Chris, I have a 43M-F and I have used it two-handed in the way you describe; but I can usually manage it one-handed if my line doesn't exceed the rod length. I've found most rods are light enough that if I keep my right elbow tucked into my side that I generally have no problem. Some weeks though the shoulder is bothering me so much that no other technique will help because of nerve pain running down the arm. Those are good times to fall back to another past-time - genealogy!