i am wanting a new vice for my jig and fly tying, has anyone used a nor vice, watching the vids it looks like it would be easy to use, what do ya'll use, i tie a good amount of crappie jigs and a lot of flies for some bass and striper fishing
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i am wanting a new vice for my jig and fly tying, has anyone used a nor vice, watching the vids it looks like it would be easy to use, what do ya'll use, i tie a good amount of crappie jigs and a lot of flies for some bass and striper fishing
Ive used them, you gotta be careful but once you use it for a while it works like magic
I have 3 vises, a Renzetti, Peak and a Nor. I like all of them really well, but I like my Nor because it saves my shoulder some grief as I have a bad shoulder and I can spin the thread on and not have to wrap each wrap. Unless you have some specific reason for a Nor though the others are really great quality as are some others and I originally bought the Nor because I wanted so do dubbing easier of my flies. I have every jaw that Norm makes for the nor, but regular tying it's hard to beat a Peak or Renzetti as well as several of the Griffin vises like the Montana Mongoose. The Swiss vise is one of the most expensive, but I have never tied on one. YOu should go into a fly tying shop if you live near one and see what fees good to you.
Here is a vise study done a few years back that is still awesome...
Fly Tying Vises In-Depth Review by Fly Fish Ohio!
Skip
Thanks for the info
good website you linked to it helps a lot
I have a peak rotary and love it!
i am looking at the peak as well as the Renzetti. going to try and demo a couple before i buy one
My suggestion, get the best you can afford. I don't say that often but a good quality easy to work vise makes things so much easier.
I got the Terra rotating vise and I like it a lot but it is not the high end some look for. Tight joints and sometimes hard to make solid adjustments. For the price I think it is a great vice and it was the best
I could get but would upgrade if I could.
Peak, Love the one I have got it from Skip, give him a call great guy ,
I got an Apex Anvil for my birthday and I love it. They are around $100.00 bucks I think. Built like a tank.
I use the same vice and don't beleive I will ever need to replace it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sawman
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Thanks Harleyboy, glad its serving you well! I love how they are made!Quote:
Originally Posted by HARLEYBOY
While I love my Nor, there is one thing that bothers me about it and that is how the head of the thing is attached to the post, which is just glue. I would have never thought that until I had a priblem with it coming off. I was able to repaire it or I could have sent it back to Norm and he would have fixed it, but I just uses the same kind of glue they did!
I do wish it was attached some other way, but maybe there is not a better way for some reason, but it does cross my mind a lot! I do still use it as my main vise because of my shoulder!
Try tying on as many vise's as you can. Everyone can give you opinions but YOU'RE going to be using it. If you don't have a local shop, find a TU chapter, bass club and see if you can try tying on a bunch of them.
If you can't be comfortable tying on a vise, you just aren't gonna keep with it or you'll be buying and selling to find the right one. Take your time and find the most comfortable one for you.
What Fatman said is spot on. I have had my hands on several and there are several good ones, but there's also many that look good til you start moving or adjusting or putting pressure on them. Peak, Renzetti, Apex, griffin, all make good vises. Plan on a hundred as a starting point, but don't buy because of the price. You're going to spend lots of time with this, make it time with a smile. A few extra bucks opens a few more doors.