Square Bill 2024
Mi11er reply :
So what is your favorite square bill? Which one has the best action?
Somehow the newbie posted this topic twice... sorry
Wprich reply :
Strike King kvd models, arashis, Mann's
Mi11er reply :
On 5/5/2016 at 12:02 PM, Wprich said:Strike King kvd models, arashis, Mann's
Yeah, that Strike King KVD model neon bluegill is hard to beat. Love it. It tracks true and looks awesome. Honestly that is one of my favorites.
I still have 4 Bagley fat cats too that I love, but cannot bring myself to use them because I never see them anymore. I guess they are something from my young days that I cannot let go of and just want to keep lol
Bluebasser86 reply :
Strike King 1.5 and 1.0, H2O, Berkley Pitbull, Luck-E-Strike
Missourifishin reply :
Strike Kind KVD 1.5 (I also use the 1.0's and 2.5's) Favorite color is chart/black back, followed by any of the shad colors.
smalljaw67 reply :
I've used a bunch and they all work well from cheap to expensive. My favorites are the Storm Arashi, Xcalibur XCS 100 and 200, Yo-Zuri 3DB Square bill, and the Mann's Baby X. Honorable mentions go to the Rapala DT Fat 3, the Bagley Balsa B and the Bagley Rattling Kill 'R B, the Bomber Square A, Cotton Cordell Big-O, and the Norman Fat Boy. Anyone of those baits will give me confidence and I'll add that I too like the KVD 1.5 and 2.5 baits myself but everyone lists them so I gave you my alternatives for those but they are just as good as the rest.
roadwarrior reply :
Norman Fat Boy and Bomber Square A
burrows reply :
Rick clunn square bill by lucky strike
BassWhole! reply :
On 5/5/2016 at 11:35 AM, Mi11er said:So what is your favorite square bill? Which one has the best action?
Somehow the newbie posted this topic twice... sorry
My favorites are a Combat crank, and Aska, but I use a KVD 1.5, H2O, Bandit, Daiwa, and others quite a bit (pun intended). There is no best action. Fish will react differently at times. When they are shallow, I can usually get them to eat a square bill. If they are hitting short I'll work on the action, if that doesn't work, I'll try something different. When I'm getting them mostly on the front hook I know I'm close. When I need to reach way down with the needle nose, that's the one.
scaleface reply :
I'm still trying to find my favorite . Theres an old plug that is my all time best but they are no longer made . The Rick Clunn baits by Luck E Strike have done well for me .
ww2farmer reply :
I K.I.S.S. with squarebills. SK KVD's, in the 1.5 and 2.5 size in 4 colors
Natural Bream
Orange belly craw
Chartreuse sexy shad
Chartreuse with black back
I do also have some Storm Arashis, and like them just fine, but 99% of the time if I am throwing a squarebill, it's a SK kvd.
flyfisher reply :
I like a lot of different square bills but am not a fan of teh KVD models, for some reason they don't produce well for me. I like the rapala squuare bills of various flavors, the rick clunn and my recent favorite are the sebile baits that i picked up o na whim cause they were havign that buy one get one free sale.
I think there are a lot out there that are good performers.
avidone1 reply :
I have a few of the rick clunns from lucky craft. haven't tried the lucky strike version, and probably won't anytime soon.
the kvd's work just fine and are sold in my local wal mart soooooooooooooooooooo
WIGuide reply :
My favorite is the Xcalibur XCS100 and XCS200 unfortunately they don't make them anymore though.
CarolinaBoy4Life reply :
I like H20 from academy and XPS from BPS
Wprich reply :
On 5/5/2016 at 12:14 PM, Mi11er said:Yeah, that Strike King KVD model neon bluegill is hard to beat. Love it. It tracks true and looks awesome. Honestly that is one of my favorites.
I still have 4 Bagley fat cats too that I love, but cannot bring myself to use them because I never see them anymore. I guess they are something from my young days that I cannot let go of and just want to keep lol
Yea that neon bluegill is becoming a sure bet for me, it was the only bait I even had some bites on yesterday. That's the one square bill I try to always keep a few of with me and always have one tied on because of the success I had on it early this year, the bass and stripers were nailing it.
primetime reply :
I use alot of old school baits....The Luhr Jensen Speed Trap, Wordens Timber Tiger, Cordell Big O, but I like pretty much every crankbait from the Academy brand to Strike King and Rapala...I would say my favorite is the flat sided Spro Lil John which come in some awesome colors, and I also like the Shallow Shad Rap on spinning tackle and light line since it has an action that is different.
