Chocklett Factory DIY Bug Popper Head Kit

Blane Chocklett’s DIY Bug Popper Kits are innovative, user-friendly fly-tying component sets. These kits are engineered to simplify the construction of highly effective, durable topwater popping bugs for targeting aggressive predatory fish. These are kits that are glued together to form up the popper head. In my trials, Gulff Gel Superglue performed the best for the process.

• Accessible Assembly: The kits focus on making topwater fly tying fast, intuitive, and accessible to tiers of all skill levels.

• Hybrid Influence: The design blends classic topwater concepts from legendary tiers like Lefty Kreh and Tom Blados with Chocklett’s modern obsession with realism and movement.

• Deep-Cupped Face: The popper heads feature a distinct deep face profile. This shapes a low, deep-pitch bubbling pop and chugging acoustic footprint that fish easily track.

• Aerodynamic Casting: Unlike traditional bulky popping bugs that twist lines, these heads lift and pick up off the water cleanly. They cast smoothly even on lighter fly rods.

• High Durability: Built to withstand crushing strikes from large apex fish, the composite material handles rocky impacts without shattering.

• DIY Baitfish Popper Kits: Formulated to match various forage species like wounded shad, minnows, and generic baitfish.

• DIY Bug Popper Kits: Optimized for mimicking larger terrestrial and aquatic insects, such as frogs, cicadas, and oversized stoneflies.

• Customization: The kits provide the foundational structural foam heads, requiring the tier to add their own feathers, synthetic fiber, or rubber legs to finish the pattern.