However on average it costs $20 bucks more.Īt the end of the day, it eventually becomes your choice of whether you value or even need those extra features for $20 bucks. Yes, the latter has slightly lighter weight and reinforced rotor for more reliability when fishing for stripers, redfish or especially tuna. When getting back to the original comparison mission I must say that the updated Penn Battle II is pretty much identical to Conflict. This little flaw can decrease the overall corrosion resistance a bit. Now, there is one small aspect that should be improved. Instead of anti-reverse roller bearing, it has a bushing. In addition, the whole stealth black looks great and can be buying factor for those who value bling. Very comfortable to fish even on a colder day Another thing I like is the handle which is made from EVA foam knob.
PENN 320GT 2 VS ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 FULL
It has all the features like braid ready spool, full metal body to keep itself relevant in today’s market as well. It remains light even compared to nowadays standards. Handle knobs and each reel color are most prominent differences…Ĭonflict shines mostly in rotor and line management including line lay. Now others have caught up and almost any new spinning reel has line capacity rings to keep an eye on the line during busy fight and braid only spool. Line Capacity Rings and Braid ready spoolĬonsidering Conflict was launched in 2013 I must say for that time it was way ahead of competition with this technology. Original Battle did not have it, but the Battle II does. The biggest differences are in smaller sizes and it is tied to the fact that Penn Conflict smaller versions bodies are made from graphite. Like I already mentioned in reel models section, the Penn Conflict weighs 3-10% less than Battle 1&2.
PENN 320GT 2 VS ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 SERIES
Bigger Conflicts(5000+) have a rotor brake, Battle series do not. Balanced rotor technique eliminates problems with torque and drag pressure. Reinforced graphite rotor available to 1000-4000 version. See Full Specs Penn Conflict Main Selling Points Beating Battle in its well-known weight problem. Weight starts as light as 7.80 to as high as 29.10. Covering light freshwater category for off-shore action reels. They added the in-between version of 2500 too.
Like Penn Battle II, it comes in sizes between 10. We all know that the Conflict remained and was designed to be better reel than original Battlebut does it fit to the mix after the second edition was launched? Conflict Models & Sizes Conflict costs a bit more however overall they stay in mid-price category ( $100 or slightly more). Both are primarily made for inshore, technical anglers but both can come in sizes that are suited to offshore angling too. They can be considered quite similar reels. However, knowing that I have recently reviewed the very popular Penn Battle II. I decided to create this review as comparing one vs the other to see how Conflict matches up to the Battle’s second version. My original intention was just to write review solely based on Penn Conflict: Its features, pros and cons and just to introduce this spinning reel to people who are looking for a new one.