Olive & Olive
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What vice is that. It looks awesome.
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No vise. Just a clip for holding the fly to take the photograph. |
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Help with fly tying
Hey George,
Welcome to the community. I would like to say I agree with Blugill. You can find affordable kits online or at bass pro etc. One thing to remember when you start tying is: You can spend you |
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How much $ tied up in fly tying??
I was doing a mental calculation on how much money I have invested in fly tying. Including the vise I estimate I have almost $3000 dollars tied up in material and tools. I love tying dearlybut my |
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January Prize Giveaways
This month I will be giving away more than just fly boxes, I have a small mountain of items that I will be digging through. Prizes might be fly boxes, DVDs, books, gear, etc.
Here is a list of ways |
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List of Ingredients for a tie
speaking of recipes one thing i didnt find out untilafter i was tying for several years was this. the recipes are written in order of the way they are tied on the hook. thats why the hook in the vi |
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Fly Tying and Dogs
I have 2 young cats. I haven't tried to tie since we got them, fearing they will trash the materials or get into the hooks. Hopefully they will settle down enough for me to get back to the vise |
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0.10 Mylar Question
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Hey guys thanks for all of the help. I did make a mistake in my original post I put the decimal in the wrong place I |
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RBF: grinding guide feet
Just curious how guys grind or file the feet of the guides, right now i use a mark on a piece of tape to get my length of foot and a dremel and a needle vise to hold the guide. I want to figure out a |
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Some more congo hair stuff and other randoms!
Spending lots of time at the vise lately practicing a whole bunch of different techniques and patterns. Its also a great way to occupy my time during winter up here in Michigan (although our Winter ha |
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New Flies
pictures are much better with the new camera. Also to improve your flies even more, use two lights from the right side and then the left side of your vise to eliminate the shadow. I use two cheap offi |
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First Flies..
Hello to all,
Im new to fly fishing, but after a few months of reading and research ive finally got an outfit and a setup for tying. Im a keep-it-simple kind of guy, so I just got me a good Griffin |
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FTF Giveaway Winners: December 2011
Here are the winners of the prizes for participating in a variety of ways on the site. If you see your name below please send me a PM with your address. I'm a little slow these days so it may take |
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January 2012: Flies from the Vise
These are for my first swap (Bluegill swap club). Fresh from the vise. I came up with this color a few months back and caught some nice bream, guess bream will eat anything LOL. I call it the MS-1 pop |
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New Vise = Tiein Flies!
Let me apologize in advance about the pics. I am getting my camera soon! Trust me my camera phone does not do me any justice! Thanks! Just got my mongoose blackfoot vise today, so far I re |
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HMH vise issues
My Hiwassee trip got postponed till tomorrow so Im killing time on the vise. Came up with this to try tomorrow, if it works Ill name it and tie some more, comments and suggestions are welcome. |
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Palmer chenille Streamer
materials:
I used a # 2 TMC 600 SP
White Ep
Ep Sparkle Pearl
Saltwater Flashbou (Lateral Line)
Kristal Flash Gold
Palmer Chenille Pearl MIDDLE
Wire Danville 6 / 0
eyes 6mm
Preparation:
Secure the hoo |
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bucktails
when i tie any kind of streamer, including bucktails, when i am done i get the whole thing wet, and stroke everything backwards so it looks like it does in the water when you are fishing it. then put |
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How to get started in fly tying
Here is my advise. This is one of those things that you will constantly be paying for, but most of it will last a long time. To get started there are some bare minimums tool wise.
1. Vise- There are |
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New on the block
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i actually think your should buy a cheap vise first in the $10 range just to make sure that you like fly ty |
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003/109 2nd attempt
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003/109 1st attempt of Coppef John
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Nice blog, you'll get there. Having the wrong materials makes a tough job impossible.
As far as hook co |
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what vise is this?
I bought this vise when I was a teenager about 35-40 years ago. the label that was on it is long gone. I'd sure like to know the brand and the model. I haven't used it in many years but I am p |
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Marabou
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Look at my post in the December Flies from the Vise. My streamer's tail is yellow marabou tied in normally, but th |
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Any body ever used this vise?
http://www.bearsden.com/page900.html I was wondering if anybody had used this vise or at least a 720 angled rotary vise. I saw one go up fr sale on another forum for a pretty good price. Just wanted t |
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wtb LAW VICE
Why not go with the ekich vise. Very similar to the law vise. |
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Need some ideas for big bass flies
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I'm also a big fan of Murdich Minnows, Joe Cornwall's variation in particular and Bluegill might do wel |
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Killer Crawfish SBS
I made this pattern up because I wanted to have another use for the 105 meters of jamieson's shetland spindrift sand color other than the killer bug, so I created this simple crawfish pattern. It |
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Trip to the Keys
Thanks for the recipe! I tried just going from your photo so that will help for sure. Back to the vise I go!
