Hi Spoof,

I have tyed w/o a vise for many years. I do not mean to infer that I do it a lot - I don't. But I tried it years ago just to see if I could and could. If you want to see someone tying w/o a vise try getting a video of Lee Wulff entitled, "I Was Born To Fish - Lee Wulff on the Beaverkill". In it he ties 5 flies, all by hand w/o a vise. That includes a size 28 Grizzly midge. Tying w/o a vise is sometimes fun and always a change of pace.

Allan