Penn Battle combo wallyworld

[jgp12000]

I just saw this reel is a "Battle" not a 4? On Amazon too.


https://www.walmart.com/ip/3550950446

https://a.co/d/9g9X6Xu

[Gobi King]

I bought 2 x 5000s
To fish those cow sunfish in Fichigan


PS: I edited the link to remove the SID

[jgp12000]

Kewl Gobi, I have a Battle 3-2500,4-2000 not sure the difference in plain Battle, it does have HT-100 drag washers though.

[1badf350]

The Amazon deal is weird. Estimated delivery is February 7-17. Only returnable until Jan 31?

[jgp12000]

I did not see that 350, I use walmart sometimes but $35 min for free shipping I believe

[Gobi King]

These are battle ii's ??

[MarkT]

Great deal for $75!

[oc1]

Why do they call it a "composite" rod.  That could be anything.

I think combos are marketed to novices who don't know what they like yet.

[thorhammer]

75 for battle III and spool is a deal even if you toss the rod.

[jurelometer]

Why do they call it a "composite" rod.  That could be anything.

"Composite" is a common term for  a combination of carbon fiber and fiberglass in the blank.

My favorite lightweight conventional rod build for Baja is on a a Rainshadow composite blank.  Another favorite for me is the Calstar Grafighter series.  And my favorite bluewater fly rods are composites with predominantly  S-glass in the lower section, making them superior fish fighting tools compared to other fly rods.

Composites are usually not the lightest blanks in a given category, but the difference may not be that much if the glass is used strategically.

I don't have any opinion on the Penn Battle rods, but when I see "composite" in the description, I am more likely to give the stuff a look.

-J

[oc1]

It's misleading.  Composite can mean any material that is impregnated with resin and cured to hold its shape.  There is composite lumber, siding, boats etc.

[jurelometer]

Yeah,  a composite material is technically something made from more than one material.  Plywood is a composite. Carbon fibers and epoxy is a composite, and so on. So all modern fishing rod blanks are technically composites.

But it seems pretty common  that when "composite" is used to describe a fishing rod blank, it means that the blank has a carbon/glass/epoxy composite construction.

It would be nice if they just used the more accurate "carbon/glass construction" in the description, but it just doesn't sound as fancy. 

-J

[oc1]

Agreed.  Thank you.

I always knew my canoe is a composite material.  Now I realize that it is also a composite in another sense; carbon fiber and fiberglass in the same product.

[MarkT]

Saying composite is like saying cocktail... you know it contains more than one thing but you don't know what they are.  Glass (e-glass or s-glass), graphite, carbon, boron, kevlar... choose any 2 or more.

[jgp12000]

I had to bite on this one,like I need it

https://www.walmart.com/ip/995924665