I with you on the cheap part. For fishing brush I have a dedicated rod with braid with a snap swivel tied on. I have several rigs pre tied and if I break one off I can grab another one and be back to fishing quickly. With the braid I'm not respooling and I even go so far as to use mono for backing and only have a few yards of braid on at a time. I really like the Stren Sonic hi-vis yellow, very soft compared to some, but they don't make it anymore. Found some on line when I heard that it was discontinued and stocked up. Should last quite a while this way.