Strike King Square Bill Crankbait review and price compare 2025

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Product overview

product features

kvd square bill 1.5 / black back chartreuse
Sport type: Fishing

From the manufacturer

KVD Crankbaits

Squarebill Crankbait

Designed to the exact specifications of angling legend Kevin VanDam. Perfect for shallow water and power fishing. The squarebill design and unique "hunting" action will constantly "wander" with erratic movement, while still running true. It also deflects perfectly off cover to entice strikes. The KVD series of baits are designed with no internal rattles for a "silent" approach.

Flat Side Crankbait

The KVD 1.5 Flat Side crankbait has a slender modified flat side for erratic thumping action with a body size similar to the KVD 1.5 Squarebill.


	KVD 1.0 Squarebill Crankbait	KVD 1.5 Squarebill Crankbait	KVD 1.5 Shallow Squarebill Crankbait	KVD 1.5 Deep Squarebill Crankbait
DIVING DEPTH (FEET)	2-4'	3-7'	3'	9'
WEIGHT	3/8oz	7/16oz	3/8oz	7/16oz
MODEL NUMBER	HCKVDS1.0	HCKVDS1.5	HCKVDS1.5SH	HCKVDS1.5D


	KVD 2.5 Squarebill Crankbait	KVD 4.0 Squarebill Crankbait	KVD 8.0 Squarebill Crankbait	KVD 1.5 Flat Side Crankbait
DIVING DEPTH (FEET)	3-5'	6'	6-9'	8'
WEIGHT	5/8oz	5/8oz	1 1/2oz	3/8oz
MODEL NUMBER	HCKVDS2.5	HCKVDS4.0	HCKVDS8.0	HCKVD1.5F

"A squarebill is something I've always got tied on." - Kevin VanDam

With KVD's help, we designed crankbaits that have:

Chip-resistant finishes
3D "look-alive" eyes
Erratic action

A KVD crankbait is versatile, efficient, and it just flat catches them.

product description

Lew's HCKVDS1.5-535 KVD Square Bill 1.5 / Black Back Chartreuse

product details

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 1 x 1 inches; 0.16 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ HCKVDS1.5-535
Department ‏ : ‎ Unisex-adult
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 17, 2010
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Strike King Lures
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0043FLGGA

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Questions about Strike King Square Bill Crankbait

whats the best color?

Answer: I use them in Michigan in clear water lakes for smallmouth..best colors for me are red or brown crawfish..

Answer: Red is absolutely the best in stained or muddy water

Answer: If your Bass fishing in the upper mid-west, get an "Orange Bream" KVD squarebill. You will thank me.

Answer: Bass one...They work great!

Answer: Depending on time of the year, Tennessee shad or Baby bass.

can i use it on surf casting ? if not what is the advice ?

Answer: It was designed to catch Largemouth Bass. As far as surf casting? It is too light to cast far.

Answer: I don't think this lure would be ideal for surf fishing. You would probably need a weight to get good casts. You want to cast as far as possible in surf. This lure might put a lot of strain on the line.

Answer: You could but it is a bit over kill for that small bait. A MH spin casting rod would be much better if you want a spin cast

Can you use these in saltwater applications? I'm just getting into fishing, so, sorry if this is a stupid question.

Answer: This is not considered a saltwater lure. It's a bass lure for freshwater lakes. I do not know where you are fishing or what you are fishing for, but thee are better choices.

Answer: I don't see why not, make sure to rinse salt water off lure when done.

Answer: You can. But you need to change out the hooks because they rust quick.

does the green pumping craw color have a purple tint to the top?

Answer: i dont know for sure, but your color is important from bottom, that is where your strikes of fish come from. They are looking up.

Answer: Not sure but don't think so

Why does it not have a rattle? Wouldn't that be a pro to getting a fishes attention?

Answer: If you're looking for a rattle, get the strike king Rattle traps. These crank baits make plenty enough noise for fish to hear

Answer: Not always! Sometimes fish prefer the silent lure to one with rattles. I find in clear water that is the case. I use rattles to help aid in location of the lure in poor water clarity conditions.

