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Vices, Flies, Fly Boxes & Dressings
Snowbee - Waldron Vice
Lawrence Waldron is recognised world-wide as one of the premiere designers of fly tying vices. Legendary amongst international fly tiers, his vices have a classic simplicity of design, which sets them apart from their peers. A conversation at the 2004 British Fly Fair sowed the seed of what was to become a ‘dream team’ co-operation; Waldron design – Snowbee manufacture.
Snowbee - Waldron Vice
The Snowbee-Waldron Vice offers the advanced fly tier faultless engineering precision coupled with a silky smooth operation. Its appeal is its simplicity. Superbly CNC engineered to tolerances of less than 0.01mm using 303 grade Stainless Steel, aluminium and CR12 tool steel for the jaws, hardened to Rockwell C 58.The main head axle runs on two sealed stainless steel ball-race bearings. Tension for the 360° rotating head is by means of a tension screw at the rear, operating on two delrin washers.
The vice jaws are joined to the main head by means of a simple link-arm. Two Allen screws allow setting up of the jaws for total rotational symmetry about the centre line, irrespective of the hook gape. The precision jaws feature two precisely milled grooves to allow different sized hooks to be held securely - from as small as #30’s right up to large single Salmon irons and the largest saltwater fly hooks available. All vices come with a purpose designed carrying bag, allen key adjuster tools, full instructions and a 5 year Manufacturers Warranty.
19083 Sight Board & Bobbin Cradle
An ingenious double pivot and stem system supports both a sight board and bobbin cradle, allowing totally independent movement of each component. The sight board can be rotated around the vice jaws, allowing for left or right hand positioning, and the bobbin cradle through almost 360°, or can be folded away behind the head, when not required.
A unique cradle head features a traditional “V” groove one end to drop a tying thread into, but also has a second groove fitted with 2 rubber “O” rings. This allows thread to be locked in place, cut and dubbed, separate to the main bobbin thread.
Tube Fly Attachments
The Integral Tube-fly Attachment simply replaces the standard vice head, converting the vice to a precision Tube Fly model. The central tube pin locks in place by means of a small screw and compression is then applied to the tube by means of the reverse threaded ‘Cone’ head and locking collar. The cone head features a fine parallel tip, which allows the tube to be held in position with the silicone sleeve already in place, making it the perfect choice for professional tube-fly dressers. A Universal version of the Tube Fly Attachment is also available, which can be clamped into any conventional vice jaw. Both Tube Fly Attachments come with 2 different pin sizes to cater for different sized tubes.
Snowbee Travel Vice
Our Travel Vice offers the travelling fly-tier the best of both worlds!
19084 Snowbee Travel Vice
Our new, lightweight Travel Vice is a beautifully engineered piece of kit, with some innovative design features.
Packing down into a neat moulded Carry Case, measuring just 9½” x 8” x 2”, the kit includes a small, heavy pedestal base into which the main vice head stem fits. The Vice head is precision engineered from lightweight Aluminium and offers a full rotational facility, which can be easily adjusted for tension, or locked up completely, if not required.
The hardened steel jaws have an adjuster screw at the tip, for primary adjustment and then a quick, simple cam-lock lever, to set the hook. This powerful system offers a 4.5:1 purchase, allowing any size of hook to be held securely. The entire jaw assembly can be slid up or down, by means of a simple grub screw (allan key supplied) so adjustment can be made, depending on the gape of the hook. This allows complete rotational symmetry along the centre line of the main rotating shaft.
For the travelling angler, where weight is all important, the heavy pedestal base can be left behind, as the carry case has an ingenious 2nd stem mount, moulded into the corner. In this mode, the entire kit weighs just 490g (overall weight, including base 1227g).
Fly-Mate Vices
The Danish design of this premium range of Fly Tying Vices is second-to-none, representing excellent value for money when you compare the quality and features with other vices on the market. Superbly engineered from high quality steel and aircraft aluminium, the jaws are made from specially hardened, high alloy tool steel.
The Fly-Mate Vices feature a rotational facility which, combined with the cranked jaws shaft, ensures that, when rotated, the shank of the hook turns around its own axis. Parallel clamping of the hook, by means of the 2 jaw clamp screws, ensures secure grip of any hook size from #24 to 8/0. The jaws come with a 5 year warranty.
Superbly engineered from high quality steel and aircraft aluminium.
Available in desk Clamp style or Pedestal models, an optional extra is a patented ball joint on the vice shaft. This gives movement in all planes, which coupled with the 360° rotation facility, allows viewing of the fly from all angles, during tying. This facility can be particularly useful, when tying very small dry flies, or when using Epoxy resin, for Buzzers, or Saltwater flies. The ball joint allows unlimited movement, so the Epoxy can be accurately ‘run’ into the required shape, while it sets.
