New to this

Any helpful hints for a newcomer to the kayak world?

Tons, read up on safety, other than that your prolly gonna need to be a little more specific. There is tons of info on here search function is cool.
Welcome to the madness


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Become Addicted to the Madness read all you can trust me ive learned tons from this web site people are great if ur looking for something ask. alot of store owners here who are more then willing to help you with any gear you may need. they offer the best prices an +1 ur giving back to the ncka supporters look in the clasifieds look at safty threads

go and take a basic "intro to paddling" class from a decent shop. It is usually only a one day or even a half day class, and will more than pay for itself down the line.

Fishing is the easiest part of kayak fishing.

Welcome aboard Dave.   Check out the "Kayak Zone" for tons of helpful info.

Thanks for the tips guys. I just got finished at GS6 and had a blast. Everybody was awesome as well as the fishing.

Safety first!  Definitely get formal instruction and go paddling with other experienced paddlers.  Feel free to stop by one of our stores to pick our brains or take a class.  You'll be surprised how much you can learn from just chatting with us and other NCKA members.  I would also recommend reading some of the safety related posts where members share their experiences of what went wrong and what was learned from that experience.

Hey Dave,
Welcome to a wealth of information on this forum! Thanks for letting me borrow the pot at GS6 too!