Another Strike King Wonder Blunder!

[Hooligan]

Thought this was pretty amusing. I've been waiting for KVD 1.5, as well as Silent Cranks in bluegill since early in February. I found a couple in bluegill in my travels, but never the 1.5. Finally got it today. What do you see is funny in the picture? Not that it really matters, but it really is pretty funny. (I'd post the three 2.5 models I have but they're not at hand. All of them are painted the correct way.)

[FL_Sharpshooter]

Don't doubt the color, it's my go-to for cranks these days, I'm slaughtering them in the canals with that bluegill color .

[Hooligan]

Oh bluegill is far and away the best color for me. It's just funny that the 1.5 isn't finished all the way. Like I said, it doesn't matter at all, I'm sure, but it sure is amusing to see!

[intheweeds]

Wow, that is funny. I just bought the 2.5 and the 1.5 in bluegill and they both look like that. I didn't even know that it wasn't finished because all of them on the rack looked like that.After I read your post I went to BPS to look at them and sure enough, they for got the scales. I wonder if Strike King even knows. Oh well, I will still fish them. Who knows maybe they will work better.

[Hooligan]

Yeah, there are no stripes, the range is missing, the greens on the body is missing, and the blue is missing on the head.

[JaxBasser]

Mine that I just bought is the same way. Catches lots of fish though.

Oh and nice mouse lol. I have the MX-518, best gaming mouse ever!

[intheweeds]

I just went and looked at the BPS website again and the KVD 1.5 and 2.5 do have the stripes. I am pretty sure that the ones I bought are a mistake. I just asked Strike King about it on their Facebook page. We will see what they say.I like Strike King, they are a great company and if the cranks are defective I am sure they will make it right.

[Hooligan]

Looking at all of the pics on Bass Pro's website, I have came to the conclusion that the KVD Square Bills are supposed to be like that. If you compare the KVD Square Bills to the other SK cranks, they are different from the others.

I beg to differ. They're finished in the catalog, my 2.5's are painted exactly like the deep divers, and the 1.5s at bass pro are now "finished." I called over to ask one of the guys earlier today.

Like I said, I'm not upset in the least. I like the baits, and dig the company. The little goof is pretty darned funny though.

[Bluebasser86]

That looks more like a shad color than a bluegill from the picture. I'm sure it will work but if I was wanting a bluegill imitation I think I'd be a little irritated.

[Sam]

That bait may be a collectors item in a few years.

Save it for your retirement!!!!

[ww2farmer]

I hate to burst all you experts bubbles, but the KVD bluegill color IS NOT supposed to be the same as the pro-series/red eye shad bluegill color. If you have a KVD in the pro series bluegill I sure would like to see pictures of it.

[intheweeds]

I am not claiming to be an expert. I may be wrong here, but here is a picture of the bait from BPS. Number 22 is the bluegill color. This is the bait that I bought at Dick's and it looks nothing like the one on the BPS sight. Mine looks just like the picture that Hooligan posted. Unless I am wrong, the KVD Square billed silent running 1.5 crankbait in bluegill color that I bought appears to not look the same as the one on the BPS website. If I am wrong then I stand corrected.

http://www.basspro.com/Strike-King-KVD-Square-Bill-Silent-Crankbaits/product/10209675/-1735446?cmCat=CROSSSELL_THUMBNAIL

[intheweeds]

I can't seem to find any SK cranks on line that look like the one I have. However I did find this at TW.

Notice what it says about the colors. I still think that is a pretty drastic variance in the color scheme.

http://www.***.com/Strike_King_KVD_HC_Square_Bill_Silent_Crankbait/descpage-SKKVDHC.html#multiview

[ww2farmer]

Are you kidding me? The bluegill color at TW is the SAME as the one at BPS. I bought my bluegill KVD's at Dicks, guess what.............they are the same as shown at TW and BPS. I don't know what you guys are thinking you see, but I don't get it.

[intheweeds]

[BIG M]

This is a tough thread to follow. Post a profile pic of the bait to show what part of the color pattern is missing.

