Daiwa's Last Holdout, the Alphas, Has Been Assimilated

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Daiwa's Last Holdout, the Alphas, Has Been Assimilated

Post by Cal » Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:59 am

Daiwa's Last Holdout, the Alphas, Has Been Assimilated

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Introduction: If there's a reel manufacturer who's not shy about tinkering with their platforms, it's Daiwa. Most manufacturers keep their reels on a three to five year refresh schedule, and for the most part, Daiwa adheres to this philosophy, but they also occasionally sneak in a variant to the primary platform during in between years just to keep anglers on their toes. Case in point? There has been a new Alphas variant each year since at least 2018. 2020's Alphas Air TW was perhaps the most significant because it marked the manufacturer's departure from the platform's roots with a new non-handle sideplate design and assimilation of the reel into the t-wing family.

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