Hareline Chocklett's Glass Minnow Chenille

What it is

Chocklett’s Glass Minnow Chenille is a chenille built on a durable thread core. Once it’s wet it goes translucent and takes on a clear, glassy look in the water, and you can tint it with a marker right at the vise. It’s easy to wrap and holds up well because of that core.

What to tie with it

Use it for fast, clean baitfish and crustacean bodies by wrapping it like standard chenille to build bulk without losing that see-through effect. It also shines when you want layered bodies, wrapping one full layer for the belly and then adding a partial layer over the top for the back to create a two-tone baitfish profile. It’s a go-to body material for Finesse Game Changer-style builds where you want a clear-bodied bait look.

Flies and the fish they're for

Finesse Game Changer patterns tied with Glass Minnow Chenille are fished as articulated baitfish for bass and other predators anywhere they’re keyed on small minnows, from lakes and rivers to inshore marshes. Chocklett’s Gummy Minnow-style baitfish tied with this chenille is a strong inshore saltwater play for sea trout, redfish, and snook, especially around dock lights when fish are hunting translucent bait. The Shimmering Minnow approach with a wider baitfish body is commonly fished for bass that are feeding on juvenile shad in lakes and reservoirs.

How it compares

Compared to Chocklett’s Finesse Body Chenille, Glass Minnow Chenille is the translucent, clear-when-wet option, while Finesse Body Chenille is the non-translucent alternative. Both are synthetic chenilles built on a thread core, but they give you different body looks in the water.