So what is a ‘fishing rodeo’? If you were reading the latest on Sen. Vitter (R) last night here on TPM, you’ll know that Vitter met one of his several alleged Madam’s at one a few years back down in Louisiana.
Now, I’m actually a pretty experienced angler. But I’d never heard the phrase before. And presumably it doesn’t refer to actually lassoing the fish, which would be a serious challenge. One TPM Reader told me it’s basically a fishing event where they have a bunch of starved fish who will basically bite at anything. And so everyone’s guaranteed a big catch. And given what we know now, you can see how that sort of arrangement would probably be a pretty familiar one for Vitter.
But more readers say it’s just the regional name for a fishing tournament — that is, in Louisiana and other parts of the South. Have you been to a fishing rodeo? What was it? And did you see David Vitter there?
Late Update: Okay, the consensus seems pretty clear on this. A ‘Fishing Rodeo’ is not the fishing version of a Dick Cheney-style staged hunt. It’s the name for a fishing tournemant — saltwater or fresh water — in Louisiana and Mississippi.
