Today was the first day I have fished in over 25 years. Grabbed my wife, 5 year old son, two $12 poles from Wal-Mart, one spiderman pole, some random lures and night crawlers and headed out to the Cumberland River in Tennessee. We had a blast. My wife caught a small catfish, I caught a sunfish, and my son had a blast showing off the worms to all the kids. He did a great job explaining how "they don't bite". I did have "one that got away" when a very nice size striper broke the line on my sons spiderman pole when i got it to surface. With that said any pointers out there for "the beginner". My wife and I really want to get back into it. Thanks and good luck!!