WETFLY Deluxe Fly Tying Vise and Tools Kit Review (2026): Worth It?

WETFLY Deluxe Fly Tying Vise and Tools Kit Review (2026): Worth It?

A 24-item fly tying vise kit at $84.00 built around a Super AA vise with a C-clamp, rated 4.5 out of 5 by 707 owners and scoring 8.2 here. It is the most complete kit in this comparison and the one whose part number names a different company’s product.

This review is research-based. We did not physically test this product; specifications, ratings and prices are taken from the live listing on the date shown. This review sits inside our wider comparison of the best fly tying kit picks of 2026, where it is our best 24-piece complete kit.

Key Specifications

Every figure below is read from the live Amazon listing on the date shown. The reviewed model is the fly tying vise kit named in the first row, and nothing here is estimated.

What 24 items buys in a fly tying vise kit

This is the most complete box on the page. The description names a “Super AA fly tie vise with a C-clamp”, then scissors, hackle pliers, a hair stacker, a bobbin and a bobbin threader, then “hackle, dubbing, marabou, and other natural fibers”, then hooks, then an instruction book and a DVD. Number of Pieces says 24, and unlike the premium set on this shelf the listing at least gestures at what the twenty-four are.

At $84.00 that works out at roughly $3.50 an item, which is the wrong way to think about it. The right way is that the vise is the only part you cannot replace for pocket money, and a C-clamp Super AA with a hair stacker and a bobbin threader alongside it is a genuinely working bench rather than a starter selection. The 707 owner ratings at 4.5 out of 5 are the second-strongest sample in this comparison.

One maker, three brand names, and a part number that gives it away

The Manufacturer Part Number on this listing reads FBA_Creative Angler Deluxe Tying Kit, and the Model Number reads CA00001. The brand field says WETFLY. Creative Angler is the brand on the $40.95 kit in this comparison and on its $94.99 twin, and CA is not a hard code to read. Three brand names on one shelf and the part numbers point back to one Colorado operation.

That is not a scandal and it is not a reason to avoid the kit; the boxes contain different things and the prices are different. It is a reason to stop treating brand as a quality signal in this category. What is in the box is the specification, and on this shelf the box contents are published loosely or not at all, which is why the owner samples do more work here than any brand name.

Copper, a vice, and a species called Fly

The structured block is the worst on the shelf. Material Type says Copper, on a kit of steel tools, feathers, fur and a cast vise. Included Components says Vice — one word, singular, and the British spelling — for a product with twenty-four items in it. Target Species says Fly, which files the thing you make under the thing you catch. Point Style says Knife Edge Point and Fishing Hook Type says Straight Eye Hook, which describe the hooks in the box without saying how many or what size.

And then the two fields that explain this whole shelf: Size says Complete Kit and Style Name says Complete Kit. Size is a measurement field. It has been answered with an adjective, twice. No jaw capacity, no hook-size range, no thread sizes, no quantities, no warranty — but the word Complete appears in two structured fields and the word Deluxe is in the title.

Where this fly tying vise kit falls short

You are paying $84.00 largely for the vise, and the listing publishes nothing measurable about it. “Super AA” is a model name, not a jaw specification; there is no hook-size range, no indication whether the jaws are cam-lever or screw, and no rotation claim at all — so unlike the $40.95 kit this one is not described as rotary. For straightforward trout patterns that is irrelevant. For anything where you want to inspect the far side of a fly without unclamping it, it matters.

The DVD is the other thing to weigh. A disc shipped with a 2026 purchase is not a usable instruction medium for most buyers, and there is no warranty field. At $84.00 this is $43.05 more than the kit that scores highest here, and what the extra money buys is more items rather than a better-documented vise.

Setting up this fly tying vise kit

The C-clamp is the first decision. Find a table edge with at least an inch of flat underside and no lip, clamp hard enough that the vise does not rock when you pull thread, and check it again after an hour — a C-clamp works loose as wood compresses. If every surface you own has a rounded or thick edge, budget for a pedestal base, because a C-clamp cannot be made to fit one.

Sort the twenty-four items into groups before the first session: vise and clamp, the five tools, the hooks, and the natural materials. Keep the marabou and dubbing in sealed bags — natural fibre in an open drawer attracts exactly what you would expect — and keep the hooks dry. Wipe the vise jaws after tying anything with head cement, which is the single thing that shortens a vise’s life.

Who should buy this fly tying vise kit?

Buy it if you want one box that contains a bench and you are prepared to pay for the extra items. It is $84.00, it has 707 ratings at 4.5 out of 5, and twenty-four items including a hair stacker and a bobbin threader is a more complete starting point than anything cheaper here. We score it 8.2.

Buy the $40.95 kit instead if the deciding factor is money, because the functional overlap is large and that one is described as rotary where this one is not described at all. Buy the $19.95 five-tool set instead if you already own a vise, because most of this kit’s value is the clamp.

The Verdict

Scored 8.2. The most complete box in this comparison, with the second-largest owner sample on the shelf and a genuine working tool selection rather than a token one. If you want to buy once and get a bench, this is the kit, and 707 owners at 4.5 out of 5 is real evidence that it works.

It loses points for a specification block that says copper, vice, complete kit and a target species of Fly, and for publishing nothing measurable about the vise you are mostly paying for. It is also the clearest illustration of this page’s argument: the word on the box is Complete, it appears in two fields where a number belongs, and nowhere does anybody define it.

Fly Tying Vise Kit — Frequently Asked Questions

The questions readers ask most about this fly tying vise kit, answered from the published fly tying vise kit listing, from the owner ratings and from how a fly tying vise kit is actually used.

What are the 24 pieces in this fly tying vise kit?

The description names a Super AA vise with C-clamp, scissors, hackle pliers, a hair stacker, a bobbin, a bobbin threader, hackle, dubbing, marabou and other natural fibres, hooks, an instruction book and a DVD. The listing does not itemise all twenty-four individually.

Is the vise rotary?

The listing does not say so. It is described as a Super AA vise with a C-clamp and no rotation claim is published, which is a real difference from the $40.95 kit in this comparison, whose description does specify 360-degree rotation.

Why does the part number mention Creative Angler?

The Manufacturer Part Number field reads FBA_Creative Angler Deluxe Tying Kit and the model number is CA00001, while the brand field says WETFLY. Creative Angler is the brand on two other listings on this shelf, so the part numbers suggest a shared origin.

Will the C-clamp fit my desk?

It needs a flat table edge with roughly an inch of clear underside. Thick, rounded or lipped edges, and most kitchen worktops, do not take a C-clamp, and the listing does not publish a jaw-opening figure for the clamp.

Check the current Amazon price of this fly tying vise kit, and compare this fly tying vise kit against the others here — price at publication $84.00.

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Last updated 11 October 2026. Price, rating and specifications for this kit were read from the live listing on that date.