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In a message dated 11/25/00 7:53:20 AM, donburke56@ne*.ne* writes:

>Twisted line will untwist at precisely the wrong time and it has a built-in
>torque about the axis of the line which varies with the tension on the
>line and adds to the possibility of tangles..
>Braided line doesn't have either of those problems.
>Mono has the torque as well, but it is from the way the line is stored,
>not from the manufacturing process.  I've never tried mono underwater, just
>for fishing.
>Don Burke
>Chesapeake, Virginia

in addition 

braided line is more resistant to cutting and fraying.

this can be a problem if the line lays over a sharp edge, slight rubbing back 
and forth or a pull on the line can cause the edge to act as a cutter. the 
braided line does not completely flatten out, their for only the side on the 
rock will cut. with twisted line a pull will cause the line to spread out and 
flatten out over the edge, this exposes the entire line to cutting on the 
rock.

you budding rockstars out there take note of this also

Questions, yell.

Alan Pelstring
S. Fl.
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