Penn Battle II Spinning Reel

Looks a good quality reel. I know it can put up with some punishment. My friend took his one to Norway and it coped with good double figure Cod & Coalfish caught on lures. Looking forward to using it. Only gripe was that I was told it was handed to a neighbour but found it on my front doorstep...!!!

The reel is awesome..I think packing (it came with original box) is little bit poor for especially international shipping. It’s very susceptible to damage as I see. One more box with some protection will be better for possible damages.

An amazing reel. A really smooth action. Very strong and durable. Highly recommend purchasing.

I've been using the 3000 reel for Pollock fishing,Paired with my Savage Gear Roadrunner xlnt2 Rod. Very smooth reel. My only negative is that it's quite heavy compared to other reels. But it suits me perfectly.

Enjoyed every minute of using it. Was not easy to get used to to start but once I knew how to use it, I was getting good distance! Bought a new Assassin 12.5ft x 3 piece rod to go with it - well matched to suite my Cape Town trip.

Great quality, smooth motion. Great piece of gear for the price

Penn make the best reels great all round , reliable,tough as houses and very little durable very happy chappy

I haven’t tried it in anger but I’m really pleased with the quality....

Schnuraufwicklung ä ist aus der Hölle, 150 Meter j-braid in knapp 3 Wochen komplett verbraucht, da nach gefühlt jedem 3. Wurf Schnur Perücken entstanden sind.

This is my 3 battle 2 reel , it work well for me !

Quality construction and materials . Great feel, smooth and handle suits my large hands . A little heavier than other reels I have but feels rugged and built to last .

I bought the PENN BATTLE 2 4000 for mostly so.cal. surf fishing. I've been fishing for over 50 years for everything from bluegills to blue fin tuna. I bought it for casting jerk baits, lead heads, and small irons with a Shimano 10' stick. I spooled up with 20lb. braid directly to the reel(no mono backing needed with the rubber gasket on the spool, though some people still like a mono backing) to the top fill line. 30lb. mono leader, and I was very happy with the performance, from the way the bail clicks into place when open and stays there, to how smooth and quite it is. the HT-100 drag system is a reliable, tough and is a long lasting set up. I have not had any wind knots or issues with line coming on and off in a weird way. After fifty or so casts I can really feel the difference with that light weight reel. It's half the weight of my older 4000 size reels. I'm also getting a quicker release when casting with less weight, which translate to way more distance for me. The components of this reel are what set it apart from others in this price range. I looked at others, and they are good as well. I would recommend this reel primarily for the drag system and overall feel over the DAIWA BG for instance. I hope this helped you.

Great reel.