Renzetti Material Clip for Traveler and Presentation Vises

A spring clip that slips onto the rear of the vise head and holds whatever you need out of the way — tag ends, a tinsel rib waiting its turn, the hackle you are not ready for yet. Ten dollars, and it fixes the most common annoyance at a tying bench.

Why It Works:

Tying a body means something is always trailing where you do not want it. Most people solve that by holding it with their off hand, which is the hand they need for the bobbin. The clip takes the tag and holds it behind the hook under light tension, so the material stays put and stays untwisted until you come back to it. On anything with a rib or a trailing wing it pays for itself the first evening.

Product Features:

• Spring steel clip — holds under light tension without creasing tinsel or kinking wire
• Slides onto the vise head, no tools — on and off in seconds, nothing to adjust
• Fits all Traveler and Presentation vises — one part across the whole range
• Made in Titusville, Florida

Best For / Not For:

Best for ribbed bodies, trailing wings, and anyone tying more than one fly at a sitting. Not for Master or Clouser heads — different geometry. If you also want a hook retainer built into the clip, the X8150 does both.

Ed's Take:

This is the accessory we hand people who just bought their first Traveler and say "anything else I need?" The honest answer is no, you do not need it, and you will use it every single time you sit down.

Ed's Fly Shop, 432 E Main St, downtown Montrose, Colorado.