I am one of the guys Rottenchum has converted. When you are sidedrifting out of a boat all day, the amount of time your gear is in the water while using braid vs mono is fairly signifigant. When using 30lb pp and 10 or 12 lb leader you almost always end up with the same swivel at the end of the day as you started out with. The only downfall I have seen is that I am now a dredge for every piece of derelict mono that people have left in the water. I actually have to devote time into collecting and throwing away all the mono I pull into the boat after a day of sidedrifting.