Don't forget George W. Sr. His rod was on display next to one of Hemingways in SLC with all of the Bamboo rods.
Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "steblina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 6:05 PM Subject: RE: The yuppie issue > I agree with you, but since teddy: Herbert Hoover, Ike, Jimmy Carter, and > of course Dick Cheny (who after 92 drove a motorhome around the country fly > fishing). Since Franklin and Kennedy probably couldn't fish because of > health...that's a hell of percentage. Much greater than the us population > that fished at that time. > > Somewhere around the "River Runs Through It" boom certain types of folks > took the sport up for image purposes. Much like those who only golf because > it is a way to conduct business and make contacts. The sport changed enough > that people could now make the sport their own image festival by putting > enough money into it. A great example of this is how many politicians seem > to partake in golf and fly fishing now. Other the Teddy Roosevelt I am not > sure there were too many die hard fly fisherman in the white house until the > mid 80's. > > >
