Fluoro is mono.

single strand = mono

I think what you really want is the advantage in fluorocarbon vs nylon or co-polymer .

Any single strand untwisted line is a monofilament. Mono meaning one (strand).

I was asking "Frank da Tank"?

He likes to debate if it is worth the money, he used to have a thread on fluorocarbon vs (fill in the blank) lines very other day.

Heck I once bought a 75% full 1000 yard spool of Abrazx line from him for like $30 because he had decided the whole "fluorocarbon thing" wasn't for him. Then a month later he was on here talking about how Red Label was the best value ever!

Yeah, I know about Frank's nuances. I actually lost a wager to him and he came out the better by one Yellow Magic. He never talks to me anymore though. I kinda miss him.

He "snubbed you" WOW, not cool at all

Guess so. I have always taught kids or new bait cast people to adjust that knob so the bait will slowly fall and stop on its own when it touches the floor. Then the magnetic or centrifugal I set up pretty tight, maybe 4 brakes or the dial on 6-8 for a new caster until they gain confidence.

I had someone explain it to me very different than what I am seeing in these posts.

The brakes on the left or in some cases the inside of the reel are to control the speed at which the line comes off the reel with tension pulling it out or during a cast.

The brake on on the right are to control the rate at which the spool spins when that tension is released or in most cases when the lure hits the water.

So, if you are getting a backlash during the time the cast is in the air, then adjust the left or inside brakes. Or if you are simply overrunning at the end of a cast, then adjut the right side brake. If you are doing both, then adjust both. The right side knob is the one that will really reduce your casting distance when tightened down.