Fishing Tactic's??

[bud8fan]

I was at a local shop(good friends with the owner) and he was telling me that I have been fishing near the big girls the past few times out but went on to give me some info that I wasnt very fond of!

First off let me say that I had a pretty decent evening fishing over the weekend. That is I was able to get a few fish(nothing to brag about! 17"-24") to bite.

Well evidently the big fish were roaming in and under the docks in Point Judith pond.
The tactics I am talking about involve catching yourself a hickory shad and livelining it using extremely heavy tackle. By this I mean pool cue boat rods and reels spooled with heavy braid and 80-100 lb leader. Sounds like meat fishing if you ask me!!!

I dont find this very sporting and can't see why you would even consider that fishing??
What do you guys/gals think??

Now if you had a boat and were pitching the live bait towards the docks and giving the fish a fighting chance!! (with normal gear!)