{"id":13688,"date":"2019-04-03T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/?p=13688"},"modified":"2019-04-02T16:24:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T14:24:58","slug":"for-the-first-time-at-the-ewf-simba-rods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2019\/04\/03\/for-the-first-time-at-the-ewf-simba-rods\/","title":{"rendered":"For the first time at the EWF &#8211; Simba Rods!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13692 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Simba_Rods-5.jpg\" alt=\"For the first time at the EWF - Simba Rods!\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Simba_Rods-5.jpg 400w, https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Simba_Rods-5-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Simon Barnes started fishing with his grandmother at the age of seven. From catching with his hands he soon moved on to worms and fly fishing. <\/strong><strong>This passion for trout led him away from his father&#8217;s profession as a doctor to farming trout.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13690 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Simba_Rods-3.jpg\" alt=\"After retiring from trout farming these friends suggested making custom fly rods for sale - Simba Rods was born and are now found all over the world.\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Simba_Rods-3.jpg 756w, https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Simba_Rods-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All the while he repaired his own rods or made them for friends. After retiring from trout farming these friends suggested making custom fly rods for sale &#8211; Simba Rods was born and are now found all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13689 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Simba_Rods-1.jpg\" alt=\"Come and meet Simon in the Tenne first floor at the Experience the World of Fly Fishing this coming weekend and see his beautiful rods with a Scottish twist...\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Simba_Rods-1.jpg 756w, https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Simba_Rods-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Come and meet Simon in the Tenne first floor at the Experience the World of Fly Fishing this coming weekend and see his beautiful rods with a Scottish twist&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-w-f.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.e-w-f.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also look at:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2019\/04\/01\/jury-members-and-presentation-of-award-winners-of-the-12th-open-german-fly-tying-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2019\/04\/01\/jury-members-and-presentation-of-award-winners-of-the-12th-open-german-fly-tying-championship\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2019\/04\/01\/the-12th-open-german-championship-was-again-a-big-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2019\/04\/01\/the-12th-open-german-championship-was-again-a-big-success\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2019\/03\/29\/reading-of-the-book-the-longest-silence-a-life-in-fishing-at-the-ewf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2019\/03\/29\/reading-of-the-book-the-longest-silence-a-life-in-fishing-at-the-ewf\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Barnes started fishing with his grandmother at the age of seven. 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