Berkley Vanish ?

[cornhustler]

ive used trilene xl for several years now with a polamar knot with not any trouble at all but a little line twist every now and than but im sure it was my fault.ive had very few fish break off and the ones who did i would have to blame on not retying often enough.hell i was bassfishing in my buddys pond with a 5 inch plastic worm and hooked a 30 pound blue catfish on 10 pound trilene xl,he was landed in about 4 or 5 minutes.to me thats good line.but we all like what we like....

[JoeB]

I used it for one season as my leader material for striper rigs. I absolutely got more bites, but I lost just about every big fish I hooked that year. Didn't matter what knot I used. Never again.

[Everlytriton]

I have had the same luck w/ Vanish and P-line flurocarbon. I once read that you cannot use a palomar knot with it 'cause it'll break so I used a clinch knot and still had problems. I think that next time I use it (F & F this winter) I'll try the trilene knot and see if that's any better. I will follow this post closely to see what experience others have had w/ knots breaking the line.

[bbhog]

Amazing stuff, ugh? I've probably lost 10 nice fish with this Vanish Flourocarbon this year, and yet, I still have it spooled on my reel, thinking it was my knot too. At $15.00 a spool, you would think it was gold. I do believe it helps in clear water but I'm not impressed with the quality of Vanish either.

[Jabbo]

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.

[bassin101]

Typical Berkley line for you. I have no luck with any of their fishing line. I use Bass Pro Excel exclusively. Best line I have ever used and cheap. However I would like to find a good Fluorocarbon to use because excel does not have a fluoro.

[scaly1]

I've not been impressed with flouros either. The one I did try that seemed at least marginal was BPS XPS in 12#. We only used it as leader material though. The worst I found to be was Stren. After the 3rd or 4th break off I tossed the junk.

[4given]

Berkley Vanish cost me $500 in a SKM tournament. It's not the knot, I don't use polomar knots. It's that junk line. I wrote Berkley a letter and I e-mailed them with no response. That junk may be ok for the pros who can afford to change their line every night because it's free but to a regular fisherman that junk won't make it. I know three other fishermen who have quit using it because of breaking problems. E-mail Berkley and let them know they are putting garbage on the market and you are not happy. If enough people complain maybe they will fix the breaking problem. I have stopped using all Berkley lines because of their lack of response and concern. And I have had no trouble with P-line floro.

[Mattador]

I use Vanish 4lb test for all my trout fishing at the Cumberland River. I have had great luck with it, and no break offs like some of the other folks here. It casts a mile and doesn't tangle. I have not used the heavier stuff and can't vouch for it.

[walkeraviator]

holy crap.. raising the dead threads much?

[bassman_ky]

Berkley Vanish Transition is the worst line I have ever used but Berkley Vanish is the ONLY line I will crank with. Then for most other applications it is Vicious flourocarbon.

[know1]

I thought this line had "vanished" by now. I had the same experiences as most others - broken knots everytime there was a decent fish.