Thanks a lot, folks. This is exactly what I was looking for. I had no
idea about braided lines, which all seem to agree on. I'll look into
the "circle hooks", too. So far I'm just torturing them.

I was only asking the bait shop shacks for advice, but they didn't seem
as concerned or consistant in their adivce. The bigger bait & tackle
shop had lots of great advice. Albeit they all seem to say the same
thing, "What are you fishing for?" Hell if I know. Fish I guess.

Anyway, all help is appreciated.