Pros: Virtually invisible to fish with its refractive qualities. Provides faster hook sets.
Cons: Tough to use on baitcasting equipment. Hard to see in the water.
The Bottom Line: The bottom line is that this line is good for spinning tackle but lousy for baitcasters. It is virtually invisible and highly sensative.
smallmouth's Full Review: Berkley Vanish Fishing Line
In the bass fishing circle sometimes even the best fishermen are prone to the nasty backlash on their bait-casting reels called a "rats-nest". The rats-nest occurs when the line comes off the reel faster than the lure is traveling through the air. It also occurs when there is loose line already on the spool. With no memory in the line the line sits loosely on the spool making it much more prone to a backlash.
Vanish line has little memory at all making it very difficult to use on a bait-casting reel. I have used it both on my spinning and baitcasting tackle. I fish a lot of bass tournaments through out the course of the year and have learned one valuable thing, "time is money". You simply don't have time to pick and pull out a rats-nest while tournament fishing and its a pain in the neck anytime.
I like how the Vanish line works on my spincasting tackle where memory is less important. Vanish is also a low stretch line for a fluorocarbon line. The advantages to this line over a regular monofilament is that it refracts light in the same degree that water does making it vurtually invisible to the fish. This is an advantage at places with high fishing pressure where a fish tends to be line shy or more cautious to hit an artificial lure.
Another thing about fluorocarbons like Vanish is they are stiff and they take some getting used to, you will find your hook-sets a little quicker which can be good and bad, depending on the action of your rod and your reaction time, you actually don't want to be too quick and pull the hook out of the fishes mouth. Another advantage to this line is it allows you to cast farther with spinning tackle without much memory.
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