Dazlr,
Just to add a bit more inconsistent advice. I am new also to this forum but a long time fisho. The first and only rule for fishing which determines where you go from there is "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CATCH"
Once you have decided, then you will decide what rigs to use, what bait to use when to fisgh for them.
Learn what the moon and its lunar cycles do and affect fishing feeding and spawning times. Research the fish, there habits and there stomping grounds.
Everyone catch throw a line in the water and hope something nibbles on there 4 year old servo bait but someone that learns the process of what is involved in fishing will only ever catch a fish land based or on a boat.
Fishing is an art, it is an understanding of your marine environment. Or thats what I try to explain to the