I'd follow your instincts. Only you know what's right for your bubba.
We gave DD anything and everything (except honey) from about 6 months cause she was so interested and we gave her tastes of things before that if she was keen. We did BLW and some spoon feeding cause some stuff you just need a spoon for. Our goal was to give her a huge range of tastes and textures including the top allergenic foods before 7 months of age. If I was eating rare steak, she'd suck on a strip. If I was eating goats cheese I'd give her a taste. Dhal, spiced foods, veg, new stuff... She got it all. But never rice cereal- not a fan of the stuff. There's heaps more yummier stuff that's rich in iron than rice cereal and iron rich foods that your LO will love and eat for a lifetime. Can't say I know anyone to say that rice cereal is still their favourite food :-)

ETA- here's the article from Kellymom that helped me to wait a bit longer before officially offering solids.

http://kellymom.com/nutrition/starti.../delay-solids/