Find a used Shimano Curado or Citica that's a few years old and go with that. Stay away from the Chinese no name garbage. (KastKing, etc)
Spool it with some 15-20lb mono and have at it. Crank down the tension knob so your bait barely can pull the line out under freespool and start casting away. You'll have a lot of birds nets but that's all apart of learning. Once you figure it out, you'll find that it's a really fun way to fish, pin point accuracy and really good bait control.