New Fly Selections
Everything you would expect from Snowbee – superb quality flies, coupled with excellent value for money, correctly tied in perfect proportions, on the best hooks available and using today’s most modern fly dressing materials and advanced techniques.
Our new 2013 range offers a unique choice of flies in selections largely designed and compiled from popular modern day patterns by our own Simon Kidd, in conjunction with World Fly Fishing Champion Iain Barr, plus some great saltwater and predator patterns from Russ Symons. What we have done for this year, is to redesign some of the selections, bring in some new patterns and make sure we have incorporated the very latest materials and colour options available today.
With the new 2013 range, we have also attempted to extend and cover even more fly fishing applications than ever before, wherever you may wish to travel and fish in the world. Each selection contains flies which have been chosen for a wide variety of waters and tried and tested by some of the top names in fly fishing. You can fish these patterns with confidence, secure in the knowledge that they don’t just look good… they catch fish!
Stillwater Nymphs and Lures
These flies range from the very natural, with optimum presentation in mind, to the extremely simple and wildly successful, modern flies of today. We have provided plenty of choice for both large and small Stillwater anglers, but kept the range compact in each selection. There are patterns with and without added weight for optimum movement and possessing that ‘magic’ extra appeal which fish just cannot resist. In summary 22 new faithful and reliable selections of flies, that one dare not leave home without! We have even introduced a new selection this year just for the avid Carp fly fisher, tied on barbless hooks.
Snowbee River Flies
There is a compact assortment of 6 river selections specifically for both Dry Fly and Nymph fishing. Again we have tried to provide an assortment of sizes, weights and patterns to make each card as versatile as possible and this year for the first time we have introduced half the cards with some of the very best competition patterns of today on completely barbless hooks.
These flies are for River Trout and Grayling especially, many tied with great style to represent the natural insects and river fauna in the various appealing and unique stages of their natural life cycle.
Salmon & Sea Trout
Each selection has a range of uncomplicated, modern patterns in popular colours and designs, with the singles tied on traditional black irons and the doubles on Nickel Silver Salar hooks. The Sea Trout patterns need no introduction either, a simple select range of the most popular traditional Sea Trout Patterns... each having a habit of going ‘bump’ in the night!
Saltwater/Predator Selections
Our Saltwater/Predator selections continue to offer both the destination fisher and those ‘fishing the salt’ nearer to home a great range of patterns to tempt any predatory fish from Bonefish and Tarpon to the hard fighting Bass and Pollack closer to home. Be ready to ‘hang-on’ though, as our predator patterns, tied from traditional and modern synthetics for light casting, might just be about to catch a toothy critter more than you bargained for! Also included here is a mixed selection containing some new mobile and light casting Pike flies plus a full ‘weed less’ card, for that stealthy presentation amongst the snags.
Fly Boxes
Pocket Fly Boxes
Our range of lightweight pocket fly boxes offer convenient fly storage at a great price. Moulded in lightweight, grey ABS plastic, for strength and long-life, they come in 3 different models to suit all requirements. The interiors are fitted with high density foam, with fly-holder slits for a secure grip and easy fly removal.
Available in 3 different sizes to suit a wide ranging choice of fly patterns and fishing applications
14691 Clamshell Fly Box with Centre Leaf
The largest in the range, the clamshell design has a simple clip closure plus a folding centre leaf to double the holding capacity to an impressive 372 flies. This centre leaf has a rigid core, so it will not flex like some models, causing the flies to dislodge. A rubber gasket around the rim makes this fly box 100% waterproof.
Size: 5¼”x 3½”x 13⁄8”
Spring Hinged Fly Boxes
These simple, double-sided moulded fly boxes are fitted with a simple side clip and spring hinges, so they can be opened with one-hand and spring open automatically.
14692 Spring Hinged Fly Box – Medium
The deeper of the two models, ideal for travelling light, with a mix of dry flies and nymphs. Holds up to 150 flies.
Size: 4½”x 3½”x 1¼”
14693 Spring Hinged fly box - Slimline
The same features as the medium box, but in a slimline profile. Ideal for a shirt pocket when travelling light and perfect for small river dries and nymphs. Holds up to 150 flies
Size: 4½ "x 3½"x 1"
Aluminium Tube Fly Boxes
Our quality Aluminium Fly Boxes are made from crush proof aluminium alloy, with a satin, brushed aluminium finish. Available in two sizes, with a choice of flat/ripple foam, or a combination of flat foam and spring loaded compartments to suit all wet/dry fly requirements.
