If you want to catch fish as a beginner use the one inch gulp minnows. You can throw them on a 1/32 to 1/64 jig head with or without a bobber. They seriously catch everything from bluegill to big catfish.
Didn’t get a great measurement of him but I’m saying he’s 20” Caught in western Washington on an October caddis dry size 14. Posted by AssortedMold1