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Good point Saltheart, any braid is tough to break off and you really have to be careful handling the stuff. Most (like stupid me) will learn the hard way and a few deep cuts will teach you not to mess with this stuff. First time I hit some big blues after making the switch and grabbed the line to boat a still green fish, was my lesson in what not to do. Don't think you can take a few wraps around your nice custom rods cork handle and snap that snag free, because it will cut it like butter. I have a small gaff on the boat and wrap the braid around the handle about 6 times to pull any snags free.
As Saltheart said, be careful on the drag setting to protect your rod as well. If you look at any detailed report on braids the line strength is considerably higher than the knot strength. Pairing a mono leader of the same rated strength is a good match, because the mono will always break before the braid.
Watch those fingers.
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