Berkely Vanish Fluorocarbon Bad Batch?

[Basspro3106]

As I was spooling up my reels for a upcoming tournament I started to notice kinks and dings in the line I stopped half way and returned it to gander mt. guy working behind the counter said quality control has been slacking on this particular brand. I've had good look with Berkeley, hopefully this was just a bad batch. 

[S Hovanec]

If the label says Vanish, its all a bad batch.

[HoosierHawgs]

Buy Berkley 100% Pro Grade. Much better product. Vanish is about the only Berkley product I've heard bad things about. I love Berkley products.

[lmbfisherman]

Vanish, steer clear.  it is more problem than its worth.

[k3bass]

If the label says Vanish, its all a bad batch.

You beat me to it. Lol

[S Hovanec]

You beat me to it. Lol

Truth in advertising. Fish Vanish, lures Vanish, tourney checks Vanish!

[FishTank]

Vanish=bad line...... Worst line I have ever used. 

[CWB]

Anyone ever get a good batch?

[Bluebasser86]

I had 1 good trip with Vanish for walleye. Tried it for bass and like everyone has said, my baits vanished, my fish vanished, and my chance to cash a check vanished. 

[d-camarena]

Lol same thing here, i bought some 12lb vanish. Broke on every hookset

[hawkoath]

I don't know what going on with the QC/QA in the factory that produces Vanish, but seriously steer clear of it. I've lost a lot of lures, hooks, etc... and fish using that stuff before I read on various forums how horrible it is. Even if you get it for free it's not worth it for the amount of gear (i.e. money) you lose, the sheer headache, and the heartache. 

[roadwarrior]

If the label says Vanish, its all a bad batch.

 

A lot of guys have had bad experiences with this line.

 

 

[Steveo-1969]

Lol same thing here, i bought some 12lb vanish. Broke on every hookset

 

X2

[EmersonFish]

I usually don't pile on when people are bashing a product, because often I think its based on individual experiences that are not reflective of the actual quality, but between my experience with the line, and Berkley Vanish reputation and apparent track record, I'd say just assume it's not an exceptionally bad batch, and look for another line. I know the price is right, and when you peel a few inches off the spool it looks and feels nice in your hand, but much like Elvis fans, 50,000,000 fisherman can't be wrong.

[Fishes in trees]

Back in the day, I bought a service spool of 14 lb Vanish and it took me a couple of years to use it all up.   I found that I didn't have any more line issues with it than I did with any other line I was familiar with at that time.  Times change - I started using Seaguar InvisX and Abrazx and I think those are better lines than Vanish was.  Never tried the other version of Berkley Fluorocarbon.

[desmobob]

I have a spool of 4 lb. test Vanish in my spool box that I've been using for leaders for two seasons now with no complaints.  After everything I've read about Vanish, I feel almost as though I've hit the lottery!  

 

I'll pass on it in the future.

 

Tight lines,

Bob

[Trey Harpel]

Stuff is terrible as there are other lines out there that destroy Vanish..

[OkobojiEagle]

I had 1 good trip with Vanish for walleye.

 

Bingo...

 

Vanish has been around for awhile and it's been written repeatedly on the web that its shock strength is less than desirable for common bass fishing techniques.  Walleye fishermen have been successful with Vanish... hey, here's a thought... why not stop buying it for bass fishing.

 

 

oe

[EmersonFish]

Bingo...

 

Vanish has been around for awhile and it's been written repeatedly on the web that its shock strength is less than desirable for common bass fishing techniques.  Walleye fishermen have been successful with Vanish... hey, here's a thought... why not stop buying it for bass fishing.

 

 

oe

Probably good advice. That's what people come to this forum looking for. Some people might even come here looking for answers first, which is a testament to the good reputation of bassresource.com

[Darren.]

Bingo...

 

Vanish has been around for awhile and it's been written repeatedly on the web that its shock strength is less than desirable for common bass fishing techniques.  Walleye fishermen have been successful with Vanish... hey, here's a thought... why not stop buying it for bass fishing.

 

 

oe

 

Good advice.

 

I've got a spool (many years old) that I used to use

for bluegill and long-pole fishing. Works great for 

those fish. Caught bass on it as well...

[senile1]

Every now and then we have a thread about Vanish and there are a number of anglers who continue to state the same complaints about the line.  I tried Vanish 9 - 10 years ago and my experience wasn't good either.  What surprises me is that after all this time the product still appears to  have the same problems with a significant percentage of anglers.  Per the Berkley site in the description tab for Vanish, it has been on the market for 15 years.  There must be some good spools of the line or it wouldn't have been on the market for this long, but the number of complaints I see in multiple forums has convinced me to not buy it.

[Raul]

Stay away from the "cheap" stuff, you can find affordable products if you bother to ask before you purchase, XPS FC line is a very good "inexpensive" FC line.

[WIGuide]

I'm definitely a fan of Berkley fishing line. In fact, it's basically all I run anymore. I've tried other lines, but I keep coming back. That being said, I run nothing with Vanish. I would also not recommend it to anyone. If you want to use some FC, go with the 100% Professional Grade. Not a whole lot more money, but it's SO much better!

[Felix77]

Lost some decent fish to break offs. Just threw the line away.

[EmersonFish]

Every now and then we have a thread about Vanish and there are a number of anglers who continue to state the same complaints about the line.  I tried Vanish 9 - 10 years ago and my experience wasn't good either.  What surprises me is that after all this time the product still appears to  have the same problems with a significant percentage of anglers.  Per the Berkley site in the description tab for Vanish, it has been on the market for 15 years.  There must be some good spools of the line or it wouldn't have been on the market for this long, but the number of complaints I see in multiple forums has convinced me to not buy it.

It's been in wide distribution, is cheap, and probably performs well enough for a lot of folks who are less picky than the kinds of guys who frequent places like this forum. The same can be said for the original Vicious Fluorocarbon, I guess. It's been around for a long time and is still carried in big box stores, even though it has a pretty terrible reputation in bass fishing circles.