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Originally Posted by Treebeard63

Having run linewinders and installing line for customers since the dawn of braid, I can tell you that I have seen braid slipping on spools hundreds of times.. It is NO myth.. Maybe some installation trick like pinning the tag, will avoid it, but over time, and under certain fishing conditions, even perfectly spooled line can become loose on the spool and start to slip... Tape can also rot/lose its stick after repeated wettings, as well as promote corrosion.. but a few turns of mono is always a sure thing.. Very few applications require several hundred yards of braid, but even if you need a full spool of it, a few turns of mono will take hardly any space.. Having seen it many times on the net, I'm pretty sure the above myth busting quote was written by Jerry Brown.. who coincidentally makes money on every extra yard of his line you jam on..and i suspect may apply more toward offshore applications, which is his largest niche.. I do disagree with his idea that braid's texture is what promotes grip... maybe on the heavier, coarser weaves, but many brands are very smooth or coated.. ..it is mono's elasticity that makes it grip.. like wrapping a rubber band around your finger.. something braid totally lacks..
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I knew I liked you for a reason Thats exactly where that myth buster tip came from.