KOOTANS 11FT Diameter 4mm Fiberglass Running Electrical Wire Cable Pulling Fish Tape, Electrical Extension Cord for Wire

So I have to run my cat6 7 feet down an insulated basement wall, that means between drywall and the plastic vapor barrier tight from the insulation behind. My electric tape was unthinkable. So I went for this gadget. I tried pushing it from the top, but the angle against the joist above the ceiling made it rip the vapor barrier and go behind the insulation, so I thought, bummer! On a whim I pushed it UP, where the flexible segments would be less stressed improving the angle of penetration... and pushed and pushed and stop... it hit something. I went to the hole above the ceiling and there it was. I never thought something so thin could go so straight up! I went to the other end to bring the cat6 on top of the tile ceiling and it saved me time by being able to go 4 tiles over at a time (with 4 segments, the other 6 were waiting in the wall). The only snag (literally) was that the cable got caught against a joist and top of wall and while pulling, one of the attachments with flimsy split ring (think autoshop key ring) totally got deformed. So I used a piece of wire looped around instead of the ring. It worked. At the wall I used a braided steel cable with a red plastic cone to pull the cat6 and went down the wall without a hitch!!! To bring the opposite end of the cat6 inside the house through a small hole, I just pushed the pole segment by segment with the wife watching behind a corner TV stand. The pole went up along the corner until it hit the ceiling and then I shook it and it arched nicely for her to catch it. Easy as pie! Except for that flimsy split ring, it was perfect. The only improvement I would recommend is to include a male to male threaded adapter. It's hard to keep track of female and male threads in the heat of the battle. All in all, very impressed. Too much detail, bit I was so happy. In the past I've had to open multiple holes with some damage to the vapor barriers inside insulated walls, and inside the house, moving furniture and what not.

My husband and I are RVers, so we are hooking up and unhooking our septic hoses to our Class-C RV repeatedly on every trip. Instead of just using the hoses as-is and having to clean 'em out -- a nasty job, that! -- we use the RV Poopchute disposable sewer hose liners at Camping World, thus keeping our actual sewer hoses clean. However, if using the liner, you have to thread it through the hoses, which is where this product come into play. It can be stored with the liner and other septic accessories and when needed, screwed together (as many as needed for the job) ... the liner can then be tied to the end-piece with that ring and slid through the hose with ease. A quick, simple solution that works like a charm.

I got this because it was cheap and compact. But I have to say, it is flimsier than I expected. Fish sticks should have a certain rigidity and a certain flexibility. These ones just sag. And the couplings also unscrew way too easily. I guess I'm glad I got these because I had work to do in a remote location and these were shipped quickly and easily fit in my bag. But I will upgrade as soon as I find some better ones.

I use this to fish wires when I’m working in my class A motorhome. It’s been perfect and because it’s small and has a good hook it works great.

I wanted to share an effective technique I recently employed while working with wiring in one of our projects. Adding a magnet to the end of a line and a loop to the bottom proved to be a significant time-saver when fishing new electrical wire through walls. The added magnetic attraction and secure holding point made the process much smoother. This method has been useful for both DIY and professional applications, and I highly recommend it for future wiring projects.