Needle Tube Fly Vice

A new fly tying vice (vise) for very fine needle tubes

Gray's Needle Tubes were introduced in 2008. Developed and manufactured in Scotland by Grays of Kilsyth, our needle tubes are the slimmest plastic lined metal fly tubes ever produced for fly tying. Their introduction has posed a slight problem however .... most tube fly vices are not designed to hold such very slim fly tubes, with diameters as small as 1.5 mm. So we decided to make a dedicated Needle Tube Fly Vice (Vise), which might be conveniently fitted to most standard fly tying table clamps or bases, to facilitate the dressing of tube flies on our needle tubes. The Needle Tube Vice will hold both sizes of needle tube - outside diameters 1.5mm and 1.8mm

See also the new Tube Fly Vice head

Now available in our Online Fly Shop

  Using Gray's Needle Tube Vice (Vise)

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Please note that no table clamp or weighted base is supplied with the Needle Tube Vise. The 8mm diameter stainless steel shaft supplied should, however, fit most fly tying vice table clamps (as shown in the photograph) and bases. Tyers should ensure that they have a compatible table clamp or weighted base before buying our Needle Tube Vice.

The thumbscrew on the top of the needle tube vice can be loosened, and re-tightened, at any time during the dressing of the tube fly to allow 360 degree rotation of the vice head, while keeping the tube fixed in the vice.

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Simply open the vice jaws by turning the vice head towards you, insert a needle tube of your choice and tighten.

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 The Needle Tube Fly Tying Vice is now available in our ONLINE FLY SHOP

see also Gray's Needle Tubes

A pair of simply dressed needle tube flies intended for sea trout night fishing