Kvd 1.5 Rust Problems??

[WdyCrankbait]

Hey everybody,

I wanted to check and see if anyone else has seen some rust on their 1.5s. I had a tournament last weekend and used them up on the Potomac river. Caught some good fish on it, then put it back in my tackle box. When I got home I opened up the tackle box to let the lures dry out (for a day).

Today, I went out again, just beating along the bank and pulled out the KVD to use. The snap ring had rust on it, then the front treble hook had rust on it as well the snap ring. I really like the lures so, I am not trying to bash them, I just thought it was funny for one use. All the other lures I used (crankbaits) I did the same thing with. Used them, put them back in my box then let them air out........no rust. I got some new rings and treble hooks ready to replace them, just curious to see if someone else had this problem

Thanks in advance Wdy

[kanasbassfisher08]

well I just purchased a couple of his 1.5s and i havent used them but i do know this kvd changes all his split rings and hooks on all his baits out of the box so i hope that helps you out...

Hey everybody,

I wanted to check and see if anyone else has seen some rust on their 1.5s. I had a tournament last weekend and used them up on the Potomac river. Caught some good fish on it, then put it back in my tackle box. When I got home I opened up the tackle box to let the lures dry out (for a day).

Today, I went out again, just beating along the bank and pulled out the KVD to use. The snap ring had rust on it, then the front treble hook had rust on it as well the snap ring. I really like the lures so, I am not trying to bash them, I just thought it was funny for one use. All the other lures I used (crankbaits) I did the same thing with. Used them, put them back in my box then let them air out........no rust. I got some new rings and treble hooks ready to replace them, just curious to see if someone else had this problem

Thanks in advance Wdy

[WdyCrankbait]

Thanks for the information. That makes me wonder.......

[slonezp]

Thanks for the information. That makes me wonder.......

Less expensive hardware=a lower price point. When you're selling to essentialy "every" fisherman an affordable price is very important. If they were only marketing those lures to those of us who have "The Sickness" the pricepoint matters less and quality matters more.

[Hooligan]

The doggone part of it is that the stupid bait works. It works well, as a matter of fact. Anymore, there are only a handful of baits that I don't change at least the hooks, and quite a few that I change both rings and hooks.

[WdyCrankbait]

Hooligan, yeah they work pretty well! I caught a good number of fish on my black back/chart. ones. Oh-well, I guess I will just take off the front treble and ring and be done with it.

[Chaz Hickcox]

What's the salinity on your part of the Patomac? Brackish water is hell on a lot of things.

[A-Rob]

haven't used my KVD cranks yet, but I found that my Strike King Pro Model Cranks would rust a bit. I usually swap those hooks as they are rust magnets (not the same as the KVD ones) but eventually the split rings will rust to and I just use them until I need to switch them.

Hopefully the KVD one's don't rust that easy?? At least it's fixable with new hooks and rings and they aren't too expensive (except the KVD hooks, they are expensive!)

[A-Jay]

What's the salinity on your part of the Patomac? Brackish water is hell on a lot of things.

I was thinking the same thing ~

A-Jay

[WdyCrankbait]

We were fishing Aquia creek.

I ended up using plastics the most and not one problem with hooks rusting or anything.

[intheweeds]

I have thrown my 1.5 in a couple of ponds around here and have not had a problem with rust. I will be fishing Aquia on Sunday, I will see if I have a rusting problem after that.

[WdyCrankbait]

Weeds, yeah definitly let me know. It was raining pretty hard the day I used them, but I also used a lot of other crankbaits longer and no rust has shown up on them.

[Chaz Hickcox]

For the same price you could go with the XCaliburs. I am using those constantly down here in the sounds and have yet to have any rust problems. Lots of fish too. One of the reasons that I don't like SK Crankbaits is they just look like they're cheaply made. Their spinnerbaits are money though.

[WdyCrankbait]

For the same price you could go with the XCaliburs. I am using those constantly down here in the sounds and have yet to have any rust problems. Lots of fish too. One of the reasons that I don't like SK Crankbaits is they just look like they're cheaply made. Their spinnerbaits are money though.

I agree! I have one XCalibur crankbait and it has done surprisngly (I can't spell!!) well! So, good point/reminder! Funny enough the XCalibur I have good success with is a blue back chart sides......hahah

[SausageFingers]

I have a bunch of Strike King cranks, including some of the 1.5's. I havent experienced any of the rusting issues yet.

[JacobK]

This weekend I was fishing and it rained to the point where all of my plano boxes were exposed to rain for about 8hours, got home and they were filled with water. They don't show any signs of rust right now.

[Hooligan]

The Excalibur and KVD aren't even remotely similar to one another in action. The Xcalibur rolls a lot more and has a much wider wobble. It's much better for working slow. The KVD is a tight wiggle with almost no roll to it and can be burned almost as fast as you can reel it without blowing out. Saying that you could use one for the other is apples to pears.

[TennesseeShad]

I fish with them weekly on the TN River system and no rust yet.

[Chaz Hickcox]

The Excalibur and KVD aren't even remotely similar to one another in action. The Xcalibur rolls a lot more and has a much wider wobble. It's much better for working slow. The KVD is a tight wiggle with almost no roll to it and can be burned almost as fast as you can reel it without blowing out. Saying that you could use one for the other is apples to pears.

You have a point about the action, but honestly the darting and deflection properties, in my experience has been much better with the XCals. Not to say the SK's aren't good baits, I think that was proven in Louisiana, but they're not my personal favorite. I catch a lot of fish on Chart with blue or black back XCS100 or XCS200's, but then again I don't have any SK's in those colors so who knows? With word about the rust issue I don't see myself buying any, my confidence baits just ain't broke.

[Jason Penn]

I've got a couple of the 1.5's and haven't noticed any problems with them.

[Hooligan]

That's sort of my point, in terms of the comparison. There are times that I would use the KVD over the XCS and vice versa. I have several of the XCS that I'm in love with, they catch fish. If you like a square bill that does some funky stuff after deflecting, you might like the KVD. They do skate side to side a lot more when you're moving them at a pretty good clip. The one issue, other than the paint funnies, that I've had with any KVD is the hooks. The hooks are just total crap. I could totally see them rusting on someone after just a day.

[WdyCrankbait]

I left out the hook problem I had with the lure. The front treble was bent! Two hooks on the treble hooks were practicaly touching.

I had one KVD tied on and using and another one in the BASS nylon bag they send you when you join BASS. I had RC 1.5s in the LC packing right next to the KVD wet and no rust on those hooks.

Not sure, someone mentioned ealier about KVD switching out the hooks and swivels, if I got another one I will do that. I like the action of the lures, they preform well. Who knows maybe I got a dud.