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riverman
Yes, braid is breaking near rocks and concrete because it has almost zero abrasion tolerance.Good info Rob.
I would have to disagree with the braid and breaking if it gets nicked....
when I was 10 I caught thousands of fish on $2 spools of eagleclaw line from Kmart on a fiberglass rod that looked like it came off Rubber duckies peterbuilt.. paired with a nice zebco 202.. so now what is the concern all you grown ups are having with your $200 rods $75 reels and $25 dollars worth of line? Ya want to buy one of the spools... I still have some