Re: [VFB] Vise dilemma

[mark romero]

Good luck with the commercial tying Keith. I'll have my Law by the end of 
the year i hope, .....next year that is. mark.....

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Subject: Re: [VFB] Vise dilemma
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:28:03 GMT
-- "KEITH PASSANT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Your body???
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As I work in a morgue lab, I can tell you now, no 'body' is worth a LAW 
vise... ;) mark'll have to find something else to sell.  Trying to make it 
a clean pun and instead go morbid - just my luck.  ANYhow...

Just posing a general question for those in the know: How does one become a 
professional tyer?  Obviously, by selling one's flies, but what paths could 
you recommend?  All of the local shops (both of 'em) already have pro tyers 
for them.  Just curious, is all...  Sold a dozen speys for 50 bucks, so I'm 
thinking this is pretty cool.

Oh, and to keep with this thread, my next vise will be a dynaking, not sure 
which, *OR* a Mongoose.  I like the norvise bobbin, but I'm not too keen on 
the continuous spin.  Call me a control freak, but I like to do things 
slowly and wiggle while I work, so the whole purpose of the spinning 
feature is lost on me.  Danvise is cool for the price, but for some unknown 
reason, I just am not crazy about it.  I currently use the cheapest 
true-rotary out there, the "eBay special" for 20 bucks.  Considering that I 
started 10 or 11 years ago with a pair of dollar-store tweezers with 
"twist-tie" chicken wire to hold them shut and attached to a wooden dowel 
with super-glue, this isn't too bad!  The 'eBay special' works well for 
6/0's down to 22's, when I switch to my cam-style thing that I got from a 
TU auction.  Not sure the name or make, but I've been told it's a Thompson. 
 It's pretty good for small midges, but above an 8 nymph hook, it won't 
hold or spread the jaws... all rusted and stuff.  So that's what I use and 
what is on the "dream list" for when I have spare change.
Tight wraps,
Pete

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