What G said, I really like the braid. I too pull a lot of open water but had problems with large catfish taking my baits last summer, 10 in one trip. Think I have lost 5 baits all year this year and have pulled through way more cover this summer. 40/10 runs just like the chart says, I also got rid of the linecounters and went to the Depth Hunter by Power Pro, I wont be going back to line counters again.