A few things to watch out for...
Using braid on a rod with regular ceramic (or just wire - the worst) guides is that a braided line will cut through them like a saw. You need to make sure the guides have a high quality ceramic insert in order to stand up to the abuse the braided line puts on them.
Also, some rods are designed for mono/fluoro and some are specifically designed for braid. Usually the slower action (bends through the entire rod) will handle braided line better. Braided line will put more stress on the rod since it doesn't stretch line mono/fluoro.
Lol. Sorry - I used to work for a fishing rod building shop...
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