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Have spooled my Abu 8600 with 65 braided and doing quite well...so far. Of course, I am an old timer that used to fish with DACRON and LINEN line on my heavers...so braided don't scare me much! My experience has been to carry a mono fiilled backup real , in case of "The Big One".
I have been using 65 braided as SHOCK LINE for several years,. with 17 lb test Red Devil by High Seas as main line. Have never broken the shock line, nor popped her at the knot, and I cast ALOT..drum in the spring /fall, sharks in the summer, and blue catfish in the winter. I like the feel, the smooth delivery of the line through the guides, and the strength when I get "THE ONE" up close to the beach. Try THAT one sometime!