Can MSG be used for fishing

There are five flavors in the world, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, but MSG is not among these five flavors. MSG is a commonly used cooking condiment. Some fishermen like to add MSG to fishing bait, thinking that it can improve the taste of the bait and make the bait more delicious, thereby attracting more fish to bite the hook. So, can MSG be used for fishing? Is it effective to add MSG to fishing bait? Next, let’s analyze the effect of MSG fishing.

1. The main ingredient of MSG

The main ingredient of MSG is sodium glutamate, which is easily soluble in water. The aqueous solution can increase the umami taste of food and can also alleviate the acidity in food. Bitter taste is the most commonly used food condiment.

2. Is it effective to add MSG to fishing bait?

Some fishing friends often add MSG to fishing bait, and some fishermen use MSG to soak nest materials. However, most of them have negative reactions. On average, I feel that the bait added with MSG has no obvious fishing effect, and there is no improvement in the fish mouth. Fish are not sensitive to MSG, and there is no feeding-promoting effect after adding it. If you add too much, it will easily lead to death.

3. Why do fishermen think of using MSG for fishing?

Most fish like to eat fishy and umami-flavored food, and the function of MSG is to make food fresher, so Some fishing friends think that using MSG to increase the umami flavor of bait can make fish prefer to eat their own bait. In fact, this is a wrong perception. In fact, the fishy umami taste that fish likes is completely different from the umami taste of MSG. What fish like is the umami taste of shellfish, and the main ingredient is more complex, not sodium glutamate.

4. What should be used to flavor the bait for fishing?

If fishing friends want to flavor the bait so that fish will like to eat it more, they must use fish. Special flavored medicines and feed-stimulating agents, such as Jinding Yaowang for carp fishing, Chuanyun crucian carp for crucian carp fishing, Duoqinghuan for herring fishing, Zhu Xiancao for grass carp fishing, etc.