I don't have any experience with your set up but I don't think it's your rod that's causing such short casts. You should be able to cast a lure that far even if your rod is a piece of rebar. Your problem has to be somewhere in your reel or how you have your reel set up. Either you have too many brakes set or your spool tension is tight or both etc etc. Check out this article. It may help ya.
http://www.bassfishing.org/BassFishingTips-HowToTweakABaitcastingReel.htmI went back and looked and your rod is rated right there with the size lures and line you are using. Still think it's something to do with your reel settings. I had the same problem last summer when fishing for small mouth bass on the flathead river. I couldn't cast a 1/4oz or 1/2oz jig very far but played with the brakes and spool tension and was casting them twice as far as before.
