Berkley Vanish ?

[twise7]

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.

[Javelin409]

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.