Best advice to a beginner is to keep it as simple as possible in the beginning. That said I would start with a 1/4oz in 2 colors , solid white or a white/chartreuse and solid chartreuse skirts and a 2 bladed willow blade will cover 90% of your needs and not cost you a lot of money when you start until you get confidence in throwing them. Just have the confidence that they work, because they do!
You will also get a million different ways and speeds to fish it, the only way at that point is time on the water and trial. They all will work at one time or another, you have to figure out how fast and erratic on that day they want it.
Good Fishing,
Beats