What the heck is this?

[pprince72]

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[font "Calibri"]Ihave an item that has been in my dad’s tackle box for over 20 years andI don't have a clue what it is. It looks like it might be homemade but if it ismy dad didn't make it. The only possible use I would guess is somethingto do with a trolling motor. Please let me know if you know what it is.

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[theangler]

Wow, Never Seen one of those?
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[macfly55]

the only thing I can say it looks similar too is a hook vise of some sort.. maybe for tying flies but it looks way too heavy for that...

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[macfly55]

hiya pprince72... welcome to the site.. you have posed a very interesting question so I am going to move your post to our freshwater forum... maybe some of our more experienced anglers have an idea of what it is..


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[davetclown]

that is exactly what that is, a fly tying vice.


this may be something your dad made if he was working in a machein shop. quite inginious.

we tinkers genneraly make things out of the mediums we are accostom to working with.. [cool]

nice find, clean it up, give it a paint job and pass it on down to your grand kids. use a clear laqure to give it the athentic look.

[Paulpro]

I just don't think its fishing related,possibly ended up in tere ,looks like an old construction too,used for making circles in concrete,but I have really no idea,its very interesting
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[Barnacles]

Definitely a fly tying vice! I've got one but your dads homemade thing looks twice as good as mine
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[Paulpro]

Man, now thats a serious fishing tool,ITS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.
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