Bought this for large stream trout fishing. Working out great with 6 lbs. mono.

Smaller reel I use for casting lures over and over again. Paired with a 10' 6" rod, the combo works great on stripers and bluefish. Drag works OK. I would not use for chunking bait or for anything bigger.

Have several of these Battle series in numerous sizes. Smooth reels and great drag systems.

didnt think you could improve on the battle II but apparently you can. Cant beat the black and gold color scheme either!

Love the battles from Penn. Bought 2 battle 2 in 2016 and they are still amazing. Letting my son use them now that he’s old enough. Decided to upgrade to a battle 3. Took out for the first time a week ago and it did not disappoint. Caught me some strippers! Keep up the good work Penn!

bought the first reel and was so impressed by its performance i bought another one for my Tsunami Trophy II 8ft med heavy rod. They work great for just about anything.The retrieve with the HS is great

A rugged reel with solid performance. Fished for small mouths, trout, and walleye. Really nice reel at a good price.

I have two of these reels, a 3000 and 4000. This reel is an excellent inshore reel. It can handle flounder in the back and out front, weakfish, striper and tog (if using a tog jig on a spinning rod). Nice and robust and not as heavy as some other Penn reels. The 3000 is paired with a 7foot st.croix triumph medium power fast action, and the 4000 is on a older 7foot medium heavy star stellar lite nickelite rod. Two things that are not great is that the smaller models do not come with a power handle like the dx version does. That being said, it is a pain to put an after market knob on it i.e. Gomexus. The paddle handles are riveted, so in order to change to a knob you have to drill out the paddle and bore out the handle to accept the new knob. Second thing is in cold weather the anti-reverse clutch has a tendency to slip, the absolute worst thing you want to have happen when setting the hook on a white chin while jigging in December.

Great reels for the price.I have 2 4000HS.I bought the first reel and was so impressed by its performance i bought another one for my Tsunami Trophy II 8ft med heavy rod. They work great for just about anything.The retrieve with the HS is great when throwing spoons for spanish mackerel.They are smooth on the retrieve and have a great drag system.All my reels now are Penn Battle III's.

great reel feels well made

Very good reel. Not as smooth out of the box as my Daiwa BG reels but a solid product. I like the 6.2:1, It's a fast retrieve.

All around high performer for in shore

I own several Penn Battles. I have had nothing but positive experiences with the reels. Penn has balanced manufacturing a very nice reel while at the same time affordable,

A salesperson helped me pick this reel to go with a St Croix Seage Surf spinning rod. It was a great combo and I used it to land several big fish on a trip to Belize.

Bought this reel for jigging Cod and other game fish. Much better build than the II in my opinion.