Looking for a new vise

[Phish_On]

I have been looking at the Danvise. Seems to be what iam looking for, so that might be my next purchase. Again thanks for all the information!

 

[SteelheadWhisperer]

You can't go wrong with the Renzetti Traveler. I just upgraded a few months ago and wish I would have earlier. I never tied rotary until now and you'll see how easy it can be. If you don't want to try rotary you don't have to. I would highly recommend this vise.

 

[TimMurphy]

Dear phish_on,

I have a Danvise and I like it very much. I thought I wanted a rotary vise and it was between the Danvise and the Peak vise. For half the money I took a flyer on the Danvise.

You do have to adjust the gap in the jaws as you change hook sizes but it takes about 3 seconds on the Danvise. If you chose to buy a Danvise I suggest you get the jaw extension arm, it gives you a lot more room behind the jaws to work on the fly or to hold materials as you tie them in.

I don't use the rotary feature all that much because I don't tie that many hackled flies though it is handy for inspecting all sides of the fly. I'll admit that I'm having a hard time unlearning the overhand wraps that I used to wind dubbed bodies for 30 plus years. I'll get it eventually though. ;-)

I also own a fixed jaw Regal that I still use for larger flies. Nothing on Earth comes remotely close to the hook holding power of a Regal at any price. I have the standard jaws and it holds anything from 5/0 to 22 with no need for any adjustment of any kind. That is a nice feature if you are like me and tie 1/2 dozen size 14 or 16 flies and then feel like switching to size 2 wooly buggers.

Good luck!

Tim Murphy

 

[gutcutter]

...Personal opinion. I have a Renzetti, a Regal, a Dynaking, and an HMH...
...My Renzetti is by far my favorite. I despise my Regal. To each his own.

My Personal Opinion:
I own:
Renzetti Traveler
2 Regals
(Standard Stem/C-Clamp with stainless jaw
(Traveler Stem/Pedestal Base with standard jaw)
Dynaking Barracuda
Danvise
Thompson A

The Regals is my favorite - hands down.
I upgraded my 20+ year old Thompson for a rotary with a Danvise. I haven't used my Danvise since I received the Renzetti as a gift. I haven't used my Renzetti since I bought my Dynaking (bought it because the Renzetti was terrible for large saltwater flies) and I now only use the Dynaking when I tie tarpon flies (best holding power for large saltwater hooks)
(disclaimer- the Renzetti jaw has the knob with rubber O-ring and not the cam)

I would put all of the vises except the two Regals on the swap forum, but I have 4 children that are just learning to tie...
As stated above, to each his own

Gut

 

[sniperfreak223]

I've used griffins from the start, and I've always loved them, but then again I'm on a bit of a tight budget, so they're the best for my price. I'd used a fixed Griffin Superior for the last 7 years, and last year I upgraded to a rotary Griffin Oddessy Spider Vise, and I couldn't be more pleased with it's performance (and at $90 for a true rotary, it's a STEAL!!!) and as to the "small fingers" comment, I've got short, stubby sausage fingers and I can handle a Griffin just fine.