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i'd recommend you go out with a guide to give it a shot. for around $150 you can book a half day trip, and they will provide the equipment for you to try and put you on some fish. the best part though is just watching a professional do it a few times and show you how to do it. after four hours on the river with a guide you will feel like you learned more than you would in four weeks of fishing by yourself.

personally, I did my first guided trip from Shannon's in Califon and it was great. You can choose to go out on the South Branch of the Raritan at the KLG or on the Musconetcong at Point Mountain, (or a lot of other places) where you can go back afterwards and apply/practice what you've learned. They also have some private waters you can fish for more $ that have a lot of huge fish.