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A HARD FIGHTER 
9. Fish competing for any trophy or prize must be measured 
and weighed by a director, or an official measurer of the club. 
Other fish, the measurements verified by a second party, will be 
accepted for record. 
10. The angler may elect which trophy or prize a fish shall 
compete for, but no fish shall be considered for more than one 
trophy or prize. 
11. All tarpon to be weighed, and measured in case of tie, all 
kingfish to be weighed and none eligible for a prize unless re- 
ported on an official card to the secretary. 
TROPHIES AND PRIZES FOR 1918 
Prizes are offered by the club for competition among the 
members during the year 1918. 
Tarpon season from January 1 to December 1. All others from 
January 1 to December 31. 
Tarpon (24-thread line) — Silver cup given by A. G. Butler, 
Middletown, Conn. Second prize, reel offered by the Enterprise 
Mfg. Co., Akron, Ohio. 
Tarpon (15-thread line) — H. Walter Fuller cup given for the 
longest and heaviest tarpon caught on 15 -thread line. Cup 
to be won three times for permanent possession. Second prize, 
600 yards of 24-thread line given by the Ashuaway Line and 
Twine Co., Ashuaway, R. I. 
Tarpon (9-thread line) Cup given by J. Frank Harrison, St. 
Petersburg, Fla. Second prize, 900 feet 9-thread line given by 
the Ashuaway Line & Twine Co., Ashuaway. R. I. 
Tarpon Cup for the first tarpon, offered by M. L. Stoner 
& Co. 
Tarpon Cup for the last tarpon, offered by the St. Peters- 
burg Times. 
Redfish— Cup offered by H. E. Mitchell, of St. Petersburg, 
for largest redfish caught on 15-thread line. 2nd prize. Ther- 
mos bottle, offered by A. W. Rogers, St. Petersburg. 
Kingfish (15-thread line) Reel offered by the Pinellas Hard- 
ware Co. 2nd prize, rod, offered by Horrocks-Ibbotson Co., 
Utica, New York. 
Kingfish (9-thread line) — Reel offered by Knight & Wall 
Co., Tampa, Fla. 2nd prize, 600 feet 6-thread line offered by 
E. K. Tryon Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Kingfish (Geo. Lizotte Cup) For the largest kingfish caught 
on the lightest tackle. (The weight of the fish divided by the 
number of threads in the line.) 
Mackerel — For the heaviest mackerel caught on 9-thread 
line. A rod given by Tracy Lewis, St. Petersburg. 2nd prize, 
one year’s subscription to the American Field given by American 
Field Publishing Co. 
Trout For the heaviest trout caught on 6- thread line. Reel 
offered by the Shakespeare Co., of Kalamazoo, Mich. 2nd prize, 
one-half year’s subscription to American Field. 
Fresh Water Bass 1st prize, rod offered by F. C. West, St. 
Petersburg, Fla. 2nd prize, >2 doz. artificial bait offered by 
South Bend Bait Co., South Bend, Ind. 
Rinaldi Challenge Cup For the largest black bass (Fla.) 
caught under club rules. Cup to be won three times for per- 
manent possession. Given by H. C. Rinaldi, of Tampa, Fla. 
Guide’s Prize Prize of $10.00 cash for guide catching largest 
fish on lightest tackle. Only open to guides under club regula- 
tion. 
RULES COVERING TOURNAMENT FOR FRESH WATER 
BASS CONTEST 
1. Fish may be caught in the lakes included in both Hillsborough, 
Pinellas, and Pasco counties. 
2. Fish must be weighed and entered with the secretary on special cards 
furnished by the committee. No fish under 8 lbs. is eligible for the Rinaldi 
Cup, and must be caught on a rod weighing not over 6 ozs. and a line with a 
breaking strength of 12 lbs. 
3. For the other prizes a rod must weigh not over 9 ozs. and the line to 
have a breaking strength not over 18 lbs. 
No live bait can be used. 
4. Fish can be weighed by any member of the Fresh-Water Committee, 
Knight & Wall, in Tampa, Tampa Tribune, and any other official weighers 
of the club. Rules and regulations will be furnished upon application to 
the secretary. 
H. C. RINALDI, Tampa F. C. WEST, St. Petersburg 
W. H. JOHNSON, St. Petersburg W. REYNOLDS BECKWITH, 
T. W. WESTON, Secretary, St. Petersburg, Fla. Tampa 
SURF ANGLING CONTEST COMMITTEE 
W. W. Flavell Joseph W. Taylor S. E. Comman 
Dr. Lipschutz T. W. Weston 
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE 
Sherman Rowles W. D. McAdoo T. W. Weston 
OFFICIAL MEASURERS 
(All catches must be recorded on official cards by the measurers 
to be eligible for prizes.) 
ST. PETERSBURG (Central Avenue) M. L. Stoner, Tracy Lewis; (Yacht 
Basin) N. B. Hayes; (A. C. L. Dock) Oliver Eady. 
PASS-A-GRILLE J. A. Saunders. 
“There is nothing that attracts human nature more powerfully than the sport of tempting the unknown with a fishing line.”- Henry Van Dyke 
