Welcome to the site. You'll meet lots of good people here and I encourage you to attend a spring or fall camp near you. You'll meet people from all over the country at these camps . Like they said start out slow cause once you get going you'll figure out what works best for and your style , your lakes etc. It can as cheap or as expensive as you want, the fish can't tell the difference between a kayak or a Ranger, a cane pole or a $300 rod & reel . Just have fun it's not about what you catch it's about who you are with and who you meet Good luck
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