jmarino1432 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Wondering what the opinions are out there of this line. Was able to work a little magic and pick up 50 yards of 40lb for 9.99 so I thought I'd try it out this upcoming season. Curious to see what others have to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St21 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 31 mins ago, jmarino1432 said: Wondering what the opinions are out there of this line. Was able to work a little magic and pick up 50 yards of 40lb for 9.99 so I thought I'd try it out this upcoming season. Curious to see what others have to say I’ve used it, great stuff, never had a problem with it. When I first switched from mono to fluoro leaders Berk was what I bought. That being said I use Seaguar now. Don’t remember why I switched honestly (probably a sale). Seaguar does live up to its reputation I will say. That’s a heck of a deal though, I’d think about making the switch back for that price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarino1432 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) 24 mins ago, St21 said: I’ve used it, great stuff, never had a problem with it. When I first switched from mono to fluoro leaders Berk was what I bought. That being said I use Seaguar now. Don’t remember why I switched honestly (probably a sale). Seaguar does live up to its reputation I will say. That’s a heck of a deal though, I’d think about making the switch back for that price! Good to hear. I used seaguar in the past but this was just too good to pass up. Ill be interested to see if I notice any difference Edited January 19, 2018 by jmarino1432 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St21 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 3 mins ago, jmarino1432 said: Good to hear. I used seaguar in the past but this was just too go to pass up. Ill be interested to see if I notice any difference If you don’t mind me asking, how’d you manage to get it that cheap? Just a local store or is there a super awesome sale somewhere that I’m not taking advantage of (or taking advantage of me) of on this cold January night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarino1432 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 2 mins ago, St21 said: If you don’t mind me asking, how’d you manage to get it that cheap? Just a local store or is there a super awesome sale somewhere that I’m not taking advantage of (or taking advantage of me) of on this cold January night? So truth be told amazon had a sale on the stuff. They inadvertently advertised 30 yards for 9.99 so I picked it up. The spool arrived and it was only 25 yards so I sent amazon an email saying they had mislabeled their product and they shipped a whole other spool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccb Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Some say that they had a problem with it. I haven't yet? Maybe was the older stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St21 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 2 hours ago, jmarino1432 said: So truth be told amazon had a sale on the stuff. They inadvertently advertised 30 yards for 9.99 so I picked it up. The spool arrived and it was only 25 yards so I sent amazon an email saying they had mislabeled their product and they shipped a whole other spool. Oh gotcha, yea that’s a great deal. I’ll check it out, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo78 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 One of my friends bought some. From trying it out, the actual strength of it doesn’t hold up as well as seaguar blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccb Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Earlier this year they had Vanish leader Floro 30 yrs spools for $10 At the same time they had Vanish floro in spools of 250 or 300 yrs for the same price? I couldn't tell the difference, so I bought the big spools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennysnook Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Line is softer, less abrasion resistant and have only found it in 20lb. Pretty much anything I use 20lb flouro for, I use the line because I don't need the abrasion resistance. If I want to go light and strong, 30lb blue is my preference. Vanish isn't too bad of stuff. Cheap, fairly strong and knots easy but would say coil memory, abrasion, and dia are drawbacks compared to other brands. Vanish made me mad this year. First day I used it I was on complete fire. Only guy catching fish. Next two times I couldn't get a hit when everyone and their brother caught fish right next to me. Couldn't take it so switched to 30lb Blue from 40lb Vanish and went on fire again the second day. Since then I have transitioned back into mono alot more for typical flouro applications, and can't notice any difference. That and some recent testing by S Strong proved Ande leader material passed the sandpaper abrasion test with much better results then Seaguar or Yozuri HD. Gotta love the mindgames that Flouro plays with you, and the true necessity of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manolin Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I tried a spool of it many years ago and it broke on nearly every leader we tied. It was super stiff and had a lot of memory. Only flouro I have ever had issue with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxBeetle Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 I have a reel spooled with 20lb test. Caught tremendous fish and tons of them the few times I used it. I’m stupid, so I almost never use it. Classic .........as we continue on....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch This Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I use it as a shock leader on my light spinners and use it for tying bottom rigs. AMSA, NCBBA, OBPA, VSSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBM Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 A number of posts from the past reported problems of Vanish being fragile, brittle even, and failing well below rated test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarino1432 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 All good to know. Ill give it a shot early on in the year and see how it holds up. There are very few instances where I need abrasion resistance because i fish mainly sandy bottom areas with not much structure to rub on so that part doesn't concern me too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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