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Fishing Derby
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Bear – 3rd Grade
A Bear Goes Fishing
Elective
Requirement 6

Fishing Derby

Bear – 3rd Grade
A Bear Goes Fishing
Elective
Requirement 6

Fishing Derby

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts participate in a local fishing derby. 

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  • Fishing poles, one per Cub Scout 
  • Fishing line 
  • Barbless hooks  
  • Fishing net 
  • Bait or tackle based on the fish you will be fishing for 
  • Tacklebox 
  • Fishing pliers or multitool 
  • Den first aid kit 
  • Cub Scout Six Essentials 
  • Activity Consent Form 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Find a local fishing derby.  
  2. Email date and times for fishing derby to parents and legal guardians. Remind them to bring their own equipment unless the fishing derby is proving the equipment. 
  3. Remind everyone to bring their completed Activity Consent form. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the den members at the fishing derby.  
  2. Remind Cub Scouts to use their fishing knowledge to get their fishing gear ready.  
  3. Have Cub Scouts fish during the fishing derby for at least 30 minutes.  

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Bear – 3rd Grade
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Cub Scouts go fishing with their den or pack.  

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.