Comments: This crankbait catches Coldwater smallmouth better then any other crank I've ever tied on. Straight fish catcher

From: Sean: Michigan 10/23/19

Comments: I'm sure it would probably work if only you could throw it. This thing is impossible in even a little bit of wnd. Even with a composite crankbait rod, and 10 lb fluoro I don't feel like I get it far enough from the boat to get the bait down to any depth or see any results. 

From: Zack: WV 3/20/19

Comments: Update on my review. I now have caught 2 over 6 lbs and another 7lbs 14 oz on this lure. It is the most incredible crankbait I have ever used. Retrieve it slow, fast, twitch it, stop and go, they all produce. When you stop and twitch this lure it deflects like crazy and triggers bites you wouldn't believe. I throw it on a 7'6" Cranking rod with an 8:1 Daiwa Tatula. Twenty pound braid with a twenty foot ten pound fluoro leader.

From: Unknown - 11/4/17

Comments: I threw this today along some peppergrass in 8'-10'. I caught 32 bass up to 4 lbs in 3 hours. Wow am I impressed.

From: PJ3P: FL 8/26/17

Comments: The most overlooked and best kept secret in the strike King cranking line of baits.  Tremendous fish catcher!  And it catches big fish too.  4 and 5 pound fish take this little bait with regularity.  Awesome bait!

From: Brownfish: Kentucky 3/16/17

Comments: This bait is awesome, it has almost the same action as the KVD 1.5 or 2.5 squarebills, but runs at the same depth as the big 8.0! I've had tremendous success on Lewis Smith Lake in Jasper, AL fishing for spotted bass with the Strike King 1.5 Flatside!

From: Christian: Lake City, FL 2/13/17

Comments: Threw this bait a few days for fall bass & came to enjoy it. Caught a lot of nice fish. It has a nice tight action, gets down to about 8 feet on 12lb floro. Only downsides is that its a bit light so you can't cast too far & the hooks, as with most strike king cranks, are not the best. Can't go wrong for 5.50 though.

From: Matt: Kalamazoo, MI 10/6/15

Comments: Love this crank under high pressure situations and also like to have one rigged up along side squarebills for that 5-8 foot range that I can't hit with a squarebill. Chartreuse perch is the deal!

From: Erik: Lake Wylie, SC 3/17/15

Comments: I got the clearwater minnow took it too a new lake and caught a 6lber. I have also has a few fish choke it better than any other crank I've had.

From: Eli: Chesapeake, VA 11/8/14

Comments: Bought two of these to try out and I was horribly disappointed. The first one I tied on was out of tune and that's normal for new cranks. Took me a few casts to get it to run true. After about five casts it was out of tune again. For about 15 minutes I tried getting it to stay in tune but it would always wander back off after a few casts or after being bumped in to a rock or stump. Same deal with the other one. Not sure if I just got a couple of lemons or what. It may just be this style that does it because I've never had any other problems like this with SK lures.

From: Brian: AL 5/6/14

Comments: The true workhorse of cranks. KVD proved that the fanciest paint jobs are not what catch fish. Tip: The eyes tend to come off. I take them off when new and use a dab of superglue to make sure they stay put. Hooks are decent but I always go with KVD Triple Grips with these. Great crank, great price!

From: Steve: NJ

Comments: Tried these out over the past week and caught a few fish (despite being in midst of late summer patterns). Decent thump/action (similar to a series 5) but less than Bagley and some of the Japanese flat square bills. Large bill for the size of bait. Very bouyant/rises fast, max depth was 6' using 10lb FC, larger front hook upgrade helped some. Packaging states 3/8 oz, but seemed a bit difficult to throw in the wind (body shape/wt placement?).

From: G Man: Tarheel Country