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Battalion III

PENN's October 2026 Battalion III generation: 87 saltwater rods across inshore, surf, boat, West Coast, trolling, electric, jigging and slow-pitch sub-lines, $129.95 to $399.95

Models: 87
Market: United States
Length: 5.0'–13.0'
Price: $129.95–$399.95
Type: Casting / Spinning / Trolling
Discipline: Jigging

Battalion III is the third generation of PENN's mid-price saltwater rod family, announced October 14, 2026. Where Battalion II covered inshore, surf and slow pitch, the III adds boat spinning and conventional rods, a West Coast conventional line, a 15-model boat troll line, electric-reel rods, vertical jigging rods and a 13' ULUA surf rod, 87 rods in all across fourteen sub-lines. Model numbers follow PENN's usual scheme: sub-line code (IN, SF, BW, WC, EL, JG, SPJ), the line class or jig class, C or S for conventional or spinning, and the length.

Inshore rods (6'9" to 7'6", ML to XH, fast) are 100 % graphite one-piece blanks with cork or shrink-tube grips. Surf rods (8' to 13', two-piece, moderate-fast) are graphite composite with shrink-tube handles and lure ratings from 1/2 oz to 12 oz; the ULUA model adds an aluminium rear grip. Boat, West Coast and electric rods are graphite composite with Sea-Guide DPS or DBS seats, rubber or aluminium gimbals and EVA grips; the electric rods come with roller or swivel tips on an aluminium bent butt. The boat troll rods are E-glass with solid tips, offered in all-turbo, roller-stripper, all-roller, circle-hook, live-bait and white-marlin builds with Pac Bay rollers on the roller models. Jig rods (5' to 6'6", one-piece) carry Fuji palm seats, aluminium gimbals and fully rubberised shrink-wrapped handles, rated 4-7 oz to 6-10 oz. Slow Pitch rods keep the 6'8" RCB2 solid-tip layout of the II in 250, 350 and 450 g jig classes with tapered EVA split grips. Guides across the line are Sea-Guide PVD black stainless with zirconia inserts, with Sea-Guide XRG aluminium-oxide frames on the electric rods. List prices run from $129.95 (inshore) to $399.95 (6'4" 80-130 lb troll rod).

Series fingerprint

Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 87 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.

