Any opinions on this vise

[Donat]

As a beginner I'm trying to get the biggest bang for the buck so I've been searching the web and I seem to come back to the Fly Master Supreme on this site. Any opinions?
http://store.beekflies.com/flytyingtools.html

[Heritage Angler]

I used one of these for a travel vise for a few years. It served it's purpose, but I'd never go back. Why not buy from an FAOL sponsor, and support this site? The price is even lower......

http://www.hookhack.com/vises.html#Anchor-STANDAR-43190

[ashbourn]

I am not a big fan. They do not last long and are trouble prone.
For that price point the griffin 1A or 2A are great vises. They hold hooks very well, made in the States, and Griffin backs their products.

Joe Fox

[bugman]

if ya think ya gonna be into tying (its real adictive) i would bypass those vises and get a rotary cause sooner or later ya ARE gonna want one... a danvise runs about 60$ but is a really good rotary that does the same thing the more expensive rotery vises do... ive been using one fer a year now & i tie lotsa flies... also my tying students use one...

[Fly Tyer]

go for a griffin montana pro. I recieved one as a gift a few years ago and for general tying it is all you could want. But for other tying it lacks a little. If i didnt tye atlantic salmon flies I dont think I would want another vice... although that nor vice is sexy.

phil

[modocdan]

I say like Heritage does...buy from one of our sponsors......
As for vise style, the camlock fixed style like you showed can hold a hook very well and tight, but some of the cheaper ones do not. As for me, it's the type I use, and have for 40 years. I started with one from Herter's. I got me a cheap one a few years ago, made in India, which I suspect the one you showed is. The jaws were very soft, and it didn't last too long. I then built my own, designed after a Thompson fixed cam-lock style, and I like it. I've never used a rotary much, and don't feel the need for one, but many will disagree there. It's a matter of what you like. I reccomend you go for an inexoensive, fixed camlock type to start, and attend a show or two, or visit a few fly shops and try a few different vises out to choose what you want for the long run. No real way to tell what you're gonna like without actually using the tool... My 2 cents
.................................MoodocDan

[bugman]

fer most fly tying ya dont need a rotary but sure comes in handy when ya have a fly that ya tie in materials underneath the hook as well as on top like atlantics... ya aint gota take the hook outa the vise to turn it over, ya just use the rotary function... also comes in handy fer getting precise wraps of ribbing or whatever...

[J Castwell]

I think right now you need to 'justify' the price (cost) of any vise. Get whatever makes you feel good. Eventually you may want to upgrade,,, until then, have fun.

[Grubb]

I think right now you need to 'justify' the price (cost) of any vise. Get whatever makes you feel good. Eventually you may want to upgrade,,, until then, have fun.

I agree with the above... Get one that holds a hook tight, learn to tye a couple, have fun...

and to answer your Q more to your asking, I own a Fly Master Supreme Vise and I like it very well, I also own others to include rotary (danvise) to start, in my opinion, your choice is good...

[kypapaw]

I use a cheap old Thompson vise designed like the vise you are interested in.This is all I have ever owned and it works great for me.I have never used an expensive vise or a rotary vise so I dont know how much better they would be for me.They may make me a better or a faster tyer but I am happy with what I use.I think the vise will work great for you untill you get the hang of tying then decide if you want something better.
-Steve