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Wolf – 2nd Grade
A Wolf Goes Fishing
Elective
Requirement 3

Crazy Casting Spin-Off

Wolf – 2nd Grade
A Wolf Goes Fishing
Elective
Requirement 3

Crazy Casting Spin-Off

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts practice their casting skills by distance and accuracy. 

Outdoor
5
2
2
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Cub Scouts can bring their own fishing poles or secure enough youth fishing poles for Cub Scouts to use.   

The items in this activity can be kept for future dens or pack activities. 

There are similar practice casting kits that are available for sale instead of making your own.  

  • Spincaster fishing poles 
  • ½” flat washers – one for each fishing pole 
  • Blue painter’s tape 
  • Crazy Casting Spin-Off spinner pattern found in Additional Resources 
  • Cardstock  
  • Printer  
  • Brad fastener 
  • 3 hula hoops 
  • Tape measure 
  • Neckerchief or blindfold 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Print the spinner on card stock, cut it out, and assemble it with the brad fastener. 
  2. Mark off a safe area that is at least 40 feet long to allow for long casting. 
  3. Mark off three spots that are 6-feet apart that will serve as casting areas for Cub Scouts. 
  4. Place the hoops 20-feet from each of the three casting areas. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Have Cub Scouts gather in an open area outside free of obstacles. 
  2. Demonstrate the proper way to cast, make sure to cover the methods that are on the Crazy Casting Spin-Off spinner. 
  3. ​​​​Give Cub Scouts time to practice casting.​ 
  4. Have Cub Scouts line up 6 feet behind one of the casting areas. 
  5. Have the first Cub Scout in line, spin the spinner, and attempt the cast the spinner lands on.  A successful cast is one that lands in a hula hoop.  
  6. Continue until every Cub Scout has at least one chance at the challenge.  

Tip: Some of the casts are silly like “do three bunny hops then cast.” This is to make the activity more exciting.  

Tip: If you have a large den, you may want to divide Cub Scouts into two or three groups and make two or three spinners and two or three fishing poles. 

Tip: With slight modifications, you can use the same fishing poles for the Fish Names Game, Cast & Learn, Cast-A-Thon Relay Challenge, Crazy Casting Spin-Off, and Cast-A-Thon Relay Challenge. 

Additional Resources

Crazy Casting Spin-Off spinner pattern

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Wolf – 2nd Grade

Cast & Learn

Outdoor
4
3
2

Learn how to cast a fishing pole with accuracy by trying to hit a target. 

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Wolf – 2nd Grade

Cast-A-Thon Relay Challenge

Indoor
5
4
4

Cub Scouts practice casting their pole or rod to catch a paper fish. 

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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

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.