Penn Battle 3

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Monty1978
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Penn Battle 3

#1 Post by Monty1978 »

Hi folks I'm new to the site and looking for some help!

I'm in the process of purchasing a beach rod and reel, I'm considering buying the Penn Squadron 2 and pairing it with a Penn Battle 3 reel, is the Battle 3 suitable for use off a beach or should I consider something else? Any help would be appreciated.
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Bushidobadboy
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Re: Penn Battle 3

#2 Post by Bushidobadboy »

Battle will work, but maybe have look a t the surfblaster may be more suited to what your using it for

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#3 Post by stefan cork »

I love my Battle 3's got a 3000 and a 6000, using the 3000 on 11ft Squadron2 Bass 3pcs and love it for lil heavier lures and bait casting. A 4000 would have fit even better but with thin braid the 3000 is perfect feel and use for me. The 6000 is nice and big but mainly use it on my 13ft DAM Surf cheap rod, i love Penn rod n reel, decent quality fishing.
Battle 3 be suitable for your usage, especially the CNC'ed sealed section, however, also down to how you handle reels, i.e. not dropping into sand or water, clean it off regularly etc.

I can still hear the crunching sounds of my buddys shimano reel that he dropped into deep sand twice after catching & excitement :mrgreen:
respect nature, leave no trace & catch and release 8)
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#4 Post by Alan Kilroy »

In the same boat……going to buy a Battle 3 for a bass rod for feathering for mackerel. Was looking at the 6000. This over gunned for feathers and a 3oz lead?
Cheers.
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#5 Post by donal domeney »

for mackerel bashing cheap and nasty will do fine. the battle 3 is a bit pricy for the banging around it will get chasing mackerel.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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#6 Post by JimC »

Alan Kilroy wrote:In the same boat……going to buy a Battle 3 for a bass rod for feathering for mackerel. Was looking at the 6000. This over gunned for feathers and a 3oz lead?
Cheers.
The 6000 is a very big reel. The Battle is quite big for size. I have a 4000 and it's huge compared to say a 3500 Slammer.
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#7 Post by Alan Kilroy »

So……last week I bought a Spinfisher vii 4500. In the post but looking forward to it.
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#8 Post by donal domeney »

Best of luck with it.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: Penn Battle 3

#9 Post by Alan Kilroy »

Cheers.......just got it this morning, smooth as....
Going to load it tomorrow. Got a Penn Squadron Bass rod also. Looking forward to the summer :D
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