i use a 6ft ugly stick with a little shimano multiplier with 10lb mono but it needs weighty lures . Ive a 9ft with fixed spool for lighter lures but id love to cast them on the 6ft cause i do love catchin fish on it.
Its definately rod choice rather than line mate. Get into your local tackle shop and ask plenty of questions, never been in one that wasn't helpful. You need the correct spinning rod to cast that size of lure.
goldfish17 wrote:are lighter casting rods more expensive
Not necessarily! You can find Shimano rods with a casting range of 10-30g for 40 euro (and less) and Tenryu of several hundred. Depends on length, quality of materials such as rings, etc. E.g.:
I use an 8ft Shimano Catana BX 240M, 10-30g, paired with a 2500 Shimano rod (spools loaded with 8 and 15lb braid) and am very happy with it. I can cast 10g and lighter lures including unweighed plastics with little effort.