Almost every mono these days are set up with a surface drive including all of Jerry’s boats except his Cracker Box. I don’t know of anyone (manufacturer) setting up a mono today sub surface except maybe in a specialized class like Cracker box but that has more to do with rules. Surface drives are always faster in the straight-a-way but subsurface can aid some in handling through the corners. That problem is usually solved with a surface drive boat by hanging a huge meat cleaver of a turning off the back.
But again, I would do as stated above and follow the manufacturer’s instructions with whomever’s boat you go with.
