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Anthony,
I too suffered from the same dilema, and I purchased a Breakaway set. Don't. I say don't for two reasons.
1)it sounds like you are just getting serious about your technique, try different methods. Try "off the ground" casting (its in Compleat Surfcaster) find someone to teach you "pendulum casting" this is where you will gain distance.
Remember the ad says it will add 30% to your cast, so if you have not reached your full potential it will be 30% of a smaller number.
2) I don't like the rigs. I have two Breakaway rods and I like their innovation in the casting area, great company. But the rigs are not for me. If you are looking at stripers, these things have a lot on them to spook a striper.
You see that black piece, kinda cone shaped, you can buy that directly from breakaway if you want to try it. What you will do is have that toward the top of you rig and have a fish finder with a sinker putting pressure on hook (and bait) that is hooked to the black thing. Picture a U with the sinker at the bottom, hook at one end, black thingy at the other. This releases the bait after it hits the water.
Hey it works and it does improve your cast distance but I am always afraid that black thing is spookin' the fish.
But you said jig or popper, these are strickly for bait.
Try those casting techniques and also try:
-lighter test
-release at the eleven o'clock position (preferably swinging around you shoulder in an upward arch (check the book out).
-overload your reel with line
In the future (next time you are shopping for a rod and reel) you should think about going with a conventional. They are fun to learn and offer you a lot more distance.
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