The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

go to your local shop and ask to tye on various models. Do not be intimidated. Some of the worlds finest tiers use a Thompson A all day long. If you are just starting, find something simple and functional and on the lower end of the price spectrum... who knows after six months you may want to buy flies instead of buying a five hundred dollar plus vice. Helps to know what type of fly you want to build as well.

I would love a Law vise but I don't _need_ a Law vise... you must decide where that line is