On Fri, 16 May 2008 19:56:55 -0400, smittin
wrote:


Hi everyone I have flyfishing for the past 15 years 8 as a kid 3 slow
years and the last 4 I have tested my marriage to the fullest. Now I
am ready to buy my first vise I got all the info I needed on what kind
ect. I just don't know weather to get a peddistle base or C clamp. I
know it's probably a matter of what works for you, but I couldn't find
that much feedback on who l

I have both, but I've always found it much more comfortable using my pedestal
vise, as it doesn't have to be positioned at the edge of the tying bench, so I
can easily rest my elbows on the bench surface when tying - something that
would be awkward if even possible with a c-clamp model. The pedestal model
also has no restriction on bench thickness as a c-clamp model may.

I tie for both fresh and salt, and have never felt the pedestal vise was
unstable, even when lashing 2/0 budgies with kevlar thread. But if I ever
found it to be a problem, it would be no big deal to clamp the pedestal base
to the bench with an inexpensive c-clamp...

/daytripper