Canalrat and I know a guy who used to have a unique way of live-lining scup. After he caught a few and put them in a bucket, he'd take them down to the Maritime Academy, and cast them into the side of the pier to stun them. They'd flap around on the surface, and those big momma's who hang in the hull shadows of the tugs during the day would come out to inhale them.
He didn't land many cause they'd run around the pier and cut him off, but he had fun trying
Live lining scup today, you have to be careful because of size limits. He used palm sized scup and I think they have to be bigger today to keep.