Welcome to bass fishing Just wait till you get a monster fish on the end of your line you will be ready to sell everything you own just to go out again.
Most bass lures are designed to catch bass fishermen not bass. I never had too much luck with spinnerbaits or crankbaits I try to stick with soft plastics in natural colors.

You can go to www.washingtonlakes.com go to fishing techniques and click on bass tips there is a fine article on tube rigs one of my favorites.

Look for a little red mazda truck out at kapowsin And I will tell you what I know over a cold frosty one.

A jhon boat and a trolling motor will go a long way it does not have to be pretty it just has to keep most of the water out.