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Re: Without The Ugly Vise
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:03 am
by tie2fish
At the risk of being scoffed at, I must say that "clunky" or
"ugly" as it may be, I love my Regal.
Re: Without The Ugly Vise
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:30 am
by Eric Peper
tie2fish wrote:At the risk of being scoffed at, I must say that "clunky" or
"ugly" as it may be, I love my Regal.
As do I . . . the best vise I've ever used. I bought mine in about 1977 at the suggestion of Gary LaFontaine, and finally got the jaws replaced about 2 months ago. My remark was because it didn't really do much for the picture.
EP
Re: Without The Ugly Vise
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:17 pm
by BruceC
Hi Eric,
Can you tell us a bit about that hook? With all the brands I have and use, I've never heard of that one and it looks like one I should know about!
Thanks,
Bruce C
Re: Without The Ugly Vise
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:45 pm
by Eric Peper
BruceC wrote:Hi Eric,
Can you tell us a bit about that hook? With all the brands I have and use, I've never heard of that one and it looks like one I should know about!
Thanks,
Bruce C
The Dohiku hooks are made in Slovakia. I became aware of them through a couple of contacts and kinda lucked into a
very limited supply. You can find them by Googling "Dohiku fly hooks," but I'm not sure you'd get very far unless you were fluent in either French or Slovakian. In any case, my initial forays were not successful as shipping costs far outweighed the derived value. The Dohikus may (I hope) be generally available in the US very shortly, and should that come to pass, I will certainly share that info.
I really like them in Models 301 (dry, light wire) and 302 (same shape, heavier wire).
EP