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Bloody Cypert Minnows

My son is calling these "liberal" flies, because they have bleeding hearts. I just laughed!
Your basic Super Cypert Minnow with red marabou quills added behind the eyes.
I left the tail a bit longish (hook shank length); it just looks good to me that way.

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Comment by dick tabbert on February 8, 2014 at 10:54am: The rotation screw is a wing nut smaller than 1/4 inch fine threads. When I get to the hardware I'll check it out for you.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 8, 2014 at 10:46am: Dudes - ha! Figure of speech.

Get me at least the rotation screw, then.

Comment by dick tabbert on February 8, 2014 at 10:31am: Without going to the hardware I won't be able to know. It isn't a 14/20 threads are to fine, it not even 1/4 inch it's smaller but once you get the head set I don't think you will be moving it much I really don't think its an issue. When I go to the hardware I will get you the size though and by the way no dudes here.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 8, 2014 at 10:13am: The rotation tension screw is one of the few complaints about the Apex vise I've seen. I don't like the idea of a set screw, needing another tool to keep up with, etc. Can you determine the size of the threads that the thumbscrew uses? It's probably 1/4-20.

The clunky wingnut is kind of an anomaly to me, too - yet the thumbscrew convenience is worth keeping.

In fact, can you dudes get me the thread for both screws: head position and the rotation tension?

Comment by carl hendrix on February 8, 2014 at 7:10am: yes dicky- I agree I like it being a U S A made vise! my only draw back to it is-- the wing nut that allows the head to rotate-- I keep bumping it; and it unscrews a lot. wish it was on the opposite side. I;m thinking I might replace it with a set screw; just cause its smaller; shouldn't hit it as often. the more you use the rotating head; the easier it gets! kind of like you have to break it in dicky! I had looked at several different types of vises;; I just decided on this one. for me; it works great!!!

Comment by dick tabbert on February 7, 2014 at 11:22pm: Carl I have your offsprings vise looks the same. I wasn't saying it doesn't rotate just that the Danville rotates so much more easily. I thinks its a good vice or I wouldn't have got it. It will work fine and I like the base on it and the biggest + USA.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 7, 2014 at 11:05pm: Wow! And I use the hell out of it!

Comment by carl hendrix on February 7, 2014 at 9:57pm: well dicky- for what its worth-- I;ve been using a apex vise for about a year now! look on I think page 4 on my page!! it rotates very well; has strong jaws; mine has a coil spring behind the jaws so I can hang thread; or other material out of the way; or I can remove the coil spring; for any reason. and david- right after I got my apex vise; is when I gave you my vise I had used for at least 10 to 15 years!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 7, 2014 at 8:53pm: The cramped work space around the jaws is probably the most consistently observed negative of the Danvise.

Other than that it gets the highest marks in the $50-$100 category.

the Apex is just behind, and I mean just a little. For the slight increase in cost, you get an all metal vice built like a tank. And as you note it has a longer throat for bigger flies. Its only drawback is you cannot interchange or replace the jaws easily. For us in the bass-bluegill-trout crowd (between 24 and about 5/0 hook sizes?), that is probably never going to be an issue.

Comment by dick tabbert on February 7, 2014 at 8:33pm: I like the Danvise the only bad thing is when tying my crawfish I have many things tied off the front and they get in the way of each other cause there's not a big work area because the way the jaw comes in where as the apex has a straight shot nothing to get in the way so it will make the crawfish an easier tie. Other than that for the price I think I gave 70 bucks for it I'm not going to complain it's a been a good vise for me and solid but to light for a base mount don't even know if they make one for it.