Egi is a Japanese word used to describe a style of lure designed specially to catch squid of various species. They come in a big variety of sizes, colors, and even materials.
What Is Eging?
Eging is a fishing technique using Egi ( squid jigs ) to target squid, especially during night fishing.
Anglers cast out their Egi and allow the squid jig to sink to the bottom or the desired depth on a slack line and then do a couple of quick jerks upwards, followed by winding up the slack line as you drop the rod tip, Slack line allows the squid jig to fall naturally. The process is repeated until the line tightens when a squid is hooked.
Recommended Gear
Yamashita Naory RH Squid Jig
The Yamashita Naory RH Squid Jig is a small squid jig for finesse eging, especially when squid are feeding on smaller prey or sitting in clearer, calmer water.
Shimano Sephia TT Eging S86M Rod
The Shimano Sephia TT Eging S86M is an 8'6" high-performance squid fishing rod built with Spiral X blanks and a CI4+ reel seat, delivering effortless, automatic-feeling jerks with every wrist movement.
Owner Run Gun Eging Squid Jig Lure Case
The Owner Run Gun Eging Lure Case keeps your squid jigs organized and protected in a compact 190 x 130 x 50 mm hard case, available in blue — an essential tackle box for any serious eging angler.
Eging can be beginner-friendly and requires minimal gear.
It can also be very sophisticated, and many anglers dedicate themselves to only Eging fishing. There are many natural factors that are constantly changing, such as light, depth, currents, etc. Then there are angler factors such as size, color, type of egi, leader, and line thickness, etc.
