Left Handed Fly Tyers

[Eric Farquharson]

I am left handed and looking to get into fly tying.  For the fly tying south paws out there, do you find it necessary to use a vise for a lefty?  

I am looking at the Renzetti traveler and see it comes in a LH and RH.  Any recommendations would be appreciated.

R

Eric

[Carl Z.]

I would avoid spending renzetti dollars until you have been tying for a while.  I would get a vice that has the lever at the back of the head.  

Pop by  a fly shop or the beer tie and try a vise out.

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[Cary Pugh]

I am a lefty tyer and agree with Carl that some vices have levers on the side which can get in the way.  I like the traveler although I use another vice now for home tying (FNF).    I compensated for years (I started tying well before YouTube and taught myself from books) and am sure you also could manage but it is nice to have a vice that does not have a lever that gets in the way.

[Lane Thurgood]

I am a lefty and I love the traveler and have used it for probably 20 years. I actually use the right hand version and it doesn't bother me at all. In fact, I was told it was best to use the RH version to keep the knob out of the way. 

[Thomas]

Sorry, Eric - I've updated the instructions on mirroring YouTube videos so now it will work.