Might want to check out the Echo switch rods. (Tim Raejeff influence) I had the chance to cast the Echo 11' 7wt and it is sweet. light and powerful. And at $330 a copy not a bad deal. I've also heard that the TFO's (about $350 a copy) are pretty nice and although I haven't cast one , but I know they have been influenced by Bob Meiser and Mike Kinney, a couple of well respected rod builders and casters. Those rods also have the grain window marked on the blank to help you find a line that utilizes the sweet spot of a rod.
If you can be at Ben Howard take out/launch on the Skykomish just outside of Monroe on Sundays between 9am and noon, Mike will be there with some TFO's as he mentors a spey casting clinic sponsored by All About The Fly fly shop at that time window. Aaron Reimer of RiverRun Anglers in Carnation does the same thing at the mouth of the Raging River in Fall City , but on Saturdays in the same time window. That Echo 11' 7wt may probably be there.
As for lines, that's a different story. There's a lot of them out there. Do your research because you can go nuts finding the right line that suits your particular casting stroke. And the lines aren't cheap. Trial and error in this bad economy doesn't get it. Depends on how you're going to fish. For Skagit casting you have the Rio Skagit Compacts. Beulah also makes some nice lines. I am partial to the Airflo Skagit Compacts for sink tip work. For floating lines, the Aiflo 40+ is nice too. You need to find out the grain window of a rod you choose and set up accordingly. Good luck on your switch journey of discovery.