Boating noob question

[SkunkedAgain]

I picked up a boat last fall for duck hunting. I would like to set it up for fishing in the off season. I don't need anything fancy, but I would like to set it up for trolling. I know the basic essentials that I will need. My question is, what kind of rigs do most use while trolling for trout? I have heard of pop gear, but I have no idea what it is. It is probably a silly question, but I would just like some advice on what to start with.

thanks.

Lance, where are you out of and where do you like to fish?  Like was mentioned going along with someone can really shorten your learning curve.  I will add just a little here to reemphasize some points that I think will help you.  One it's sometimes difficult to troll slow enough, if you don't have a fish finder that gives you an accurate speed, you can get an app for your phone that you can use to check your speed.  It's important to keep your speed in the range that the fish will be interested in.  Trout and early season keep it down to about 1.4 works well... If you get chasing summer wiper, then you can open it up to 3 mph, but watch posts and folks mention speed and that will help you out... Make sure you use good swivels on your lures or else you may get a nasty surprise when your line all kinks up.... For trout, I do like the dodger and a squid, usually silver dodger and white, pink or orange squid will work on most days...  You may also like to try trolling a fly, like a wolly bugger in black and purple shades have worked for me.... really fun to catch a trout on the light tackle like a fly while trolling, they will pull the pole out of your hands sometimes... I do this early in the season and early in the day  as well when the fish are up closer to the surface... Good luck and have fun... Jeff