Coming to our last favorite spot 
along the breakwater, Dad, with his 
skillful handling of the boat, placed 
me in the right position for a perfect 
cast. The old gray bug landed about 
three inches from the breakwater. I 
drew it in very slowly with nothing 
doing. The boat was drifting slowly 
and not making a ripple upon the water 
and I cast again and again without a 
strike until we neared the end of the 
breakwater, and if you never did any 
night bass fishing, you do not know the 
thrill that I got when that thundering 
splash came and something plunged out 
of the water and I felt a fierce tug on 
the line. I tried to keep cool, but in 
spite of all, I got a little rattled. Here 
is where I perfected the lessons that 
my Dad had taught me in playing a 
fish. 
The old fellow gave me the time of 
my life in the dark. He splashed out 
of the water twice and remembering 
what my Dad had told me, I kept the 
tip of my rod close to the water and all 
I could do was to let him fight, giving 
him line now and then and at last, when 
I felt him weaken, I reeled him in 
slowly. At this time Dad turned on 
the flash so I could see and I just 
watched my chance to get my hand 
under his gillse to land him safely in 
the boat as we had no landing net. 
When this old fellow was landed safely, 
I said “He’s a dandy and I bet he’ll 
weigh four pounds.” 
We now started. for home, feeling 
satisfied with our catch and when we 
pulled our boat up on shore, we were 
chilled with cold. We reached home at 
11.30 and aroused the house to see our 
eatch. The first one I caught weighed 
three pounds and the last—Oh Boy!— 
he tipped the scales at three pounds 
and ten ounces. 
That night after I got in bed, I 
thought of the Sonny Boy Fishing Con- 
test and decided to send a drawing of 
my largest fish in the next day, but 
never expected to win a prize. 
(Signed) O. Elton Tuttle. 
AFFIDAVIT 
Kind of fish: Small mouth black bass. 
When caught: June 27, 1924. 
Rod used: Lancewood, 8 oz. 
Artificial lure used: Tuttle’s White 
Devil Bug. 
Line used: Victoria, H. 
Caught by: (signed) Elton Tuttle. 
City: Old Forge, N. Y. 
Weight: 3 lb., 10 oz. 
Length: 19 in. 
Girth: 12% in. 
Where caught: Old Forge Pond. 
Reel: Meisselbach Rainbow. 
Time of day: 11 P. M. | 
Witnessed by: 
1. H. F. Crofut, Old Forge, N. Y. 
2. O. C. Tuttle, Old Forge, N. Y. 
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