Peak True Rotary

**AaronJasper** · 08-22-2007, 03:09 PM

Torrey and I both thought that it looked nice... he also asked ... how do you find this stuff. We both looked at the vise as well as the price and we both came to the conclusion that the Rinzetti Traveler (which he knows a lot about since he owns one) is better than the Peak Vise. Also, the Rinzetti is in the same price range... I think 165. this vise is also a true rotary like the Peak Vise that you mentioned. The other vise is a Dyna King Kingfisher vise it retails at 135, it is not true rotary but you can rotate the hooks. I would get that Rinzetti with the cam lever. It holds the hooks a lot better. I hope this was what you were looking for. We can't really tell you how well it functions since we don't have one here.

Fascist Killer · 08-22-2007, 07:04 PM

I find these less well-known companies through research. I like trying to find the new next thing. You know once upon a time someone took a gamble on sage or scott or loomis and found a quality product and the rest was history. I think its incumbent upon us as fishermen (and americans) to take a flier from time to time on a new product by a new company, otherwise we may miss out on innovation. Plus, with the big names you get quality (to a point... see Orvis for an example of when you no longer get quality, just a name), but you're also paying a big mark up because of the name. I try to find something I can get in on the ground floor on. Help spread their name. Provide some competition for the big 3 or 6 or whatever. Same with vises. You know once upon a time Renzetti was just a guy machining his vises across the river from trenton without anyone knowing who he was. Scott was just some guys in Telluride rolling blanks. All these places started somewhere. If we never try out the new guys, then how do we know if we're missing out on something great. I've seen several articles about vises by guys who tested all the vises reviewed in the article, and many of them found PEAK out performed comparable Renzetti and Dyna-King vises. It wasn't until you were paying twice as much that the vises were rated better than the PEAK. Personally, I find it satisfying to "discover" these deals. You may give something up in looks, but for me its all about performance. If I wanted a good looking rod, I'd never buy it factory-made, I'd just get a blank and have it wrapped by Mr. Dettmar. With a vise, when I invest in one, I want it to be the highest quality for the cheapest price because the name on it doesn't matter to me. That being said, with the way I shake, I'm seriously considering the nor-vise just because I don't have to move the line, I just spin the vise.

Wow, sorry for the diatribe. I just firmly believe in giving the new guy a chance.

Fascist Killer · 08-22-2007, 07:13 PM

Oh, I guess I should include that I try to seek out American companies that manufacture their product entirely, or almost entirely, in the US. With rod companies, I know some parts must come from elsewhere, but I want the blank rolled here.

**AaronJasper** · 08-22-2007, 07:16 PM

Ok... you made your research a hell of a lot more clear to me now! I am impressed. I never thought of it that way... The whole "once upon a time thing" ... interesting

Fascist Killer · 08-22-2007, 09:10 PM

Well Predator, I think that an up-and-comer should try to seek out other up-and-comers and mutually assist each other in breaking into the scene right?