With this weather and season, if you run into a Bigeye school you'll definitely appreciate a 2-speed. After a trip on the "Prowler" in '91 in which I caught two bigeyes back-to-back w/a 4/0 N [they kicked my butt {It was the last bite & I was finished!} and I was MUCH younger then!] the first thing I bought when I got back home was an original Shimano "Beastmaster" 12/30 (now TLD 30II 2-speed).
That reel has traveled with me on every 1.5+ late season or 5-10 day trip since!
Just bought a TLD 20II 2-speed as my Truline D8 40# Mono yo-yo jig & live bait outfit!
Here fishy, fishy, fishy
FFY