Even though I grew up fishing, I've just in the past year have really got into bass fishing.
There is a ton of different baits and techniques out there. A lot of things will work in the same situation but many things work only in certain situations.
The first thing you need to do is describe the areas that you will be fishing in. Are you fishing in a river, shallow creek, pond, lake, etc? What is the bottom like; rocky, soft, weedy, clear, etc? Are you targeting smallmouth in a creek or largemouth in a lake? Are you wanting recommendations on gear, baits, or techniques?
For starters a crankbait like a strike king 1.5 squarebill in shad, bluegill, or crawdad is pretty easy. Just throw it out and retrieve. You can keep your rod tip up to keep it out of the weeds if it catches them a lot.
Another bait is a Reaction Innovations Lil Dipper on a 2/0 EWG hook rigged weedless. I've had good look with any minnow color like Statutory Grape. Throw it out, let it sit 15-20 seconds, twitch it 2-3 times, reel in slack, let it sit, repeat.
Fish in the early morning and in the last hours before dark.
Hope that helps.
P.S. It is really exciting when you start catching bass in areas that you really didn't think you could catch them at.