Newbie Advice Needed

[lawrence567]

Morning Chaps,

I've recently been messing about on my little SIB down @ Coombe Cellars & around Maidencombe & Oddicombe.
Whilst it's great fun i kind of like the idea of doing some occasional sea fishing from it & getting the most amount of use from the boat as possible.
I'm not completely new to angling as when i was about 11-12 i used to do a fair amount of coarse angling down at the ponds @ Rocombe & some times New Barn Farm @ Collaton.
I also did the occasional sea fishin from Haldon pier in Torquay with my uncle.
If i'm honest i never caught anything from the Sea Fishing side of any sort of size & i don't really have any kit anymore.
I don't really know what i want to catch, but ideally something i could eat, obviously everyone will say Bass as it's tasty but i'd imagine Mackarel is a whole lot easier to catch!
I'm looking at going up to a mile from the shoreline from Torbay to Shaldon.
Could you recommend me some spots (if you don't mind sharing).
Kit to buy, it must be essentially cheap as i don't know if it's going to be another 5 minute fad of mine or not!
I only ever used floats before & feathers once or twice so my knowledge is VERY limited!
Bait etc will also need to be recommended!
Many Thanks,

Lawrence