Answer: They do come with rattles. Theirs silent crankbaits and rattling crankbaits.

Answer: You might want to do a little more research with your baits. You don't always want a rattle on your baits. If this is what you want, then try a rattle trap. These are crankbaits.

Answer: Early in the season and on water with heavy pressure it is sometimes better not to have a rattle inside. It tends to spook the fish more than attract them. It's best to have a selection of both types. Rattle traps (lipless cranks) are not be a good substitute for square bill crank baits. The actions are different, as well as the depths. I prefer the wider wobble of the square bill when the water is warmer (late spring and summer in Ok). You can get square bills in both rattle and silent types. Hope this helped.

Answer: I use it when I'm fishing water with a lot of pressure, It makes them bite for reaction more than hunger. I think at least

Why are the prices so high? The 2.5 size models can be found for $5.69 - $6.49 at almost any tackle shop. These are listed at 40-60% above that.

How long is each lure?

Answer: KVD HC 1.0 2" 1/4oz 2-4ft

Answer: The size that is listed as ounces is actually the length. 1.5 inches, 2.5 inches etc, rather than ounces.

what's the weight for the 1.5 KVD cranks?

Answer: I believe this Crankbait is available in two weights, 1.5oz and 2.5oz.

Answer: From the official catalog:

Answer: 3/8 oz

Can these be used to catch bluegills, tilipia, and catfish?

Answer: I would say no due to the size of their mouths to the size of the baits

Answer: Not usually.

What are all of the dimensions of the different sizes?

What’s the length on the 1.5 and 2.5 from beginning of the bill to tail?

The size/weight does not match bass pro. i'm looking for the standard 1.5 which is listed as 2 3/4" and 7/16oz. this lists a 1.5inch or 1.5 ounc?

Answer: At the price their showing, even if it’s actually a 1.5, go with 6th Sense. Any questions, just call them and they help you pick color, size, etc. And you don’t have to change hooks out of the package! 1.5 should be your standard 1.5 on here. If you click on 1.5 your selection is limited. Amazon really need to revamp their fishing section IMO. I run into this problem allot with other lures. But hard to beat 2 day vs 1 week+ shipping!

how long are they

Answer: 2.5- once does not mean 2.5oz I ordered these by mistake thinking that's what it meant seller would not respond for refund 2.5 is the model and is about 3.25" long and $5.99 at academy sports.

Answer: About 3.5 inches but 2.5 refers to depth lure runs not length or wait

How long is the 1 ounce crankbait.

Answer: 2-1/2"

Answer: 3inch

Answer: appox 2inches

Why is there two of each color one with a number and one without?

Answer: have no idea..i did ot notice that about lure

What is the size of it? always of mention of the size, coz i want small baits to catch carps,eels, loaches, and glassy. Usually not so big to catch 4"

Answer:

Answer: Three different sizes 1.0, 1.5 and 2.5.

I noticed some colors mention rattles and some say "with no internal rattles." Do these have rattles or not?

Answer: It depends on the model. I believe the actual KVD ones are silent and the standard versions have rattles.

Answer: The red one I got did

Answer: mine does not

how do you work these baits if they float? aren't they supposed to dive 3 to 5 feet?

Answer: you just reel them in and they dive to 3-5 feet. You can reel them in, pause, let them float up if you desire. If you get hung up on a weed or a log,

Answer: They do dive. I used them for walleyes, bass, and northern pike and they worked great! I used a medium retrieve speed. They have a lot of movement and click.

Answer: They have to float otherwise they couldn't swim shallow. Crank baits are hollow baits that only dive when being reeled in. The square bill on the front dives below the waters surface and swims three to five feet deep

Answer: When you crank them in, they dive below the surface, but, while fishing around brush or trees or rock, when you feel an obstruction, you stop cranking, and they will float up past whatever stopped them, clear of whatever it was, often getting a strike, or allowing you to then continue cranking.

