#633450 - 11/06/10 11:26 PM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
[Re: Doctor Rick]
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Smolt
Registered: 11/19/08
Posts: 94
Loc: OP
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Renzetti's traveler or presentation are both high-quality true rotary vice's. Check their website for a dealer near you.
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#633464 - 11/06/10 11:59 PM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
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ExtenZe Field Tester
Registered: 11/10/09
Posts: 8060
Loc: Vancouver, WA
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Cabela's shows Renzetti, Griffin, Peak, Mongoose, HMH, Dyna-King, Regal etc in their catalog. Pretty much all the main players. I would cruise over to Cabela's and have a look.
Edited by Direct-Drive (11/06/10 11:59 PM)
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#633472 - 11/07/10 12:32 AM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
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Spawner
Registered: 03/02/08
Posts: 814
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Nor-Vise.
Its not your conventional fly tying vise, but, it's truely rotary.
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#633475 - 11/07/10 01:04 AM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
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King of the Beach
Registered: 12/11/02
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I've been using a Regal for the past 20 years or so. Lots of good options out there. Saw this on another board. No worries about hook slippage. If you are bored and haven't used your welder in awhile, everything Mrs Doctor Rick would need is at Lowes or Home Depot.
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#633476 - 11/07/10 01:32 AM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
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Ranger Danger
Registered: 02/08/07
Posts: 3098
Loc: AK
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Brilliant! Finally, the vise I have been looking for. No need to be delicate with that bad boy. Kevlar thread has finally met it's match.
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#633490 - 11/07/10 08:54 AM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 11/13/09
Posts: 151
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A deal you can't refuse!!!! Let Santa know Ducker has a Thompson A that he will swap for any Renzetti she picks up. I'll send Pauly, Pauly and Dominic by to pick it up.
Ducker!
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#633504 - 11/07/10 10:53 AM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/25/01
Posts: 2844
Loc: Marysville
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Stonefish That is a classic!!
Reminds me of my first "vise" - a pair of needle nose pliers (borrowed from my Dad) held in place on the table by a bucket of sand and the tension provided by rubber bands wrapped around the "needles". Only 9 at the time.
Doc. Rick In the 55 years since then I have upgraded several times (wearing out 3 vises in the process); my current vise is a Renzetti traveler which I like a lot.
Tight lines Curt
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#633509 - 11/07/10 11:14 AM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
[Re: Smalma]
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Spawner
Registered: 03/02/08
Posts: 814
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Finally something that can hold a 50/0 hook for my Extra Large Chironmids.
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#633566 - 11/07/10 02:36 PM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
[Re: SRoffe]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 01/08/02
Posts: 268
Loc: Lake Goodwin
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I've got a Renzetti also and would recommend Avid Angler in Lake Forest Park as a local shop you can send "Santa" to.
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#633776 - 11/08/10 11:55 AM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
[Re: Doctor Rick]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 10/28/09
Posts: 3316
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If rotary is a requirement: Renzetti. If you want an all-around solid performer: Regal.
I have a Dyna King Barracuda Jr. It's a very slick-looking, full rotary vise on a pedestal. What sold me on it was the "universal" jaw, which is advertised to hold a wide range of hook sizes without slippage. It works great for hooks size 12 and larger, but I have yet to figure out how to get it to grasp smaller hooks and hold them under any amount of pressure. I don't tie many flies in smaller sizes (I usually buy the small stuff - those kids in Malaysia tie MUCH better small stuff than I ever could), so most of the time this vise works great for me, but there have been occasions where I have had to resign myself to tying smaller stuff, and in those cases, it has frustrated me more than a little. I learned through a little research that there was a midge jaw available. Thinking that might solve the problem, I bought one, but it has been even less successful at holding small hooks.
