And one needs to use braided because.......?
Particularily on anything less than the Fraser bar fishing..............
Attach some mono to your braid or are you fishing for sturgeon or halibut perhaps?
just curious.
Sliding stoppers seem to work best on 20lb mainline, when using 15lb you have to check it more regularily, anything less = no sliders (IMO)
Braided line doesn't necessarily mean stronger line. There is braid in #8, 10#, 12# 15#,20#....and so on - just like mono.
The main advantage of braided line is that it is of much thinner diameter than mono at the same pound strength.
Another huge advantage of braided line is that it has virtually no memory, no stretch and no coiling, which translates into better bite detection and much longer line life than mono. I only use braided line on all my spinning reels and most of my levelwinds.
Of course, you have to pay for the pleasure, as any decent braid is quite more expensive than mono. But you get your money back because braid lasts so much much longer than mono.
Don't dismiss braid without knowing all the facts.
Braid rules!
Of course, the leader will be flourocarbon or mono as it is much stealthier than any braid on the market today, although I have yet to try this one, but it's pricey:
http://www.berkley-fishing.com/products/line/superline/fireline-fused-crystal