>A lot of my Hudd fish have come after a short bite. I either
>rip the bait hard like its trying to flee or I kill it and let
>it fall like its stung. Most of them hit it when I killed the
>bait and let it fall. the second I turned the handle again
>they jumped on it. Other than that its slow and steady.

I have also caught quite a few on soft baits by killing it after getting bit, but they have all been spotted bass. I think the spots like to stun the big baits before the eat them.

Most of the time though I like a slow steady stupid hatchery trout retrieve.