>>1857969>>1857970If my M Walmart-special Lews combo can handle 30lb blue cats, I'd like to think an M/H with a 3500 reel could handle 50lbers. No, you're not going to be able to winch a fish anywhere near that size out of logjam in a fast moving river, but it'll work for lobbing cutbait to a weedy flat or channel dropoff in a calm reservoir.