Single handed rods work fine for shad. Line choice is much more important than rod set-up. Get yourself a set of shooting heads from floaters to fast sinking. I typically use type II or III on the valley rivers depending on the flow. Occasionally you'll need to go shallower and sometimes you'll have to go deeper depending on where the fish are and the area you are swinging. All the major line manufacturers make them. I use my shooting heads for shad, stripers, surfperch, and other fishing where long casts are required. A running line can be as simple as 30 lb mono or one of the specialty running lines.
If you don't want to get a set of shooting heads, your line will likely work in slower moving water but it is a pain to cast a normal taper line the distances required for shad.
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