Originally Posted by
Winger Ed.
It'd help to know what you're going after, and what bodies of water will you will be in?
Your state should have a printed booklet for their laws on what gear and bait you can, or can't use.
I look at lots of youtube videos about fishing. Put in 'fishing for catfish' 'fishing for bass', etc.
There's bunches of them.
A favorite channel of mine on youtube is 'catfish and carp'.
I think he's in Georgia.
His videos do it all--- he makes bait, takes you out fishing with his kid and wife on the boat, cleans them, etc.