The deps Buzzjet is one of  the most modern and most advanced topwater lure designs in the world today. Released in 2003, the Buzzjet was at first available only in Japan. It was quickly voted one of the top lures in Japan.

Since late 2005, the Buzzjet became available in North America and worldwide. The rapidly increasing popularity of the Buzzjet worldwide proves that this radical new, noisy topwater lure is the "real deal."

The Buzzjet combines several different actions: 1) from the wide lip, 2) from the offset prop, 3) from the three chamber "variable weight system" inside it, and 4) simply from the large body displacing heaps of water. 

"The idea was not there from the start to combine all these different styles and actions into a single lure," says deps company founder, Kazumasa Okumura. "In the past I had made a deep crank that was fat in body style and also have made surface style wake baits. I wanted to create a bait that had a strong surface appeal and that was when the idea of combining a fat crank body with a prop style wake bait occurred to me. The toughest part of it was playing around where the weight transfer system should go and how much weight. The key was the left to right weight transfer system to give it that added roll which adds the flash and extra wake."

Best of all, no expertise or skill at "walking the dog" or popping the lure is required. The Buzzjet can simply be reeled steadily and all the bass-exciting action, frantic splash and flash is built right into the Buzzjet. The noisy Buzzjet can be fished all day without any of the arm fatigue that wears you down when "walking the dog" or popping other surface baits.

The Buzzjet can also be jerked or ripped across the surface in a stop-and-go manner like you'd use a propbait.

When the water's surface is rough or rippled, try keeping your rod tip down and reeling the Buzzjet fast enough to keep it just under the surface.

A Clear Look Inside the Buzzjet

The next few photos show inside a transparent Buzzjet. These photos may help an angler better understand how and why the Buzzjet works so swell.

The Buzzjet's large lip grabs the water, causing the Buzzjet to swim strongly on the surface.

The front weight chamber is sideways so the weight rolls from left to right and increases the side-to-side action of the Buzzjet. The left to right weight transfer system causes more turbulence and creates a stronger wake across the surface.

Overall, three weight chambers are inside. The three chambers work against each other. The result is constant imbalance and counterbalance as the weights roll and move in opposing directions. This results in a haphazard and  irregular action.

The square weight chamber behind the belly hook hanger has two steel balls that move constantly across bumpy "rumble ridges" on the floor of the rattle chamber. The ribbed floor creates a constant drumming sound as the two weights rumble across the ridges.

The prop is pinned on an off-center angle. The result is an irregular prop movement, random noise and sporadic flash that comes and goes instead of a monotonous mechanical spin.

deps Buzzjet 96 ~ Wakebait ~ Chartreuse White

The Buzzjet 96 is Japan's number one wake bait. This is a big bait. It is not overly long - 4 inches (96 mm) - but very thick across, deep-bodied and weighs one ounce (30 gr). It is a big bait for big bass. The Buszzjet waddles and wakes desperately on the surface, like a wounded, flopping and gasping baitfish that can't recover and can't swim back under the surface to get away. The Buzzjet mimics a big baitfish pinned helplessly on the surface. It's such an easy meal for big bass.

The Buzzjet is quickly becoming popular across North America and worldwide.
 

The Buzzjet's large lip grabs the water, causing the Buzzjet to swim strongly on the surface. The fat body pushes a lot of water as it rolls.

The prop is pinned on an off-center angle. The result is an irregular prop movement, random noise and flash that comes and goes instead of a monotonous mechanical spin.

New in box.

deps Buzzjet 96 ~ Wakebait ~ Blue Chartreuse

The Buzzjet's large lip grabs the water, causing the Buzzjet to swim strongly on the surface. The fat body pushes a lot of water as it rolls.

The prop is pinned on an off-center angle. The result is an irregular prop movement, random noise and flash that comes and goes instead of a monotonous mechanical spin.

New in box.

deps Buzzjet 96 ~ Wakebait ~ Black

The Buzzjet's large lip grabs the water, causing the Buzzjet to swim strongly on the surface. The fat body pushes a lot of water as it rolls.

