First Look FNF Talon Fly Tying Vice 

Right now I am tying on a Renzetti, it's my first true rotary vise. I have been tying on it for 3 years now and I am not sure if I really like it yet. I got a few vises, I sort of collect them. Started with a Thompson A, went to a first-gen Regal (pedestal), then an HMH, love that one. Dyna King ( pro) and another that was not made for long, forgot who made it. This one looks like a limited made hand made with CNC machining. Low production numbers are going to make it hard to get, and at 499 pounds it's not a terrible price, the upper end of the Renzetti line is running close to 900 USD, and some of the limited editions well past that. As long as people want well-made things, there will be people who will tend to that market. It's going to be interesting to see what you have to say in say a year or two about it. They are going to sell every single one they make, I bet the waiting list has a few hundred names on it already!

Nice video. There is limited information about the use of the FNF Talon. Thanks for publishing this and the follow up video

Thanks for putting together this video Lindsay. 🌴🎣🏄‍♂️Aloha

Excellent review Lindsey✌

Hi Lindsay, great video. I got myself a anvil atlas vice about 5 years ago, never really been that happy with it. Been looking at getting myself a new 1 for a while now & your video may of put me on the right track to treat myself to getting an FNF Talon. 👍

I have been tying on my vise for close to twenty years now and I probably won't change, but this video is quite nice and if you say it is well made, I will believe you all day long! A lot of vises are kind of copies of previous styles with possibly a few improvements. That is how you get better equipment. The Law Vise is nice, but who wants to spend the crazy money on it? Many people are very opinionated regarding vises, myself I tie with a Norvise, I won't buy another. I will however share this video with others! You have done a nice review!

That would be a great fly at Lechlade. Impressed with the vice and dount it will stay at £500 for long. The Snowbee Waldron started at about £190 and ended up at £499. I like the tip on the bump with the underdressing to keep the marabou tail from twisting.

Great video as always mate, the vice obviously be a really good one as it takes all the great features from the excellent vise it resembles, that's now a collector's piece like you mentioned. To my eye the jaw design is the best.

Wanted to order this vice two days ago and E-mailed FNF and was told there was one left in stock within an hour, thought about it for a couple of hours and it was no longer available I am now on the waiting list - should have been more decisive!

Lindsay, I got one of the last vices that LW made; got his details from sensei Mcphail. I paid slightly less than the one in the video although realise they are now very expensive collectors items. The reason I contacted Davie was I could see how easy it was to get fingers around the hook and I've got hands like Shrek,s older brother. The vice in your video looks more or less the same as the LAWs so see no reason to doubt that it would be just as good. Tip is good for debarbing before you tie, again courtesy of Davie Mcphail.

A good introduction to the vice. Obviously time will tell but I am very pleased with mine and amazed at how little pressure you need to get a really secure hold on all different sizes and styles of flies. On my old vice pulling down firmly to say lock in spun deer hair would inevitably see the hook start to tilt down. Not on this vice!

A saw Davie McPhails Law Vise in a Video, a jewel but no longer available. The FNF wise looks very good too an the heavy plate look stable. i would definitely buy it, for me its the ultimate tying Vise.

I would really like one but £499 is too much for the amount of flies I tie atm but I can't rule out getting one when I move back to Sconnie Botland. Loved the vid mate!! ATB Chris.

It looks like a very nice vice. I've noticed MANY you tube tyers do not make use of their rotary function. I have a rotary myself but I'd put my money towards a good set of jaws that really grip the hook well over the rotary function. ATB, looking forward to the next review of the vise! P.S. I'll stay tuned to see if you take full advantage of the rotary;)

When you spun the vice the fly wasn't parallel to it axis, the shank of the fly was moving up and down, is there an adjustment to be made to overcome this?

The hmh trv is another copy but i dont like the look of the large wheel for rotary... thos is much closer to the law in design and looks like finer tips. ..does it have the curved hook shank slots in the jaws i wonder

Hopefully someday I can afford one of those nice vices

Jim McLaughlin makes a vise with exact Law jaws, but with two knuckles for adjustment. That's obviously the ultimate version, but Jim's hand-made vises are SERIOUSLY precision engineered, and he cannot make many. For anyone who just cannot wait for a McLaughlin/Law, the new Talon would be the best alternative. Once you've tied on a Law type vise with those amazing jaws, you'll never want to downgrade. Good enough for Davie McPhail and Oliver Edwards, is good enough for me. I think the Talon will rise in price pretty quickly, once the waiting list runs into the hundreds. Inevitably, some will try to cash their early order in for a quick profit (like the Rolex watch market).

Any tips on using the rotary function of your vise would be most welcome. I purchased a rotary vise a month ago & have been scouring the Internet for the best ways to use it. Most of the videos that seemed to make sense have been by Al & Gretchen Beatty, Roger & Jan Klempke, & Norm Norlander. Any advice from your own experience would be great. Thank you.

Thanks for the video Lindsay, I've a few questions. How does your hand fit in the gap between vice and hook when the jaws are inverted (like when tying a crab fly) ? Also if you have time, could you do another video showing the whole vice and the adjustment points etc.? Any idea what the biggest hook it'll take is? The website just has that picture of a 2/0 but that's not that big really. Cheers Martyn

With the utmost respect, I do not understand the claims that the Law vise, or it's various reincarnations, is/are the ultimate fly vise. On every engineering and practical use criteria I can list, the Dyna-king Deluxe Barracuda continues to stand out as the ultimate tool.

Eek. $662 U.S. at today’s exchange rate. Pro level money certainly, but it does look very effective.

Thank you for introducing me to this vice, I’d not previously heard of it. It obviously holds small hooks very well. I enjoy tying large traditional fully dressed salmon flies up to size 6/0. Have you by any chance tried any large hooks in the jaws?

Will it hold a 7/0 or 8/0 salmon hook?

May I ask whats underside the base? rubber?

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Ooo what a toy! Enjoy.

Great video.👍 is your old vice on the market.

Looks like a variation on a theme from the Snowbee Waldron knock-off. So what’s really new?

Looks like I'll be loosing a kidney if I want one, cheers...

what about the scottie lever vice by pww designes this vice is for people with more money than sense

£499!! no thanks .... unknown provenance