How light can a spinning reel actually be and are ever more

I’m playing around with a sample 9’6’’ 7-35g lure rod here from a Japanese company that most of you will have heard of, and because lure fishing necessitates us holding the rod all the time I naturally strapped on what to me is a very lightweight spinning reel - my beloved little Shimano Twin Power

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