Yeah, it's the shiot for floats, in my opinion...no stretch, and it floats...perfect for mending and picking up slack in a hurry to set the hook. I've caught fish using it on drift rods, but it hasn't really caught on for me...I'm pretty much a mono guy on that score.

I love it on plug rods, but not so much for spoons, at least on the smaller streams I usually fish...the slight belly from the thicker mono gives me the action I like...plus, I think the floating aspect of braid *might* mess up the spoon action...not enough evidence for me to make that call, yet.

On a really big river I can understand how braid might help get your spoon down and avoid line stretch to get the hook set well.

For lingcod, halibut, and sturgeon...well, let's just say it's pretty much a no-brainer...braid is the way to go.

Fish on...

Todd