I use sabiki rigs in the major river systems to catch bait and have used them to catch bait in the surf in the ocean. In the rivers if other fish are around the bait you will catch them sometimes too. They are too effective for most sport fishing. If you had a sabiki with the just the right lure on it for the species you're after it will clean their clock.

A lot of the lakes I fish have hook and pole limits. So you're limited with what you can do.

Makes you made when a big fish grabs em and breaks em off...also accidentally snag big fish with them. Asian Carp UUGGHHH!

I snagged about 4ft gar below Kentucky dam with one one time on ultralight rig....took me twenty minutes to get it in I bet.