Is returning to the same spot in 15-20 minutes a thing in saltwater? I don’t know that I’ve ever even considered that no matter what salty fish I was targeting. It may be my limited experience, but either a missed strike changes nothing or it sends the fish off and they will not be in the same area in 15-20 minutes.
Huh. I bow to your experience.It is for me on some of the beaches I fish for SRC. Some of the of beaches I fish regularly hold fish consistently in very specific spots. If I miss a fish, I’ll often fish down the beach but return to the same location and try again.
Coho…imagine that specific fish is probably long gone in most cases.
I've found this to be pretty much spot on, and on a really good beach, those holding spots and the pecking order of who is in them changes with tidal shifts. My ideal beach would give like 4-5 different key sites, you wade with the tide, work your way through them, 5-7 minutes a site, quicker prospect casts between sites, reach the last one, fish down, X and uptide with various retrieve rates and if no hits, exit the water, make your way back to the start, pick up some trash, toss it in the Yak, drink some coffee, watch the birds for a few minutes, and do it all over.It is for me on some of the beaches I fish for SRC. Some of the of beaches I fish regularly hold fish consistently in very specific spots. If I miss a fish, I’ll often fish down the beach but return to the same location and try again.
Coho…imagine that specific fish is probably long gone in most cases.
Huh. I bow to your experience.
I usually just keep flogging the water in my fan pattern and mosey down the beach, then loop back by later if I’m staying.
Your intel might be another vote for me taking up the habit of strategic Leland naps.