THE TARPON 158 



FORM OF AFFIDAVIT TO PROVE CAPTURE 



State of ) ! 



County of ( " 



I, residing in the 



of , State of , being duly 



sworn, do depose and say : 



That on the day of , 193. . . ., 



at in the State of , 



I caught a tarpon actually weighing pounds, being 



feet inches in length and having a girth of inches, 



upon the following described tackle: (a) A wood rod feet 



in length, weighing ounces, consisting of a butt 



inches long, and a tip feet in length, the latter weigh- 

 ing ounces, known as a rod ; (b) A No. 



reel known as a ; (c) A 



line having threads ; (d) A leader of 



feet in length ; and (e) (Bait or lure) 



That said capture was witnessed by the following disinter- 

 ested persons : 



of 



of 



That said fish was weighed upon certain scales situate at 



in the presence of the following named 



persons 



