Three years ago I swore by fish tape now I barely touch it

Last week I ran a 150 foot run through an old office building downtown and used a fiberglass rod the whole way. Three years ago I would have fought with a steel fish tape for an hour on that same route. Month before that I tried one of those magnetic push rods and it saved me a trip back to the truck. I still keep a fish tape in the van for straight attic pulls but everything else gets rods or glow sticks now. Anybody else barely use fish tape anymore or is it just me getting old?

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bell.emma9d agoMost Upvoted

Wait you actually got a 150 foot run with a fiberglass rod? That's wild.

rileyl679d ago

Whoa, hold on. I gotta respectfully disagree a bit here. In my experience, 150 feet with a fiberglass rod is actually pretty doable if you have the right setup and a bit of patience. I've seen guys push those things way further than that, especially on a calm day with a light line. Your mileage may vary of course, but I wouldn't call it wild, just a solid cast.