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The Strike King KVD Swim'n Caffeine Shad features the body style and profile of the original Caffeine Shad - now with a paddle tail for an incredible kicking action. Made with Strike King's Perfect Plastic formulation, the KVD Swim'n Caffeine Shad features some of the softest, saltiest plastic ever produced, and is also loaded with Strike King’s exclusive coffee scent (patent pending). Coffee adds to the appeal as it masks human scents and oils and causes bass to hold on longer to increase your hook-up chances. Available in a variety of Strike King’s proven colors, the Strike King KVD Swim'n Caffeine Shad is an excellent bait for a variety of bass fishing applications, including fishing through the grass with a belly weighted hook or on an umbrella rig.
Comments: I fish it like a super fluke or shallow jerk bait or top water, 4/0 EWG Superline or light wire, weightless. I caught a lot of shallow water SM bass in pressured areas of highland reservoirs and the snake river.. I'm new to bass fishing, about 10 months. Also caught a lot of bass around mat edges on the flashy swimmer. I just bought what I was taught, rigged like I was told, and worked like they said.
From: Unknown 4/15/21
Comments: Drop shot this. Adjust hook height based on bottom cover, ie grass, rocks. Slowly raise rod tip then drop it. Reel in slack. Repeat. Can be Jig Rigged for bedding bass also. You're welcome.
From: Spencer: NW, FL 8/18/18
Comments: I have been using the 4 inch version (which is the only one I recommend buying) and in ghost shad (which is also the only one you should buy) and I fish it on a 3/0 3/16 ounce ball head off set hook on a 7'4 spinning rod with a high speed reel and straight 10 lb power pro braid. This particular setup can catch bass year around, even when your boat buddy ain't catching jack. I typically use it skipping docks and deep bluffs with over hanging trees. I also fish it in the flint river around current breaks and around those big boulders.. them little shoal bass love them!
From: Hunter: Milton, FL 4/6/18
Comments: Tremendous trailer on a chatterbait or a Hack attack heavy cover swim jig. I also catch a lot of fish and big ones fishing the 4" Swim'n caffeine shad on an unweighted swim bait hook and fishing it like a jerkbait.
From: Adam - Eunice, LA
Comments: Great bait! The action is excellent and Inhave caught many bass with this bait. Holds up well, to where I can catch several fish on one bait. I generally use the 4" as a chatter bait trailer and the 5" rigged on a weighted swimbait hook.
From: Jim H.: Ida, MI 5/28/17
Comments: I'm not sure if anyone from Strike King keeps up with their consumer base and products by actually reading the comments and/or complaints customers post about the Strike King items listed, but I hope one of them glances through and reads this one!! I LOVE this item as a trailer for my swim jigs, chatterbaits, SOME underspin usages, and a few other uses, BUT....I have a SINGLE complaint!! Strike King.....Can you PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, put a BLACK & BLUE color Swim'n Caffeine Shad on the market???!! You would think with the few years it's been out, they'd have produced that 1 of the main 3 color shades universally known (Along with White/Pearl, and Green Pumpkin) to consistently catch fish, Anywhere, and in ANY type of water!! I can pretty much bet it would be a success, and a nice little boost to the bottom line revenue!!! So helps some folks out and put a BLACK & BLUE color on the market!!!!??!! It would be VERY much appreciated!!! Thank You.
From: Chris: Central MS., United States 5/24/17
Comments: I caught an 8lbs bass casting open water with the watermelon red flk, this bait gets the job done, has become my go to if nothing else is working.
From: Kyle: Gvill SC 12/8/16
Comments: Have used them for a couple of years in Saltwater Mission Bay. Pearl Blue, Baby Bass, etc. Landed Halibut with Blue pearl Saturday. Consistently induces strikes from Spotted Bay Bass. They are my "confidence bait".
From: Jesse: San Diego, CA 6/13/16
Comments: Caught a 5-pound smallmouth two weeks ago & then a 6-pound smallmouth this weekend. Ended up catching a 22-pound bag of smallmouth & this bait accounts for much of that. Just buy it. It catches fish other swimbaits won't.
From: Dan: Spokane, WI 11/2/15
Comments: I bought these in a green pumpkin chart. belly didn't use swimbaits at all now this is my confidence lure with a 3ot VMC twist lock swimbait hook with a built in sinker 1/8 ounce let it sink to the bottom and slowroll it looks like a dying bluegill and its amazing 10/10
From: Austin: Baxley, GA 9/15/15
Comments: This swimbait is awesome in the 4 inch size on a 3/0 hook with a 1/4 ounce black tungsten sinker, fish it over the top of submerged grass and hold on!
From: Nathan: Canada 12/22/14
Comments: Just awesome. Rigged either weedless and weightless with a 5/0 wide gap hook or on a swim jig. The only thing that I found is to cut the tip to make it flat for the swim jog. When rigged weedless and weightless, it falls naturally and slowly. I am not too sure if the caffine scent makes a difference but Strike King rocks!
From: Jeff: Canada 8/28/14
Comments: Great product! Might seem like a zoom copy but it's far from the traditional thrown in bent & indented zoom product. These are consistent along with better quaility plastic makes this the better choice. Thanks again strike king for another quaility product!
From: Mitch: Flowery Branch, GA 4/25/14
Comments: In my opinion, super fluke when i first saw it. the smokey shad looks almost exactly like the zoom version, but i dont discriminate. Strike king still makes some awesome baits From: Rhett: Swaimsboro,Ga
Comments: So what if they did copy someones baits? Strike King made it a ton better. they last longer, and have better action.
Comments: Great bait at a reasonable price. Caffeine shad was definite winner and so is this. P.S. Josh- get a clue From: Ken: IL
Comments: Haters can hate. Strike King makes the best baits on the planet. Folks from Pinson, AL can keep buying other brands... just leaves more for the rest of us. From: Alan: Adairsville, GA
Comments: I've been a die hard skinny dipper fanatic...not no more. Great product!! Great colors!!
Comments: Love these in any color cuz they flat-out catch fish and so many ways to fish them, a very versatile bait....Strike King products ROCK!!! From: JB: Tulsa, OK
Comments: Every color they have came straight off the reaction color chart but three of them and those are zooms fluke colors so say available in strike kings proven colors is a joke. Every soft plastic they make besides the rage line is a knock off and if you choose to support that cool but don't act like I'm wrong for saying something about it.
From: Josh: Pinson, AL
Comments: Josh, I guess reaction innovations also came up with that sexy shad color they have in their lineup. Strike King copied no one. This is just a caffeine shad with a paddle tail.
Comments: I guess all 89 other plastics componies copyed reaction inivations colors too ,Josh.
Comments: Look Strike King knocked off another bait. At least they came up with some new colors, no wait they copied those to. If you would like to see the future colors to be made just check Reaction Innovations color list. What a joke but I bet one of their pro staff designed this one.
Comments: Maybe a "swimmin' super skinny dipper fluke" ??? No interest !
Comments: Finally I can buy all of my plastics in one place. Thank you SK. This thing is a beauty. Swimming action is great and it is very durable. Colors are sick. Another great product from sk