The Timber Tiger is the most weedless imo around wood and light weeds, it has a design that allows it to back out of trouble after ripping it free from weeds or after deflecting from wood. It is ugly, comes in a few different sizes, but it is a tank that can take a beating and will keep running true. If you look on Tackle Warehouse, I am not sure a negative review exists for them which is rare....Hard to beat at $6 for someone like me who loses alot of cranks and is hardly an expert at cranking...
Wprich reply :
On 5/6/2016 at 3:45 AM, primetime said:I use alot of old school baits....The Luhr Jensen Speed Trap, Wordens Timber Tiger, Cordell Big O, but I like pretty much every crankbait from the Academy brand to Strike King and Rapala...I would say my favorite is the flat sided Spro Lil John which come in some awesome colors, and I also like the Shallow Shad Rap on spinning tackle and light line since it has an action that is different.
The Timber Tiger is the most weedless imo around wood and light weeds, it has a design that allows it to back out of trouble after ripping it free from weeds or after deflecting from wood. It is ugly, comes in a few different sizes, but it is a tank that can take a beating and will keep running true. If you look on Tackle Warehouse, I am not sure a negative review exists for them which is rare....Hard to beat at $6 for someone like me who loses alot of cranks and is hardly an expert at cranking...
Those speed traps caught my eye after watching the bassmasters tournament this year, I believe every one of Aaron Martens fish came on the speed trap.
lakeannaangler reply :
KVD's and storm arashi's
spartyon8 reply :
The XPS BP square bills usually do it for me. I also throw the SK 1.5s as well. I have some Arashis but have yet to land anything on them.
Scarborough817 reply :
xcalibur xcs 200 or jackall aska sr
robster80 reply :
xcalibur,bandit,xcite baits
Fishes in trees reply :
While I throw different brands of square bills from time to time, more often than not I throw a Timber Tiger. IMO no square bill I've ever used comes through brush better. They tend to run true as well.
kcdinkerz reply :
The sk 1.5 black n chartreuse for some reason this works for me in clear and dirty water. The arashi produce for me to.
A-Jay reply :
I have 3 - well 4 really.
Three standards and a new comer . . .
Sk 1.5 & 2.5 ~
LC Silent Squarebill ~
6th Sense Crush Flat 75X
and the latest addition is the 6th Sense Movement L7 Square Bill
http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!movement-l7-square-bill/c13ky
Not being advertised much yet but that's OK with me.
A-Jay
crypt reply :
bomber,rick clunn,strike kings kvd models silent or rattle. biggest fish was caught on a bomber square bill at stick marsh. 14.2
Mi11er reply :
Used this one last night casting brushpiles. Not one bass but crappie up to 12" seemed to like it a lot. KVD 2.5
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 5/7/2016 at 9:23 PM, A-Jay said:
and the latest addition is the 6th Sense Movement L7 Square Bill
http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!movement-l7-square-bill/c13ky
Not being advertised much yet but that's OK with me.
A-Jay
TW doesn't carry it, you know what that means...
rangerjockey reply :
The 6th sense is a great plastic bait..In balsa, I like Dave's and Black Label..
A-Jay reply :
On 5/8/2016 at 5:33 PM, Bluebasser86 said:TW doesn't carry it, you know what that means...
Made me laugh right out loud ~
I've only seen the L7 offered on the 6th Sense site ~ even there it's pretty low key.
A-Jay
bowhunter63 reply :
Kvd,Bass Pro xps and Bomber
Kevin22 reply :
On 5/5/2016 at 11:35 AM, Mi11er said:So what is your favorite square bill? Which one has the best action?
Somehow the newbie posted this topic twice... sorry
KVD 1.0 and 1.5 (1.5 90% of the time). Chart/black back, Sexy Sunfish, and Gizzard Shad are the best producers for me.
blckshirt98 reply :
I have a bunch of brands but the one I always end up tying on is the KVD 1.0-2.5 size squarebill. That erratic swimming action used to describe the bait in the water is very accurate and has me convinced it draws more strikes, as opposed to other squarebills that swim in a fairly straight line.
IndianaFinesse reply :
What's so special about the kvd 1.5 chartreuse/black back?