I have decided, after carefully observing the movement of the jaws as I lock them down, that the cam lock that holds the jaw setting is to blame. When the cam lock is fully engaged, the jaws actually back off ever so slightly. For whatever reason, this doesn't cause any problems with hooks large enough to fit in one of the two hook bend holds in the jaw, but with hooks that are too small to fit in the grooves, the backoff compromises the hold.
Long story short is that while my vise is great for 98% of the flies I tie, it is nearly non-functional for the other 2%. When the only flies that will catch fish in a given situation (spring creeks come to mind) fall into that 2%, the issue becomes nothing short of maddening. For this reason, as great as it is for larger flies, I would not recommend a Dyna King to anyone who plans to tie small flies with any regularity. From what I remember, Renzettis have a different locking mechanism, and I suspect it would work better for the small stuff.
With hindsight, while I like the speed afforded by a rotary vise, I think the best all-around performer would probably be a Regal. They have changed their design relatively little over the years, presumably because it flat out works. Most of the best tyers I know (I certainly don't fall into that category) use a Regal, if that is any indication. Besides all this, a Regal is about $200 cheaper than a high-end rotary model.
Merry Christmas.
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#633830 - 11/08/10 02:53 PM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
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Returning Adult
Registered: 03/29/99
Posts: 387
Loc: Seattle, WA USA
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Regal does have a full-rotary vise called the Revolution. Pricey, but it retains all of the desireable Regal features.
Edited by Preston Singletary (11/08/10 02:53 PM)
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#633911 - 11/08/10 08:47 PM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
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Free Prostate Exams
Registered: 01/06/10
Posts: 1566
Loc: Sequim
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Thanks, Gents,
I'm seeing the Renzetti Traveler for $189 at several sites. The Regal is about $100 more.
I'm mostly tying steelhead, salmon and trout/bass size stuff. So far no #28, but mostly 10, 8, 6, 4, 1, 2, 1/0
Just bought some stuff for Bead Head nymphs, prince, mega prince and copper Johns.
I think the action of a rotary will help me flip the fly and tie the lower end the right way.
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#633933 - 11/08/10 09:39 PM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
[Re: SRoffe]
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Captain C/22 - Team Stay Up Right!
Registered: 01/13/00
Posts: 4404
Loc: Hurricane Ridge , Wa.
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Finally something that can hold a 50/0 hook for c/22's Extra Large Chironmids. Fixed it for ya........... BTW its only a 18/0 shark hook, still looking for a stout rig to cast it with. c/22
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#636957 - 11/22/10 12:01 AM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
[Re: Doctor Rick]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 11/13/09
Posts: 151
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You got all the cool stuff!
Ducker!
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#644228 - 12/14/10 01:58 AM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
[Re: The Catcherman]
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Free Prostate Exams
Registered: 01/06/10
Posts: 1566
Loc: Sequim
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Just recently sold my Renzetti Traveler and am wanting to get a Regal as a replacement. What does the Regal have that the Renzetti doesn't have? (serious) And why didn't' you put it up on PP for the rest of us??? (Just kidding.)
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#644243 - 12/14/10 06:55 AM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
[Re: Doctor Rick]
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 06/24/99
Posts: 1246
Loc: Ellensburg, WA
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Just recently sold my Renzetti Traveler and am wanting to get a Regal as a replacement. What does the Regal have that the Renzetti doesn't have? (serious) And why didn't' you put it up on PP for the rest of us??? (Just kidding.) I think it came down to the fact that with the Traveler, you have to adjust two screws every time you put the fly in and take the fly out whereas the Regal, all you do it clasp the lever once each time and your done. I put a lot of tension on my thread (often using GSP or kevlar) and the hook would often slide down while in the middle of tying the fly causing some frustration on my part. I used a friend's Regal and didn't have that problem. Unless your heavy handed, the Traveler would probably be fine but after using one for about 10 years, I decided to move on. A guy posted a WTB Traveler on another site and he offered a more than fair price...done deal.
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#644825 - 12/15/10 09:24 PM
Re: Doctor Rick thinks Santa will bring him a new vise
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