I, too, tried Braid and found that it was not for me.when I switched to conventional...thankfully...I got away from braid....my brother switched out to backcountry. on his spinners...a great mono.....not like years ago the mono is just as good...distance just about the same....maybe a small lost......braid is also very expensive..I still have braid on my small spinner.....I don't use it very much, so that's ok....