@mt, you never cease to amaze me with your knowledge and experience.. we are lucky to have a resource like you on this forum.

i view mono as a 'jack of all trades master of none' that is pretty forgiving, where as braid and flourocarbon are more specialty lines and can be pretty problematic at times.

i will probably end up spooling up with 6lb suffix siege and i wont change because im a creature of habit. i have braid on the baitcasters so i will probably just use them for anything requiring the benefits of braid