EdgeOfThorns

Thanks for the welcome guys and yes that link is great, reading it all now and im going to start there with the suggestions listed the next time i go which hopefully will be in a couple days! Heres a question though, is it almost a rule of thumb that bass arent really caught with live bait?

Hope everyone is doing good 8-) I just need some basic help to catch me more than pan fish or blue gill, im not a hardcore fisherman but i so want to learn how to start really fishing decent so i can enjoy it even more. Ive just learned that nightcrawlers and such catch virtually one kind of fish and ive caught a million of the pan fish and it drives me nuts, so im just deadset on learning more ways to fish. Even just basic tips if you guys could offer would be great, im scanning the boards now as well, awesome site here. Here in PA there are some nice lakes and such and i think i could catch some good stuff if only i knew what to do and how to do it. What do you guys suggest for even just the basics? Do any live baits work better than others, like minows etc...Or is using lures the best route to go to catch bass? Please any advice is welcomed for this newbie fisherman, thanks in advance!