got ya now....

didnt mean to offend you or step on your toes or anything...hope you didnt take it that way....i just know it was a hard lesson to learn buying countless cheap rods n reels over the years and wasting money...

but yes, in your case, id say throw a decent inexpensive rod on it...so long as the reel is somewhat worth being put on a rod...

ugly sticks are good rods for the money...

and im sure walmart or another sporting goods shop will have a rod that will work for 20$ or so...even if its a dowel rod rod, they are stiff and dad and i both had a rod like that that we both used ALOT...wasnt too heavy...wasnt too light...we used it for river fishing and fishing minnows n such when we didnt know what might hit...it was just a decent powered rod and wasnt very expensive...

good luck...just gotta look around and see what you can find...i dont know anything off the top of my head...im certain i could find something suitable at my local walmart...not sure if yours sales fishing gear and such or not...probably your best bet though..