yeah Gary it did hurt I still remember it to this day first day using the stuff and I get cut by it the salesmans ears would have been on fire with the vile and filthy language I was hurling at the top of my lungs when it happened I was just lucky I had a first aid kit in the tackle bag that day (which reminds me I must put one of those in my tackle bag). The funny thing was though on my way home I picked up a copy of NZFN and to rub salt in the wounds there was an article on surfcasting with braid in that copy and it clearly said use mono leaders or put tape around your finger