Guide Index
Start with the main squid jig guide and the retrieve or strike lessons, then move into colour, size, sinking rate, weather, season, monthly planning and night fishing decisions. After that, build the gear system, check the rules, and use the Melbourne location cluster to plan Port Phillip Bay and Western Port sessions properly.
Hub Structure
Core Guides
Start Here
Eging is Japanese-style squid fishing with an egi – a prawn-shaped squid jig you cast, let sink, then sweep and pause. Here's the Australian beginner setup.
Core Guide
Egi float rigs do catch squid - but they're not how you get good at it. Here's why active eging wins on control, bite detection and presentation.
Core Guide
The best squid jig for most Australian beginners is a size 3.0 egi; use 2.5 in shallow calm water and 3.5 when wind, current or depth make control harder.
Core Guide
Learn when to strike when squid fishing, how to feel the take, and why beginners miss calamari by striking too early or too softly
Core Guide
Southern calamari move in pairs and small packs. Learn how to turn one hooked squid into a feed by casting straight back in behind it
Core Guide
How to work a squid jig for Australian eging: casting, sink control, rod lifts, pauses, line watching and when to strike after a squid takes it.
Core Guide
Flashy Japanese eging jerks look the part, but do they catch more squid land-based in Port Phillip Bay and Western Port? Here's why simple jigging often wins.
Core Guide
To reduce squid jig snagging, remove only the down-facing crown spikes one by one with a hook-bender tube, while keeping the top and side hooks intact.
Core Guide
Use natural prawn, olive or silver squid jigs in clear water; orange, red foil, glow or strong contrast in dirty water; and glow with a dark silhouette at night.
Core Guide
Same mackerel-pattern egi, four different foils. What silver, gold, red and rainbow foil actually do underwater — and how to pick and rotate them by light and water colour, with a decision map and score chart.
Core Guide
Start with a size 3.0 squid jig for most Australian pier and bay fishing. Use 2.5 in shallow calm water, 3.5 in wind or depth, and 4.0 for stronger current or long casts.
Core Guide
Compare labelled RUI squid jig sink rates from 6-8 sec/m to 2.8-3.3 sec/m, then choose a pier, shallow-weed or deep-water egi.
Free Tools
Free Tool
Choose a natural, UV, glow or high-contrast squid jig colour from Australian water clarity, light, bottom type and squid behaviour.
Free Tool
Get a core RUI size (2.5 to 4.0) for your depth, wind, current and casting distance, then use the guide for selected 1.8 and 2.0 finesse models. Opens on eging.com.au.
Free Printable
Print or save a compact reference for jig colour, size, timing and Victorian squid fishing locations.
Condition Guides
Condition Guide
Find the best time to catch squid in Australia by matching dawn, dusk, tide movement, season and water clarity to your jig size, colour and sink rate.
Condition Guide
A practical Australian squid fishing season guide covering cooler months, warmer periods, water clarity, weed beds
Condition Guide
Winter doesn't switch the squid off — it changes the water, light and wind. How to read cold-season conditions and adjust your Victorian eging.
Condition Guide
A practical month-by-month squid fishing calendar for Australia, covering seasonal patterns, water clarity, wind, bait movement and jig choices.
Condition Guide
The best squid fishing weather combines clean water, manageable wind, safe swell and stable conditions. Adjust jig size and sink rate when wind or current reduces control.
Condition Guide
Learn how to read water clarity, weed edges, sand patches, broken ground, current, pier lights and wind direction for better squid fishing decisions.
Condition Guide
Squid fishing after rain in Australia: why light drizzle is prime time, when freshwater runoff actually matters, and the best jig colours for dirty water.
Condition Guide
A practical night squid fishing guide for Australian eging: pier lights, glow jigs, line control, retrieve speed and detecting takes after dark.
Condition Guide
A beginner-friendly guide to land based squid fishing in Australia, covering pier, rock and shore-based eging setups, squid jig sizes, colours, rods, line
Condition Guide
Squid & calamari bag limits by Australian state, 2026. Victoria: 10 combined, no minimum size. Plus NSW, SA, WA, QLD, TAS, NT + official government links.
Gear Guides
Gear Guide
A practical Australian squid setup starts with a light eging rod, 2500 reel, PE 0.6-0.8 braid, 8-12 lb fluorocarbon leader, a small egi clip and size 3.0 jig.
Gear Guide
A practical value guide for Australian squid anglers comparing made-in-Japan egi, Japanese-brand jigs and properly specified factory-made egi.
Gear Guide
Learn how to choose an eging rod for Australian squid fishing, including rod length, casting control, jig weight range
Gear Guide
Learn what line to use for squid fishing in Australia, including PE braid, leader choice, casting control, sink rate and practical eging setup tips.
Gear Guide
Learn how to choose a squid fishing leader for eging, including fluorocarbon leader, leader length, abrasion resistance
Gear Guide
A practical eging tools checklist for Australian squid fishing, covering gaffs, jig storage, snaps, headlamps, towels
Gear Guide
Learn how to choose squid gaff length for Australian piers and rocks, when to use a gaff instead of a net, and how to land calamari cleanly.
After Catch Guides
After Catch
How to measure a southern calamari the right way — mantle (hood) length, not the tentacle tips — plus realistic size benchmarks.
After Catch
How to keep, clean and cook fresh Australian squid — with easy calamari recipes: garlic butter, salt-and-pepper, ginger spring onion, stir-fry and more.
Interstate Guides
Interstate
Where and how to catch squid around Sydney: Sydney Harbour, Botany Bay seagrass, ocean rock spots and Pittwater, with jig size, colour and timing tips.
Interstate
Where and how to catch squid around Perth: Cockburn Sound seagrass, Woodman Point, Rockingham jetties and the lower Swan, with jig, wind and timing tips.
Interstate
Where and how to catch squid around Brisbane: Moreton Bay tiger squid over seagrass, Redcliffe, Wynnum, Wellington Point and Cleveland, with jig and tide tips.
Interstate
Where and how to catch squid on the Gold Coast: Broadwater seagrass, the Seaway, Wave Break Island and creek mouths, with jig, tide and colour tips.
Location Cluster
Location Hub
Compare land-based squid fishing spots across Melbourne and surrounding bays, with wind, timing, access and squid jig guidance for each location.
Subcategory
This branch now breaks one level deeper into Metro Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula and Bellarine so local readers can find their own water faster.
Metro Port Phillip
Mornington Peninsula
Subcategory
This branch now breaks one level deeper into Western Port proper and Phillip Island so the radar points feel less flat and easier to scan.
