I am new to north country fishing I lived in va for almost 5 yrs and started my freshwater adventure there,before that it was strictly saltwater I was interested in,well my failures prossed me and i am so glad to find this site,I would really like to get into the total experiance of fresh water(I mostly was going for catfish in va)and learn trout and bass,but the overwhelming veriety of equipment out there for this is great and vast,if you have any info or techniques i should look for or use please help.