Berkley Vanish ?

After reading all the posts on this thread, I'm reminded of a popular saying..."Opinions are like butt holes...everybody has one and they all stink". In this case, it seems most of us have a severe dislike for this one brand of line.

I bought two spools of the vanish and quickly found myself hating the stuff. However, not too long ago I was in a pinch and had to spool my reel with the vanish transition line and fell in love with it! I haven't had any break-off's, it has little to no line memory, and is very manageable.

The biggest plus I like about this line is the color of the line (gold) and the fact that it changes to clear under water. I have no problem seeing my line when I'm pitching/flipping in low light situations.

I also have lost a bunch of fish on Vanish. It is very suseptable to nicks and breaking on hook sets. No more! I now use only BPS or Viscious Flourocarbon. It is incredible how strong and nick resistant the Viscious line is it is but it is a little on the stiff side when you get you to 17#. 10# isn't as bad. As for the knot I use, the trilene knot is the best for flourocarbon lines from what I have expereinced. But as mentioned before you really need to wet the line and cinch it down tight. I take the extra step of pulling the tag end with my pliers to insure it gets pulled tight.

i have used lots of vanish over the years. a properly tied palomar knot that is wet BEFORE you sinch it down has had plenty of knot strength. the key is to not cross the double line during the sinch down process in the eye of the hook or split ring and make sure you moisten it real well.

vanish ***** complete ass... nothing but problems...

I love Suffix overall and use Berkley too. As far as Flouro, goes, I only use it on the smaller diameter lines where I don't see a lot of abrasive areas.
I read an article not too long ago about flouro lines and the knots that are used. The palomar is a poor choice for these lines per the article. There is a special knot that they say is great for these lines but I can't remember exactly... I think it may have been the EUGENE BEND knot. This knot is supposed to reduce the pressure on the line at the knot and reduce knot breakage by a high %. The article went on to say that the primary reason for breaks in this line was due to lack of re-tying or knot usage.