TOOK OUT MY BUDDIES NEW STERLING TO DAY, TO THE HARRIS CHAIN , WE ENDED UP WITH ABOUT 40 BASS , I WOULD SAY THAT ARE BEST 5 WOULD GO OVER 20LBS, WE ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO PLAY WITH THE BOAT, WITH US BOTH IT WENT 83.6 GPS, THAT'S WITH A HALF TANK OF GAS, BARRY D. WHO IS ABOUT 205LBS MY 6'4 FRAME AT 280 LBS ALL OF HIS TACKLE AND A LITTLE OF MINE, NOT BAD , 27 PICTH YAMAHA PROP, TURNED 6200 RPMS, SO I THINK HE NEEDS TO GET A 29 PITCH. I WILL POST SOME PICTURES OF THE BOAT.