[Hooligan]

I will. Farmer, they are indeed supposed to be the same color. The reason the color was introduced was because of the KVD1.5 and the Silent Stalker. They're the exact same in the SK catalog.

[ww2farmer]

I will not comment any more untill I see pictures of KVD Bluegill 1.5's and 2.5's painted the same color FROM SK as the Pro Series,Silent Stalker, and Red Eye shad bluegill pattern. I know they are different, and AFAIK thats the way they are ment to be, the KVD's have the black kill dot and the others do not.

[Hooligan]

I will not comment any more untill I see pictures of KVD Bluegill 1.5's and 2.5's painted the same color FROM SK as the Pro Series,Silent Stalker, and Red Eye shad bluegill pattern. I know they are different, and AFAIK thats the way they are ment to be, the KVD's have the black kill dot and the others do not.

That's fine. I'll get pictures tomorrow to show you what I mean in terms of the difference.

[Hooligan]

The gill dot is supposed to be the only difference. They're supposed to have the orange throat and robin's egg blue, as well as the greens on the body and striping. but like you said, I'll get pictures tomorrow...

[intheweeds]

Just to be fair, I see what ww2farmer is saying. I pulled out my 2.5 and the 1.5 today, the 2.5 has a much more detailed and darker scale pattern and my 1.5 has such a light pattern that I can barley make out the scale pattern. That is where my problem lies. These cranks are different from the other SK cranks (that I knew). So for that part I believe farmer to be right. Maybe all the 1.5 are lighter then the 2.5, I don't know. Sorry for any confusion from my end. I still seems to me that I have a 1.5 that does not look as nice as my 2.5. Sorry, I have no way to post up a picture right now. Anyway it does not matter because I will not argue with farmer on his point, he is right. Sorry Hooligan.

[Hooligan]

Just to be fair, I see what ww2farmer is saying. I pulled out my 2.5 and the 1.5 today, the 2.5 has a much more detailed and darker scale pattern and my 1.5 has such a light pattern that I can barley make out the scale pattern. That is where my problem lies. These cranks are different from the other SK cranks (that I knew). So for that part I believe farmer to be right. Maybe all the 1.5 are lighter then the 2.5, I don't know. Sorry for any confusion from my end. I still seems to me that I have a 1.5 that does not look as nice as my 2.5. Sorry, I have no way to post up a picture right now. Anyway it does not matter because I will not argue with farmer on his point, he is right. Sorry Hooligan.

On that part of it I understand what you, and he, is saying, which is why I need to get pictures. The 1.5 I have posted in the picture is not a finished bait. Even on the BPS paper catalog it is different than the bait shown in my first picture. Doesn't matter, really, everything I've been told from everyone I've talked to has said there were a bunch of 1.5s that went out without being finished. From the looks, this is one of them.

I'll also refer you to the 2011 Catalog from Strike King. They don't state a color difference in the cranks, as they do with other "special" colors or attributes. http://www.strikeking.com/documents/2011_SK_catalog.pdf

[CWB]

The 1.5 and 2.5 in bluegill are translucent, like a few other colors. This is not a mistake. The catalog shows the color bluegill as "coming soon" There is a picture of it in a redeye shad. It is translucent also. It looks different in a picture than it does when you see it up close. The 3 other baits in the original picture are not bluegill color. Great bait in a great color.

[Hooligan]

The 1.5 and 2.5 in bluegill are translucent, like a few other colors. This is not a mistake. The catalog shows the color bluegill as "coming soon" There is a picture of it in a redeye shad. It is translucent also. It looks different in a picture than it does when you see it up close. The 3 other baits in the original picture are not bluegill color. Great bait in a great color.

You're completely wrong about the colors of the baits. All are bluegill, I know this because I can read the package. The translucence has nothing to do with the fact that the 1.5 is missing the blue paint on the nose, the scale pattern, and the green tint on the body.

[SwimJigs]

I'm pretty sure the 1.5 and 2.5 bluegill color is purposely different than on other SK baits. There is a video on youtube of KVD fishing the 1.5 in bluegill and it looks exactly like the OP's picture. The bait is translucent and when held to the light will show its stripes and scales.