For the Trout, Grayling or Salmon fly fisherman, a fly tying vice is one of the best pieces of equipment you can buy and the most essential tool for tying flies.
With a little practice you can tie your own flies and save yourself a considerable amount of money over shop bought flies.
Nymphs, dry flies, wet flies, lures, buzzers and indeed any fly pattern can be tackled and there is a plethora of tying guides, books and videos available to assist you.
Maybe you're a beginner and looking for a cheap, affordable fly tying vice.
Cheaper fly tying vices can be purchased for around £20 such as the Shakespeare Deluxe Fly Tying Kit. Many budget vices are made of metal and plastic components.
Many people start tying with a simple but effective bench clamp or c clamp. A c-clamp vice simply attaches to a desk top or table using a threaded rod that is wound up tight to secure the vice.
For the more experienced fly tier with a little more budget you can try a pedestal vice with ordinary or true rotary rotation giving you the ability to tie more complex fly patterns. A pedestal vice consist of a vice on a heavy metal base than can be placed on a table top.
Higher specification fly tying vices are constructed of traditional materials such as brass, steel and aluminium.
When buying a vice look for good quality steel jaws. Also choose a vice to suit the hook sizes you will be tying.
Several manufacturers offer mobile fly tying vices to allow you to tie flies on the lake or river bank. This gives you the ability to imitate an emerging hatch or any of the bank side insects.
There are many different fly tying vice manufacturers and vices such as the Lawrence Waldron Law Vice, Lazerri, Atlas and Danvice, Danica DanVise, Snowbee, Veniard, John Weaver, Dyna-King Barracuda and Renzetti.
At Fly Tying Vices we aim to make it easy for you to choose the best vice at the cheapest price. Please click on the manufacturers links for more details. We have found and listed for you the cheapest vices available.
Fly tying is superb way to save money and tie exactly the patterns you want to fish with. Online fly tying vices can be much cheaper than buying in a shop so please browse through our website to find the best deals.
Tying your own flies is the most enjoyable experience and a great pastime for those rainy days or dark winter nights. Fly tying can become very addictive.... As always, when you buy a fly tying vice, you get what you pay for. Our advice is to buy the best you can afford.
