The biggest thing to remember about duck hunting,
Keep it simple stupid
Or keep it stupid simple
Get some decoys, and maybe a call, unless you have no idea to use it, or don't know when to stop calling
Put on camo, as long as it's brown/green the ducks really don't care
Put decoys in water
Hide, when you think your hidden well enough, stop moving
When you see birds in the air freeze,
Don't move until they are within range
Seriously, don't be spinning your head around to see them, or even worse, point at them
Shoot the ducks, eat the ducks
After doing that a couple times you'll have a better idea on what will/won't work for you
Duck hunting is a hundred times worse than fishing as far as "gear" goes, the shit is crazy expensive, and half of it doesn't really make a difference.
If you were closer I'd help you out, I already got one member (actually from this section) into his first ducks last fall, it was outrageously fun.
We're already prepping for opening day this year, which is still like 5 months away