Strike King Topwater Popper KVD Splash

The KVD Splash blends spitting, chugging, and walking into one topwater presentation, giving you more than a straight-ahead pop when fish are feeding near the surface. Its modified flat-sided body is designed for an erratic, thumping action, while a feather-enhanced rear treble adds a visual detail at the back of the lure. At 3/8 ounce and 2 3/4 inches long, it’s a compact popper for working around cover rather than a lure intended to search beneath the surface. The listing includes one lure, so this is a focused pick if you want to add a specific topwater style to your tackle rather than stock up on a multi-lure assortment.

Best use cases

The suggested approach is to cast near emergent vegetation, sunken timber, or rock bars, then use the lure’s mix of spitting and chugging to draw attention. Its walking action gives you another way to vary the retrieve when a steady pop isn’t getting a response. Picture a cast alongside a patch of shoreline vegetation: you can work the lure in place, changing the cadence instead of immediately pulling it out of the strike zone. That makes it useful when you want to target fish holding close to visible cover with a surface bait.

It’s presented for baitcasting tackle and fluorocarbon line. You’ll appreciate it if your fishing plan calls for a topwater popper that can combine several kinds of surface movement. If you’re choosing a rod based on its lure rating, match that rating to the stated 3/8-ounce weight, don’t make the call without that measurement. A subsurface bait is the more suitable approach when you want to fish below the surface rather than draw strikes from above.

Product specs

The KVD Splash measures 2 3/4 inches and weighs 3/8 ounce. It has a slender, modified flat-sided body, 3D eyes, realistic paint finishes, and size 4 treble hooks, including a feather-enhanced rear treble. The body size is described as similar to the KVD 1.5 Squarebill, though the Splash is designed for topwater use. Those details help set expectations: this is a compact surface lure with treble hooks, not a larger bait or a single-hook cover lure. One lure is included per pack.

Where it shines

The appeal is the range of movement built into a single popper. A simple retrieve can focus on spitting and chugging, a change in cadence can bring more walking action into play. That gives you room to respond to how fish react without switching immediately to a different style of surface bait. The feathered rear treble, 3D eyes, and realistic paint are additional design details, but the main buying reason is the combination of surface actions and the option to work around cover.

There are limits to keep in mind. The listing doesn’t specify a particular color, retrieve cadence, or fishing conditions where it will be most effective, and a topwater lure is not the right tool when fish are feeding deeper. It also has treble hooks, so factor that design into how you handle and fish it around vegetation or timber.

When it makes sense

The KVD Splash makes sense if you want a compact popper for casting around cover and value varied surface action in one lure. Its stated size and weight offer concrete points to compare with your tackle, while the baitcasting and fluorocarbon setup gives a starting point for using it. Better avoided if your priority is a lure for working below the surface, or if you need a different hook style for your fishing situation. The deciding question is whether you’ll regularly fish topwater near the listed cover types, if not, a lure built for the depth and presentation you use most often may earn more space in your box.