Abstract: A fishing jig having a cast metal head formed with a bulbous rear portion and an elongated forwardly extending nose portion whose laterally facing sides are formed with concave depressions. The shape of the head causes it to shed weeds as the jig is pulled forwardly in the water. In one embodiment, the depressions define laterally and upwardly facing surfaces which scoop through the water and tend to force the jig downwardly as the jig is retrieved. In a second embodiment, the surfaces defined by the depressions face laterally and downwardly and cause the jig to tend to rise during retrieval of the jig.