I recently attended a fund raiser at Lake Ozark where Gov. Mike Huckabee was the keynote speaker. He said he had never been to the lake before, but heard it had exceptional fishing. Im not sure many in the audience knew he was an avid fisherman, so the comment probably blew past many. Anyway, after the event, he hung around for the usual pictures, media, etc. He was kind enough to have his picture taken with many of the event sponsors and Im certain answered many questions about his run for the presidency. He seemed very approachable, so after the crowd settled down, I introduced myself. Figuring he had been asked about every political question possible, I decided to take another approach. I told him I had a Puma docked not five minutes from the event and we could easily be on Lake Ozark in fifteen minutes. It was like a calm came over him. No political questions, just good old fish talk. What an interesting, down to earth guy. He loves, and talks fishing. He loved his Jaguar, and now has a Puma. (Although I got the impression he like the Jag better…note to Rick…he still doesnt understand why the Jag was taken out of the line). What an advocate for the outdoors and Bass Cat. Regardless of your political position, it was refreshing to see such a high profile person let his guard down, be himself, and just talk fishing. PS…he didnt take me up on the fishing trip. Said he was tempted but had a flight the next morning at 4:30. He said the next time he was at the lake, you wouldnt find him in a conference room, but somewhere throwing a jig.
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