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4 In writing to 
Advertisers 
Sonny Boy Fishing Contest 
Prize Announcement 
Don Monroe of Iowa Wins First Prize in the 
Northern Division for Large-Mouth Black Bass 
HE fortunate Sonny Boy who 
takes first prize in the Northern 
Division, large mouth black bass, 
‘s Don Monroe, whose photo appears on 
this page. 
His letter, telling of the capture, and 
affidavit follows: 
Editor, SONNY Boy FISHING CONTEST, 
Dear sir. 
Crystal Lake, a small clear body of 
water near De Witt, Iowa, is very pe- 
culiar in that it is full of moss in the 
shallow places near shore and the only 
clear water is just beyond the shallow 
water, where it gets deeper and the 
moss does not reach the surface. All 
the casting is done from boats, rowing 
along near the moss and casting at 
the very edge of it, which is exceedingly 
dark, and affords a fine shelter for large 
fish during the hottest part of the day. 
About four o’clock one afternoon, I 
stepped into the boat and drifted along 
the edge of the moss, casting all the 
time. When about one hundred yards 
from the cabin I had a strike and 
landed a small bass. For two seasons 
I had fished this lake thoroughly and 
this was my first strike. 
I had drifted almost to the end of the 
lake and was starting to row back, 
when I heard a loud splash right close 
to the boat. I turned around and made 
a short cast of about fifteen feet. Just 
as the plug hit the water a large mouth 
closed over it and the rod was nearly 
jerked out of my hands. The line went 
out so fast that the reel handle cracked 
me on the thumb two or three times 
before I could get my hands on it. 
When I did manage to stop his rush, I 
wound him in as fast as I could and in 
less time than it takes to tell it, I had 
dragged my prize bass into the boat. 
Since IT had caught but one bass be- 
fore this experience, I consider myself 
lucky in landing him so quickly. As I 
had no camera at the time I was unable 
to secure a picture of the bass, but am 
enclosing a picture of myself as re- 
quested. 
DON MONROE, 

Age 16. Clinton, Iowa. 
AFFIDAVIT 
Kind of Fish—lLarge-Mouth Black 
Bass. 
When Caught—July 8, 1924. 
Rod Used—Lucky Steel Casting Rod. 
prention Forest and Stream. 
Tt will identify you. 

Don Monroe 
Artificial Lure 
Pikie Minnow. 
Line Used—Belltown Casting Line. 
Caught By—Don Monroe. 
Street—Box 74. 
City—Clinton. 
State—Iowa. 
Weight—4 lbs. 
Length—18% inches. 
Girth—12% inches. 
Where—Crystal Lake, Iowa. 
Reel—Go-Ite. 
Time of Day—3.15 P. M. 
Witnessed by: (Give names and ad- 
Used—Creek Chub 

dresses) 4 
1. George Monroe, Box 74, Clinton, Ia. - 
2. Dan Pascal, Grand Mound, la. }. 
We are glad to be able to award the © : 
large-mouth bass prize for the Northern — ' 
Division to this lad, for he has that . 
quality of stick-to-it-iveness which wins _ 
in the end. a 
He says, “For two seasons I had ¥ 
fished this lake thoroughly.and this was 
my first strike.’ What a wealth of 
courage and hope in these words! 
In angling, as in all else, work is the — 
key to success. So we say to Sonny 
Boys who cast their lures in placid | 
lakes and swift petulant streams, let — 
your motto be: “If we don’t get ’em to-— 
day, we will tomorrow.” : 
We repeat. versistence, courage and — 
hard work are angling requisites. , 
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