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[peter]

Hire a guide x 3

Yes. Forgot to include that. Hire a guide.

[Duayne]

Hire a guide X5. Ask if they're OK with providing info and answering questions on getting started. Some are more into providing a good time/entertainment and some are better at teaching.

[Mean Morone]

Hiring a guide is probably the best first step. A GOOD guide will answer questions you might have so be prepared to ask a lot of questions. One thing that really helped me get started was listening to fisherman at the boat ramps and in the tackle shops. I'll never forget the first time I heard a bass fisherman talking about hooking a huge striper in 3 ft of water at night. I was shocked because I had just spent the day with a guide fishing in 80 ft of water. I learned something by listening to others.