Welcome from North western Pa. Please also introduce yourself on the "For Newbies" page. There is also a Beginners N Mentoring Forum. Then there are all of the state forums and many other forums as well. This site is loaded with a lot of info, and you can sometimes find stuff by doing a search.
Like some said, you don't have to have expensive stuff to fish, cause the fish don't care what your using. We are all here to help with advice, and we all have our own approach to catching those elusive crappie.