Week 18 is all PENN, with a special SIMRAD bonus up for grabs. Catch, photo, and submit up to 3 fish this week (entries must be in by Monday, 8/31 at 5PM) for your chance to win!

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Week of 20
$25,856
Total Prizes Awarded

Shore Division

PENN Slammer 5500 / Carnage 10′ Combo

MSRP $530

The Slammer IV 5500 is PENN’s IPX6-sealed surf workhorse, paired with a 10-foot heavy-power Carnage rod. Built to handle big plugs, take a beating from sand and saltwater, and give you the drag for the cow that finally shows up at the end of a long night in the suds.

PENN Slammer 5500 / Carnage 10' Combo

Boat Division

PENN Slammer IV 5500 Reel

MSRP $299.95

PENN’s proven bulletproof spinning reel, IPX6-sealed against the salt and sand that ruin most reels. The 5500 size has the line capacity and muscle for chunking bunker or dragging eels from the boat, with a fully sealed drag stack and CNC-machined gearing that keeps working season after season.

PENN Slammer IV 5500 Reel

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Kayak Division

PENN Slammer IV 4500 Reel

MSRP $279.95

The same sealed, salt-proof Slammer IV build in a slightly smaller 4500 size that’s perfect for the kayak. IPX6 sealing shrugs off the spray and the dunk, and the stout sealed drag gives you the backbone to turn a big striper from a seated fight.

PENN Slammer IV 4500 Reel

Youth Division

PENN Battle IV 4000 Spinning Combo

MSRP $200

A ready-to-fish rod-and-reel combo built around PENN’s Hydro Armor sealed Battle IV 4000. Tough, smooth, and forgiving, it’s the kind of outfit a young angler can grow with, from schoolies in the estuary to their first real striped bass.

PENN Battle IV 4000 Spinning Combo

Special Bonus

SIMRAD NSX 3009 Chartplotter & Fish Finder

MSRP $1,699

The headliner, and the final week to win it. The SIMRAD NSX 3009 is a 9-inch touchscreen chartplotter and fish finder that brings pro-level electronics to your boat, with crisp sonar, detailed charts, and an interface built to help you find fish and stay on them.

SIMRAD NSX 3009 Chartplotter and Fish Finder


It’s time to catch fish and win prizes!

Submit up to 3 fish this week for a chance to win these prizes and put your name on the leaderboard.

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