COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Former President George H.W. Bush loves to fish and his well-known appreciation for angling landed him a giant replica of a lure.
The 91-year-old Bush was honored Thursday night as part of efforts to get more children — especially Hispanics — interested in fishing. Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris presented the long lure to the nation's 41st president.
The George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar (VAH'-mohs ah pes-KAR') Education Fund gave a $50,000 check to groups trying to get more Hispanic children to go fishing. The fund was launched with a $125,000 donation from Morris.
The Eagle newspaper (http://bit.ly/1T97GuM ) reports that Morris also helped some children try their luck in a specially stocked pond behind the Bush library on the Texas A&M campus.
Bush also caught a catfish.
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Information from: The Eagle, http://www.theeagle.com
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