Rods in this series

Save	Model	Type	Length	Power	Action	Line	Lure	Price
Inshore Spinning 9 models Nine one-piece 100 % graphite spinning rods, 6'9" to 7'6", ML to XH, fast action, 1/16 oz to 3 oz. $129.95 to $159.95.
	BATINIII612S69	Spinning	6'9"	ML	F	6–12lb	1/16–5/8oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII815S70	Spinning	7'	ML	F	8–15lb	1/8–3/4oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII1017S70	Spinning	7'	M	F	10–17lb	1/4–1oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII1220S70	Spinning	7'	MH	F	12–20lb	1/2–1 1/2oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII1530S70	Spinning	7'	H	F	15–30lb	3/4–2 1/2oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII2040S70	Spinning	7'	XH	F	20–40lb	3/4–3oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII815S76	Spinning	7'6"	ML	F	8–15lb	1/8–3/4oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII1017S76	Spinning	7'6"	M	F	10–17lb	1/4–1oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII1220S76	Spinning	7'6"	MH	F	12–20lb	1/2–1 1/2oz	Buy from Penn
Inshore Casting 4 models Four one-piece 7' casting rods, ML to H, fast action, 1/8 oz to 2 1/2 oz. $129.95 to $149.95.
	BATINIII815C70	Casting	7'	ML	F	8–15lb	1/8–3/4oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII1017C70	Casting	7'	M	F	10–17lb	1/4–1oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII1220C70	Casting	7'	MH	F	12–20lb	1/2–1 1/2oz	Buy from Penn
	BATINIII1530C70	Casting	7'	H	F	15–30lb	3/4–2 1/2oz	Buy from Penn
Surf Spinning 8 models Eight two-piece graphite composite surf spinning rods, 8' to 13', ML to H, moderate-fast, 1/2 oz to 12 oz. $129.95 to $169.95.
	BATSFIII1220S80	Spinning	8'	M	MF	12–20lb	3/4–3oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII815S90	Spinning	9'	ML	MF	8–15lb	1/2–2oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII1220S90	Spinning	9'	M	MF	12–20lb	3/4–3oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII1220S10	Spinning	10'	M	MF	12–20lb	3/4–3oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII1530S10	Spinning	10'	MH	MF	15–30lb	1–5oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII1530S11	Spinning	11'	MH	MF	15–30lb	2–6oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII2040S12	Spinning	12'	H	MF	20–40lb	4–8oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII3060S13	Spinning	13'	H	MF	30–60lb	6–12oz	Buy from Penn
Surf Conventional 5 models Five two-piece conventional surf rods, 10' to 13', M to H, moderate-fast, 3/4 oz to 12 oz. $139.95 to $169.95.
	BATSFIII1220C10	Trolling	10'	M	MF	12–20lb	3/4–3oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII1530C10	Trolling	10'	MH	MF	15–30lb	1–5oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII1530C11	Trolling	11'	MH	MF	15–30lb	2–6oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII2550C12	Trolling	12'	H	MF	25–50lb	6–10oz	Buy from Penn
	BATSFIII3060C13	Trolling	13'	H	MF	30–60lb	6–12oz	Buy from Penn
Surf ULUA 1 model One 13' two-piece heavy conventional surf rod in the 50-80 lb class with an aluminium rear grip, $209.95.
	BATSFIII5080C13UL	Trolling	13'	H	MF	50–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
Boat Spinning 8 models Eight graphite composite boat spinning rods, 6' to 8', L to XH, 15-30 lb to 65-150 lb classes; the two 8' rods are two-piece. $169.95 to $209.95.
	BATBWIII50100S60	Spinning	6'	H	MF	50–100lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII3050S66	Spinning	6'6"	M	MF	30–50lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII1530S70	Spinning	7'	L	M	15–30lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII2040S70	Spinning	7'	ML	M	20–40lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII3050S70	Spinning	7'	M	M	30–50lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII4080S70	Spinning	7'	MH	M	40–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWII50100S80H	Spinning	8'	H	MF	50–100lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWII65150S80XH	Spinning	8'	XH	MF	65–150lb	—	Buy from Penn
Boat Conventional 9 models Nine one-piece conventional boat rods, 6' to 7', ML to H, 20-40 lb to 50-100 lb, moderate action. $169.95 to $189.95.
	BATBWIII4080C60	Trolling	6'	MH	M	40–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII50100C60	Trolling	6'	H	MF	50–100lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII3050C66	Trolling	6'6"	M	M	30–50lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII4080C66	Trolling	6'6"	MH	M	40–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII50100C66	Trolling	6'6"	H	M	50–100lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII2040C70	Trolling	7'	ML	M	20–40lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII3050C70	Trolling	7'	M	M	30–50lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII4080C70	Trolling	7'	MH	M	40–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII50100C70	Trolling	7'	H	M	50–100lb	—	Buy from Penn
