When you are a surf fisherman or a Jetty Jock .unless the vehicle is nearby its kind of redundant to have three rods with you,so for all intent purposes you will want a reel that you can change spools,or carry xtra reels .When i use a boat i bring all three reels ,each with different lines and just swap them out on my rod.i don't use guide rods i prefer my own gear.On the jetty i bring only the Intermediate setup on a reel and the sinking line setup,really in the surf and jetty thats all you need.
If i could conclude.if i wasn't injured i would get a reel that can haave two other spools.A Lamson Liespeed would be my number one choice the are Super light, they have a very fasy pickup ratio for a large arbor and the drag is as good as my Tibor/Billy Pate reels. The new Hard alox finish is bombproof also Salmon river proof.
If i were looking into a Saltwater Anti Reverse, Tibor Billy Pate reels are the standard.,
Brandon if i also may add a side issue, Where it applies to rods, if you ever decide to go, or currently do go Steelhead/Salmon fishing on the Ny Tribs as well as the Salt depends when you fish the ny tribs,If it were me and its not but if it were my choice when kings are around is a 9 weight and sometimes i wish i had a 10 weight.
I currently have GLoomis GL4 9' 9wt 2 pc,thats what i use for Saltwater and for the Salmon River/Niagara.its a great rod for Ny Tribs ,and i am usually fishing up there when the kings are heavy,the rod itself is a lil slow for saltwater but after i get my timing down it throws some line.
If you can look into a GLoomis GL3 10 weight 9' ,that way you will be good both in the salt and the Tribs.If you fish the tribs later a 7 or 8 weights ideal , believe me Steelhead are tough,but the kings are real bullies,and to get the fish in, and back in your spot you need a good heavy rod of a medium fast action.If i could right now purchase a rod just for fishing the salt it would be hands down a Gloomis GLX 9' 9wt or a 10wt. If i were just getting my first Salt/Salmon river{early season} setup it would be a Gloomis GL3 9' 10 weight.
Also I use three different lines in ths Saltwater,of the sinking lines i use #1 Teeny 350 Saltwater folowed by a Airflo Depthfinder 400,for a Intermediate [ slime line] by Monic,Floater...I think its just an old double taper {this line i have never used}.
For all tippet ..Seaguar is " The" standard by which all others are measured by where it pertains to flourocarbon in Saltwater,also some folks like Maxima too.hope this helps any questions Pm me .