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    Jig tying vise recommendations

    Not sure if I'm going to start doing this in the next month or two or if I'm going to wait until next fall/winter, but I'm thinking about starting to pour some lead and make some jigs. Not looking to do this as a business, just for myself. Looking at tying vises and I'm clueless what to look for and what a good vise will be pricewise (bang for the buck)? I see really cheap ones for $15 or so and then I see some costing hundreds of dollars. Can anyone recommend a vise that works well and is durable? Also, please let me know if there are certain things I need to make sure to look for in a vise. Thank you.

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    There's a rotary vise thread just a few threads down that had some good recommendations. I recently got a Peak which was around $200 after using a cheap one for years but I had Cabelas points and gift cards and that was what they had. Made things a lot easier, big step up. People also mentioned the Griffin Spider which you can get for around $100 as being very good.

    Rotary vise makes things better. I also prefer the ones that clamp to the table because I pull on the real rubber skirt material as I cut it to separate the strands and it'll stay in place as opposed to one that's just on a stand.

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    Thanks for the information and advise. I'll check out the other thread.

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    Depends on material use, the garage vise will work fine for simpler builds like hair jigs, intricate flies and jig patterns need a good vise.

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    Marks Props 317-398-9294, 1850 East 225 South, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176 propellerman59@gmail.com http://www.marksprops.com/index.html

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    If you are making bass jigs a 4” bench vice will work fine. That is all I use. I have a rotary but only use it for maribou, buck tail or craft hair jigs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21XDC View Post
    That's the one I have but I have the clamp on model

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    Really just need a cheap one. I would get a rotary in some way.

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    Basically this will be for swim jigs, arky-style casting/pitching jigs, and football head jigs. Generally would be a 3/0 or 4/0 hook with an occasional 5/0. I'd like to use some round living rubber and eventually try mixing in some bucktail and other things (besides typical silicone skirting material). I don't need anything for tiny intricate work, just something that is going to firmly hold a bass jig and be durable enough to hold up to the pulling that you do when cutting the living rubber skirts.

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    Search "That Guy Skimpy" on YT. Has some good skirt tying vids and some decent tools.
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    Quote Originally Posted by coreynov902 View Post
    Basically this will be for swim jigs, arky-style casting/pitching jigs, and football head jigs. Generally would be a 3/0 or 4/0 hook with an occasional 5/0. I'd like to use some round living rubber and eventually try mixing in some bucktail and other things (besides typical silicone skirting material). I don't need anything for tiny intricate work, just something that is going to firmly hold a bass jig and be durable enough to hold up to the pulling that you do when cutting the living rubber skirts.
    A rotary will be a pita for living rubber. Just get a 4 inch bench vice some floral wire and wire twisting pliers. You can tie any of those jigs easier than with a rotary and at a fraction of the cost.
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    I built this one about 10 years ago. Have probably tied a thousand jigs and skirts on it. Only thing I would do different is make it rotating.E5946604-A9BD-4171-98BD-935BA2638175.jpegFC2C5A4C-8382-4030-BA8B-D66FB5BF4414.jpeg

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    How's it holding up?
    Quote Originally Posted by willwork4fish View Post
    That's the one I have but I have the clamp on model

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jig_Man View Post
    A rotary will be a pita for living rubber. Just get a 4 inch bench vice some floral wire and wire twisting pliers. You can tie any of those jigs easier than with a rotary and at a fraction of the cost.
    I use a suction cup one like this from Harbor Freight.

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