Quote Originally Posted by kbproctor View Post
First, where are the pictures of these flies?

A San Juan Worm was my first fly, too. Haven't caught a danged thing with one, though. Well, maybe some brush and the like. Foam bettles and ants can be very effective. Bet you can't wait to tie more now.

As far as the vice goes, you will get as many opinions as there are folks that tie on this board. My first vice is one of these.

http://www.flyfishtools.com/servlet/...own-fly/Detail

You can pick them up at Sportsman's Warehouse and other places for around $36-$50. I have a Griffin Spyder, and another rotary vice that I don't like nearly as well. It is so easy to mount a hook in this thing and have it stay put. I have tied everything from 2/0 to size 18 in it. It will work for the smaller hooks, but I don't.
Second on the Crown vise. Works like a regal at way less than the price of a regal. That being said, I use my regal too.