[jimmylong]

iv been chopping and changing between coated and mono recently and found you dont really loose much distance from a coated running line and nicer to handle especially with cold fingers/downside i get cuts from them in the joints of my fingers when stripping, the heavier the head im strippng the worse cuts are.
I would recommend the scientific anglers custom shooting line in 30lb, smoother and less cuts also not stupid money and for a mono line, guideline compline pro in 45lb or 55lb,without a doubt the best out there bar nam hazumi but cheaper and you get 2 out of the spool

 

[jimmylong]

Does anyone get a lot of extra distance with mono ? Ive found it to be minimal in real terms. Could just be my casting but theres not much in it at all.

Agree,with a well executed cast its minimum,