I am just working my way though SSH and playing the 0.02/0.04 limits on Stars.

The games are loose and generally passive.

What I am sometime finding is that when I raise a monster UTG, it scares most (SB/BB aside) into folding.

I know raising UTG with a great starting hand is the thing to do, but in the scenarios how much value I am really getting if 80% of oppenents fold. Would I be better limping and hope a few other limp behind? And even better limp and hope a LP opponent raises so I can then reraise? ie. get people to limp in and commit some cash and then hope someone in LP bumps it up so I can extract some more into the pot.

Advice much appreciated.

Regards,
Ian