Welcome from middle Tennessee, you found the best place to learn. In '07 I was in your shoes, and the folks here have shortened the learning curve a bunch. Small jigs of 1/32 and 1/16 are very common, and panfish assassins or tubes in different colors get a lot of folks on their first fish. The fall sees some real good stringers. Only thing left is to get out and start the process, can't catch fish at home. No dumb questions here, ask away.