I'm really new.

[Rikko]

Welcome, Dwight!
Another North Shore boy here.

My advice that everybody always ignores: buy a good saltwater book or two before you pick up *anything* else. Read it cover to cover. Understand. Then you won't be a marine master by any stretch, but you'll have a good base knowledge and what's most important - you'll know the kinds of questions you need to ask and who to ask them to.

Regards,
Stefan