Hi ! I think the easy way to answe your question's. You should go to the fishing tackle to look after first. then ask the sells to help you to design or expen what sort the equipment you like but the following detail you sholud done it first.
1- How would you like the rod ? 2piece/ telescopic/ 1 piece
2- How long the rod you can handle? long or short
3- How strong the rod you want to use? Stiff or sofe
4- How much money you will spend on it? ?
5- How big the reel you want to use? small( 2000-3000) /mid 3500 over
6- How strong the line you want? 8lbs- 15lbs or over
7- Size the hook to use? small-big ( sz12-sz8)
8- Weight the lead? size 5g-20g over
9- Size of the landing net? 50-65size
10 Size the tackle equiment box? Small-big
11 Other equiment?
12 Fishing bite powder/flour
That's all basic think you need to find out first. Then you need spend some of the time on the lake with other fishmen. See how their fishing then design what you style. It's much easy way to expend it to you.