Differerent locales need different retrieves, no doubt. Deep water spots I usually dead stick or barely move it most times. In current I feed line out. Other spots 4-8' water its a slow retrieve. My favorite spot in Gansett is all on a slow retrieve, many times they hit it just after you start the retrieve.
If nothing seems to work, try the high speed retrieve. I took one of my biggest surf fish ever on a lightning fast retrieve, so fast you'd think nothing could catch up to it.
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