I haven't fished Rend much and not at all from the bank, so no help there, but; Horseshoe can be decent from the bank. They can do really well on both causeways during the prespawn and spawn. I've not fished there, but alot of folks fish below the dam at Carlyle from the bank. Crappie "should" be fine to eat from Horseshoe.....I don't know if I'd eat a big old catfish from there, but I've eaten plenty of crappie and bluegill from there....and far as I know I don't glow in the dark