Braden, been gone last week, but welcome to the site. You've gotten some great advice, and the only thing I could add is.. "don't listen to Wannabe"...he will get you on his one fish per trip schedule and that's NOT what yur lookin for.lol Seriously, there are some GREAT guys here and will help you any way they can. The "Rookie Forum", that's not the title of it, but you get my point, will give you some very general good start up advice. From then on, it's trial and error, and just watchin and listenin to some of the old timers. My guess is, when those 4 and 6 year olds latch on to a nice crappie, you'll be spending more time on the water than you think, and that's a good thing. Good luck to you and enjoy this passion.