I concur that the Gekkabijin PE is great. Thin, supple, and strong and does not absorb water like many domestic supple braids thanks to a silicon coating. If you're looking for abrasion resistance, the braids are indeed bad, but YGK (XBraid) Upgrade X4 is better than some others. Any PE that has some abrasion resistance, including that YGK, will not be supple because of hard coating.