When I first started tying flies, I bought a kit with a vise included. Now don't get me wrong, I loved that vise, but man was it a hunk of junk. In order to get the vise to tighten up on the hook you had to damn near be a scientist. Finally I broke down and bought my self a cheap but reliable vise. It is a Dan Vise. Granted it's not shiny heavy duty metal, but it is heavy duty none the less. For a price of under $80.00 I think it was a great deal. I am what you might call a frugal Fly Fisherman. I love fly fishing but I choose to spend most of my money on buying the kids new toys, games etc. Which explains why I choose to wet wade instead of getting new waders, or reuse old flies so that I don't have to buy more hooks :) I have used the same rod now for the past 5-6 years and see no need to spend $200.00+ on a new rod, when the one I have works perfectly fine and then some :) So was the reasoning behind getting the vise that I chose. It is light weight, durable and has a nice size set of jaws so that you can lock down onto the thickest of tables. It can fit a huge variety of hooks. It has the ability to rotate the fly in 360 degrees. It also came with some other attachments that I never use. I'm am curious as to everyone's opinion on how much is too much when spending money on a vise. What vise do use? How long have you had it ? Why do you like it? Just curious.
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I use a Regal Medallion.
ReplyDeleteI have used this for 10 plus years.
Brk Trt,
ReplyDeleteI am sure that vise has seen all sorts of tricks to the trades. I can just imagine some of the great streamers that it has seen too :) 10 years+ is impressive. Tight Lines.
you got more blogs I can shake a stick at!! I have not been posting for a little and excited when I saw this new blog!! Woohoo for you!! As my avatar I use the HMH vise. I got it as a gift when my regal I had that was over 20 years old went down hill. The spring went out and would not hold anything smaller than a size 4. I love the vise but it is the only other one I have had so I guess my info is bias. I have tied on a J-vise a couple times and I really love that as well. The jaws on the HMH are amazing and the craftsman ship is top notch. Great post!! Also great to see that you are selling flies and as always I wish you the best in it!
ReplyDeleteDustin,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot man. Glad to see you are back to tying yourself. Thanks for following. Tying should keep me busy this winter :) Tight Lines.
I hope so!! It keeps me sane! So I guess I have been insane the last couple months. But it's cool to see your progression and I hope it works out for you! Thanks for the inspiration to keep tying and just being a good person! PROPS
ReplyDeleteI tried to respond to this while at work but i had computer problems. I use the Renzetti Saltwater Travelers Vise. I purchased it used from a fried for 80 bucks, i think. Great deal! The vise can easily hold a 7/0 Temco 600sp, which i use to tie Bunker flies. I can hold small trout hooks, but when getting down to 18 it gets tough.
ReplyDeleteSavage,
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like one heck of a deal. Sounds like it has some great versatility also. A great thing to think about when purchasing a vise. Thanks for sharing :) Tight Lines.
I've got a renzetti traveler, had it for nearly 10 years. I like it cause it's simple, and does the job without having to be fancy to do it.
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