Application
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to select, catch and collect bait suited to the target species of fish to be caught. It also requires the ability to select appropriate berley for attracting those fish and to maintain live and dead bait for effective future use.
It applies to leaders, guides or instructors, who use these skills when leading participants during fishing activities. Leadership skills are provided in complementary units. The unit can also apply to assistants and support staff.
This unit applies to any type of organisation that delivers outdoor recreation activities including commercial, not-for-profit and government organisations.
Recreational fishing is regulated by specific laws in each Australian state and territory with variable rules. All training and assessment activities must comply with the local, state or territory and international requirements.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCECRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Select bait and berley. | 1.1. Determine target recreational fish species, identify feeding habits and preferred bait and or berley. 1.2. Evaluate effectiveness of using frozen and fresh bait to catch target species. 1.3. Select appropriate bait and or berley according to feeding preference of target species. 1.4. Determine when manufactured baits are effective and permitted, and select as appropriate. |
2. Catch and maintain bait. | 2.1. Follow organisational safety procedures throughout all activities. 2.2. Select appropriate method for catching and collecting target bait species. 2.3. Select and set up appropriate equipment for targeted bait species and check working order. 2.4. Use bait collecting method and equipment effectively to maximise catch. 2.5. Comply with permissions, and bait catching regulations applicable to the location. 2.6. Determine optimum level of freshness of bait for catching target species. 2.7. Keep fresh bait alive in suitable conditions to enhance its effectiveness 2.8. Maintain dead bait in suitable conditions for future use. |
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance in this unit, but not explicit in the performance criteria are listed here, along with a brief context statement. | |
SKILLS | DESCRIPTION |
Reading skills to: | interpret detailed and familiar organisational safety procedures for fishing activities. |
Planning and organising skills to: | determine the targeted species of fish to be caught and match selection of bait to plan for the selection of equipment and methods to catch bait. |
Sectors
Outdoor Recreation
Competency Field
Fishing