Fishing — Merit Badge — Scout Troop 79

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Scout	AWARD	Req 1				Req 2	Req 3	Req 4	Req 5	Req 6		Req 7	Req 8	Req 9	Req 10
Scout		1a	1b	1c	1d	2	3	4	5	6a	6b	7	8	9	10
Damian N.Tenderfoot	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Hazel S.Star	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Henry E.Second Class	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Jack P.Star	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Kevin P.Life	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Lee P.Tenderfoot	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Oliver V.Star	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Oscar B.Tenderfoot	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
Solomon R.Tenderfoot	★	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□

Requirements

From the official BSA merit badge pamphlet — wording is paraphrased here. Confirm against the current pamphlet for sign-off.

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For the whole badge

Explain fishing hazards and how to anticipate, prevent, mitigate, respond

Discuss prevention/treatment: cuts, punctures, bites, hypothermia, dehydration, heat illness, sunburn

Explain how to remove a barbed hook lodged in someone's arm

Name and explain five safety practices to always follow while fishing

Compare two fishing outfits; identify rod and reel parts, uses, and care

Demonstrate proper use of two different types of fishing equipment

Tie improved clinch, Palomar, uni, uni-to-uni, and arbor knots; explain uses

Identify five artificial lures and five natural baits; explain use; why baitfish aren't released

Explain Leave No Trace and Outdoor Code effects on fishing resources

Discuss catch and release; describe safely releasing a fish

Review local gamefishing regulations; explain their purpose

Explain sportsmanlike angling behavior: littering, trespassing, courtesy, regulations

Catch one fish and identify it

Clean and cook a fish you caught (or acquired if unable); eating not required