When I was still eating them I did alot of fishing. I prefered bass striper and cat fish, but have certainly cleaned and eaten my share of pan fish as well.
Whenever we'd make it to the shore, my Dad and I would always cast the surf Ted. I never caught anything thought...about the same record as my bow hunting
I just carried it around in the woods and practiced alot at home. Never harvested anything, other than with a rifle.