Penn Battalion II Inshore Spinning Rods Review

PENN, Enough said!

I have the PENN 7' ft. M/H Battalion II Inshore rods in both Spinning and Casting. They have a great feel and enough backbone to handle all the inshore fish I target. You get what you pay for.

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Nice Rod

Bought this to pair with a Penn Battle 3 dx 3000. Very nice pairing for some specks and redfish. Would recommend .... can't go wrong with Battalion 2 rods...

Order got here quick as usual and rod was well packaged.....no worries buying rods from here.

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Well Crafted Rod

Perfect Rod for throwing lighter tins in the salt. I have only owned one other Penn Rod and this one is is a step up. Light & Balanced with the correct reel for it and versatile enough to throw some lighter jigs and bottom bouncing lures like swim baits, etc.

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Great rod !

I have 2 and love them. 1 med for light jigs and small cranks, 1 med hvy for jerk baits and heavier cranks. very light and balanced

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Not a good start

Not inspiring confidence at the start of our relationship. Reel seat cover seperated from seat cap while mounting the reel n rod for the first time. See photo. Nothing structural, I'll just glue it back. The reel is a Penn Slammer III, so I would think they're compatible. :)

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Great little rod

Paired this reel with a Penn DX 2500 which IMHO is the perfect combo and became my favorite. Used reel setup to target speckled trouts in the surf. Super light combo could be casting all day long.

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Penn Battalion II

caught some nice sea bass, stripers, and flounder.

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Great Rod for Inshore Fishing

Best rod I have ever used from Penn. Great for trout, redfish, flounder, and black drum. It has immense back bone for a rod in the medium power strength. Also the handle feels really nice with it having a break in the cork.

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Amazing rod for Inshore species

I have eight 14 Penn rods including the Battalion and Battalion II. I like both and would buy either again. The Battalion II has better hardware, but I haven't had a failure on either model. I have the the B2 8-15 paired with a Conflict II 2500. It makes for a nicely balanced and lightweight package for specks, reds, flounder, and a host of other Inshore species. The Battalion is… read more paired with a Conflict II 3000. It serves much of the same purpose, but handles an occasional blackfin tuna, bonita, bull red, etc better than the smaller reel while still being pretty darn light. These are great rods for the money.

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Great Rod but...

Just received my new Penn Battalion II 12-20lb and new Penn Battle III DX5000. The rod looks great and came in perfect condition as usual from tackledirect. The only issue is that the real doesn’t sit very securely in the real seat. Only about a quarter inch of the top and the bottom of the real foot slides into the reel seat hoods so allows a little bit of play. Probably going… read more to have to wrap area so doesn’t move under load. Other than that, very happy. Have it spooled up with 400 plus yards of 20lb braid, this will be my new pitch rig offshore for dolphin and tuna.

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Great Inshore Pole

Very sensitive for a 1 ounce lure casting pole. Tough and light.

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