With an aluminum frame, carbon side plates, and strong lightweight components, the Soleus weighs in at just 6.75 ounces
Although this article is focused on fishing freshwater, you may want to consider a Reef Safe sunscreen to reduce the chance harmful chemicals will end up in water systems and impact fish and other wildlife
I can easily remove the side plates on the Penn Slammer and Authority reels I fish with - not so easy on any Shimano I have come across (doable though) - but apart from the odd lets have a look at whats going on inside and quickly close it back up in case something important springs/jumps out!, to be perfectly honest I leave these parts on a spinning reel alone and simply do what I do before I fish with a new reel and again if/when it might sound a little raspy (check this blog post out for these details)
The question is whether their additional engineering creates enough practical value to justify paying eight to twenty-two times more
If there is a big gap to the edge of the spool when I am finished I will use a spare reel to remove the line and re-do the mono backing until I get it right
The only schematics I could find online were of the blur I attached to this thread