Kevin22 reply :
On 5/9/2016 at 10:23 AM, IndianaFinesse said:What's so special about the kvd 1.5 chartreuse/black back?
It catches fish. I don't know why, but it just flat out kicks butt in murky water. Pretty sure thats what KVD won a classic on in murky water.
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 5/9/2016 at 10:24 AM, Kevin22 said:It catches fish. I don't know why, but it just flat out kicks butt in murky water. Pretty sure thats what KVD won a classic on in murky water.
How does it do in clearer (3-5') visibility?
Kevin22 reply :
On 5/9/2016 at 10:25 AM, IndianaFinesse said:How does it do in clearer (3-5') visibility?
That's when I throw the sexy sunfish or shad depending on forage. I don't think I've ever thrown the chart/blk in that clear of water so what do I know... could be the best thing out there.
blckshirt98 reply :
For the KVD cranks the Natural Shad works well anywhere! I also have success with Sexy Shad or Chartreuse Sexy Shad. But really, color is probably pretty low on the reasons why a bass will react to a square bill. Pick a couple of confidence colors and just keep throwing it out there!
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 5/9/2016 at 10:24 AM, Kevin22 said:It catches fish. I don't know why, but it just flat out kicks butt in murky water. Pretty sure thats what KVD won a classic on in murky water.
KVD Cataouatche Special is what he won the Classic on. Pretty similar to the standard chart/black back, just more chartreuse.
On 5/9/2016 at 10:25 AM, IndianaFinesse said:How does it do in clearer (3-5') visibility?
It still works, but it's more situational than a standard in clearer water. Green Gizzard Shad is one of my go to colors in clearer water.
Luna2406 reply :
My go to would have to be:
Strikeking 1.5:
sexy shad, bluegill, and natural shad.
Spro little John:
Rootbeer
Choporoz reply :
Outlet has Bandits in two colors for less than two bucks a piece at the moment....in case the monkey has been off your back lately
Rpratt reply :
I have a lot of confidence using a SK 1.5 and 2.5. And to be honest I too have not seen that much of a difference in the strikes I get from the color I am using. Most of my bites are right after i bump something so i really believe that is the key. However I caught 4 different species of fish using the orange craw one day (largemouth, striper, crappie and a muskie). I have Arashi and Lucky Strike models, just haven't used them yet because of the SK success.
chadmack282 reply :
On 5/7/2016 at 9:23 PM, A-Jay said:I have 3 - well 4 really.
Three standards and a new comer . . .
Sk 1.5 & 2.5 ~
LC Silent Squarebill ~
6th Sense Crush Flat 75X
and the latest addition is the 6th Sense Movement L7 Square Bill
http://www.6thsenselures.com/#!movement-l7-square-bill/c13ky
Not being advertised much yet but that's OK with me.
A-Jay
Hey A-Jay what do you think about the 6th Sense 50x square bill?
A-Jay reply :
On 5/12/2016 at 9:25 AM, chadmack282 said:Hey A-Jay what do you think about the 6th Sense 50x square bill?
I'll admit that at 3/8 ounce it's a little small for my liking.
Doesn't mean It doesn't catch bass - just means I prefer a 1/2 or 5/8 ounce bait.
A-Jay
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 5/12/2016 at 9:25 AM, chadmack282 said:Hey A-Jay what do you think about the 6th Sense 50x square bill?
I just bought one today for one of our lakes that the smallmouth love little squarebills on. Not sure when I'll fish it next, but I'll try to remember to post when I do.
Hurricane reply :
On 5/5/2016 at 9:17 PM, ww2farmer said:I K.I.S.S. with squarebills. SK KVD's, in the 1.5 and 2.5 size in 4 colors
Natural Bream
Orange belly craw
Chartreuse sexy shad
Chartreuse with black back
I do also have some Storm Arashis, and like them just fine, but 99% of the time if I am throwing a squarebill, it's a SK kvd.
Solid answer...
parkerg31 reply :
For some reason the discontinued Xcalibur xcs100 always stood out as my favorite. I caught my first bass over five pounds on one in fire-tiger years ago and ever since then when I couldn't catch a fish that crank did. Before they went out of business I actually went to every tackle store around town and bought every one I could find. Still have five or six left.
Last_Cast reply :
Strike king 1.5s. and the price isnt bad!
Pond reply :
I've been using megabass cyclones and really like them but there coffin billed other than that kvd squarebill 1.5
ACORO reply :
KVD's. They produce!!!
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