Sometimes it's a fine line of perception ... between telling you my picks as the best baits for certain situations and your perception of whether you feel I'm "selling" baits. So when I tell you the best baits for fishing clear moving water are made by Lucky Craft, does a red flag go up? After all, most of you know that I'm sponsored professionally by Lucky Craft Baits. Well, you can look at it two ways. When I recommend Lucky Craft Baits like the Slender Pointer 78 and the RC 100 crank bait designed by Rick Clunn, it's because I actually use them. Will other baits work? Definitely! But you if want to know what I use, them I'm going to tell you straight up ... Lucky Craft.  For fishing clear creaks, streams and tributaries, the Lucky Craft Slender Pointer in Aurora Black, American Shad or Chartreuse Shad and the RC Crank Baits, sizes 0.5 and 1.0 are my go-to baits every time. The action is incomparable, and the flash given off by these baits in clear water will motivate a fish to travel a long way for an easy meal. Usually, I'll spool up 6lb Vanish flouro, and fish the baits on a medium to light action rod. I get kidded a lot about using a bait caster when a spinning rig is called for ... but that's just me. So find a clear flowing creak or stream near you, tie on reaction baits, and see if the fishing action doesn't exceed your expectations.