Im new to Salt Water Fishing Please HELP?

I am new to saltwater fishing, I need some help. I have some crab traps and caught a blue crab the other day, but I want to start really getting into it. What can you tell me?

When to fish, how the tides work, what baits to use, where to fish, rigs to use, etc. I am in Charleston SC and want to go out again tomorrow morning.

Thanks

Im no expert on saltwater myself, i live maybe three hours from Charleston, but have never been.I usually like to fish the rising tide, from low to high, this brings alot of baitfish in. And where there are baitfish, there are bigger ones trying to eat them. The best way to learn is to find a good bait shop, there are guys who love to run their mouth in bait shops.Usually the owner will give you advice, and spill the beans on the hot spots. If you have any local piers, give them a call and see whats biting. They will have everything you need right there for whatever is biting. Im just not sure what runs anymore at what times, i mostly freshwater fish. But a day on the pier can be productive and there alot of people there who know what they are doing, and most love to share their wealth of knowledge. As far as the crabs go, they will eat about anything. I know when we used to live near Wilmington, N.C. we would just tie a raw chicken leg or neck to nylon twine, maybe a little weight, and throw it out in the water, periodically slowly dragging it in so not to lose the crab. You may want to check and see if that is legal down here…..some laws are different here than back home. Im sure if its legal, you can catch some nice blue crab with a little raw chicken in the traps. Be sure and leave the skin on and you can usuallly find some cheap thats about to go out of date. Dont worry, crabs dont care about freshness, lol.