Fish Tape, Fiberglass Wire Puller with Spiral Steel Leader, Optimized Housing and Handle, Klein Tools 56350, Orange/Black, 15 m

I managed to get this at an unbelievable price. I think for what I paid, I'm incredibly happy with it. I think I would have had a very hard time justifying this at full price; I think you could if you work with a lot of conduit. But I don't really, it's a nice-to-have for me.

I've helped with several projects around the farm where we've run cables between barns etc. Rarely did we do a proper job. The boss man isn't that particular so we've ended up with ugly cabling a few times. This is because when we have needed a fish wire to do the job properly, we've tried doing it with fencing wire instead (cheapskates yeah).One job was trying to get a cable from a barn, across the yard to a polytunnel. We had once tried to get a cable through a buried pipe below the concrete which was laid to carry water across. That pipe was there before the polytunnel and when we decided to run an electric cable to the tunnel we couldn't get it unerneath and ended up suspending a cable at height instead.Once this arrived we were able to run this through quite easily. Okay it wasn't easy peasy but compared with trying to push fencing wire through, it was a breeze. We've tidied up a few 'farmer cables' since having this in the inventory.As I'm not in the trade I must admit that the price of these things was a shock to me. This is why we tried with crappy wire! However if you are in the trade, or stuck like we were using fence wire - the price is justified.It's very well made, easy to use and unless you run over it or something, you'll only ever have to buy the one.This is the second Klein Tools item I've used and both have impressed me. I know an electrician that buys Klein Tools as well, which kinda says it all to me.I remember my Father's fish wire - an awkward coil of thin flat steel that in fairness did the job many times but would only flex in one direction and was a pain to coil back up. This vs that is like chalk and cheese.

Materials:Thick & Robust Plastic housing & handle.15m Fiberglass Wire Puller.Spiral Steel Leader.Impressions:Very easy to pull out the steel string.Very robust shell, with optimized design for less friction.Large (18cm) spiral steel leader, that easily goes through crowded areas.Etched markings in 0.3m help get more accurate measurements.This is a great Fish tape tooling as its suitable for both professionals and beginners, it's so simple to use that you just can't get it wrong. What you need to do is position the spiral steel leader into the tubing/hole and simply start unwinding the wire puller in 15 cm increments. Thanks to the robust casing and comfortable carry handle it's easy to operate with it.It's also made of robust plastic shell on the outside, whereas the wire puller itself has a 18cm steel leader that easily goes through crowded areas and the fiber fiberglass body of the wire itself is covered in plastic/silicone material helps maintain a straight shape and can handle pressure easily.I like the fact that there isn't any spring incorporated in the design, as this way it's less tiring on the hands while unwinding the string.As for its price of £147.74, it can be said that its a bit off-putting, however the "Klein Tools" brand is baes in the US, Illinois and has been on the store since 1857. It is well known for its quality products that don't disappoint, and after trying out their this Fish tape, i can confirm that this is a tool that has been built to last!

Very easy to use. Tip is excellent. It’s a little flimsy, like you can send it up conduit and so on as long as there is nothing else in the conduit. Great for new installs. But if you’re installing into a duct that already has a lot of cables it gets stuck on everything. It’s very good though I just wish it was stiffer. 8/10 for me

I ordered this for my partner who is an electrical engineer. He has bought so many fishing tools in the past , all of which have snapped or lost the cables attached . This sounded perfect.The outer shell is sturdy and robust and the fibreglass fish is easy to use. I haven't used this myself , I'm just relaying what my partner has told me about it. He's used it a few times the last few weeks , he said it's the best fish he's ever had and his brother in the same occupation has already asked where he got it after using it on a job. The fibreglass is more versatile and less rigid than previous types used.I think the price on first glance seems expensive , but put into perspective , this costs about £48 more than what my partner has paid in the past and this does the job , fast , effectively and with no breakage . I'm happy to recommend it.

How many hours have I wasted over the years trying to poke stuff through wonky gaps between the outside and inside of the house. The worst is when you have a bundle of wires and one keeps going off into an air gap and getting stuck. I've literally wasted hours at a time.This stuff is meant for routing over longer distances too - a few jobs I've not dared to do are now approachable with this.It's basically an electrician's version of a drain rod (I mean uh...you ...could use it for that!), a long very stiff but bendy plastic (fibreglass? feels like plastic..I guess it's coated) stick, on a reel, that you poke through gaps that you absolutely would not be able to persuade say, cat5 cable to behave through.Really useful.The reel is bigger than I thought it might be - it's kind of the size of those old frisbee hoops if you remember those.Easy to reel in, you can just turn the barrel.It's not cheap, so you'd probably need more than a couple of jobs here and there to justify it, but if you have a lot of cables to route, or do it for a living, well, why not?An interesting point another reviewer has made though, it's really odd how it manages to come out dead straight. That's weird. You would think it would retain memory of being coiled but apparently not.