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Customer Reviews for Berkley Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Berkley Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Refracts light like waterVirtually invisible to fishShock absorbentMaintains strength when wetVirtually invisible and proven not to spook fish! Designed to refract light just like water, Berkley's Vanish Fluorocarbon Fishing Line is virtually invisible to fish. Vanish Fluorocarbon also maintains its strength when wet (unlike other lines), casts well, and is sensitive enough to detect the softest bites. Plus, Vanish offers excellent shock absorbency when you set the hook.
Average Customer Rating:
(264 Reviews) 263
Rating Snapshot
Rating Snapshot (264 reviews)
5 stars
82
4 stars
54
3 stars
17
2 stars
34
1 star
77
141 of 264(53%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Review 1 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
absolutely undependable
,May 15, 2012
By sarosOwner
from Canada
Disadvantages: Performance, Durability
"Landing my second walleye, my 4lbs Vanish leader broke at the knot. I reeled a 2lbs walleye. I used the palomar which is supposedly strong (I used it in other fluorocarbon lines and it works great). Just as I was about to grasp it, I lost the fish and my lure! On the other hand, I give praise to Berkley's Nanofil line. Everytime I hit a snag, the Vanish leader always breaks first.
I think I have a love-hate relationship with Berkley, this fluorocarbon line needs to be phased out IMMEDIATELY. I wish I read the reviews before I bought this when it was on sale. STAY AWAY FROM THIS LINE. It has inconsistent performance, it does make your catch VANISH after all..."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 4
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
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Review 2 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
cast
,May 4, 2012
By mustangfan
from pa
"this line does not cast well at all. i have it on a president reel 10lb"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 4
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
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Review 3 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
good line
,April 16, 2012
By mcghee
Advantages: Performs well
"very strong durable line, a little noisey while reeling, must have line very moist or will fray while tieing knots"
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Review 4 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Only Fluro I use
,April 13, 2012
By Ben317
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Advantages: Ease of use, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"This is the only line I use on my baitcasters. Have slung several fish in the boat that weighted over 5lbs. I have never had a breakoff that was the lines fault."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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Review 5 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Trash
,April 11, 2012
By tbow20
from Maryland
Disadvantages: Performance, Durability
"This line is garbage running 17 pound test on a johnny morris and it snaps on casting. Lost two strike king jigs with in 10 minutes of each other. The lose of lures would of paid for a better line. Horrible memory and don't go near cover like pads or stumps or kiss your sanity goodbye. seguar line is way better."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
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Review 6 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
line
,March 29, 2012
By sterpartsman
from montgomery,al
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
Disadvantages: Performance, Appearance, Durability
"Got to use the line one time and someone stole 7 rods and reels from my boat. Enjoyed the line the only time i used it"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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Review 7 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Great line if you know how to tie a knot
,March 14, 2012
By Beanz247
from Riverside, CA
Advantages: Style/Design, Performs well, Quality
"I read a lot of reviews saying this line isn't that great, but I tried it out anyways and I have not had it fail, only my knots when I am lazy. I've been using the 2# with my UL gear and this product has not failed me yet!"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 3
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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Review 8 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Great line
,March 11, 2012
By LivewellHero
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"Vanish is the only flourocarbon i use, its amazing. I dont understand how people can give it such bad reviews. I bass fish and use it on my spinning reel and it hasnt snapped once. I use t in 14 lb test and i can still finesse fish and drop shot with no problem. The fish dont seem to see it at all. Will buy again"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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Review 9 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
BAD LINE!!!!
