here's more on how i got started.oppinions vary on jest 'bout everything!
neoprene waders are warmer, more comfy, more money.....but stocking foot waders ain't gonna break the bank, just wear an old pair of hunting boots with them, 2 sizesto big.git them goofy lookin' lace up rubber boots at wal-mart. (the cheap one's with yellow laces).one real slick thing 'bout sockfoot waders is, if yer walking in muck, ya'ain't gonna step out of yer boots as much. i don't think ya' need to git camo waders, if it will save you some $. camo is important, ducks are birds, birds see real good, otherwise they'd crash into things alot, but brown waders will do, unless ya' think ya' need 'em.

lern how to call. i ain't figgerd out why some calls cost 200.00+
i paid 20. bucks fer mine, wood, double reed. ducks seem to dig my melodious quacks. git advd on calling. read books. magazines are fun to read, butbooks seem to offer more to newbies.
OK fill me in, do ya got a dog?, canoe, boat, gonna hunt puddlers or divers?
do ya got a buddy to hunt with? (dogs count as buddys). if not, git one, two people can learn more 'bout the same thing faster than jest one, assumin' y'all tend to agree most of the times.
be safe! wear yer PFD, oh- didgital camera,we wanna see pics! good luck!