I agree, the monofilament is leader material only! I watched some of the Survivor Outback (I have not seen any since!) I was squirming when they were squandering their fishing line and hooks! Why use 10' of monofilament as a handline? Use 1' and twine as backing (from paracord or other). My altoids tin includes 20' 8 lb test, hooks, small weights and 30' of 30 lb test braided fishing line. This is similar in weight and strength to the paracord inner strands. For squirts and giggles, I used my altoids tin kit on a recent fishing outing. I exclusively used it's contents for fishing and water. I'm glad I pasked oven bags for water instead of condoms (the looks!). The single 1000mg vitamin C tab in my kit wrapped in generous Saran wrap came in handy. This made the iodine water much more palateable!