The C&F vise gives me a "dentist" or "brain surgery" tool impression... almost a sterilized or scientific look. It's a vise that fits the clean bench of a bacteriology professor (beside his electron microscope), not on a messy tying bench with piles of hair patches and bird skins. It suits Johan though, where he's sitting at the show tying the spectacular flies that he does. A Barracuda or a Dingo vise would almost make him look like the bacteriology professor student, sitting at home doing his homework using something his father borrowed from his work at Caterpillar Inc. LOL Personally I think some of their stuff is a little "too much". A half-hitch tool for $34.95, dubbing brush for $39.95, a hair stacker for $59.95. Not that I doubt the quality (and all of their stuff has a cool "look"), but in my opinion there's still a point where the value in money passes the practical value. I can't see how those tools will live up to their price tags... and I can't see how their (or any) vise can live up to a $799.95 price tag either. A little 'Rolex syndrome' I would say. But that's me. I like the "father's tool from Caterpillar Inc."-type anyway. Now I'm going to go and pet my bulldozers for a while. LOL /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] För Mark Romero Skickat: den 5 november 2009 07:04 Till: virtual fly box Ämne: [VFB] Re: Peggy Brenner's Hopper Swap
Thankx Nick.....nice vise.......wonder if it has a more serious set of jaws for BIG hooks........i bookmarked it and will investigate. i LOVE my one and only C&F Bobbin.....(holder).........puppy is way cool. <http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w4/pr01/ltr/emoticons/smile_wink.gif> So cool it never leaves the house..... <http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w4/pr01/ltr/emoticons/smile_teeth.gif> _____ From: niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Re: Peggy Brenner's Hopper Swap Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 02:05:52 +0100 He's using the C&F Reference vise: http://www.candfdesign.com/product/127513/6-61609/_/Reference_Vise /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] För Mark Romero Skickat: den 5 november 2009 01:31 Till: virtual fly box Ämne: [VFB] Re: Peggy Brenner's Hopper Swap Nick, you know what kinna vise that is your friend Johan Put is using? Tkx., mark <http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w4/pr01/ltr/emoticons/smile_wink.gif> > From: niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: [VFB] Re: Peggy Brenner's Hopper Swap > Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:42:54 +0100 > > My friend Johan Put, realistic tyer from Netherlands, sent me a mail shortly > after he had visited my foam hopper page. The pictures he attached almost > blew my eyes out of their sockets. It seems that 'realistic' and 'foamistic' > actually ARE compatible... > > /Nick > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] För > Neville Gosling > Skickat: den 4 november 2009 20:35 > Till: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Ämne: [VFB] Re: Peggy Brenner's Hopper Swap > > > Nick: > > Been there, Done that! > > I like the charlie boy hopper. > > Neville (Nev) Gosling > Greater Vancouver, > B.C. Canada > > > Nev, > > > > If you want some hopper inspiration, I have a little "hopper > > tour" on my > > site with a few: http://www.swedneckflyfishing.com/hoppers.htm > > > > In the list of pages linking to my site I also found this > > page with a few > > hoppers, other terrestrials... and probably a few extra > > terrestrials too: > > http://www.pescandoconmosca.cl/foro/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2226 > > > > /Nick > > > > > > </HTML<BR --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
