When I first got seriously into fishing about 4 or 5 years ago, all my gear was what I brought up from the basement from the collection my dad accrued when he was a kid or when shopping for the one fishing trip every kid goes on when he's young. Bottom line: it's all pretty old stuff. Fast forward to yesterday, I was out fishing with my friend when he went to make a cast and snapped the butt of one of my oldest rods off (maybe 10 or 15 years old). After scooping it out of the water with my rod (it was a scary few seconds watching it slowly sink in the dark tea colored water from the latest huge rainstorm) I came to the conclusion that I seriously needed a new rod. Which has brought me here for suggestions. I'm looking for an ultralight to med-light spinning rod, maybe 2 piece, not sure. Anyone seen anything cool in that category for under $50? Cork grip would be awesome, I'm slowly starting to embrace the creature comforts rod companies are adding on  not to mention almost everything I have is a foam grip, so a change of pace would be nice. I fish some bass, mostly panfish and some trout, so I'm not looking for a cane pole, maybe 7' at the longest. The Shimano Voltaeus has caught my eye, anyone used it? Or should I be looking elsewhere?