It will and won't run braid. Been looking for a spincast that will and I assume with the leveling spool this would. Put 15 lb ez braid on it and it worked fine until I let it sit up overnight, then it wouldn't cast worth a flip. Pulled the line out, re-reeled, and it cast fine. Wash rinse repeat, it's not worth your time. So I tried 50 lb sufix 832 just out of curiosity and it wouldn't cast at all. Larger braid usually rules out the dig in problem smaller braid incurs. I believe it's the fast motion of the leveling mechanism that doesn't allow the braid to crisscross enough. Your best bet is 12 lb fluorocarbon and to not overfill the spool as once the spool is too full you've increased your line pull per inch and it gets significantly harder to reel. You'll notice when it's too much. Build quality is great and it casts a mile. Top heavy but I knew that going in. Get the smaller version and run the best 8 lb fluorocarbon you can, you won't be dissapointed.