I used to fish quite often with ma stepdad and Mom. I was living around Virginia Beach at the time, and we would catch all sorts of stuff, but mostly croakers. I've only ever done beach and pier fishing, I've never been on a boat to fish, although I'm hoping that'll change in the future.
My Mom once caught a baby great white, and a sea turtle, all in one night. We released them back into the water, of course.