New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by jvelth74 » Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:13 pm

In my opinion, both can damage lightweight spool, strong braid and jerking stuck bait, and tightly spooled big amount of wet Mono in cold weather (spool shrinks) and then brought to warm house...

But I think, it's un-common to damage spool by fishing line...

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by jvelth74 » Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:55 pm

cjbaguio wrote:
Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:59 am
Interesting way of looking at it! Definitely a possibility on why Daiwa says to not spool filaments. September/October just needs to hurry up so we can know for sure haha.
This seller of one cheap and light spool states:
"Note: PE line is recommended for thin-walled spool. The tension of nylon line & fluorocarbon line easily lead to cause the deformation of spool. So don't use nylon line & fluorocarbon line."
That doesn't mean much but it's just one recommendation for lightest and weakest spools.
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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by ss30378 » Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:04 pm

Plat has it now listed on their site at $364.

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by Jbc88 » Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:51 am

Thats about the same price as jpangler... just waiting for him to notify me :D

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by hoohoorjoo » Wed Sep 01, 2021 7:54 pm

This will likely be my next reel. \:D/
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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by jvelth74 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:05 am

I already bought aftermarket (28 mm) tuning spool. Just waiting for info will it fit also to this reel.

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by ss30378 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:29 am

Digitaka has finally listed the price for them now at $345 at the current exchange rate with free shipping. Looking forward to these becoming available soon.

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by jvelth74 » Mon Sep 27, 2021 3:19 pm

I thought that this should be 2021_09 debut? :?: It still can be. They still have something 50 hours left. :D

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by slimjim1135 » Fri Oct 01, 2021 6:41 am

Looks like the September 21 release meant Sept. 30, but I did get my shipping notification from Plat, and Digitaka has RH in stock on their site too. Excited to see how this one performs overall vs the 2020 Alphas Air TW.

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by Jbc88 » Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:38 am

Damn... im a lefty so i cant get one yet

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by chrisg_sdcf » Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:28 am

Jbc88 wrote:
Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:38 am
Damn... im a lefty so i cant get one yet
They had them on digitaka very early yesterday morning. I was about to buy one but changed my mind. Hopefully they'll get more soon.

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by Jbc88 » Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:38 am

chrisg_sdcf wrote:
Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:28 am
Jbc88 wrote:
Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:38 am
Damn... im a lefty so i cant get one yet
They had them on digitaka very early yesterday morning. I was about to buy one but changed my mind. Hopefully they'll get more soon.
Yeah they were sold out quick so i ask japanlureshop to reserve the only one they have left in their shop for me lol

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by trevor60 » Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:09 am

Thanks for the info... ordered.
The description indicates it is an all aluminum reel...In this series, aluminum alloy is used for the frame, gear side side plate, and dial side set plate. It is a full metal housing specification that achieves robustness and unrivaled strength. plus drag clicker that check all the boxes.
Looking to make it my dedicated jerkbait reel. I use braid for jerkbaiting, currently use the Morethan
FYI Digitaka has a few lefties back in stock

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by jvelth74 » Tue Oct 05, 2021 6:06 am

I have sent a question to Digitaka: "Will Alphas Air spool fit to it? And is there difference in movement of line guide between these reels?" I will not buy before I will have at least info of are spools interchangeable. But I understand that Digitaka will not have issue to sell all the reels they currently has... :)

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Re: New 2021 Daiwa 月下美人 “Alphas” Air TW PE Special

Post by SSS » Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:13 pm

Palming side plate made of aluminum? I don't believe that.

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