[Gerry Zagorski]

Happened to me a few times, like there was someone down there with scissors. Certain pieces we fish are really sharp especially when they rise up a lot from the bottom or have crevices you fall into when you drag you sinker across the bottom and it suddenly drops 5 or 10 feet. Not sure this was the case with you but in those situations I'll tie a longer floro top shot on since it's more resistant to abrasion then braid.