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Bait-ology Bonanza
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Wolf – 2nd Grade
A Wolf Goes Fishing
Elective
Requirement 2

Bait-ology Bonanza

Wolf – 2nd Grade
A Wolf Goes Fishing
Elective
Requirement 2

Bait-ology Bonanza

Snapshot of Activity

Learn about fishing baits with a memory game. 

Indoor
2
5
2
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  • Artificial lures such as plastic worms, spinnerbaits, roundhead jigs, dropshots 
  • Live bait such as worms, crickets, and minnows 
  • Household items that can be used as bait: corn, hot dogs, sandwich meat, bread 
  • Something to cover the bait such as newspaper, a piece of fabric, a plastic tablecloth, etc. 

Before the meeting:  

  1. Collect different types of fishing bait, including both live and artificial. Gather more examples than the number of Cub Scouts in your den. 
  2. Immediately before the meeting begins, arrange the bait on a table so Cub Scouts can examine it. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Tell Cub Scouts that there are several factors that go into choosing the type of bait you’ll use. These include the type of fish you want to catch and your fishing location. 
  2. Explain to Cub Scouts that they’re going to learn about different types of fishing bait 
  3. Show Cub Scouts each type of bait and the name of the bait. 
  4. After you’ve given Cub Scouts all the names, tell them that you’re going to allow them to gather around the table for two or three minutes. At the end of that time, you’ll cover up the bait so that they can’t see it. 
  5. Ask Cub Scouts to name one of the types of bait that they saw by calling on them one at a time. 
  6. After each Cub Scout has had an opportunity to name an example, uncover the bait and count how many they got right. 

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.