New setup help

[Zeal]

Got the age old "What do you want for xmas?". I definitely need another setup now that I'm a plugger.

The current rod I own is a Newport, 10' Medium Heavy action, 3-6 oz. lure, 15-30 lb line with a Penn 7000 reel.

Very good for heavy gear and inlet fishing (really shines there), but casting a 3/4-1 oz. bucktail, storm shad, or anything other than a big plug (think SS popper, Gibbs polaris popper or 3 oz heavy SS needle) is visibly hamstringed when it comes to just getting a decent distance (you can feel the imbalance).

I need a rod that can do back bay fishing as well as the ocean from dead calm to moderate conditions (my other rod can deal with the storms and heavy sweep).

Looking to be able to cast 3/4 oz. bucktail and Bombers and/or Redfins being the minimum weight (I dunno if anyone really uses 1/2 oz bucktails from the surf) along with riggies (only have hooks in them, no added weight other than that). Heaviest plug would be the aforementioned SS plugs listed.

Needs to be a 2 piece rod and as far as a reel goes I would have no idea where to start either, $300 would be the max for the whole setup, 350-400 I would chip in if it were REALLY worth it but I just want something to meet those conditions and be very durable.

Any suggestions would be very much appreciated!