There's a lot of VM150's out there now in the surf as well as on boats. This video gives you a good look at the insides and also shows you how to convert the bail from automatic as it's delivered to manual.

VM150 Spinning Reel and Conversion Video (http://www.edgeangling.com/Van-Staal-VM150.html)

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