Eric did you lower the jaws in the jaw mount? I do this and have very few off axis flys. I am playing around with some ideas to change mine. Most likely I will end up making a new vise.
BobH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric the Flytyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] vise advice please > I just did some 5/0 pike/bass flies (Mustad 3407)using > a Renzetti Traveler with a cam attachment. I didn't > run into any major problems. The hook shank was > slightly off axis, but I was able to wrap body fur via > rotary operation no problem. As I spend most of the > time in the #2 to #20 range, I put up with some of the > minor inconviences for the occasional "monster" flies. > > However.... > If you plan to spend most of your time on saltwater or > warmwater species, the saltwater vise (DynaKing, > Renzetti Saltwater Traveler, etc.) would be worth a > look, keeping the patriot for trout work. > > Eric > > --- Deborah Duran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think I have the new cam lever. The vise is less > > than a year old. I tie > > mostly 3/0 and up to 7/0. Keep in mind it could > > very well be the user. I > > don't have a lot of patience for gadgets. Just my > > personality. > > That's why I'm curious about the Regal. My husband > > who loves gadgets chose > > my Dynaking. Since I've switched to using the > > Dynaking the majority of the > > time I'm getting used to all the adjustments. Every > > now and then when I'm > > in a tying frenzy one of the round knobs will go > > flying across the fly > > bench. Then I have to figure out where it > > belongs..... LOL > > Deb > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bob Haering" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 8:38 AM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] vise advice please > > > > > > > Never had that problem Deb. I tye in a range of > > 4/0 to 32. The new cam > > > lever is a big help. Also there is a Saltwater > > Traveler. Doesn't have > > the > > > hook range in the smaller sizes, but then again > > there are not that many > > > people you make a habit out of tying 26's & > > smaller. > > > > > > BobH > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com
