I think what most people fail to understand is that fluoro is ultra brittle and will shatter due to shock such as a backlash or stretch such as pulling hard on a snag. While the line doesnt break during this shatter (a lot of times) the line is basically ruined. If you looked at that section under a microscope you would see that its structural integrity is highly compromised. This is why so many are breaking off during hook sets. This is also why you see pros respooling on the fly if a minnow so much as touches their line.

That's garbage. Tie a decent knot. Inspect your line. Quit backlashing. That kinks the line every time

Well maybe the way you tied the knot on all 3 batches created bad spots above all 3 knots. There are plenty of knots you can tie with mono that will weaken and cause abrasion to flouro above the knot as you cinch it down.

Name the last Pro Tournament won on Mono......... Wonder what most of the guides use??? I�ll wait for that as well, if you have issues with Floro it�s because your are doing something wrong or have faulty line.

I wanna watch Thad tie a knot and cause abrasion 12 - 18 " above the knot.

You also have to consider the body of water you were fishing. Does it have Zebra Muscles? If so no line is at fault. They cut all of them with ease and cut braid like it is butter. As the OP mentioned the break came a short distance above the bait.

We all have our line preferences and nothing at all wrong with that. I am just old school and gladly sacrifice a few small fish that are line sensitive to be sure I land the big fish when she bites. I tie direct with no leaders and never drop below 17# on one or two applications. Most of the time it is 20 Floro. for most of the other presentations and 25# for the heavy cover pitching. I require Braid for long-line presentations like dragging a Crig with lots of line out for a better hook set.

Braid on a daily basis on most of my rigs would just not work for me. The main reason is the wind and how Braid reacts to it. It is going to get wrapped around everything from bushes, rod tip and reel handles. My Spook with 3 sets of trebles does not like it. A twisted line tie spinner bait does not like it. Both get wrapped up frequently. You will learn that this presents a reel problem when under pressure to make clean cast one after the other with certain baits and fighting wind.