{"product_id":"slider-heads","title":"DIY BAITFISH SLIDER HEAD KIT","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 kit makes 6 Baitfish Slider heads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Eyes NOT included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKit includes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6 heads, 6 slider support discs, 6 hooks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall kit has 30mm hook, Medium kit has 40mm hook \u0026amp; Large kit has 55mm hook.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBlane Chocklett Slider Head Kits—often referred to in his material systems as DIY Baitfish Popper and Bug Head Kits—are innovative, modular fly-tying component packages engineered by Blane Chocklett. These kits provide tiers with pre-cut, highly engineered foam shapes designed to construct high-performance surface and sub-surface slider, popper, and baitfish patterns.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eKey Features and Design Mechanics\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Pre-Molded Efficiency: Eliminates the need to manually shape, carve, or burnish dense foam heads on the tying bench.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Hydrodynamic Profiles: Built with specific contours that displace water cleanly, allowing the finished fly to slide, dart, and glide effortlessly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Modular Versatility: Designed to integrate seamlessly with the Chocklett Factory multi-articulated Game Changer wire spine platform.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Aerodynamic Taper: The head forms taper cleanly to maximize aerodynamic performance, making large, profile-heavy flies much easier to cast over long distances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • DIY Customization: Tiers can purchase the component kits to construct heads from scratch, allowing for personalized thread wrapping, color markers, and feather\/synthetic integration. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTarget Forage and Profiles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe kits are engineered to help tiers match the exact silhouettes of critical predatory target forage, including:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Shad and Bunker: Taller, narrower profiles that require specific water-pushing capabilities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Glass Minnows and Chubs: Sleek, elongated baitfish shapes optimized for quick sliding actions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eComponent Integration\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe slider head kits typically work alongside other proprietary Chocklett Factory components to achieve their signature erratic, non-mechanical swimming motion: \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Support Discs: Internal structural discs (available in Oval Support Disc Kits or Standard varieties) that sit behind or inside the head assembly to actively divert water flow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Body Tubing: Authentic structural tubing used to keep synthetic or natural fibers flared up, creating a \"hollow fly effect\" that retains structural bulk without adding casting weight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Specialized Brushes: Densely packed, stiff-fiber synthetic brushes designed to wrap tightly behind the head to build a firm foundation and control the fly's overall buoyancy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIf you are preparing to tie these patterns, let me know:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • What species you are targeting (e.g., smallmouth bass, pike, musky)?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Whether you prefer using natural materials (like bucktail) or synthetics?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"blane-chocklett","offers":[{"title":"S \/ White","offer_id":45863756267708,"sku":null,"price":18.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Chartreuse","offer_id":45863756300476,"sku":null,"price":18.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Black","offer_id":45863756333244,"sku":null,"price":18.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Tan","offer_id":45863756366012,"sku":null,"price":18.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ 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