I love using braid and have done for many years. The only problem is the complaints from people around me who use mono. I use 30lb whiplash and recently brought some saltiga braid to try. But because I fish next to others who use nylon, I have spare spools of nylon just to keep the peace. But I strongly believe that braid is far superior for stength. But the downfall is that if mono crosses it...the braid WILL cut the mono. The only time the braid seems to fail is where there is a swell rolling and weed. This combination will often pull the breakaway sinker. But otherwise braid is my first choice....