Boat & Surf Combos

Very smooth

I’m a fan of the reel it’s very smooth and well made. The pole also seems to be pretty solid and good flex. Really nice combo for the inexpensive price, nice colors too. This shipped very fast and in perfect condition from penn.

Nice Combo

I needed to replace a spinning reel and this Pursuit II combo looked good online. The reel is super smooth releasing and retrieving. It is sturdy and I think it will hold up well during rockfish season. The finish concerns me a bit as it doesn't have the Penn look and feel and we are on the Chesapeake Bay with salt water. But I have never been let down by a Penn reel. The rod has the right action for our fishing style. I'm looking forward to hooking a monster on it to see how much fun the ... read more Click to read full text of review titled "Nice Combo". combo will offer.

wife and I bought a boat as empty nesters we were looking for a new hobby to enjoy. we needed fishing gear but didn't want to spend a bunch of money on stuff we really didn't know anything about. slight sticker shock on high end equipment prices online and in stores ($300 + was more than were willing to spend ). We fished Galveston Bay and caught several fish and even a flounder and a small shark. It took some getting used to setting the drag but the rod and reel worked fine. Hope to fish for ... read more Click to read full text of review titled "". some larger fish about 25 miles out near the rigs soon therefore I am reserving a higher rating until I do.

Good value

Now retired my wife and I recently purchased a new boat. Wanting to expand our fishing experience to offshore waters we decided to get rod and reels capable for the task. Needing to control cost we settled on these combos. At this point we are satisfied with our purchase.

Penn 309m Combo set.

Best Price ever. You can 't beat this deal. It's like getting the rod for free. Reel it self is worth $69.99 sold separate. I used it today and it has very smooth casting. I used 30lb mono line and hold up pretty well. Yes invest only if your serious about using a conventional reel. I recommend youtube for practice.

Penn 201 and Mariner Rod Combo

Excellent Package Deal. Using it in Port Huron, Michigan along the wall for Steelhead and Walleye. No complaints. Just ordered another Mariner Rod to make up the same combo with a reel I already had. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

north padre

flew to north padre with the wife and stayed on the beach. hit academy on the way to the hotel from the airport and picked one up. allowed me a couple hours each morning to get my fishing in before she woke up.....intended to purchase the $40 rig and just leave it, but the rod breaks down allowing us to actually bring it back on the plane as carry on. certainly not long term construction, but for $40 had everything i needed. ended up with whiting on the gulp crab, parlayed the whiting to cut ... read more Click to read full text of review titled "north padre". bait for bluefish and hardheads, ending up with a small shark on the provided steel leader. it'll work for catfish now that we're home just fine.

great value

I purchased this rod for my trip to the coast to get some pier fishing in. excellent value for the novice fisherman who can't justify purchasing exspensive rods

Great combo for the money !!

Great combo for $200.00 . I bought it for red snapper and cobra season and I love it !!

Best combo for the price in class

Bought this a couple of weeks ago and it has been great. Solid rod and reel for the price. I'd say it's the best combat this size for the price.

Awesome combo

I bought this back in March of 2017, the local academy store had it discounted. I've used this rod and reel combo on 5 fishing trips since and I love it. It's light weight really let's you feel those fish tugging and I've seen my rod bend to where I thought it would break on 2 occasions​ and it holds up well I recommend it especially for beginners like me.

never fails

I got this 2 Christmas's ago and I've dropped it in salt water it works great better than some of my 200 dollar reels I suggest getting it