,February 13, 2012
By BubbaJay
from Graham, NC
Disadvantages: Difficult to use, Performance, Durability
"Ok, so I decided to try and save some money on line. BAD idea. Purchased the 8LB to use on spinning gear. First off it has too much memory. The line develops bad memory loops even if spooled under perfect tension. Second, it is prone to breaks. Not breaks due to fish weight but breaks due to damage. Damage that was caused by weeds. This line is too brittle. I should have stayed with my Pline."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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Review 10 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Worst Line Ever
,February 11, 2012
By batastrophe
from Los Angfeles, CA
Disadvantages: Difficult to use, Performance
"Unfortunately, I didn't read the reviews here before buying but bought mostly on the Berkley brand name. Absolutely the wost line ever. First time out, I had 8 hookups and 8 line breaks. I'm surprised that I had any hookups at all as most of my time on the water was spent contending with an unrelenting stream of birds nests. I enjoy Berkley products, but I would never use this line again."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Saltwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
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Review 11 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Terrible
,February 11, 2012
By TXfisherman7
from East Texas
Disadvantages: Performance, Durability
"This line did not last a week i wouldn't take this if it was free. It started splitting and would give me backlashes every couple casts. I will never buy this again"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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Review 12 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Pretty good
,December 21, 2011
By 3000GTred1
from Woodland ca
Advantages: i think it does vanish
Disadvantages: comes off spinning reels for no reason
"I have had pretty good results with Vanish. Never had it break, or any knot problems. I have even got lazy and put it back in the water damaged and still not had a problem. I mostly use it for leader. I was trolling for Trout+Salmon my brother was using Reg mono,@ catching nothing. After my 8th fish he put on Vanish @ started hooking up. I have had it jump off and tangle for no reason on my spinning reels. P.S Berkley's line counter is very poor quality, maybe that's why BPS does not sale them."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 4
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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Review 13 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
middle of the road
,November 10, 2011
By blueranger
from Wylie, TX
Advantages: Ease of use, Value for money
Disadvantages: Durability
"I have use this and other fluorocarbon lines. The cost is the best attribute of the line. It seems to be somewhat prone to damage. I fish using tungstun weights and seem to have issues where the weight hits the line at the hook. I find it necessary to check and often retie the line to keep from breaking the line on hooksets. It spools well in my opinion and has very low memory."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 2
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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Review 14 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
TOTAL DISASTER
,October 20, 2011
By BUZZURD
from S.CENTRAL PA
Advantages: attractive box
Disadvantages: useless
"I FISH FOR TROUT ONLY AND USE AN ULTRALITE ROD AND SPINNING REEL.I LIKE 4LB TEST LINE AND I HAVE TRIED MANY OF THEM; BELIEVE ME.I PUT THIS ON MY REEL CORRECTLY AND EVEN STRETCHED IT IN MY YARD BEFORE I WENT FISHING AND IT APPEARED VERY LIMP; THAT'S GOOD.AT THE STREAM I WAS IN TROUBLE AFTER THE SECOND CAST AS THE LINE TANGLED , TWISTED, KNOTTED AND LOOPED FOR NO REASON.ALSO, MY CASTING DISTANCE WAS GREATLY DIMINISHED.THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WASTE OF MONEY FLUROCARBON LINE THAT WILL NOT WORK ON A SPINNING REEL I THINK THE COLD WATER MAKES IT EVEN WORSE.WHY DO I KEEP FALLING FOR THE HYPE AND TRYING OTHER LINES WHEN P-LINE IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST THERE IS??"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
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Review 15 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
best 2# trout line I've used
,October 9, 2011
By Poppy2
from Springfield, MO
Advantages: Ease of use, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"I picked up a couple spools of 2 pound Vanish at the outlet store and found it to be the best 2# trout line I've used. great knot strength and castability and in the clear water of Lake Taneycomo it seems the fish just don't see it. Had a little more trouble with the four pound line - it is stiffer and doesn't handle as well, but that can be expected for the larger line."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 3
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
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Review 16 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Not good!
,September 25, 2011
By ouseler
from Beaver Dam, KY
Advantages: Ease of use
Disadvantages: Performance, Durability
"I used the 8lbs. test line and was not impressed. I lost one lure trying to bring a fish in the boat and the line broke. I lost two other lures when casting. The line broke right as I was about to release the lures. I was not happy."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 2
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
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Review 17 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Vanish Fluorocarbon
,September 19, 2011
By FishnMT
from Montana
Advantages: Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"This is great fishing line. I use it as 6X tippet for fly fishing and it is so much cheaper to by this fluoro than actual fluoro tippet and it is about the same diameter. Buy it if you fish with 6X tippet you will love it for the price! This is the 2 lb line but I mainly fish with the 4 lb Vanish and the breaking strength is awesome on the 4 lb. You do have to be careful with the 2lb. Fluoro lays down on the water a lot straighter than Mono."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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Review 18 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Swing and a miss
,September 5, 2011
By Matri
from Winooski, VT
Disadvantages: Difficult to use, Performance, Durability
"This was the first Fluoro line I purchased, and boy was it a mistake...Whoever is reading this, do yourself a favor and look right past this product."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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Review 19 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
Terrible
,August 24, 2011
By Lemsky002
from Dexter, MI
Disadvantages: Performance
"This is the worst fluorocarbon I have ever used. I figured I would try a cheeper line to start, but it was horrible. It twist from the very beging, and knotted up all the time and I made sure it was put on the reel right. I have talked to other people who used this, and they agreed, This line is trash and don't buy it. I go with Vicious, it is the same price, and I havent had a problem with it yet."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
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Review 20 for Berkley® Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
Overall Rating:
UGH......
,August 21, 2011
By 5Vegas
from Sevierville, TN
Advantages: strength
Disadvantages: Performance, no distance
"Birdnested quite a bit for the initial time out. Strength was GREAT. The biggest issue was distance, or a TOTAL lack thereof. I lost a third of the distance that I am used to. It was the 10# line, and I was using a 6'6" Abu Verdict spinning Rod, Medium action, with a Shimano Saros 2500 reel. This line is simple not up to par with REALLY good fluro. Don't skimp and get the good stuff. You won't regret it."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
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