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Well, I was able to run out to my car during lunch and pull some 50lb yellow off of my reel. Grabbed a broken hunk of macadam curb and proceeded to my lab. On a sharp piece of macadam it broke in about two-four swipes over the exact same spot under full tension and pressure. On a smoother side it was four-six swipes. I also had some 30lb spiderwire original new on the spool in my desk which broke in two swipes sharp edge 4-6 swipes rounder edge. Also found 12 lb big game mono, which broke at 1-2 swipes sharp edge and 3-4 swipes rounded edge. In conclusion, if a big fish under tight drag wraps one of those lines around a broken macadam curb or barnacle covered rock, you are up the creek. The results give me pause to some degree, but I want to compare other braids. Although, I am pretty convinced that my results will be junk. I bought it before reading up at the Paulus site. His concern was quality control, especially since he likes small independent co's. Overall though, super slick did pretty good in his tests, which are done on electronic equipment (not sure if he addresses abrasion resistance). He has a statement on his site that matches my experience "Many of you do not seem to get the message that you cannot test lines yourself, your own results should reflect that fact." I will defer to that sentiment and my year of experience fishing the stuff before I switch again.
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