Starting hands question

[beekeeper]

I just started playing Omaha HiLo at a home game (pot limit). I suck at selecting my starting hands. Watching it on ESPN coverage, I hear Norman Chad talking about "cards that are straightening" as being an attractive starting hand, but reading Bob Ciaffione (?)'s book, it sounds as if small and middle straights are just money traps.

Would I be better off, just starting out, to look for suited Aces and high pairs? If you have 3-4 people to the show down, will a straight win the pot?