Monsters of the 2kg and 3kg class want to conserve their strength.

Rather than chasing darting baitfish, they choose large, slow-moving prey. The bigfin reef squid lives only about a year; saving its final strength for spawning, it has no energy to waste.

The energy of chasing small prey over and over, versus the energy of taking one large prey in a single strike.
For a monster that seeks efficiency, big egi become the most natural target of all.

Standard egi top out at size 3.5, and even size 4.0 is hard to find.

Within the school, the hungriest small squid grab first - so you can never single out the monster class.

Big egi of size 4.5 and up naturally filter out squid under 1kg, leaving you to face only the 2kg and 3kg monsters.

The size 7.0 (81g) egi - and the over-4kg monsters that crush its hooks truly exist.

During the near-shore spawning season, the monster class is extremely wary - and remarkably clever.

Aggressive jerking backfires.A slow bottom stay and small darting action is what works.

Only a large egi has the weight and balance to make such a delicate presentation possible.

Work the size 7.0 (81g) egi with finesse. A shape refined to the extreme, and a weight balance calculated down to the last detail. Big, yet it swims naturally - that is the true worth that lands monsters.

The EgiOita PlaPla series now marks 20 years since its release.

Built on the belief that you land big squid with big egi, its light, rhythmic action - unexpected for its size - has become an essential item for big-squid hunters.

November 2025 - the legendary big egi that once swept the market, the size 7.0 is finally back. Its 81g mass tames the wind, holds the tide lines, and takes on the monster class alone.