noun
egi fishing; squid jigging
A fishing technique where a weighted lure (餌木, egi) is cast and jerked to attract squid. The term is a wasei-eigo blend of 餌木 (egi) and the English suffix -ing.
週末にエギングに行って、アオリイカを釣った。
I went egi fishing over the weekend and caught a bigfin reef squid.
エギングは初心者でも始めやすい釣り方だ。
Egi fishing is a technique that even beginners can easily start.
Wasei-eigo blend of 餌木 (egi, 'squid lure') and the English suffix -ing, forming a noun for the fishing technique.