good beginner vise

[willdeb]

can someone tell me a good beginner vise

 

[SBecker]

Price range?

 

[flytyingfred]

Also it would be good to know if you want to start with a rotary vise or not and what flies you are planning on tying.

 

[gfen]

willdeb wrote:
can someone tell me a good beginner vise

http://www.flyfishohio.com/Vise%20Review%201/Fly_Tying_Vise_Shoot-Out.htm

 

[McSneek]

Renzetti Traveler. Great for a beginner and when you move beyond the beginner stage you'll be glad to have a vise that will last you for a lifetime of tying.

 

[gfen]

You gonna stick with it? Not sure? Maybe $200 is a bit of a hefty investment not including anything else?

For $40, you can get the Cabela's standard tool kit, which is Good Enough and has everything you need save materials. If you use it, great, you can upgrade the vise to a $200+ device down the line and the old one becomes your travel vise, the tools are all servicable, and some guys continue to use it for quite some time.

 

[whheff]

It is hard to recomend a vise for someone because everyone has a different tying style. Probably the Apex Anvil is a good all around vise for a beginner. It is not expensive and can tie flies on a variety of hooks. I tried 5 or 6 vises before I settled on the HMH standard. I could never get use to the rotary style because I rest my hand on top of the vise.

 

[gochs]

+2 for the Anvil Apex. I've had it since Christmas, and I'm happy with it. Eventually I'll upgrade now that I know I'm going to stick with tying.
I'm afraid of suggesting a "cheaper" vise for a fear of the low quality of the vise will frustrate a new tier and turn them off. My Apex holds the hooks securely, has a clamp/pedestal base, and kinda has a rotary feature. It's dependable, and that's all I wanted for my first vise. You can find it for $80-100 throughout the web.

 

[gfen]

I will gladly suggest cheap vises for someone who has no idea if they care about this or not.

You don't need a Porsche to drive to work, and you don't need a $100+ vise to tie flies.

Once you decide you're into it, you can then go ahead and jump on a $100-200 unit and put the $20 into a closet, your travel kit, give to a friend who's just starting out, etc.

 

[sandfly]

As a commercial/professional tyer I would recomend the thomson AA for under $ 100.00 and the Anvil Apex for $ 99.00 and above. i still tie on the AA at times. The Anvil Atlas would be next in line for over $ 120.00