Greenlee Fish Tape, 1/4 In x 25 ft, Steel, Green

I used this to pull some cat6 cable through my walls into my attic and it worked great. I used duct tape to attach the end of the cable to the fishing tape. The only real problem I had was that it was hard to tell when you extended the tape far enough to reach the bottom of the wall. I think I'll use a permanent marker to put marks ever 5' on the fishing tape to make this easier.I also used it to pull some wire under a carpet (speaker wire and a flat cat6 cable). It worked well for that purpose too. The only complaint there is the head on the fishing tape is pretty small so it was hard to follow its progress under the carpet.

The tape won't actually pull out. The reel seems stuck. The plus side is that it's so cheap it's hardly worth returning. I haven't opened it yet to try to fix it. Other than that, you could hardly tell it's used and it's nice and thin.Thanks to the reviewer who commented. I forgot to come back and update review. It has worked great ever since I opened the case and carefully unwound the tape and closed the case up again. So I'd say if you knew you might have to do that first, it's well worth the money. The tape is nice and strong and has allowed me to fish places that other, thinner fish tape got stuck.

It works great in the older houses with the old wood wool insulation.

I'm an electronics integrator in TN and I use a variety if tools to fish wire. I keep this device in my tool bag not my equipment trailer because I use it every day. The fish tape is flat which helps to control the direction and the end is flat so it allows you to push and pull through insulation ir under carpet without getting stuck like the other tapes with hook like ends.

This is a waste of your money, so avoid it.I needed, I thought, a fish tape for running wires inside the walls of a vintage travel trailer. I bought it, and used it twice, and each time it was usedsomething happened to it that made using it a wasted effort. The fish tape itself is too heavy for the enclosure and very difficult to maneuverinside a wall or even in a conduit or pipe, because the tape is too stiff, it wouldn't even go around a 45 conduit corner. I ended up removingthe oversized clunky plastic thing that's supposed to do the pulling or pushing at the end of the tape and just used the tape bare, without it.Then it worked. However...The second time, the winder mechanism jammed, and I could not wind the tape back into the unit at all until I took it apart, there to find a piece ofthe plastic inside the winder broken off and laying in the bottom. I do NOT mistreat tools or vent my anger on them, but this is really not well made, and I would say useless, at least to me.Greenlee used to be a well known and respected name in installer tools, but this one is not up to par, or even their expected quality.BTW I ended up using a 7' piece of 1/8" aluminum rod that literally fell off onto my lawn, from an old tree-mounted TV antenna, as the most successful fish tape I've used! It was free and is flexible enough it will wiggle through a very tight space and long enough to go from mid ceiling to floor in a trailer redo. Unless you're fishing heavy wires a lot in conduit stay away from this Greenlee fish tape.

works great, tough to get the tape out at first but it gets better. saw a lot of complaints about the tip, I've had no issues this works great.

Here's how fish tape is supposed to be used: Push guide string (or braided wire) through one small hole so it's piled up inside the wall. Insert the fish tape into the other small hole, and try to get to the pile of guide string and hook it (you, know: "FISH" for it). Once you drag the guide string (or wire) through, you then pull your actual wiring (network, coax, phone or speaker wires, for instance) through both small holes using the guide string. If you intend to use this product in that manner, you'll have to modify this thing by rigging your own hook on the end. I just got this in the mail so I have no idea how much of a pain that will be. Hopefully not too bad.Other than that, it looks compact and convenient, and probably worth the price.NOTE: You have to PULL the tape out (not crank it) to deploy. The crank ONLY functions for reeling it back in. I don't mind this at all, but I don't want anyone to be fooled into assuming the crank is two-way.

If you are a beginner in your field or have not used such tool before, I would not recommend this one for you but for me this just perfect as it is practical for its size and sturdy enough for my kinna work. Personally I prefer them a bit more flexible and less stiff but this one is good.