The 2012 China Fish international trade show awarded its best new products for this year, including the new Magic Flight Spinning Reel in Best of Reel category for 2012.

The fishing tackle trade show features buyers and manufacturers from 85 countries, including 865 companies and 1,702 buyers. This year’s new product awards were determined by the vote of the buyers attending the show, held February 6-8 in Beijing, China.

PALADIN China Co., Ltd. (www.paladinchina.com) accepted the Best of Category award during the show’s awards presentation. Guenther Burk, inventor of the Magic Flight reel, and head of the PALADIN Companies, was very excited about the award and thanked the buyers for the recognition. This was the third year PALADIN exhibited at China Fish, and its fifth win in various categories.

The Castalia Magic Flight spinning reel is available in models 2000 and 4000, a Free-runner model 6000 and Surfcasting model 9000.

The PALADIN Companies include offices in China, Germany and the United States. The company has a 25-plus year history and specializes in the manufacturing of a wide range of fishing tackle products and has distribution throughout Europe, North America and other worldwide markets.

The fishing tackle trade show features buyers and manufacturers from 85 countries, including 865 companies and 1,702 buyers. This year’s new product awards were determined by the vote of the buyers attending the show, held February 23-25 in Beijing, China.

PALADIN China Co., Ltd’s (www.paladinchina.com) Managing Director, Christine Cong, accepted the Best of Show award during the show’s 20th anniversary celebration dinner and awards presentation. Guenther Burk, inventor of the Sharkfin reel, and heads the PALADIN Companies, was very excited about the award and thanked the buyers for the recognition. This was the first year PALADIN exhibited at China Fish, entering its latest version of the Sharkfin reel.

Sharkfin inventer Guenther Burk and PALADIN China managing director Christine Cong proudly display the Best of Show awards for China Fish 2010.

The PALADIN Companies include offices in China, Germany and the United States. The company has a 25-plus year history and specializes in the manufacturing of a wide range of fishing tackle products and has strong distribution throughout Europe. The new PALADIN USA, Inc. office develops products specifically geared toward western markets and distributes throughout North and South America under the brand name of Castalia Outdoors
( www.castaliaoutdoors.com ).

China Fish 2010 fully explained the connotation of “INTERNATIONAL” by: ■ 1,702 professional buyers from 85 countries ■ 445 exhibitors, covering 26,700 standard booths, from Korea, Japan, France, Italy, Hungary, Holland, Norway, the USA, and, of course, mainly China including Taiwan and Hong Kong. ■ More and more international media involved like TTW from the UK, Angling International from the UK, Ribolovacki Magazin and Fishing Magazine international from Serbia, Beet from the Netherlands, Sea Queen from India. ■ 99% exhibitors and buyers can speak English well.

Sharkfin Spinning Reel – Cast Farther, Prevent Tangles, Catch More Fish!

Unique spool edge reduces friction 85% – results in up to 30% farther casts, no line tangles and less line stress. Worldwide patented spool design casts up to 30% farther. Spool fins retain loops and releases them harmlessly on the next cast to eliminate tangles.

The Sharkfin “fins” are tapered underneath much like the wing of an airplane. So as the line exits the spool during the cast there is the least amount of friction on the line as possible. Line exiting the Sharkfin spool during casting is near silent – while on a standard round spool you will hear the definite sound of friction.

• Longer Casts
• Less Line Abrasion
• Less Friction
• Prevents Tangles (Birds Nests)
• Easy to Use
• Cover More Area
• Perfect for Braid or Monofilament
• Worldwide Patent
• Licensing Available

International Patent #10/587,115
U.S. Patent #7,384,012

How The Sharkfin Casts Farther
As fishing line quickly exits a typical round spool, it naturally maintains contact with the spool’s edge for most of the cast. When the line leaves the Sharkfin spool it touches only the tip of each “fin,” greatly reducing friction. With less line friction you’ll enjoy longer more accurate casts.

Why The Sharkfin Reduces Line Wear
Friction during casting heats and degrades fishing line as it quickly exits the typical round spool. With the Sharkfin spool design, line friction and heat are greatly reduced, thus minimizing line stress on every cast. Over time, you’ll realize that your line is lasting longer and staying fresh.

How The Sharkfin Prevents Tangles
Problem: During the retrieve on traditional spinning reels, loops are inevitably formed when small increments of slack line are reeled onto the spool. With a

standard round spool, these loops often crawl together forming a twisted loop that protrudes beyond the spool’s lip. During the next cast, a high-speed, high-energy line is pulled tightly against the spool lip, engaging this protruding loop and snatching it and all the line spooled on top of this loop off in the form of a “birdnest.”

Solution: With the Sharkfin, when slack line is inadvertently wound onto the spool, it is retained by the fins, often resulting in the line skipping one or two of the fins along the face of the spool. This “catch” eliminates any twist or looping of slack line, and this excess line is freely released on the next cast without incident.

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

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).