Freshwater:
1.) Smallmouth
2.) Wipers/Stripers
3.) Flathead Catfish
4.) Northern Pike
5.) Trout
**** WildCard**** - Creek Chubs; catch them, and they will serve you as the best bait for ANY predatory fish
Saltwater:
1.) Sharks (any, but always partial to Bulls, Bonnetheads, Dusky, Silky, Brown; light-med. surf tackle)
2.) Stripers
3.) any coastal/reef-residing Snapper on light tackle
4.) Barracuda/Bonefish (tie) on light tackle
5.) Bluefish or Weakfish on light tackle.
I just love sharks, idk why....maybe the adrenaline rush, also because of the fun of trying identify which of the nearly 400 species you caught.
LEAST Favorite (avoid like the plague):
1.) Stingrays
2.) Eels (Morays especially)
3.) Nurse Sharks
4.) Bullheads - little, spiny, slippery and they ALWAYS swallow the hook
5.) Rock Bass - lazy fighters, bait-stealers, worse than a herd of Zombies, can't avoid day or night