re: Going to start fishing again- advice?

Glad to here you want to start fishing again. My best advice is that you watch youtube videos on the subject matter. The only thing you might want to upgrade is on the line itself. 6 lb test is very small. Good for perch, but if you catch a pike or a nice size bass, it will break easily. Might want to go to a 12 or 14 lb test. I would love to go to that area and catch some huge smallmouth bass, always watch videos from there. Small mouths are massive there.