Love beach fishing for coho and SRC too, but a precision and expensive centerpin reel would not be my first pick for the salt. Especially those with bearings like the Islander Steelheader, which are not simple to thoroughly clean. Centerpins are not exactly like fly reels or single action mooching reels either; they need to spin within tight tolerences and zero friction to perform well. Their performance and value can be greatly affected by the least amount of foreign material or corrosion. Thought I better put that out there.