For the most part, braided lines win every memory contest because they all tend to have very little memory, if any: Good braided lines are supple
The Stoic: Norm Hansen, aka He Who Must Not Be Seen, is almost always silent in his occasional appearances and simply gets on with whatever task is given to him without comment, be it beating Jake Anderson at arm wrestling, beating Edgar at skeet shooting, or chewing on the head of a herring like it was nothing even as everyone around him is puking
However, not all braids are created equal
Erdt had served during the era of Operation Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom from 1989-2004, then with the US Navy active reserve
the rod would have to break first
I ve used it off the shore couple of times been very happy also picked up a great braided fishing line for it on sale at Dick as well