I've had mine for over a month now and have been very pleased. The people who say the jaws don't hold a hook aren't securing it properly or with enough force. I own a Professional and this Ultimate Indexer. Ive been very pleased with both Dyna-King products and their sales team. I spoke with them on two occasions when buying accessories. They've been very helpful and patient with me as I ask quite a few questions. While this vise is expensive, I was able to find one at the same price as a standard Barracuda vise. I had planned on ordering that vise but lucked into this one. I've had no trouble with it at all and have truly enjoyed tying on it even though I don't use all its bells and whistles. For those that may be curious if you can spin deer hair without having the stem's pivot point move during the process, I am happy to report it holds very nicely once you secure it properly. It still moves by hand and isn't locked down but is strong enough not to budge when spinning deer hair. I can't say enough about Dyna-King. Their quality sold me as well as their standard jaw's hook range of 8/0-22. Their midge jaws have a hook range of 10-32 and are easy to swap in and out of desired. This was a selling point for me as I previously had a vise that required tools to swap jaws. American made, built like a Cold War tank and a company who cares about your customer experience. Can't beat it in my opinion....regardless your price point or model, it's worth every penny.
Can you tell me more about the professional sir please, does it lock in multiples positions? And, what are your use if I may say for both vises? Regards
@@peregrinusabsoluti2302 If I had to pick between the ultimate indexer/barracuda or. Professional - I’d choose the professional. They both can tie the same type of flies. One has rotary function but you don’t really need it. The professional is one of the most comfortable vises to use. When the vertical is pitched up at 30-45 degrees it makes a great hand rest enabling you to get your hand closer to the fly to hold materials in place or pull materials to the rear of the fly as you layer on hackle etc. With two jaws you can tie the entire range of flies from the biggest salt water flies to the tiniest trout flies (8/0-36). I have several thing vises. The Professional ranks somewhere in the top 3 favorites while the indexer is actually toward the middle to bottom of the list. Vises I like a lot: Dyna-King Professional Renzetti 4000 Regal Medallion with pocket base and different heads. I have a standard, stainless and shank head for the regal. Each of these vises allows me to get my hand in close to hold materials comfortably.
Guenounovitch This is one of the best handcrafted American made vises on the market. It's built to outlast you and be worthy to pass down to your kids and grandkids. Seriously it is one of the best vises on the planet. You sound like a rep for a different company. ;-)