No. This is a common misconception. In fact, 10-pound mono can be stronger than 10-pound braid in many situations. The factor that confuses a lot of anglers is that braid is much thinner at the same test rating as mono—10-pound braid is as thin or thinner than 4-pound test mono. Therefore, if you’re asking if braid is stronger than mono at the same thickness the answer is yes, braid is much stronger. However, that doesn’t mean it’s stronger if we’re comparing 10-pound braid to 10-pound mono—they’re simply the same. If the box says 10-pounds, the line is rated to 10-pounds: It doesn’t matter if it’s braid, mono, copoly, fluoro, wire, or lead-core.