Ashen
Like LL said, a no limit credit card, a rod and a reel, no seriously, all you really need is a NEED TO HUNT, first of all, I would suggest hooking up with one of us who does LGF hunting and use one of our rigs and first see if you like it, then we can talk about, which rod, length, action, application and type you feel most comfortable with, then the reel will go the same way, and this will all be chosen in your financial framework and then lures, for the now season, you can stock up on some summer lures later...
Really the best way to start is to join us on one of our hunting trips, use one of our rigs (your welcome to try one of mine) and then decide yay or nay, and if its yay then we'll take it from there, if it's nay then it wouldn't have costed you a single cent except for the juice from jhb to pta and from there on to where we're going hunting and back.
Let me and the rest of the guys know and we'll tell you when next we're going out, so that you can join.
LGF