Answer: The plastic bill on the front is what makes them dive. Don't be afraid to throw squarebills into nasty wood cover.

How big is it

Answer: You can pick whatever weight you desire. Strike king has full dimiesion guided on website

Answer: It's 2-1/2"

Is this good for catching large mouth bass?

Answer: yes.also good on smallmouth bass

Answer: Yes it is, but when the temp gets hotter, the fish go deeper and this might not make it to that depth. The water cools at night, and the bass will come up to feed.

Answer: Great for it. Any type of bass.

Answer: Yes.. good bait for catching LMB

Answer: This is my go-to Crankbait for largemouth. Have tried various colors and sizes but the 1.5 shad color seems to always deliver for me.

Are they good for crappie?

I want gizzard shad but it says "1.5-ounce". does this mean the lure is an ounce? i see the sizes/weights on tacklewarehouse and this is misleading.

Answer: Just so you know the 2.5 is a half ounce so 1.5 Is smaller. The 1.5 is actually inches and if I was you I would go with a 2.5. Inches they work better!

Answer: Yes its 1 1/2 ounces.

Answer: That’s 1 and a half ounces

Answer: Yeah ....it’s a beast

Answer: Yes

Product reviews of Strike King Square Bill Crankbait

danny henley : Five Stars

works great

Joe : Wrong bait

I ordered black back char but received black back char 535 which is a totally different color bait. Didn't see the second black back char 535 before I received wrong bait.

mommy and bella : Strike King Crankbait

These Strike King Square Bill Crankbaits are one of my husband's favorites. He just got back from a fishing trip a few weeks ago and this was a big planned out trip. So my husband ordered three of these to take with him, I guess he figured he didn't want to take the chance of loosing one so he purchased three.

All three of these crankbaits were made good with no loose pieces, the paint and details on the bait was all intact and looked great. The hooks were all on them securely and held up threw a week of fishing, several hours a day so i am going to go out on the limb and say these are really nice baits that are well worth the purchase. He gave them a huge thumbs up.

I had mush appreciation for these while i was eating the yummy fish caught off of these while on their fishing trip.

Jason Ross : big lure

big bomber!!

James : LOVE IT

PERFECT SWIMMER IN THE WATER WITH GREAT ACTION

fred : Does it work

Great lure

Bill C. : I call it like i see it

The 2.5 size looks nothing like the pic, no stripes, and colors are a bit off. went to fav honey hole a fished this bluegill for hours and not a bite,,, changed to the 2.5 pumpkin seed and fish on ,, 6 -SMB in the same time frame.. now it could have just been the bite turned on? whos to say. nice lure just like all the KVD cranks just know that it has no stripes.
NH

PorchDog : By far one of the best shallow running crabkbaits I've used

By far one of the best shallow running crabkbaits I've used. Bluegill colors seem to be very productive in the spring.

Harold : great little crank bait

cant wait to try them for small mouth bass made very well look great

Amazon Customer : Four Stars

great action

Joe : Wrong bait

I ordered black back char but received black back char 535 which is a totally different color bait. Didn't see the second black back char 535 before I received wrong bait.

Phoenix : Five Stars

Perfect

Amazon Customer : Four Stars

great action

Hoe Wai Cheong : Poor QC

Product was faulty, body came apart. A gap was evident allowing water into body. Poor quality control.

James : LOVE IT

PERFECT SWIMMER IN THE WATER WITH GREAT ACTION

Jack : One of my favorites

One of my go to lures....

James : A keeper!

The 1.5 square bill crankbait is a must have to be in everyone's tackle box for shallow water cranking. Don't fish shallow without them.

JORDY : Great product

Great product

Ashton : 1.5 ounce BLUEGILL coloration is not as shown.

I ordered a 2.5 ounce and this 1.5 ounce crankbait with the BLUEGILL pattern. Although the pics indicate that the coloration is a bit different/ more vibrant with the 1.5 ounce than the 2.5 ounce, the pic is WRONG. The coloration is NOT as shown for the 1.5. Instead it looks exactly the same as the 2.5.
Other than that, it appears to be a perfectly made non-rattling crankbait.

notquiteajedi : Five Stars

Works great. Use all the time.

