The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-03
WITH ROD AND GUN
A Record of the Doings of Dips of PiscatOria;
Also tie Lads Afield.
BY w. cHlPLEY JONES.

by w. CHIPLEH JONES.
Not only are Larkin Cleveland, editor
Of the DeFuniak Herald. and "F'idlin'
Brown, who claims Crestview as his
domicile and the drug business, when he
isn't fishing, as his occupation, cIassed
as among West FIorida's champions al
the piscatorial art; also that other fine
art which goes hand in hand with and
is inseparable from a reputation of being
piscatorial artist, but they are also bitter
rivals in the exercise of both arts. as
witness the following challenge which
"Fiddlin" recently addressed to Larkin,
viz:
II note in the Herald of recent date.
that Editor Adams, of the Jackson Demo-
crat has challenged you to a fishing con-
test. l also note your orato-iCal spasm
as to what you expect to dc to. him.
Now, ! amt no newspaper editor, but
if / couldn't get out better paper than
SOME Florida editors that l know,
would go down on the ChoctawhatchieI
and fish for Twin instead of editorins.
Il claim to the champeen Fisherman,
fiddler and liar of these parts and my
contention is that newspaperman don't
know nothin a-tall about fishin'. I was
born in a wilderness, craddled in the lap
of poverty and reared with a fishln' pole
in one hand and muzze-loadin' shotgun
in the other, and it was fish or game, or
no 'vittles,' where l was fetched UP.
Consequently, 1 claim that l can catch
more fish than you and Adams put to-
gether or l am goat.
Therefore be il
Resolved; That if you are both game
and will make it, a three Cornered affair,
I'm it; provided you agree TO the follow
ing. terms. rules and regulations:
Suggests Fishing in Water Tank.
the contest which you are more familiar
with than either Adams or myself. Now,
that the contest should be fair 70 all con-
testants. we should fish at least five Gays;
say one day on the Choctawhatch;e. one
day on Turkey Hen creek. one day in the
Gulf OF, Mexico. 20 miles off shore. one
day in the Atlantic ocean, zoo miles off
the coast, and on the last day, in Gne Of
the water tanks at CrestYiew. The WIN
ner each day to drink Ticker; the losers
to do the cookin', dish-washin' and wood
cuttin'. The fish that are caught during
the tournament or contest, to be contrib
uted to the armless and legless citizens
of Walton and Okaloosa counties. There
being none thus afflicted, the contestants
to eat what they can and can what they
can't. Furthermore, l would suggest
that 15-hool< minnows and dynamite be
barred, as my motto has always been: !
one man and one hook for one fish
Bass Under II Pounds Don't Count.
also Furthermore. that no bass weigh |
ing less than II pounds, and no Dream
of less than pounds avoirdupois shall
be counted, as I have never believed 1t |
right to separate sucking fish from their
mothers.
u
- will furnish free for the occasion one |
'Evinrude Kicker engine and enough |
Ticker to keep you and Adams in |
comatose condition while catch the fish: |
don't drink the stuff myself. but don't
mind seeing others drink it under certain |
circumstances. |.
Il concede to you the right 70 be the
Judge as to when conditions are right for |
the contest to begin
You say as I understand it, That the !
Choctawhatchie is too full for fishn', hut |
the last / heard from the Atlantic ocean, |
it was at normal stage, and the water is |
just right in Turkey Hen crock.
LAS an evidence of good faith. I en-
close, a dollar to be credited to the fine
and forfeiture. sinking or fishing fund-
or a subscription to your unworthy |
rag"
saw "Fiddlin'' at Crestview when
was over there. Thanksgiving day and |
when | asked him what, he was all sWeiled |
up about, his reply which was couched in !
terms and manner of bombast was that !
LarSin hadn't been able to muster cour-
age enough to answer his def. let alone
acceptins it. And in more serious vein.
he expressed his sympathy for Editor /
Adams, of the jackson Democrat for the
attitude in which ne has
been placed through Larkin's timidity.
But alas! poor Larkin was always a
timid boy: and for my part. don't be-
lieve he's afraid of "Fiddlin"- he's just
been busy with other correspondence and
hasn't had time to get to 'FYddlin s.
def
Two Holidays Have occurred.
There have oeen two HOLIDAYS since
the last instailment OF Rod and Gun ap-
and Thanksgiving 50 it's
hard to decide where TO start and where