Outdoors


OceanGirl Debuts Pink Fishing Rods

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

As the fishing industry begins to take notice of the missing 26% of their market, there is one company has not missed the boat' OceanGirl Custom Fishing Products' specializing in a complete line of hand crafted pink fishing rods made just for women willbe debuting their new line of custom fishing rods in addition to their line of OceanGirl Apparel at the 2007 ICAST Show in Las Vegas, July 11th-13th.

From the beginner to the extreme female angler, OceanGirl Series Rods are tournament quality rods designed for women, by women.

From extreme ocean fishing, surf fishing and recreational fishing to the professional bass angler, OceanGirl is the ONLY Company serving the exclusive needs of ALL women anglers.

The OceanGirl saltwater line offers only the best in inshore, and sport fishing rods. All OceanGirl rods are made with a top of the line e-glass blank. Boat and Trolling rods available from 20-130lb line range. Of course, our lifetime warranty is offered on all of our OceanGirl Series Fishing Rods.The SurfGirl rods are designed with the serious surf fisher-woman in mind! They are available up to 11 feet and 40lb line weight. All of the SurfGirl rods are made from a graphite blank, and feature the OceanGirl signature light-weight, ergonomic design. FreshGirl, is the line of Freshwater fishing rods, they are quality from butt to tip! Even the lightest line weight is strong and sturdy. All of the FreshGirl rods are made with a Graphite blank, and feature an ultra lightweight cork handle, designed with the FreshGirl angler in mind!

Darla Bardelli, Professional Angler on the Women's Bassmaster Tour is the #1 OceanGirl Pro Staffer and biggest fan of the FreshGirl Series Rods. 'Working with John 'Corky' Smith, founder and Kelly Erlink, partner in the development and promotion of the FreshGirl rods is very exciting'' says Darla, 'On the tour, I am known for my 'PINK' custom rods' and everywhere I go, I meet women across the country who are excited to finally have a quality rod ' made for women'. 'Most of us have learned to fish with equipment made for men, what a treat to finally have a rod of our own.' OceanGirl Custom Fishing Products can be found online at www.OceanGirlFishing.com and at select retailers across the country. For more information contact: John 'Corky' Smith at 856-842-2900 or Kelly Erlink at 856-693-4938.


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