September, 1918 
FOREST AND 
S T REA. M 
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FISH FOR UNCLE SAM ANGLING CONTEST 
FOREST AND STREAM’S APPEAL TO ITS THOUSANDS OF READERSjTO CONTRIBUTE THEIR 
ANGLING KNOWLEDGE AS A WAR-WINNING MEASURE HAS MET WITH POPULAR APPROVAL 
r HOU SANDS of 
anglers are today 
wearing this For¬ 
est and Stream Fish 
for Uncle Sam button. 
Have you got yours? 
If not, send for it at 
once and take part in 
this big national food conservation cam¬ 
paign to catch and eat more fish and save 
the products of the land. By participating 
you may capture $ 25.00 in cash and a 
Forest and Stream medal. 
For the purpose of broadening the in¬ 
terest in angling for Black Bass, and de¬ 
veloping the most scientific skillful meth¬ 
ods for his capture by artificial lures, 
Forest and Stream will give a Forest and 
Stream medal and $ 25.00 in cash for the 
largest (in weight, length and girth ) small 
mouth black bass caught north of the 
Mason and Dixon line. 
For the largest (in weight, length and 
girth) small mouth black bass caught south 
of the Mason and Dixon line, a Forest 
and Stream medal together with $ 25.00 
will also be given. 
For the largest (in weight, length and 
girth ) large mouth black bass caught 
north of the Mason and Dixon line, a 
Forest and Stream medal and $ 25.00 in 
cash; also a Forest and Stream medal and 
$ 25.00 in cash for the largest (in weight, 
length and girth ) large mouth black bass 
caught south of the Mason and Dixon line. 
The Conditions Governing This Contest 
Are as Follows : 
First—The Contest is open to everyone; 
men, women, or children. 
Second—Black Bass caught anywhere 
with any rod, reel and artificial bait are 
eligible for entry in the contest. 
Third—Contestants must use the blank 
printed at the bottom of this page or an 
exact copy. This must be attested to'by 
two witnesses sworn to before a Notary 
Public and his seal affixed. 
Fourth—All fish must be weighed on 
tested scales and measurements taken from 
lower jaw to tip of tail. 
Fifth—The weight, length and girth; 
date caught and manufacturer’s name of 
rod, reel and lure used in'taking the fish, 
must be specified. All entries properly at¬ 
tested to must be mailed to the Fish Con¬ 
test Editor, Forest and Stream, 9 East 
40 th Street, New York City, on or before 
November 1 , 1918 . 
Sixth—Fish caught from state or pri¬ 
vate hatcheries not allowed in this contest. 
Seventh—In the event of there being 
two or more black bass, each properly en¬ 
tered in this contest, that weigh exactly 
the same in pounds, ounces and fractions, 
and measure the same in girth and length, 
and these black bass prove to be larger 
and weigh more than any other black bass 
entered in their particular class, each con¬ 
testant entering one of said fish will be 
awarded a prise of $ 25.00 and a Forest 
and Stream medal. 
FROM AN ENTHUSIAST 
Dear Forest and Stream: 
When you said, “Fish for Uncle Sam,” 
I said, I'll do it. 
Here’s the record for a week: 
July 13—5 fish. Total weight. 6 lbs. 
(biggest fish 3 lbs.) 
“ 15—12 fish. Total weight.... 14 
(2 largest 3 lbs. 3J4 
oz. ea.) 
“ 17—5 fish (Sheepshead)._12 
“ 19—8 fish (Sheepshead). 8]/2 “ 
30 Sheepshead .40 Vz lbs. 
Now a question: Why do the sportsmen 
and books make practically no mention of 
Sheepshead? 
They are a beautiful fish; the meat is 
firm and white and delicious—equal, to my 
thinking, to Lake Superior white fish and 
I found them gamey. They put up a good 
fight—though of course not as long a con¬ 
test as the black bass. 
Yet last fall I caught some bass in the 
Wapsie north of here that fought very 
little and day before yesterday I caught 
a small sheepshead who fought like a little 
tiger, and until I got him up into sight I 
thought I had a 5 or 6 lb. fish. 
Can .you tell me why these things are 
so? Here is a fish that I never heard any¬ 
thing much about and in the swift water 
of the Mississippi River he turns out to 
be a thing of joy and a food fit for the 
gods. I cannot understand it. Hereafter 
I fish for sheepshead. 
I never expect to have more fun in fish¬ 
ing than I have had in the last week. 
This coming week I hope to increase 
that forty pounds to fifty. I want ail my 
neighbors to have a taste. 
One declared, after having a fish dinner, 
“It was the finest fish I ever tasted.” 
Can you enlighten me on the subject of 
sheepshead ? 
Yours for Uncle Sam’s fishing contest, 
W. N. Roundy, Davenport, Iowa. 
The October issue of Forest and Stream 
will contain an article on the sheepshead 
by Leonard Hulit, the well-known author¬ 
ity on surf-fishing, whose articles on salt 
water fishes have attracted attention both 
in this country and England. [Editors.] 
ONE FOR FRIEND WIFE 
Fish Contest Editor, Forest and Stream: 
Complying with the back cover leaf on 
your June issue I have taken 25 lbs. of 
black bass in, true sportsmanlike manner 
from Lake Andes, So. Dak., and would 
like very much to receive a pair of lapel 
buttons, the second one being for friend 
wife. Together we took 55 lbs. in two 
evenings, the largest being a 4 lb. black bass. 
Thanking you in advance for the same, 
we are, Yours truly, 
E. A. Lynn, Armour, S. D. 
CANADA COMMENDS 
Fish Contest Editor, Forest and Stream: 
I wish to thank you for the opportunity 
of putting before your readers the attitude 
of the Canada Food Board in regard to 
the way in which campers and other ama¬ 
teur fishermen may add to the food supply: 
by catching fish, by substituting such fish 
for wheat and meat which are needed 
overseas, and by preserving their surplus 
catch for future use. 
This is a time when every ounce of food 
that can be produced is needed. Fish is 
our best and cheapest substitute for meat. 
Every pound that is caught by labor that 
would not otherwise be employed in food 
production is gain and a net addition to 
our food supply. 
Our campers and other amateur fisher¬ 
men can help this year in the production 
and conservation campaigns if they will 
realize that they have a real opportunity to 
serve their country by catching and pre¬ 
serving fish. 
Yours faithfully, 
Canadian Food Board, 
Per Roy Weaver, 
Chief of the Educational Division. 
AFFIDAVIT 
I hereby swear to statement signed by me before two witnesses and a notary 
public. 
Black Bass. 
State if large or small mouth. 
Weight.Length.Girth. 
When caught.Where. 
Rod used.Reel. 
Line .Lure. 
Give Mfgrs. names of each and full specifications. 
Caught by (Signed).. 
Street . 
City .State.... 
Witnessed by: (Give names and addresses) 
1 . 
2 . 
Sworn to before me this.day of 
Notary Public. 
