I hope that you are doing well today. We thought we would bring a little focus on the details of the upcoming camping trip. We will be camping on a troop level. This means we all eat the same thing and we pull together as a large group to cook and clean. I will be purchasing the food; therefore it will not be necessary for us to meet on Thursday night. It is imperative that we receive notification that you will attend if you are going by Wednesday. A simple email to me and a check to Troop 77 will reserve your spot. We will collect checks Monday night at the scout meeting. If you cannot be there Monday, then please drop a check off to Christy Tierney or myself. My office is in the Lampe Building at 237 E Market Street. Do please email me and indicate that you are going though
Camping fee 45 dollars
This includes a gas allowance for the drivers like last time.
Our camp ground looks nice
http://www.lanierscampground.com/
It is not located on the beach. We will have to drive to the beach, but it’s not far. Personally, I like this in a way… not so much sand in the sleeping bag. We will be tent camping by the way.
We will be cooking fish, shrimp and oysters. I hope we catch some fish so the scouts can clean them and cook them. I will puchase some fish, just in case. You know…many things may happen or not, but we will eat well.
Here’s a good opportunity to do a quick merit badge. If you look it over, I think you can do this. The real trick is catching two fish. Are you really going fishing or catching? We will assign you a counselor for this on the camping trip. This could be a fun and tasty way to achieve.
Here is the worksheet: http://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/2/2e/Fishing.pdf
Fishing Requirements
1.Explain to your counselor the injuries that could occur while fishing and the proper treatment, including cuts, scratches, puncture wounds, insect bites, hypothermia, dehydration, and heat reactions. Explain how to remove a hook that has lodged in your arm. Name and explain five safety practices you should always follow while fishing.
2.Learn and explain the differences between two types of fishing outfits. Point out and identify the parts of several types of rods and reels. Explain how and when each would be used. Review with your counselor how to care for this equipment.
3.Demonstrate the proper use of two different types of fishing equipment.
4.Demonstrate how to tie the following knots: clinch, palomar, turle, blood loop (barrel knot), and surgeon’s loop. Explain how each knot is used and when to use it.
5.Name and identify five basic artificial lures and five natural baits and explain how to fish with them. Explain why bait fish are not to be released.
6.Explain the importance of practicing Leave No Trace and how it positively affects fishing resources.
7.Give the regulations affecting game fishing where you live. Explain why they were adopted and what you accomplish by following those regulations.
8.Explain what good outdoor sportsmanlike behavior is and how it relates to fishermen. Tell how the Outdoor Code of the Boy Scouts of America relates to a fishing sports enthusiast, including the aspects of littering, trespassing, courteous behavior, and obeying fishing regulations.
9.Catch two different kinds of fish and identify them. Release at least one of them unharmed. Clean and cook another fish.
Schedule:
Friday
4:00 Gather at the parking lot of FBC
5:30 Eat dinner in Warsaw, fast food – Bring Money 9:00 Arrive at Laniers Capground – Directions below – Set up camp
Saturday
early morning fishing. Time to be determined by tides. We will catch breakfast at Hardees (Bring Money) Surf Fishing 12:00 Lunch on the beach – Troop level preparation – sandwiches / chips Surf Fishing 4:00 Begin cooking Supper 5:00 Eat – Seafood Feast 6:00 Clean and Pack 7:00 Depart 10:30 Arrive FBC
1. Head northeast on S 4th St toward E Johnston St 0.1 mi 2. Take the 1st right onto E Market St 1.3 mi 3. Slight right to merge onto I-95 S toward 4 Oaks/Benson 13.9 mi 4. Take exit 81B to merge onto I-40 E toward Wilmington/Clinton 89.1 mi 5. Take exit 416A-416B for I-140/US-17 toward Topsail Island/New Bern/Myrtle Beach 0.2 mi 6. Keep left at the fork to continue toward I-140 E/US-17 N 0.4 mi 7. Take exit 416B to merge onto I-140 E/US-17 N toward Topsail Island/New Bern 5.5 mi 8. Continue on US-17 N 14.5 mi 9. Turn right at N Carolina 210 S 0.8 mi 10. Turn left to stay on N Carolina 210 S 2.0 mi 11. Turn right at Roland Ave 1.2 mi 12. Turn right at Little Kinston Rd/State Road 1538 Continue to follow State Road 1538 0.6 mi 13. State Road 1538 turns right and becomes Spot Ln/State Road 1608 0.5 mi 14. Turn left Destination will be on the left 446 ft
Lanier’s Campground
1161 Spot LaneHolly Ridge, NC 28445
I hope I have answered most of your questions. If not, please shoot me a email. I will try to find someone who really knows the correct answer. Michael Creech is our trip master on this event. He is a expert in the sport of surf fishing. I personally have wanted to do this trip for four years and it has never worked out. I hope we have good weather for fishing.
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