Man, I have heard about as many diffrent crappie attracters as crappie jigs. I have heard, and tried most of these. Dogfood both dry and canned, Fish Meal, Rice, Cottenseed meal, Alfalfa Hay (havn't tried only because I couldn't get any), and others I can't remember. The best thing I have found is to sink willow branches for brush piles. It seems habitat is the best attractant. There was a thread about a year ago on this subject and if you search you can most likely find it. There are also may threads on building habitat, with pics that are really good. Hope this helps.