Byard please contact me off list. I could not find your email address. I would like to discuss the new Mongoose vise with you. I am also interested in a comparison between the Mongoose and the Cobra. Does anyone else on the list have any experience with either of these vises?
Ray > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Byard Miller > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 2:27 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [VFB] There's a new vise in town... > > > > Sorry to hit you folks with two commercial posts in a row, but I just > couldn't hold back my enthusiasm. For the last two weeks I've been > playing around with a new vise. The Griffin Montana Mongoose is a > full rotary, extremely well made and functional addition to the fly > tying world. > > For the last couple of years I've been using a Renzitti Traveler for > most of my tying...all but the really big stuff anyway. It's a nice > design and ties well in most circumstances. My only complaint was > it's frailty...it's not real stable on a pedestal. > > Well, in the last two weeks I've put the Mongoose through it's > paces...I've been tying for the upcoming show season and have cranked > out almost two gross of flies from fine wire size 18's to 2/0 salt > waters. This vise holds them all and holds them well. It's extremely > stable on the heavy pedestal base, even with my McKensie Light > attached. Access to the fly is excellent and aided by the wide frame > which doubles as a hand rest for us older tyers with the caffeine > jitters...;^) Rotary tension is easily adjusted with a single rear > turn screw. Mounting the fly in the jaws is exactly the same as with > the Renzitti. > > This is a real gem of a vise and a genuine value at $179. It comes > with both a pedestal base and a c-clamp, a bobbin cradle, a custom > mounted material clip, a ceramic bobbin, a hackle gauge and a padded > hard carry case, plus a lifetime warranty. This is definitely the > best vise in this price range that I've had the pleasure to tie on. > > Yep...I still want a LAW vise...I just have to sell a few more hooks > first...;^) > > To see a pic, go > to...<http://www.linesend.com/product/tools.shtml>...and click on the > (photo) link next to the Mongoose. > > keep tyin...byard > -- > > Byard Miller > Line's End Inc <http://www.linesend.com> > Virtual Flybox <http://www.virtualflybox.com>
