O.K. This may seem like a stupid topic, but not for people new to using braided line. This stuff is as deadly as it is strong. We all know that any fishing line can cut you, but not like braid can! Braided line is not smooth like mono or fluorocarbon, it's many thin lines braided together and as such it can make a much more painful, deeper and rough cut than any other line and it takes longer to heal too. So, when your snagged and want to get loose rather than cut the line and lose your lure, wrap your line around something like a stick, pipe, oar or a long, smooth rock and then pull on the object instead of the line, you will stand the same 50/50 chance of getting your lure back as if you wrapped it around your hand or arm, without the pain of a braid cut. Trust me, I only had to cut myself once on the finger to learn just how dangerous this line can be. Think about this for a second, tackle companies claim that braid is stronger than steel of the same diameter. What they should put on the package in addition to this is "and it can cut flesh worse than steel of the same diameter"
Have fun out there, and be careful!
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