TOMY John Deere Farm Pond Fish Adventure Fishing Game - Includes Toy Fishing Pole with 5 Musical Fish - Ages 4 Years and Up

The 2 years and up children will really like this product if my grandchildren are any measure. The magnets on the end of the hook and on the fishes mouths are what allow the younger children to be successful without having to make more difficult hook to mouth alignments with purely mechanical fishing poles and fish. I found the magnets slightly weaker than I like and was able to place a strong refrigerator magnet next to both the mouths and the hook to make the magnetic attraction slightly stronger. This is a useful tip should the magnets become shocked from being thrown or swung sharply against a rigid surface. Weaker magnets are not as shock resistant as strong magnets. Strong magnets can pose a safety issue for children, especially if swallowed, so the magnets in this set seem ideal for children. The magnets are very well captured in sufficiently thick plastic and the parts are too large for children to ingest in my opinion.

This was my grandson's favorite of all his Christmas presents. It is very well made. The magnets on the fish and hook work very well. Not only is his able to pick up fish but other things metals as you can imagine that a three year would figure out. The rod reels forward and backwards. It is very sturdy. I can't say enough great things about this product. I would recommend to anyone. Especially, those who fish and have small kids.

This is very well made and really cute. I am a little disappointed that the fishing line is not longer. My son gets frustrated that he cant sit in a chair and reach the fish on the floor. I think the price is a little high for what you get also.

I bought two of these for three year old twin nephews. They liked them at first. There is a problem in that the magnets are just not strong enough to hold the fish on the line. They easily fell off if the fish make the slightest contact with anything. The boys lost interest very quickly although they do like the fish themselves and play with them with other toys. I'm considering finding small button magnets to replace the ones on the toy.

My grandson is 3 and wanted to go "fishing". We started with the stick and string, but he couldn't catch the paper fish. So, we bought a cheap magnetic set at a dollar store. Magnets never worked.....it wouldn't even stick to the refrigerator. So, I saw this John Deere and bought it. He LOVES it. He loves the sounds and the magnets work so well. He always "catches" something. We now have bought him magnetic letter and numbers, so he also fishs for them and is learning her ABCs and numbers too. Like the old saying goes......"nothing runs like a Deere". Highly recommend it. Quality is there and price was worth it.

My twin boys each got one of these on their 3rd birthday and LOVE it. It's really durable. The string never knots and isn't long enough to be a choking hazard. It's easy for them to use and it plays some cool sound effects. It's just a nice, simple, fishing toy.

We got this for my son for his 4th birthday and it never did wind very well if at all. But today, 2 days after he got it, he and his little sister (2 years old) were playing with it and wrapped the cord around his neck a few times in the hallway. Then they wrapped it around my bedroom door. He called out for daddy saying that he was tangled up, but didn't say it was around his neck or that he was in serious trouble... he just kept trying to get it off. then daddy came out of the bedroom and pulled the door open, dragging our son by the neck, essentially hanging him! We thank God we found him in time and that it didn't cut through his skin (nearly did though)... but it hurt him really bad and left a thick welt and red burn all the way around his neck. It could have been so much worse and I'm terrified now! please skip this toy. I wanted to post pictures of his neck but I can't figure out how to do that on here.

I got this for my two-year-old for his birthday and am very disappointed in it. The magnet in the fishing pole is so weak, it's almost impossible to actually "catch" any of the fish! The only way to get one to stay on is to have an adult put it on. This defeats the whole purpose of "fishing" for the kids and is no fun at all. It also doesn't reel in all the way. I only give it two stars instead of one because my son does like to push the button on it that sings and makes noises. I definitely would not recommend buying this.