I've had issues with the gold braided line that I have on one reel. It is 20/6, a lot more drag, takes longer to get down to deeper levels not to mention I was touching poles last weekend with a native that was using green mono, I had the gold stren, same set up, same depth, everything, except the luck. The line seemed to be the only variable. Water was stained but at 15' not sure that matters. Anyway I changed it out last night on 2 reels for a test run. The braid is great for snatching em out of them tree tops and if it gets hung you can straighten the hook out.