Quote Originally Posted by flatfish46 View Post
Whats you gentlemens reguards for the best jig! tieing vise I have a old orvis of My dads then a beater PS I only need 1 !!!!!! For crappie jig needs to be ture rotary.
I started off tying flies for trout and the sunfishes. One of my first flies was one of Bob Clouser's creations, the Clouser Minnow. It is a very good (fly) with a great minnow profile, and when the dumbells are applied to the top of the hook, the position of the weight causes the hook to invert, making in less prone to snagging. Anyways, I started off tying this fly and several others on a cheap ole Master Vise. The intricacy involved with tying many small trout patterns, specifically dry flies, is unparalleled. And a rotary vise comes in handy here, because when you put that much time and detail into tying an imitation of a usually specific insect, you want every part of the fly to be symmetrical, and with a rotary you can simply make a turn of the mechanism and see the other side of the fly, and you can really appreciate the artistry involved with tying. I have tied some size 26 larval imitations, but have not (and probably never will) try tying a size 32 fly. Rotary vises are nice to have, but really are unnecessary, especially for tying a crappie jig. Now I am in no way trying to speak badly about anyone's choice in vises, BUT TO THE BEGINNING TYER: start off cheap! Learn TO TIE on a cheap vise. AS LONG AS THE VISE SECURES THE HOOK (jighead), it is an effective vise. LEARN THE BASICS on a cheap vise. FIGURE OUT what you're doing first: proportions of tail size to body size, how to wrap a material forward, (palmering), using the minimal amount of thread wraps to secure down a strand or clump of material, finishing, etc.... LEARN EFFICIENCY when tying. The least amount of thread wraps needed to secure a material is the best. TO THE BEGINNER: learn to tie first, then think about a nicer vise later.