haven't dome alot of heavy duty popering work but have used the braid
I've been fishing the 20lb on a sustain 5k spin set for a few months now used for throwing softies and varoius lures (hard bodies, stickbaits, poppers, jigs etc) to snapper, trevs and rat kings fishing land-bassed, casts well enough, the line doesn't stick to it's self like many braids (think the gore fibres cause that), so needs to be wound on tight, more than most otherwise it's wind knot city, where it really shines is abrasion resistance, have been run threw the crap by fish and bust off to find the 30lb fluro leader a shredded mess, but the nearby braid just a little fuzzy.
also have the 50lb on a saltiga surf 30 o/h, brilliant for casting on o/h reels, have used it in the surf, no worries, something to do with how it doesn't stick to itself i think, and again amazing abrasion resistance.