I know Ive already asked you alot.. but do you mind giving me a quick recipe for y |
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Fly Tying Bench - rockworm
John
For the last 10 years my tying room has been in the basement where the cool air settles. But I have 4 lights over my vise and they warm the room very nicely once they are turned on. |
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Bench / Vise Height
My vise jaws are about 7" above the desk surface. The desk surface is about 30" from the floor, the standard desk height. I use an office chair to plop my rear end in. It has no arms, and th |
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Hello from Flat Rock,MI
Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. My name is Tom and I live in Flat Rock,Michigan. I've spent most of my fishing time in the past trolling and jigging for walleye in the Detroit river |
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dubbing needle
After the needle came out of the handle of my bodkin I decided to make myself three of different lengths and diameter
for different tying purposes.
[img]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/Braud |
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Is the Nor Vise a gimmick?
Yeah, I agree, its a "new" vise. Only been around for about 30 years. Its been my primary vise for at least 25 years. I have tied 10s of thousands of flies on it, and it works. Yes there |
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Mibi EP Minnow
I was needing to sit down at the vise this evening, but with nothing specific in mind to tie I decided to try out some new #6 hooks I got the other day. I am a pretty big fan of the black and purple e |
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Last new abel vise made hit ebay
Cool vise. Hard to be sure on the final selling price, but you are correct....I have been auctioneer at many auctions, and attended even more, and collectors can really surprise you. |
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? For Saltwater tiers
I tie on a Regal, and agree with Kirk's assessment, they won't hold a hook much larger than a 3/0, but really depends on the hook. I have some heavy wire 2/0 hooks that won't fit in the ja |
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Renzetti Vise Help
O-rings are made from different materials for different applications. O-rings produced from nitrile or polyurethane will have greater tear strength, tensile strength and abrasion resistance than o-ri |
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Orvis vise
Pretty sharp looking vise. I like the jaws on it.
Dave |
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Black Sword Soft Hackle
Wow Ray looks like you've been busy at the vise! The swords are a great concept. wondering how well they will hold up as a "Hackle" like this? Have you fished this one yet ?
Mike |
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Vise Pics, please!
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This is a Ron Abbey signature vise (Dyna King) that I modified with a tilting stem and bobbin rest. It's a w |
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Fly Tying Bench - packfancjh
Here is my tying bench that has taken a while to get where I want it to be. Still don't think I'm done but it works. I have my library of books and videos right on the shelf for easy access and stor |
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Fly Tying Bench - utyer
Most of my tying area was built into the room when we bought the house. There was a room on the third floor with a 12 foot long entertainment center the center 4 foot doors opened up for a console TV |
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December FTF Prize Giveaways
I thought the prize giveaways last month went well so I'm going to keep it going for a least one more month. This month I will be giving away more than just fly boxes, I have a small mountain of i |
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Easy extended nymph bodies
I've been playing around with making bodies this way for a while, and I think I've got it looking pretty good.
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vise update
has anyone put the new cam jaws on an older Renzetti Traveler vise? If so, critique the update. Was it worth the $75.00? |
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What to get .... $100 to spend
I will be in the minority in my opinion here, but I think that kits very much have their place. I started with a kit, and while I have replaced almost ll the tools and the vise with upgraded peices, |
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Vise Base Help
I would like to try my hand at making a vise base from different materials I have available.Does anyone know where I could buy the piece that holds the 3/8" vise rod?. |
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RBF: New Shop Addition
Inspired by OSD and his amazing craftsmanship on his recent bench build I started planning out a new bench for the shop. I always can use another flat surface to store "stuff" on. However, my time i |
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Deer hair spinning
WOW that GSP is some really tough stuff. I got out a hook and spun hair on it from begining to end to get the hang of it. I tried to break the thread to see how strong it was by tugging at it and it |
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Purple Rain - Dirty Water Redfish Pattern
I developed this fly for dirty water redfishing in my area (NE FL) after having a lot of success on the black and purple ep minnow. I wanted something that had a good eye on it, was dark, and indestru |
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Hackle Guard troubles
nobody repositions the hook point INSIDE the vise jaws when doing this simple 3 finger operation?? hmmm |
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The Kelso Streamside Vise
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It looks very sturdy. Nice vise!
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The nicest thing about the vise is that the suede pouch will fit in |
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present ideas?
Well what i did was tie them on light wire long shank panfish hooks from walmart and i clipped off the barbs at the bend and then i put theeye of the hook on the earring and put it in my vise and i pu |
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A few flies I tied
Thank you guys.
I will twist the H2O more the next time I tie one of those Icy Hots. I did noticed that the body was rough, but wasnt sure what to do to get a better look. I appreciate the commen |
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Fly Tying Bench - Drath
This was my first real woodworking project, the first thing Id call a piece of furniture. Its made of Aspen which is a pretty soft/easy wood to work with. Being a light colored wood it gives me |
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Fly Tying Bench - Babe Jo
Hi! I am a Lady Fly Angler & Fly Tier from Malaysia. Still learning to fly fish and tying flies. This is just my simple Fly Tying desk, as I am still waiting for my new work room to be ready.
My Fl |
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