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Sonny Boy 
Prize 
Announcement 
Second Prize for Large 
Mouth Black Bass 
in the 
Southern Division Goes to 
Hoyt Ewing 
of 
De Soto City, Florida 
W JHEN the Sonny Boy Fishing 
Contest was announced, early 
in 1923, the underlying idea 
was to inculcate in the minds of young 
anglers the thought that angling with 
artificial lures is not only more sports- 
manlike, but also more pleasurable. 
We are greatly gratified with results. 
Hundreds of entries from boys all over 
the land have indicated that the idea, in 
a measure at least, has gone over. 
Once an angler experiences the thrill 
of taking a fighting game fish on plug, 
spinner or fly, he will never go back 
to the bait method. 
What we wish to emphasize is that 
the time to start anything, be it work 
or play, is when one is young. 
The tournament champions of tomor- 
row are the boys of today who spend 
their angling hours on lake or stream, 
gaining that coordination of muscles, 
nerves, and brain so essential to the 
finished caster. 
We congratulate Hoyt Ewing, who is 
but a lad of twelve, on his skill and 
his confidence in artificial lures. His 
story follows: 
Epitor SONNY Boy FISHING CONTEST: 
Our Ford was needed for other pur- 
poses Monday morning and I could not 
go to school so I took my opportunity 
to go fishing. I had the fishing fever, 
anyway, as I had caught it from listen- 
ing to William Jamison, who makes 
and sells the famous baits, his newest 
one being a barbless hook affair. 
Anyway, I wasn’t sorry about not 
being able to use the Ford to go to 
school, and so I rustled up Brown, the 
boat boy, to paddle for me, and set out 
for anything that might hit my bait. 
I was using a Heddon-Zaragossa, or 
| what most folks call a battleship, and 
Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. 
Fishing Contest 
It will identify you. 





Hoyt Ewing, 
age 12, with 
» the bouncing 
10-pound prize. 
we had not gone very far before I had 
picked up a couple of fine eaters, and 
thought I was doing well, but I sud: 
denly changed my mind as my bait | 
struck the water. Zowie! Ye old men 
and little boys I thought Lake Istok- 
poga was turning upside down, and 
throwing me over the top! Talk about 
a tug on the line; I had heard about 
people catching trains, and I just knew 
I was hooked to a through freight. 
I slammed on all my strength and ener- 
gy but the bass passed several stations 
before his energy was exhausted. Then 
it was my time to say who was who. 
Finally I brought him alongside the 
boat, and Brown reached out and got 
him by the throat. It was all over for 
Mr. Bass, but a gamer ten pounds will 
never hit my hook again. And so that 
night I occupied a seat on the front 
row on the porch among the best fisher- 
men that ever came to our place. 
AFFIDAVIT 
I hereby swear that this statement 
signed by me before two witnesses is 
true: 
Kind of Fish—Big Mouthed Black Bass. 
Weight—10 lbs. ‘ 
Length—27% inches. 
Girth—19% inches. 
When caught—March 12, 1924, 
Where Caught—Lake Istokpoga, Fla. 
Rod Used—Heddon No. 6, 5% ft. 
Reel Used—No. 39 Blue Grass. | 
Lure Used—Heddon Zaragossa, Green 
Back Finish. 
Line Used—Jamison Special 12 Ib. test. 
Time of Day—About 10 A. M. 
Caught by—Hoyt Ewing. > a 
“Oity—DeSoto City. 
State—F lorida. 
Witnessed by—Mrs. W. S. Ewing, De 
Soto City, Fla., W. S. Ewing, we 
Soto City, Fla. 
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