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Colby Simms
SIMMS OUTDOORS L.L.C. FOUNDER & OWNER
Colby Simms is an internationally renowned
professional angler, outdoor writer, photo
journalist & seminar speaker. He is a national
television personality, a famous guide, a highly
accomplished tournament pro and a talented fishing
tackle & outdoor product designer. Colby is well
known and highly respected throughout the
professional outdoor sports community.
Colby has appeared as a Host, Co-Host, Featured
Guide, and Tournament Pro & Guest Star with many
television programs, and has hosted and co-hosted
national TV shows that have reached over 60 million
households. Colby has also been a guest on radio and
has hosted instructional DVDs. Colby is a highly
accomplished professional tournament angler. He is a
National Circuit Tournament Champion, Big Fish Award
Recipient and World Championship Qualifier, a 2-Time
State Circuit Tournament Champion, 3-Time State
Championship Qualifier, Big Fish Award Recipient,
7-Time Top 10 Finisher and State Champion. Colby is
a famous guide, and the founder & owner of Simms
Outdoors L.L.C. which operates a large outdoor
sports team of top pros, the largest and most
experienced guide service on well known Kinkaid
Lake, the largest guide service in the entire
southern Illinois and eastern Missouri regions, and
one of the largest guide service & outfitting
operations covering the United States & Canada,
spanning more than a half dozen states & provinces.
Colby writes articles and shoots professional
photography for more than 2 dozen magazines &
newspapers, many with national or international
distribution. He runs a professional photography
business offering sales & services world wide, holds
staff positions with nearly a dozen major magazines,
and is the Editor In Chief of Simms Outdoors
Magazine. Colby is also an outdoor sports product
designer & tester, the founder & owner of the Simms
Sport Fishing Tackle Company, and has held positions
with nearly 2 dozen major outdoor sports companies.
He is a former fishing club official and state
tournament trail director. Colby specializes in
bass, muskie & crappie fishing at Kinkaid Lake, IL,
but is an international traveler covering the
world’s best outdoor sports destinations for
sponsors, magazines and television & DVD companies
on assignment since 2004. Colby has been featured by
many other outdoor writers, photographers &
television personalities. Photos of Colby and photos
by Colby have both graced the covers of many
magazines throughout North America.
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