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Media Contact:
Pam Richards
Public Relations Director
1-800-558-5541
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Please note:

The Original, the Sharkfin Patent by Guenther Burk is the World’s first of its kind, providing farther casts AND preventing tangles on spinning reels, with a worldwide PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) pre-dating any similar products’ patent documents by 20 months – as documented by the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office).

International Patent #10/586,115
(PDF Download, 552 kb, opens in new browser window)

U.S. Patent #7,384,012
(PDF Download, 564 kb, opens in new browser window)

The Sharkfin has received a U.S. Patent and patents throughout Europe (35 countries), Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Its distribution today includes Germany, Belgium, Poland, Italy, France, Norway, South Africa, and the Netherlands.


Press Releases:

New Patented Maruto Semi-Barbless Treble HookNew 07/09/2010

Sharkfin® Spinning Reel – Goes the Extra Distance
The Original, High Quality Spinning Reel Designed to Cast Farther and Prevent Tangles
New 07/09/2010

Best of Show Sharkfin Spinning Reel – China Fish 2010 — 03/06/2010

100-word Product Releases on all Castalia Products — 01/06/2010

Castalia Outdoors Offers Ready-to-fish Fly Fishing Rod/Reel Outfit — 12/23/09

Sharkfin – The Original and World-patented Spinning Reel, German-engineered to Cast Farther and Prevent Tangles – Now Available in North America — 12/23/09

The World’s First Pre-rigged Micro-steel Braided Leader — 09/22/09

Casting Champion Recommends The Sharkfin Reel — 07/15/09

Paladin Germany Announces the Formation of Castalia Outdoors, Inc. in the U.S.

— 07/15/09

Hi-res Images:

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Maruto Semi-Barbless Treble Hook

Maruto Semi-Barbless Treble Hook

Maruto Semi-Barbless Treble Hook

Maruto Semi-Barbless Treble Hook

Sharkfin Reel by Castalia Outdoors

Sharkfin Reel

Sharkfin Spool Design Closeup

Liquid Steel Leader by Castalia Outdoors

Liquid Steel Leader Packaging

Liquid Steel Leader Configurations

Get the Net - Made Easy

Get the Net! Made Easy

Locking Mechanism Closeup

Trick Fisch by Castalia Outdoors

Trick Fisch Closeup

Trick Fisch Colors

Complete Fly Fishing Outit by Castalia Outdoors

Fly Fishing Outfit Packaging

Fly Fishing Outfit Contents

Guenther Burk Inventer of Sharkfin Reel

Portrait, Guenther Burk, Inventor of Sharkfin Reel

Portrait, Thomas Maire, Casting Champion




Castalia Outdoors

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Mail: PO Box 1107, Frostproof, FL 33843-1107
Phone: 863.635.7238 • Fax: 863.635.7392 • Sales: 1.800.558.5541
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