Requirement
5. Five lures, five baits, how to fish them, and why baitfish stay
Required Often forgotten
Naming and identifying five artificial lures and five natural baits, explaining how to fish with them, and explaining why baitfish are not released. The last clause is a conservation point sitting inside an equipment requirement.
Notes and warnings
Note. The clause about why baitfish are not released is a conservation point sitting at the end of an equipment requirement, and it is the part that gets read past.
Where this step comes from
- Fishing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 5 · Includes explaining why baitfish are not to be released.