Tying Video -- Nick Granato's Sasquatch

[Brian Wise]

Hey guys,

The first video in the Nick Granato Series is his Sasquatch. I hadn't had a chance to fish this fly a whole lot until recently and, I have to admit, I hadn't given this color-combo very much water time for trout.......now I wish I had used it a long time ago!

Recipe:
Hook - Gamakatsu B10s #1

Eyes - Real Eyes (or Clear Cure Weighted Eyes)

Tail - Bucktail

Tail - Marabou

Tail - Flashabou

Tail - Flash Blend

Tail - Marabou

Tail - Crystal Flash

Tail - Peacock Herl

Tail - Rubber Legs (Spinnerbait Skirt!)

Hackle - Barred Saddle (or Barred Schlappen)

Head - Craft Fur Dubbing Brush colored with markers.

[Nick Williams]

Sick video. Loved the sound track and the addition of the Bigfoot video!

[moguy1973]

Nice.

What's the thing you were doing with the rubber legs by wrapping them around the bobbin? Just lining up the ends? Went by fast, couldn't tell..

[mic]

Oh yea, I'm down with OPP... Great video as always.

[Justin Spencer]

_{I'm down with Tank 7 and OPP (yeah you know me), fly looks good too, and the bigfoot video was a wonderful appetizer, well done as usual!}

[Lancer09]

Great Looking Fly!

I would assume so, and it looks like it but does that baby get a lot skinnier when it actually hits the water? Does it actually sink whenever it lands or do you have to fish it with a monster sink tip?

[Brian Wise]

Nice.

What's the thing you were doing with the rubber legs by wrapping them around the bobbin? Just lining up the ends? Went by fast, couldn't tell..

It is easier to wrap them around your thread first and then wrap the thread and legs around the hook at the same time than it is to lay the rubberlegs on the hook and then wrap thread to bind them (I am not sure if that made any sense, but I see it in my head. )

_{I'm down with Tank 7 and OPP (yeah you know me), fly looks good too, and the bigfoot video was a wonderful appetizer, well done as usual!}

Tank 7.....mmmmmm......

Great Looking Fly!

I would assume so, and it looks like it but does that baby get a lot skinnier when it actually hits the water? Does it actually sink whenever it lands or do you have to fish it with a monster sink tip?

It gets a LOT skinnier in the water. Half the bulk that you see in the video is from Marabou so it gets skinny REAL quick. Don't get me wrong, it is still a big, gnarly mess in the water.....but it is SO sexy. Sink-tip or not depends on the water you are fishing, it does sink, but not 'too' fast. It has just the right sink-rate where it darts when stripped rather than only jigging when stripped.

[moguy1973]

It is easier to wrap them around your thread first and then wrap the thread and legs around the hook at the same time than it is to lay the rubberlegs on the hook and then wrap thread to bind them (I am not sure if that made any sense, but I see it in my head. )

Yep, makes sense and I see what you did now.

[DaddyO]

Brian, Did you make that Craft Fur dubbing brush? I haven't thought of doing the heads that way, but now that I've seen that, it makes a lot of sense. I always like seeing your videos. I pick up a lot of techniques as well as being entertained. Good balance on education and entertainment.

[Brian Wise]

Brian, Did you make that Craft Fur dubbing brush? I haven't thought of doing the heads that way, but now that I've seen that, it makes a lot of sense. I always like seeing your videos. I pick up a lot of techniques as well as being entertained. Good balance on education and entertainment.

Yeah, I made the brush. Going to make a short video (in my way) about how to make them.