This Antique Squid Fishing Lure Has An Incredible Story
- By: Joseph Simonds
- on July 2, 2020
A lot of you guys have asked me what that old wooden lure is in the background of my videos…
I’m glad you asked — it’s got an incredible story.
Obviously it doesn’t look like a normal fishing lure (besides the fact that it’s wooden and handmade) — it’s got two rows of several barbless hooks going around the tail.
That’s because it’s an egi, or a squid jig.
My grandpa got it back in WWII from a land far, far away…
See the full story in the video below!
The Ancient Japanese Wooden Egi [VIDEO]
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This egi was handcrafted in Japan and, as my grandfather told us when we were kids, he had to shoot down a bunch of planes just to get his hands on this rare lure.
Of course, that part wasn’t true, but he was a colonel in the Marines and served as a fighter pilot in WWII and the Korean War.
He brought back several fishing lures, including this egi here, and Luke and I are blessed to have several of them.
Eging (jigging with egis), is still a popular way to catch squid today and modern-day egis still look really similar to this one!
Below is a picture of a current egi, as well as a video about eging.
The Basics Of Eging [VIDEO]
Isn’t that awesome?
Have you ever been eging before?
Let me know in the comments below!
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Thanks for sharing Joe! Great story
Cool story! That is incredible