West Coast Boat 8 models Eight one-piece West Coast conventional boat rods, 6'6" to 8', M to XXH, 20-50 lb to 80-130 lb, moderate action. $199.95 to $249.95.
	BATWCIII3080C66	Trolling	6'6"	H	M	30–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATWCIII2050C76	Trolling	7'6"	M	M	20–50lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATWCIII4080C76	Trolling	7'6"	MH	M	40–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATWCIII60100C76	Trolling	7'6"	H	M	60–100lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATWCIII80130C76XH	Trolling	7'6"	XH	M	80–130lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATWCIII80150C76XXH	Trolling	7'6"	XXH	M	80–130lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATWCIII3060C80	Trolling	8'	MH	M	30–60lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATWCIII4080C80	Trolling	8'	MH	M	40–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
Boat Troll 15 models Fifteen one-piece E-glass solid-tip trolling rods, 6' to 7', 15-30 lb to 80-130 lb, in all-turbo, roller-stripper, all-roller, standard, circle-hook, live-bait and white-marlin builds. $149.95 to $399.95.
	BATBWIII2040C60TU	Trolling	6'	—	—	20–40lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII2040C60RS	Trolling	6'	—	—	20–40lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII3050C60AR	Trolling	6'	—	—	30–50lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII3050C60TU	Trolling	6'	—	—	30–50lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII3050C60RS	Trolling	6'	—	—	30–50lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII5080C60TU	Trolling	6'	—	—	50–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII5080C60RS	Trolling	6'	—	—	50–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII5080C60RSSC	Trolling	6'	—	—	50–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII80130C60RSSC	Trolling	6'	—	—	80–130lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII5080C64RSLC	Trolling	6'4"	—	—	50–80lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII80130C64RSLC	Trolling	6'4"	—	—	80–130lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII1530C66CH	Trolling	6'6"	—	—	15–30lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII1530C70CH	Trolling	7'	—	—	15–30lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII1530C70LB	Trolling	7'	—	—	15–30lb	—	Buy from Penn
	BATBWIII1530C70WM	Trolling	7'	—	—	15–30lb	—	Buy from Penn
Electric 6 models Six one-piece 6' electric-reel rods, MH, H and XH, each with a roller-tip (RT) or swivel-tip (ST) option, on an aluminium bent butt. $229.95.
	BATELIIIC60MHRT	Trolling	6'	MH	MF	—	—	Buy from Penn
	BATELIIIC60MHST	Trolling	6'	MH	MF	—	—	Buy from Penn
	BATELIIIC60HRT	Trolling	6'	H	MF	—	—	Buy from Penn
	BATELIIIC60HST	Trolling	6'	H	MF	—	—	Buy from Penn
	BATELIIIC60XHRT	Trolling	6'	XH	MF	—	—	Buy from Penn
	BATELIIIC60XHST	Trolling	6'	XH	MF	—	—	Buy from Penn
Jig Spinning 5 models Five one-piece vertical jigging spinning rods, 5' to 6'6", 30-80 lb to 80-200 lb classes, 4-7 oz to 6-10 oz jigs, moderate-fast. $149.95 to $169.95.
	BATJGIII80200S50	Spinning	5'	—	MF	80–200lb	6–10oz	Buy from Penn
	BATJGIII50130S54	Spinning	5'4"	—	MF	50–130lb	5–8oz	Buy from Penn
	BATJGIII80200S60	Spinning	6'	—	MF	80–200lb	6–10oz	Buy from Penn
	BATJGIII50130S64	Spinning	6'4"	—	MF	50–130lb	5–8oz	Buy from Penn
	BATJGIII3080S66	Spinning	6'6"	—	MF	30–80lb	4–7oz	Buy from Penn
Jig Conventional 4 models Four one-piece vertical jigging conventional rods, 5' to 6'2", 50-130 lb and 80-200 lb classes, 5-8 oz and 6-10 oz jigs, moderate-fast. $159.95 to $169.95.
	BATJGIII80200C50	Trolling	5'	—	MF	80–200lb	6–10oz	Buy from Penn
	BATJGIII50130C54	Trolling	5'4"	—	MF	50–130lb	5–8oz	Buy from Penn
	BATJGIII80200C58	Trolling	5'8"	—	MF	80–200lb	6–10oz	Buy from Penn
	BATJGIII50130C62	Trolling	6'2"	—	MF	50–130lb	5–8oz	Buy from Penn
Slow Pitch Spinning 2 models Two 6'8" one-piece RCB2 solid-tip slow-pitch spinning rods in the 250 g (ML) and 450 g (MH) jig classes, $179.95.
	BATSPJIII250S68ML	Spinning	6'8"	ML	—	—	≤ 250g	Buy from Penn
	BATSPJIII450S68MH	Spinning	6'8"	MH	—	—	≤ 450g	Buy from Penn
Slow Pitch Casting 3 models Three 6'8" one-piece RCB2 solid-tip slow-pitch casting rods in the 250 g (ML), 350 g (M) and 450 g (MH) jig classes, $179.95.
	BATSPJIII250C68ML	Casting	6'8"	ML	—	—	≤ 250g	Buy from Penn
	BATSPJIII350C68M	Casting	6'8"	M	—	—	≤ 350g	Buy from Penn
	BATSPJIII450C68MH	Casting	6'8"	MH	—	—	≤ 450g	Buy from Penn