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Retrieve Pace

Count handle turns over the same ten-second window and make faster or slower repeatable.

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Retrieve Pace

Count handle turns for ten seconds. That gives you a cadence you can repeat later without pretending it is the lure’s exact speed through the water.

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No script? Count handle turns for ten seconds and multiply by six for turns per minute. If you know inches-per-turn, turns × IPT estimates line pickup — not lure speed.