Complete Angler Award
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Complete Angler Award
Complete the following 3 merit badges and you might qualify for BSA's Complete Angler:
Your last step is to successfully complete one or more of the following projects:
- Teach a Fishing or Fly Fishing merit badge skill to your troop, crew or team as part of a unit program activity.
- Help instruct Cub Scouts on fishing skills or fishery management as part of a Cub Scout meeting or outing.
- Participate in a local fishing derby or tournament, either a Scouting or Community event.
- Complete a conservation project that will benefit a local fishery.
Fishing @ BoysLife
- Fishing.BoysLife.org - has a great online section on Scouts BSA Fishing:
- Videos by Experts
- How to tie common fishing knots
- Expert advice on the best baits, locations and fishing techniques for catching bass, trout, panfish, catfish and other species of fish.
- Review of Essential Fishing Gear to Get Started
- Make homemade scout fishing lures.
- What is "BuzzBaits"?
- Ice Fishing @ BSA Campe Oh-Da-Ko-Ta - NPAA and FAF Support Scout Ice Fishing at Camp Oh-Da-Ko-Ta, Burlington, WI - includes a safety briefing on hypothermia, ice thickness, and behavior while on the lake ice.
Extra Credit
While none of these are actual requirements for this merit badge - they are terrific opportunities to show Scout Spirit, Do a Good Turn Daily and to have FUN!
- Activity Reflection: Use this meeting for scouts to ask questions and to reflect on what they gained personally from this adventure. You can also have a discussion on what future opportunities are here.
- Court of Honor Exhibit: Pictures, handiwork and other memorabilia from this adventure will make for a great presentation at the next Scout Troop Court of Honor.
Related Merit Badges
Sometimes it is easier by doing two or more merit badges together as a joint activity: