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robert dimesky

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About robert dimesky

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    Bait Fisherman
  • Birthday 02/22/1948

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    Pawleys Island SC 29585
  1. Hi Guys! I hail from Pawleys Island SC, a guide and professional tyer for 45 years. As a former Orvis dealer in CT (74-86), fly tying was an elemental profit center for and one of the centerpieces of my flyshop. Fly tying classes for young people were how I brought the next generation of customer to be. A once monthly Kids Class was always FREE! I make it a point to always tie with a presentation model vise, the reason being, I liked the handling of them best and, secondly, students usually emulate their guide or instructor's equipment choices and make the leap, as interests and monies permit. As an educator, I always believe that it is my responsibility to demonstrate what others should strive for! I use three vises, Presentation HMH and Regal's and one of the very few USLine Co, gun-blued Elite Rotary Vises manufactured in 1979 also, of which only a few were made but none were ever sold, due to soaring machining costs prior to introduction to the market. My opinion of vises applies to rods and reels also, it is simple and fair-minded, I think. I always encourage customers who had funds available, to purchase a vise that would last a lifetime. Many whose fishing interests still go full-bore, like mine, are quite happy that they heeded my advice. For most, budgets restrict purchases to what people they can then afford, My advise continues to be, to always encourage people to make due with what they can to start with and wait until they can leapfrog to the top of the food chain and acquire items "that will never again likely need be replaced." This makes buying the best tool, not necessarily the most expensive tool I might add, the most economically sound choice in the long run and saves many the aggravation of purchasing 20 vises over the course of a lifetime. Bill Hunter sold me my HMH Standard vise in 78 and it has the original standard and micro jaws in perfect working order. I might add that they are in constant, unfailing service to this very day. Their Incomparable quality has led me to select their tube fly chuck upgrade last week. Finally, I am moving out of my ancient "jury rigged system," into HMH's well-designed, collet-style conversion head and into the newest trend in tying! Sounds rather silly now that I think about it, because I have been tying European style tube flies for 45 years on blue cue tip swabs, tied on a piece of wire, chucked in my vise. HMH truly offers the best solution to tube tying I have yet to see. Incidentally, John's easy to follow videos and HMH materials are superbly well designed and of consistent high quality. I like the fact that HMH allows the chucking of any rigid tube, either metallic or plastic, directly into the collet without pins, if you like. How simple is that! On a daily basis I also use the Regal Vise, one of the early anodized gold head versions with a bronze lever knob and matching solid bronze base. Regal is easiest to chuck of any vise I know. Self-adjusting from real small midges to really large SW hooks in the same vise with the same simple pull of the opening lever. With Solid, unfaltering hook tension, the Regal is my other "Go-To" vise. The HMH and the Regal sit side by side on my bench, both having served me, nearly a lifetime so far and counting. So I am happy! I am Not happy however, about Regal's CS department. Not as responsive on getting me set up to convert to tube flies on their product. No contact from them after emailing a week ago, in fact, after visiting their website I was disenchanted in fact. The scant information was all too lacking! In fact, the video showing the tube fly adapter and how to tie a tube fly is poorly done and not customer useful. I needed to see a simple video of a tube fly being chucked in the tool, set up for tying so a potential buyer can see how easy or difficult it is to use. Maybe Regal can redeem itself this week and if so, I may edit this threaded conversation. Regal vises and tool quality, having been in production since the early 80's, certainly warrants a second chance from me as I feel that "for tying conventional flies", the Regal vise is in a very fine place, offering high quality equipment that will serve for a life's duration and worthy of purchase by even beginning tyers. Bob Dimesky
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