Berkley Vanish® Fluorocarbon Fishing Line, Clear, 12 lb Test Strength, 250 yd

I do a lot of surf fishing off the San Diego beaches here in Socal and my line of choice is Berkley Vanish. I typically tie up snelled leaders of Vanish 4lb. to 8lb. test and attach it to a 10lb.Carolina rig main mono line setup. I'm impressed on how the Vanish is so lightweight/invisible yet strong enough to handle hookups of corbina/halibut/large surf perch or the occasional snags of kelp/eelgrass. Plus, the Vanish is an affordable option to some of the more expensive fluorocarbon lines out there.

You can find flourocarbon line that just about needs to be purchased on the installment plan. Is it better than vanish? Not from what I have seen. Berkley Vanish is true flourocarbon line at a price that we can all afford. I have been using it extensively for the past two years. I piece varying thicknesses together for fly fishing leaders as well use it as my go to line for both spinning and casting reels. Overall, the line performs extraordinarily well in all applications. Sensitivity is superb and castability is equally awesome. There are a ton of discussions out on the web debating the best overall knot to use on flourocarbon line. I have found that the ultra simple Davy knot works just fine. I have yet to lose a fish using this knot.