Hi Lee, welcome to Sunny Rhyl!
Feel free to ask any questions we all began somewhere and most of us are still learning!
Personally I like the simplicity of a pulley rig , the hook clips to the weight for streamlined casting and detaches its grip on impact with the water and deploys, then the fish hopefully hooks itself as it pulls the hook against the resistance of your lead weight -but others may prefer other set ups, I 'd say though do keep things simple and use a set up you have confidence in.
You can catch a big fish on a small hook buts its not so eady to catch a small fish on an overlarge hook.
Looking forward to hearing how it goes!