Yep, the braided line is for the water pickup. They use them mostly on high performance type hulls, race and high speed apps.
Go to this site and click on the "BIG FOOT Nose Cone Kit 
With Low Water Pick-Up" for a pic of it.
http://www.bobsmachine.com/
The grean shows where the old pickups were, the blue shows where the front added portion is, and the red shows the new pickups.
 
		
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