I've always wanted to try one and have decided instead of fussing around with new jaws for my Baraccuda I'll just pick up a Regal. This will be used to tie my smaller flies for the most part.
So does anyone have a pedestal base Medallion out there? Big game jaws would be a big plus.
Id consider a Revolution if anyone had one to unload but that seems pretty unlikely.
If you have something that you think may strike my fancy shoot me a PM and lets talk
I don't have one, but the Norvise is the coolest thing since ice cream. A couple of pro-tiers I tie with use them. Awesome for spinning (lathe-like) needs. If your desires approach $300, seriously consider.
I owned a Norvise for a couple of years. Fantastic tying system, solidly built, and some of the best customer service in the business but in the end I decided it wasn't for me.
For the most part I prefer to wrap materials by hand and only use the rotary function to view the fly from different angles and for inverting the hook when tying clousers and such. I also wasn't a big fan of how the vise fit my hands. I always felt cramped, especially when tying in a tail.
Love my Regal! I think Avid had a deal on them at the FF show last week. They come in a bunch of cool colors now. Someday I'll add a NorVise to use, but wouldn't give up what I have now. Might get the midge jaws eventually, but don't prefer to tie small stuff.. easier to just buy those... at least for me.
It's true rotary but from what I can tell that's where the comparison ends. If you have never tied on a Norvise all I can say is that its a very unique system unlike any other vise I've ever seen.
renzetti traveler is around 169$ and it works great for me. Havnt tied above 1/0 on it yet but have tied several 16 and smaller with n issue. n issue with the larger 6-8 hooks either.
Ya the Traveler is a great vise. I had one years ago. I am pretty set on a Regal at this point. Always wanted to try one and really like how I don't have to mess with adjusting between different hooks. I think I may just order a new one with the big game jaws and if I like it I'll just get rid of the Baraccuda
I've always wanted to try one and have decided instead of fussing around with new jaws for my Baraccuda I'll just pick up a Regal. This will be used to tie my smaller flies for the most part.
So does anyone have a pedestal base Medallion out there? Big game jaws would be a big plus.
Id consider a Revolution if anyone had one to unload but that seems pretty unlikely.
If you have something that you think may strike my fancy shoot me a PM and lets talk
In that instance, the Regal is a solid product for you. HOWEVER, probably the other downside of the Regal is the neck is slightly offset from the center of the head, so when you apply epoxy to a head an rotate it to ensure the epoxy flows evenly, it doesn't because of the offset.
However, if you're using the stuff with UV light, instead of the old school epoxy, then no problem.
You'll really enjoy not having to adjust the jaws for differently sized hooks.
Oh that's sweet i didn't realize that was a feature of the regal vise. Phil rowley was tying on one the other day when he was visiting in bellingham, they are quite well made.
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