Rocket Fishing Rod - Ready to Fish Kids Fishing Pole - Shoots a Bobber Instead of Casting

Dave Barry once wrote about the difference between being a "Man" and being a "Guy". He talked about how society extolled the virtues of manliness and reveres great men. He talked about how a Man would trek into the unspoiled wilderness and build a Great and Mighty Dam that would change the face of nature to his own benefit. He then spoke about how a Guy would get to the dam and teach his kid to pee off of it. I had a Guy moment today. My kids are starting to be interested in the idea of fishing but aren't quite ready for the mechanics, so me being me, saw this as an opportunity to pull the trigger on one of those purchases that I've been waiting to buy until the "kids were ready". Today's purchase was a Rocket Fishing Rod. Half nerf gun, half fishing gadget, this 25" plastic cannon promises accessible fishing to young hands who haven't mastered the coordination required to delicately cast a lure into the serene wilderness. I am a true fisherman at heart and am easily seduced by shiny baubles that are designed to be more enticing to hobbyists than to actual fish. As a true fisherman, I put in an order. You know, for the kids. In practice, this noisy plastic artillery piece delivers mayhem and destruction the likes of which the local pond has likely never seen before. In lieu of a friendly nerf dart or simple plastic bobber, this cannon is loaded with a hard plastic mortar/bullet/bobber combination that I am certain will crash through the serene pond’s surface and cause all the fish in the lake to head for other bodies of water that promise peacetime conditions. In the interest of due diligence, I decided to test the rocket rod before taking the boys out. We can't have a misfire spoil such a formative fishing impression after all. This was purely magnanimous on my part and in no way rooted in a desire to play with a newly attained toy. I ripped it out of the packaging with my bare hands, glanced at the manual to make sure that it was included, and loaded up the projectile/mortar round/bobber combination device and looked around for a suitable target. My oversized beanbag chair promised a large enough target that even if I wasn’t pin-point accurate, my error would still hit the generous mark. As for why I have an oversized beanbag chair? It has been established that I do have a history of guy moments. I pulled back the pump action,made sure the bobber was engaged, disengaged the safety, and took careful aim at the bean bag. Once I pulled the trigger, I almost immediately became aware of three things. As I pulled the trigger, the sear disengaged and released the spring to send the test payload on its way. The recoil and noisy release immediately clued me in to the notion that this Rocket Rod was no normal piece of fishing gadgetry. The second revelation came as the the bobber hit the beanbag char, ricocheted off of the soft fabric, smacked into the aluminum window shades and gently landed on a cat who up till now was still either stunned by the noise of firing or was merely deciding if it wanted to run away or run away really fast. The noise of the hard plastic payload ping-poinging its way around my family room awoke my sleeping toddler who was previously napping on the other side of the house. So after a fruitless search for the cats, replacing an aluminum blind slat which had mysteriously developed a kink recently, and handing the now-unloaded rocket rod to my toddler who instantly discovered that its shape naturally suggested light saber combat, I came to my third realization. Under no circumstances would my children be allowed to use this gadget. I can’t wait to take it fishing.

Do not buy this. It is junk! I opened the package the minute I received it and my 5 year old was thrilled, she couldn't wait to use it. Well we set it up, I showed her what to do, and how it works. Then she took it and shot the lure out into the uard and the string was no longer attached to the lure and float. The string had broken on the FIRST deployment, so when she shot it, it just flew out of the barrel and across the yard. Good thing we were practicing in our yard and not out trying to fish with it yet! So I finally get the string re-attached to the lure, and we fire it again and reel it in. Yup, you guessed it! It broke again. The drag adjustments are non-existent. You either have a drag or none at all. I called and left the seller a message, requesting a call back, and still have not received a returned phone call. And the worst part is, I bought TWO of these at the same time, the second one was for my 9 year old daugter.

I bought this for my toddler and he enjoys it quite a lot. Easy to use, easy to set up. I would replace the line with a 6 or so pound test. Taking it apart to swap out lines seems complicated at first but it's actually very simple. Any issue is for the most part just like anything on a normal rod and reel. I would recommend

It's great, but the line keeps on breaking every 10th shot. I would kind of recommend this, but if you get one. That keeps on breaking every tenth shot or not by it

This is a cool idea and works great for kids just wanting to have fun. It’s not very practical when it come to actually fishing but you can catch a fish. Kids like it, parents helping kids use it will be frustrated. Overall, a good product just need to be better quality

My grandchild loves this thing! He is Always wanting to use it lake or not. Pretty durable and fun that a 4 year old can't destroy it. He's 6 now and uses all by himself. Easy to use and it's good for any age. The size is of the rocket pole makes it easy to stow behind the seat.

We have bought 2 of these and they work good for about 1 month and then they dont reel back in. The string is soo flimsy that it tangles on it self. I have taken it to a professional to get it relined with a better fishing line. This just doesnt want to work no matter how many places i take it to get it figured out. My son loves the ideal of it but the the construction of the whole thing was not built corecctly. DO NOT BUY!!!!!!

Love this product for my 5 year old son. This pole is a great learning rod for any soon to be angler. In the past I have purchased several other rod combos for my son and this one grabbed his attention the most by far. With all my sons casting was a harder concept at younger ages but this pole solves that problem with a push of a button. Would definitely recommend even to add to your children's collection.

Great

it broke the first time using it , couldn't fix it..

コンパクトで、思いの外使いやすいです。

NO SIRVEEEEE, se rompe muy rápido y ya no se puede volver a armar, y si tratas se vuelve a romper, es basura

Line was not very good but rod was ok.