New in box.

Saltwater Jig Heads for Soft Plastic Baits ~ and Freshwater Swimbaits Too

Saltwater Arrow Jigs. Top Down: 1-1/2 oz (7/0); 1 oz (5/0); 3/8 oz (3/0). 34184D Long hook.

Saltwater Bullet Jigs. Top Down: 1-1/2 oz (6/0); 1 oz (5/0); 3/4 oz (4/0); 1/4 oz (2/0). 91715D X-Long hook.

Saltwater Shad Jigs. Top Down: 1-1/2 oz (8/0); 1 oz (7/0); 3/4 oz (5/0); 1/2 oz (5/0). 91715D X-long hook.

Saltwater Ball Jigs. Top Down: 1-1/2 oz (5/); 1 oz (5/0); 1/2 oz (3/0); 3/8 oz (3/0). 91715D X-long hook.

Mustad 91715D Hook. O'Shaughnessy. Forged. Extra Long Shank. Heavy Duty. Duratin. One of the best saltwater jig hook ever made. The other is Mustad's 34184D. Really the only difference is the 34184 is a long shank whereas the 91715 is extra long. Both are exceptional saltwater jig hooks. In recent years, more and more round bend jig hooks like used for freshwater largemouth bass are being used in saltwater. Largemouth tend to hold onto jigs a long time, and round bends are good for that. However, saltwater fish tend to be strikers, and the heavy duty, extra long shank O'Shaughnessy bend is absolutely best for saltwater strikers.

Mustad 34184D Hook. O'Shaughnessy. Forged. Long Shank. Heavy Duty. Duratin. One of the best saltwater jig hook ever made. In recent years, more and more round bend jig hooks like used for freshwater largemouth bass are being used in saltwater. Largemouth tend to hold onto jigs a long time, and round bends are good for that. However, saltwater fish tend to be strikers, and the heavy duty, long shank O'Shaughnessy bend is absolutely best for saltwater strikers.

With these jig heads, it may help to carefully use a small drop of super glue or Zap A Gap on the jig collar before pushing the soft plastic tail into place. This will prevent the tail from falling down (fish don't like that) and helps prolong the overall life of the tail.

Great for Freshwater Swimbaits Too

Although these jig hooks have a saltwater corrosion-resistant finish, they are ideal for freshwater fishign with shad swimbait bodies as shown,

Saltwater Ball Jigs

This saltwater ball jig is the perfect complement for most any soft plastic tail you may care to dress it with, including shads. If there was only one saltwater jig head shape you had to limit yourself to, or one jig shape that does swell in general in any saltwater situation, this center-balanced ball head is it. Do give it a try.

The eye placement is what's called "center-balanced" and that allows the jig head to develop a more lively and responsive action than if the eye was positioned in a "forward balance" point.

2 Saltwater Ball Jigs ~ 1-1/2 oz ~ White Red

2 Saltwater Ball Jigs ~ 1 oz ~ Silver

3 Saltwater Ball Jigs ~ 3/8 oz ~ Pink

Saltwater Shad Jigs

As the name implies, this is one of the most popular jig head shapes for soft plastic shad-shaped bodies. It has a larger, longer size hook that goes best with the bulkier, longer sizes of shad bodies.

2 Saltwater Shad Jigs ~ 1-1/2 oz ~ Pearl White

2 Saltwater Shad Jigs ~ 1 oz ~ White Orange

Saltwater Bullet Jigs

It's the overall most-used jig head shape for saltwater soft plastics across the USA.

2 Saltwater Bullet Jigs ~ 1-1/2 oz ~ White

2 Saltwater Bullet Jigs ~ 1 oz ~ White

Saltwater Arrow Jigs

A great head shape for slicing through heavy tides and currents.

2 Saltwater Arrow Jigs ~ 1-1/2 oz ~ White

2 Saltwater Arrow Jigs ~ 1 oz ~ Chartreuse