Name 
Plan 
Rates per day 
Managers 
Location 
Wigwam ..... . . 
American 
On appl. 
Eleanor C. Reed 
256 First St. N. 
ST. PETERSBURG 
Anna Maria 
Both 
On appl. 
Chas. Baldwin 
ANNA MARIA BEACH 
Albion Hotel 
American 
2.00 
Joe Guthrie 
CORTEZ 
Haven Beach Hotel 
For particulars write Florida Beach Development Co. 
HAVEN BEACH 
Holloway 
American 
On appl. 
E. J. Shanock i 
Pass-a-Grille Hotel 
American 
On appl. 
Robert Carroll - 
Geo. Lizotte \ 
PASS A GRILLE 
Hotel Lizotte .... 
American 
On appl. 
The St. Petersburg Tarpon Club will give its first Surf Angling Contest as a 
member of the Association of Surf Angling Clubs on March 27 and 28, 1918 
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG TARPON CLUB 
OBJECT OF THE CLUB 
To encourage the use of rod and reel in game fishing, to promote 
social intercourse among its members, to aid in securing the pro 
tection of game fishes, and to elevate the sport to its highest 
standard. 
MEMBERSHIP 
Membership is open to all persons satisfactory to the directors 
upon the payment of the membership fee; but no person shall be 
entitled to wear a club button until he or she shall have captured 
a tarpon under the club rules, and the first fish so captured shall 
be eligible for any trophy awarded that season. 
FEES AND DUES 
The membership fee shall be Five Dollars. The annual dues 
shall be $5.00, and no capture shall be entered upon the club 
record unless all fees and dues are paid in full. 
CLUB BUTTONS 
A blue-and-gold tarpon club button will be presented to each 
member who shall have captured a tarpon under the club rules. 
A green-and-gold kingfish button will be issued to each member 
who shall have captured a kingfish weighing not less than 10 lbs., 
under the club rules, and using no line heavier than 9-thread, 
button costing member $2.00. 
A red-and-silver redfish button will be issued to each member 
who shall have captured a redfish weighing not less than 15 lbs., 
under the club rules, and using no line heavier than 15-thread, 
button costing member $2.50. 
CLUB RULES FOR 1918 
1. All catches must be recorded on the cards furnished by the 
secretary and duly certified by the official measurers or directors, 
and all requirements on the card complied with. 
2. No member shall be eligible to compete unless all his 
dues have been paid. 
3. The line used for tarpon must be a standard linen line 
of not more than 24-thread ; and for kingfish of not more than 
15-thread. The line used for mackerel shall not exceed 9-thread. 
The line for trout shall not exceed 6-thread. The line used for 
fresh-water bass in competition for the Rinaldi Cup cannot have 
a breaking strength of over 12 pounds, and for the other prizes 
over 18 pounds. The rods shall not weigh over 6 oz. and 9 oz., 
respectively. 
4. The rod shall not be less than 6 feet over all in length. 
A bamboo rod shall have the metal tip fixed directly upon it, 
without any artificial or unusual extension or enlargement. 
5. Only thumb brakes shall be used, with no mechanical, 
adjustable drag to the unfair disadvantage of the fish; but an 
uniform, or non-adjustable, mechanical tension of not to exceed 
4 pounds shall be permitted; provided, that there shall be no 
bar against mechanical brakes or drags for lines of 15 thread or 
PART OF KINGFISH CATCH 
less. This does not apply to competition for membership buttons. 
Drags are allowed for button competition. 
6. There must not be more than 36 inches of tarpon line 
doubled back at the tie, and the leader must not exceed 6 feet 
in length. 
7. Anglers fishing for membership, trophies or prizes must 
submit their tackle for inspection to one of the directors or 
official measurers when the catch is measured or recorded. 
8. The angler must hook and bring the fish to gaff unaided, 
and the fish must be reeled in. A rod broken during the capture 
bars the fish from the trophy and prize class. 
“Of all the sports ever sported, commend me to angling. It is the wisest, discreetest, best."— Tom Hood 
