Hunthouse KVD 2.5 Squarebill Crankbait – 65mm 16.5g Floating Shallow-Cover Wobbler for Bass, Pike and Trout

Let’s be honest — most anglers “fish” a squarebill by chucking it into open water and hoping for a miracle. That’s like bringing a steak to a salad bar. The Hunthouse KVD 2.5 squarebill crankbait is built for one job: getting in amongst the nasty stuff (rock, stumps, laydowns, dock posts), making contact, and triggering that brain-off reaction bite.

This lure is a floating crankbait, so you can drive it down, feel it hit cover, then pause and let it float up and clear. That stop-and-rise moment is where a lot of the hits happen — the lure looks like it’s trying to escape, and predators hate that kind of cheek.

Why This Lure Works

The whole point of a squarebill is deflection. The bill acts like a bumper so the bait ricochets off cover instead of hanging up every second cast. Wired2Fish have a solid explanation of why squarebills shine around cover, and it boils down to the lure crashing, careening and changing direction without you doing anything fancy (read it here).

With the Hunthouse KVD 2.5 squarebill crankbait, you’re leaning into that squarebill “ping-pong” behaviour. You want it ticking rock, bumping timber, and hunting sideways. Major League Fishing describe the key as maintaining contact and deflecting off cover to trigger the bite (this is the gist).

And because it’s a floating bait, it can back itself out of trouble when you pause. Bassmaster have talked for years about how deflection and pauses create reaction strikes — you’re not “convincing” a fish, you’re jump-scaring it into eating (worth a quick read).

Want to browse similar hardbaits on your own site while you’re at it? Have a scroll through the Crankbaits category or just get lost in the tackle rabbit hole via the Shop.

How To Fish It

Here’s the simple plan with the Hunthouse KVD 2.5 squarebill crankbait: make it hit something. If it isn’t contacting cover now and then, you’re basically doing cardio.

• Crash-and-pause: Cast tight to cover, crank it down, and when you feel it bang rock or wood, pause for a beat and let the lure float up.
• Rod pop recovery: If it wedges, don’t yank like you’re starting a lawnmower. Give the rod a little pop and slack — floating squarebills often back out.
• Angle matters: Don’t just cast straight at the bank. Try casting along riprap lines and shallow rock edges so it stays in the danger zone longer.

If you want a visual breakdown, YouTube is basically free fishing school. This squarebill how-to is a decent starting point (watch here), and you’ll notice the same theme: cover, contact, deflection, pause.

Also, don’t be scared of speed changes. Burn it for a few cranks, then kill it. Straight retrieve gets bites, but the “change-up” gets the better bites.

When To Use It

The Hunthouse KVD 2.5 squarebill crankbait is a shallow-cover bully. Think:

• Spring: Prespawn and postspawn fish living around shallow staging cover — rock banks, laydowns, dock corners.
• Summer: Early and late, run it along shade lines and shallow grass edges. If the wind’s pushing bait into a corner, you’re in business.
• Autumn: Classic squarebill season — fish are feeding up and squarebills mimic baitfish well while still banging through cover.
• After rain / dirty water: Squarebills are made for murk. Bassresource have a useful beginner-friendly guide on crankbait choice and why crankbaits work so well as search tools (see here).

If you want to compare “round vs square” and when each shines, your own site has a handy reference page: Round Bill Crankbait.

Does It Actually Catch Fish?

Yes — if you fish it like a squarebill and not like a bath toy. The whole KVD 2.5 squarebill style is popular for a reason: it’s easy to fish, it covers water fast, and it triggers bites around cover when other lures just get followed.

Also, the weight (16.5g) helps with casting — so if you’re bank fishing and you need a lure that’ll actually reach the good stuff, the Hunthouse KVD 2.5 squarebill crankbait isn’t messing about.

If you want a “bigger profile” alternative on your site for when they’re eating larger bait, check out this one too: Crank Fishing Bait 10cm 14g. Different size, same smash-the-cover attitude.

Gear Pairing

For the Hunthouse KVD 2.5 squarebill crankbait, you want gear that lets the bait work and keeps trebles pinned:

• Rod: 6’6”–7’2” medium with a moderate or moderate-fast action (a bit of give helps).
• Reel: 6.3:1 is the sweet spot. Fast enough to speed-change, not so fast you overcook it all day.
• Line: 12–17lb fluoro if you want abrasion resistance around cover. Mono works too if you want extra float and forgiveness.

Little tip: if you keep snagging, don’t instantly blame the lure. Rod angle and cast angle fix most “snag problems” before you start swearing at your tackle box like it’s personally betrayed you.

Specs

• Brand name: Hunt house
• Model number: LW902
• Type: Crankbait
• Length: 65mm / 2.56in
• Weight: 16.5g / 0.58oz
• Action: Floating
• Hook: Origin
• Fish species: bass, trout, pike

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Final Verdict

If you want one lure to cover water fast and bully fish out of shallow cover, the Hunthouse KVD 2.5 squarebill crankbait is a proper shout. It’s floating, it’s castable, and it’s made for the “clang it off stuff until something tries to rip the rod away” approach.

Just promise me one thing: don’t fish it in open water like a lost tourist. Put it in the nastiest shallow cover you can find and let the deflection do the graft.

Send it into the rocks like you mean it — that’s where the bites live.