Tying Video -- Nick Granato's Sasquatch

[Lancer09]

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. )

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

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.

Your right it does get a lot skinnier after getting wet, It took a dunk in the fish tank.

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A bit different colored one too...

[Brian Wise]

Tasty.

[Lancer09]

There are dumbell eyes under there, but I glued the big ones on over the top. They got a little lost when I crosswrapped my dubbing brush, and I just liked the look of the bigger eyes.

Once I worked the air out of the marabou when the fly sank, even with the heavy dumbell eyes up front it fell very flat, and darted good. I just think with as much water gets pushed by that head it slows the sink rate of the head down and lets it fall on a line instead of the jigging like you said.

I was not a fan of how heavily dressed this, and granatos stuff in general is, but now that I have actually tied it up and seen it wet, I can't wait to actually fish it.

[DaddyO]

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

Cool! I can't wait to see that.

[et84]

Had to run out and get some Tank 7 after watching this the other night. That, and Long Strange Tripel IMO are the best of the Smokestack series, but my flies just don't look as good after having a big bottle or two! I remember the first time I had a bottle a couple years ago, buzz hit me harder than usual, then I noticed it's 9%!! But a great video as usual, Brian. Keep it up!!!

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[Brian Wise]

Had to run out and get some Tank 7 after watching this the other night. That, and Long Strange Tripel IMO are the best of the Smokestack series, but my flies just don't look as good after having a big bottle or two! I remember the first time I had a bottle a couple years ago, buzz hit me harder than usual, then I noticed it's 9%!! But a great video as usual, Brian. Keep it up!!!

Haven't had Long Strange Tripel....definitely need to try it. I didn't know they bottled Tank 7 in 12 oz bottles until recently, I had only had the 750ml.

[Lancer09]

I toured the boulevard factory in December and got to try a ton of their stuff including some that ont get released to the public. If you can find the love child from the smoke stack series.... Get it. Beer aged in whiskey barrels, real real good.