Well, my bigger fish have been caught while fishing softbaits on the bottom. Biggest was on a slow retrieve as the bait's constantly bumping against stuff. My second biggest bass was caught as I ripped the bait off of a rock. Again, bottom crawling the bait, bait bumps the rock, I pop the rod; and the fish DRILLED it.

I've caught lots of fish on the Lunker Punker and it's a erratic bait. I've had them hit that bait at my feet.

Have caught a lot of Triple Trout fish rippin' it and burning it around grass. Can't say I've caught big fish doing that, but 5 and 6 pounders.

I fish swimbaits many different ways. I'll fish a Hudd ROF5 with a constant slow crank, but I'll speed it up for a few handle turns; two or three times in the cast. Like slow, slow, slow, slow, fast, fast, fast, pause, "THUNK". Works well sometimes. That change in speed triggers the bite. I do believe in the whole speed change and directional change thing at times. At times, I feel it does produce strikes when the standard straight retrieve does not.

But as most have said, S-L-O-W and steady probably is the standard.

Arden

FIVE POUNDERS ARE SMALL :)!