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Bear – 3rd Grade
A Bear Goes Fishing
Elective
Requirement 4

Bamboo Pole

Bear – 3rd Grade
A Bear Goes Fishing
Elective
Requirement 4

Bamboo Pole

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts make their own bamboo fishing pole. 

Outdoor
2
3
3
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  • Bamboo fishing pole or a hardwood round dowel  of 48”x 0.5”, one per Cub Scout 
  • Fishing line, one spool 
  • 1” steel  washers or fishing practice plugs, one per fishing pole 
  • Scissors 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Collect the materials needed.  
  2. Learn how to make a bamboo fishing rod by watching this YouTube video,  “A Bear Goes Fishing” – Bamboo Fishing Pole Construction.” 
    • Find a suitable stick or bamboo pole that is about 6-10 feet long and has a diameter of about 1/2 to 1 inch. Look for a stick that is straight and sturdy. 
    • Tie the fishing line to the end of the stick or bamboo pole. Use a Palomar knot. 
    • Attach the fishing hook to the end of the fishing line using an improved clinch knot. 
  3. Build a bamboo fishing rod  to identify key areas that Cub Scouts may have a challenges with and to use an example. . 
  4. Set up meeting space giving Cub Scouts plenty of room to build their bamboo fishing rod and practice casting. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts they will be building their own bamboo fishing pole.   
  2. Hand each Cub Scout a pole, piece of fishing line and  washer or practice plug.  
  3. Demonstrate how to tie the fishing line to the end of the pole.  
  4. Assist Cub Scouts, if needed, to attach their fishing line to their pole.  
  5. Demonstrate how to tie the washer to the end of their fishing line.  
  6. Assist Cub Scouts, if needed, in attaching their washer to the end of their fishing line.  
  7. Allow Cub Scouts to take turns practicing casting. 

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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

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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.