@owasco thank you, I am glad you enjoy my stories/life. when fishing off a dock cast near shore if trees overhang, or even right by the dock, if you can see any structure fish by it, I assume you are freshwater fishing if wanting to catch bream use a cork and set it where your bait floats if fishing for catfish do not use a cork use a sinker, for freshwater bass or trout use a top water plug. I hope this helps