Hi, my son and I are new(ish) to fishing over the past couple of years..... He had a Lew's baitcaster speed spool 7:5:1 reel matched to Johhny Morris 2.0 carbonlite rod , worked great almost never lost fish , well, it broke tying on a lure (dont ask me how) , it was given to us by someone for free. I bought a $15 casting rod and it has been awful, can't cast very far or accurate and losing a ton of nice bass and I'm sure its mostly us not knowing what to pick out or not using it right.. I want to find a rod under $60-70 preferably to match this reel. We use mainly soft plastics and mainly fish for bass , we would appreciate any help on picking out a new rod....thanks!