I think people get too built up on one or the other. I like both, braid works great for some things and mono for others. As far as surf fishing goes, my thought is you may also acheive better casting distance with braid. I don't think about line twist too much, my line gets bad, I respool. I fish spinners with no swivel so I can't worry about twist or I'd freak out. If you do go to braid remember that it's on there when you set the hook, other than that the no stretch is actually quite nice.