Crappie Nibbles makes a product with glitter that would resemble small minnow scales which I've seen in the minnow bucket from time to time. Small minnow scales that fall off the minnows and float around in the water and reflect the sunlight off them as they settle down in the water column.

Scent is a very important factor when it comes to getting the crappie or other fish to bite. If they smell it they may try to eat it.

I recently attended the Crappie University at the local college campus in my area. They promoted Shad Scales and other scents. One of the guest lectures talked for two hours about how important scent is when crappie fishing. They preached about washing their hands before going fishing and not touching the gas pump before a fishing trip without wearing some type of gasoline impervious gloves. I use to carry some special soap in my tackle box and would wash my hands with it while out fishing. Have you ever wondered why your wife or girlfriend catch more fish with you while you are both fishing out of the same boat as the same spot? Well when you stopped to gas up the boat or truck which one of you pumped the gas and which one sat in the truck or boat and didn't get any gasoline on their hands? Did you think that maybe one drop off gasoline on your hands may get transferred to your bait and stop the fish from hitting your bait and not her? Think about this the next time you stop to gas up the truck and boat. If you don't wear gloves then take some dish soap and a bar of ivory soap with you and wash your hands before touching the baits and fishing pole. You may catch more fish the next time out. I won't go crappie fishing without my crappie nibbles. Before that I was Dr. Juice which I still buy and use. I know that I catch more fish with I use scents on the baits and have clean hands. Did you know that most of the fish's brain is devoted to smell? Like Richard said you can't always make the fish bite. You may use your knowledge of the lake and fish patterns to find the fish schools of crappie but sometime it hard to get them to bite the hook. Different Scents can make the difference in a bad day vs. a good day.