Before I made the trip down to TX a few weeks ago I ordered a bunch of 1.5 KVD's in shad colors and the hard to get black back chart. from Cabelas. Well the four 1.5 black back chartreuse finaly were delivered to my doorstep today!

I opened the first package and instantly saw the quality of these wasn't as good as the previous 1.5's I purchased. 1. There is a very noticable parting line in the body. 2. The lip isn't very clear, is thicker, and has a big parting line. 3. The body shape is very close but thinner and thicker in some areas of the nose and tail. 4. The paint scheme now has a red gill cover??? My 2.5's don't have that.

Are these fakes or did Strike King go cheap trying to fill all the backorders? I think I'm going to send them back to Cabelas.

if its not what you ordered and dosent meet the quiality you would expect i would definately consider taking them back ...i had though about ordering some but when i found out that the wait was going to be several months i decided against it for this same reason

I would guess to handle the demand they brought on a new vendor or source and they don't have the molds right or went into production without going through a sample QA check.

Durnit and I saw today where Bass Pro finally had the chartreuse and black back in stock.

Call or email Strike King and express your concerns. Contact info can be found at www.strikeking.com or call 901 853 1455. I'm sure they'll fix you up!

just got an order of 5 kvd 2.5's from tacklewarehouse...quality looks same as the other kvds ive had. havent messed with the chartreuse/black back though.

I thought they probably started another vendor to meet demand. You'd think they could at least get the paint right. These were made in Costa Rica. I didn't save the packaging from any of my others so I'm not sure where they were made.

I was at the BPS on Ray Hubbard a couple of days ago and almost got some 1.5 black/chart. but I noticed the same things you found. They looked very cheap so I only got the 2.5's, idk what happened but they are definetely not the way they are suppose to be

I noticed the same thing on the chartreuse black back 1.5's I picked up from Academy last week. They have a red gill plate on them. The one KVD used did not have the gill plate on it.

Call Strikeking. My Dad sent some squarebill baits back to a different company because they were leaking from up around where the bill went into the body and wouldn't float anymore.

They sent him replacements.

strike king has always had issues with quality control but I was hoping it would not filter down to these new cranks. To bad

I have been using the 1.5s since b4 they came out in public and all my chart black backs do not have gill plate and resemble every other 1.5 and 2.5. Someone did something to increase production fast appaemrently.

Those look exactly like the cabellas brand.

I'm not really a crankbait fisherman but funny thing is I bought a 1.5 chartreuse/black. I think it has rattles. I bought another color pattern also . One has rattles , one doesn't. Anyway first thing I did was paint a red gill plate and then gave it a UV coating. KVDs might not have a gill plate but mine does.

I just bought some of the tournament grade rattling 1.5's in chart/black back and noticed the same thing. I know the lure isn't supposed to run straight but this thing runs sideways for the last 5 feet to the boat. Is it just that color?
Ive broken a couple on the lip where it is put together and I've noticed the paint even on the originals doesn't stay on well. The hooks put noticeable scratches on them with even moderate use. They're my favorite square bill I hope they get it fixed.

UH-O.....last time I started a thread like this I was accused of having OCD!