scuffs up on the cast. So... Red liner.
I love my 33 s used them for 40 plus yrs . Great video andy .! Learning alot
any time brother tom much respect sir
Excellent review. Thanks for doing this review so I don't get caught in the backcountry with a crap reel. Much appreciated.
I have the 33 Platnum (5 bearings) and HAD the Brutus. Brutus crank cover (cap opposite the crank) turns with the crank and chews up your hand, it you hold the reel while cranking. Had mine fishing 3 times. Never played a fish on it. Fell apart at home. Plastic retainer pegs on back cover broke off. Back cover kept falling off. Threw it away. Got 2 Daiwa Silvercast 100A-CP yestery from Amazon. $30 each. Way better than Brutus.
Super helpful. Have the Kastking and the Zebco 33 Plat in my Amazon cart right this second. Ditching the Kastking. Thanks!
Take the silvercast apart and look at the antireverse.
I am a Zebco 33 fan from back in the day when were made in the U.S. and all metal. But I’m liking this KK reel
I love the look of the honey comb. I say, KastKing should keep it.
i just ordered a brutus from kastking, from watching comparisons on yt word of mouth & reviews. hoping i'm happy with it. :) God loves you too
Zebco has & always will rule spincast reels, even the mighty Daiwa couldn't unseat the real King from the throne
Great work. Very thoughtful. Make more.
I have both, love both. The Brutus is built like a tank, but so is the new Platinum. Hard to choose one over the other.
The platinum is better then the bullet ? I’d like to see the 30 over the bullet
Great review thanks bud.
You bet
I own both. I'm guessing Kastking intended for the honeycomb to look cool and allow for ventilation/drying, but... the line scuffs up on the cast. So... Red liner.