EZ Travel Vise

I bought this vise for my kids to learn to tie on. So far it has held large hooks just fine. This isn’t the vise to buy if you are going to be doing production tying. But if you are looking to get into tying without breaking the bank, this vise is great!

You can’t beat the value of this compact vise. It fits great on my small tying desk. Holds hooks tightly and turns with ease. The base is sufficiently stable for even bigger flies.

I recently purchased this vise for traveling purposes. Overall for the money, this is an excellent vise. Since purchasing this vise I have tied about 300 flies in sizes #8 through #20.

On the plus, the actual vise portion holds flies well. I have reasonably cranked down on the flies and they have not slipped. The dual screw leverage allows for relatively quick change between flies and different sizes. The rotary function is functional.

Two minor cons. The base is not real heavy, but this is a travel vise so that is to be expected. The second s that the shaft is too short. There is very little room to put a trash basket under the vise. Two more inches would be nice.

Again this is a traveling vise that is in the $50 - $60 range. For my home use, I will still use my home vice that costs 5 to 6 times as much. But for going to my club meetings or when traveling on trips, this is a good value for money and allows me to get the fly tied.