New vise

[AtticaFish]

Unfortunatley, the $60-$70 dollar range is in my sights. I usually learn to get by with what I have. Not sure mine is true rotary, it spins on a threads so you can only go so many rotations and have to go back the other way.

Mine now has sweet spots that I have to use to hold the hook, around ten years old and used to clamp things a little too tight. :o In my Jan's Netcraft catalog they have some that look to have an adjustable angle (Odyssey Spider Vise - $79.95). That $$ would be about the MAX I could spend without my wife kicking my !!! and changing the locks.

What is the purpose for the 45 degree angle? Just seems an odd angle when just about any fly or jig is sitting horizontal in the water, I like to think of how it will look in the water. My neck probably gets sore mostly from holding my head at a 45 deg to see what it looks like horizontal! lol

[brimreaper]

Unfortunatley, the $60-$70 dollar range is in my sights. I usually learn to get by with what I have. Not sure mine is true rotary, it spins on a threads so you can only go so many rotations and have to go back the other way.

Mine now has sweet spots that I have to use to hold the hook, around ten years old and used to clamp things a little too tight. :o In my Jan's Netcraft catalog they have some that look to have an adjustable angle (Odyssey Spider Vise - $79.95). That $$ would be about the MAX I could spend without my wife kicking my !!! and changing the locks.

What is the purpose for the 45 degree angle? Just seems an odd angle when just about any fly or jig is sitting horizontal in the water, I like to think of how it will look in the water. My neck probably gets sore mostly from holding my head at a 45 deg to see what it looks like horizontal! lol

I bought a peak vise from bass pro after talking with Skip and I am glad I did. It's a good vise and it has made a significant improvement in my jigs. You could probably get one cheaper off of e-bay but I wanted to be sure of what I was getting. I figure if I get 10 years use out of it(and I should get alot more than that by looking at the vise) I've got more than my moneys worth. I had to pinch some pennys and eat some campbells soup to get it but I am glad I bought it. It has multiple upgrades so it can get better as you do. just my thoughts on the matter.......brim