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The Penn Battle is a good reel for the price but don't dunk it.
Bought one last year and used it in the surf a good part of the season. Found I needed to service it if I was in some good surf and got it submerged.
I forgot to service it between outings at the end of the season and it started to bind up on me. Immediately stopped fishing with it until I could service it again. The next time I used the reel and hooked into a decent fish one of the main gear's teeth broke off. Probably stress cracked the gear when it bound up.
Penn said the reel was still under warrantee and replaced ALL the gears.
I'm usually a right tool for the job kind of guy but don't has the $$$ to get a truely sealed surf ready reel.
I also have a Shimano Spheros 8000 and think its a much better reel for about $20 more in the comparable size.
Just my experence and opinon. You should be happy with the Battle for anything but hardcore surfcasting abuse.
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