The Deps Sliding Jig is a larger casting jig. It is a very versatile jig that was primarily made to glide along a rocky irregular bottom like a crawfish does. It has a weed guard, and a larger hook than the Head Lock Jig. The Sliding Jig also comes through heavy cover very nice.
Japanese jigs add dimension
to the category
The jig is a lure category that has come a long way since an
inventive dude first decided to take his sinker off his line and squeeze it
directly to his hook! Anglers and lure makers have tinkered with head shape for
the last few decades. But don’t be fooled by the relative simplicity of the
jig. The pace of modification and improvement has accelerated dramatically in
recent years.
And leave it to the Japanese to adopt the finest components,
add features, and find new ways to improve jig performance!
By reshaping heads, altering hook style and size, adjusting
hook eye angle, and adding superior paint jobs and skirts, the jig has gone
from a generic piece of terminal tackle to a sophisticated, finely engineered
artificial lure.