The Sonny Boy Fishing 
Contest for 1924 
Conducted by Forest and Stream to Encourage 
Casting with the Rod, Reel and Artificial Lure 
Among the Coming Generation of Sportsmen 

1. This contest is open to boys not over eighteen years of age. 
2. The fish submitted for competition must have been caught by casting with rod, reel and artificial lure. 
Fish caught by trolling or on live bait are not eligible. 
3. Fish caught on Private Preserves or those taken from ponds, pools or streams of State or Federal 
Hatcheries are not eligible to competition. 
4. An affidavit witnessed by two reputable citizens must be filled in and in our hands within two weeks 
after fish is caught; stating the weight, the length—(measured from end of lower jaw with mouth closed, 
to the tip of the tail) girth—(measured just behind pectoral fins). Photographs should if possible accom- 
pany affidavit; also a drawing made by laying fish on piece of paper and tracing its outline. 
PRIZES TO BE AWARDED 
Ist Prize in each class will be $25.00 worth of tackle to be selected by the winner. 
2nd Prize in each class will be $15.00 worth of tackle also to be chosen by himself. 
3rd Prize in each class will be $10.00 worth of tackle to be selected by the winner. 
CLASSES OF FISH 
SmatL MoutrH Brack Bass 
Caught between the legal opening and closing of the season and caught in or north of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California (artificial lure). 
Larce MoutH Brack Bass 
(Northern Division) 
Caught between the legal opening and closing of the season in or north of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, 
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California (artificial lure). 
LarceE MoutH Brack Bass 
(Intermediate Division) 
Caught in the States of West Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North 
Carolina, Delaware, Arkansas, Oklahoma, between the legal opening and closing of the season (artificial lure). 
LarceE Moutu Brack Bass 
(Southern Division) 
Caught in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona 
and Louisiana, between the legal opening and closing of the season (artificial lure). 
AFFIDAVIT 
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Witnessed by: (Give names and addresses) 
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