Jason Ross : big lure

big bomber!!

Phoenix : Five Stars

Perfect

M203 Spc : Strike King Square Bill Crankbait (Sexy Shad, 2.5-Ounce)

great swimming action, all that's needed is a constant reel in speed and the lure does the job. paint is very durable, no chip or fade

YURI : Five Stars

Good!!!

Song weaver : good!!

good bait

Alfredo Peña : Señuelo artificial

Perfecto señuelo!

Braden Freed : Decent overall but worked well in a pinch!

Great action! Still learning how to bass fish, this wasn't working that well for me overall but when nothing, and I mean NOTHING was working this bait caught 2 back to back. I was running sexy shad. I could see the monsters in the water and they ignored everything, threw this on and BAM! 5LB BASS

steve : Great lure!!

Love it and so do the bass!!

PHEONIX 2020 : Great bait

It runs true and bass loves the color

JT : Careful, the Mud Fish love this color.

Bait is very buoyant and swims good. I haven't really fished it a lot due to the summer heat. I'm more of a fall, winter and spring fisherman. The few times I have fished it the bait performed very well and has good movement action. I fished this bait one late afternoon in early summer and couldn't keep the mud fish off of this color. Caught 7 mud fish in 30 min, one about 7-8 lbs. Gave up on the Bass and Jack that day and started pan fishing.

A. Polasky : It has great movement. I have lost this one

This crankbait worked well for Bass, Walleye, White Bass. It has great movement. I have lost this one, due to a large Northern pike taking hold of it and shredding the line so I must buy more.

Alfredo Flores : Muy buen producto, exactamente como lo anunciaron!

Muy buen producto, exactamente como lo anunciaron!

zach wilson : Five Stars

ive caught a lot of fish on this

Jeffrey Dunlap : Great lure! I have caught several bass using this ...

Great lure! I have caught several bass using this lure in local ponds.

Tim Thomson : Five Stars

Great product. Would buy again. Thanks!!

Amazon Customer : BUYERS BE WARE. False advertising. Not 2.5oz. Waste of money

Don’t buy. Not 2.5 oz. it’s not even 2.5 inches. False advertising. And horrible hooks. Don’t buy

Seamus Frazer-Newcomb : Five Stars

great lure with good action. caught a 18 inch trout on it last week and many bass to come.

PHEONIX 2020 : Great bait

It runs true and bass loves the color

Jeffrey Dunlap : Great lure! I have caught several bass using this ...

Great lure! I have caught several bass using this lure in local ponds.

Amazon Customer : BUYERS BE WARE. False advertising. Not 2.5oz. Waste of money

Don’t buy. Not 2.5 oz. it’s not even 2.5 inches. False advertising. And horrible hooks. Don’t buy

Hoe Wai Cheong : Poor QC

Product was faulty, body came apart. A gap was evident allowing water into body. Poor quality control.

Alfredo Peña : Señuelo artificial

Perfecto señuelo!

Matthew Creighton : It's OK

It's OK. It casts and retrieves well. I've not caught anything on these silent runners yet. Seems to be funcitonal though.

J. Marco : Five Stars

Awsome lure

Geoff : Five Stars

nailed a beautiful bass on this guy without much effort. I am hooked :P

idahocntryboy : Bass not interested!

I tried this lure with great expectations but the small mouth bass had no excitement about it. I like keeping five to six reels with different crank baits on them and the King Square bill was one of them. Our bass showed no interest in this bait but I will keep it when I try other lakes.

wolfinwolfsclothing : Shallow water plug.

You can control this plug to dive shallow or plunge deep ...
I like the control this plug gives me.

MJ Rog : Five Stars

Totally satisfied

Geoff : Five Stars

nailed a beautiful bass on this guy without much effort. I am hooked :P

Amazon Customer : Theres better lures out there!

Not that great, kinda bulky and did not run true out of the box. Had to tune it up!

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