Exclusive to Snowbee and set to revolutionise tube fly storage.
With the vast array of different tubes these days, ranging from
heavy copper tubes, right down to the smallest lightweight bottle
tubes, the problem has always been to find a tube-fly box which
will cope with all the different tube-liner diameters.
The new Snowbee boxes solve this problem in an innovative
way. Traditional Tube ‘pins’ are replaced with ‘spring pins’, which
adjust to fit and grip any size of tube fly, holding them firm.
The unique ‘card-index’ type system, allows numerous tubes to
be laid over the top of one another with each row able to be
‘flipped over’ to reveal the next row.
Available in two sizes, the smaller model holds 12 tubes, the
larger 33 tubes. Flat foam in the lid provides additional storage
for trebles, Waddington’s or traditional flies.
Aluminium Fly Boxes
Our quality Aluminium Fly Boxes are constructed from crush proof aluminium alloy, with a classic satin, brushed aluminium finish. Available in two sizes, with a choice of flat/ripple foam, or a combination of flat foam and spring loaded compartments to suit all wet/dry fly requirements. This popular range has been further improved, with a new design of interior compartments and improved latch mechanism.
Waterproof Fly Boxes
The extra large is the largest size in the range – 7½” x 4½” x 1½” and holds an impressive 486 flies. Ideal for reservoir fishermen or saltwater fly-fishermen who need extra depth for large s/w flies.
14722 X/Large: 7½" x 4½" x 1½"
Waterproof Fly Box
Our Double-Sided Fly Boxes have a rubber seal all around, making them 100% waterproof and ideal for fresh or saltwater fly fishing. Fitted with slit-foam fly holders both sides, the depth of the lids gives ample room for large flies. The clear lids allow you to see the flies inside and fold back 180 degrees for easy access. The largest size in the range holds an impressive 486 flies, the medium holds 282 and the small 240.
Colour: Black with Clear Lids
Sizes:
14720 Large: 6"x 4"x1¾"
14721 Medium: 5"x4"x1¾"
Saltwater Fy Wallets
Saltwater Fly Wallets
Our Fly Wallets offer the serious saltwater fly fisherman huge storage capacity for large saltwater flies. Each wallet holds 12 Self-seal bags, each capable of holding 10-20 large saltwater flies. That’s over 200 flies, enough for an entire trip, in just one wallet! Imagine how many conventional fly boxes you would need for that! These sets of bags are removable, so you can keep spare sets, pre-filled with flies for different species. On the front of the wallets is a mesh pocket for tools, leaders etc. There is a belt loop to carry on the waist, or a clip to attach to any convenient D-ring. Perfect for fly-tying materials too.
Available in two sizes, Small(19444) and Large(19443) these wallets are ideal for easy and secure storage of feathers and fly tying materials or for larger flies used for Saltwater and Predator fishing. Spare insert bags available.
Colour: Navy Blue / Black
Size 19443 Large: 9½"x6"x2"
19443-B Insert bags Large set of 6
Size 19444 Small: 8"x5"x2"
19444-B Insert Bags Small: Set of 6
Super-Light Foam Fly Boxes
These one-piece injection moulded foam boxes are probably the lightest fly boxes in the world! This unique construction incorporates the body of the box, the inner ripple foam AND the hinge - all in one, with tiny magnetic closures. If you run them over with the car, they spring back into shape and if you drop them in the water they float. These are the answer if you really want to travel light.
Fly and Line Dressings
SST-F/S Stormsure Fly Floatant & Tippet Sinkant
These novel products contain everything a dry-fly fisher could need. A silicone based fly floatant, to prevent hackles getting waterlogged and keep dries floating high and a Tippet Sinkant, which breaks the surface tension and allows leader tippets to cut quickly through the surface film. Available individually or as a twin-pack.
SLSK Snowbee Line Slick
A silicon based fly line lubricant, which reduces friction and resistance through the rings, allowing faster line speed at all times. When kept fully coated, it helps protect fly lines from damage and the effects of any harmful chemicals. Incorporates a plasticiser, which helps restore old or cracked fly lines. Can also serve as a fly reel lubricant if required.
SFLD Snowbee Fly-Line Degreaser
We have all suffered from those Intermediate or Sinking Fly Lines that “hang” in the surface film. This is generally due to silicones used in fly line production, leaching though to the surface. Our degreaser is the only known silicone solvent, which effectively removes all traces of silicone or grease from the fly line, allowing it to cut quickly through the surface film and fish as it was designed to do.
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