I recently saw on digitaka there's a new Alphas BF.  Looks like they took the Alphas and shoe horned the SS Air side plate on it to use the SS Air spool. Has anyone picked one up yet?  I almost picked one up but decided on another SS Air in case they discontinue it soon. I'll probably pick up the new Alphas soon because it's offered in 6.3 which looks great for reaction baits. Looks like they would compliment each other. SS Air, the magnesium steez of mid range bfs reels, and the 6.3 Alphas BF as the Steez A2 of the mid range bfs. 

Hard pass on this one. It does not come with the ability to adjust the spool tension just like the new steez svtw. I can’t understand why daiwa is going this direction in their reel designs but I hope it ends here.