THETARPON 99 



FORM OF AFFIDAVIT TO PROVE CAPTURE 



State of _ 



County of 



ss. 



I, residing in the 



of , State of , being duly 



sworn, do depose and say : 



That on the day of , 192 , 



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 weighing 



ounces, known as a _ _ rod; (b) A 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 

 disinterested persons: 



of 



of 



That said fish was weighed upon certain scales sit- 

 uate at in the presence of 



the following named persons : 



Name Address 



