Fogo Rocket Rod Jet Cast Fishing Rod
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Toys and Games Reviews of Fogo Rocket Rod Jet Cast Fishing Rod
Customer Review: My son loves it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a little hesitant to spend around $30 for a fishing rod for my son, who is 8. But he really wanted it...so we took the plunge. It was well worth the money for us. He was so excited. He watched the instructional DVD with his dad, then we were off to the lake. He used it for about a day and we had a little trouble with the capsule that goes into the barrel. It went in a little crooked and got stuck. I thought...oh boy this is broken already. But we managed to get it out and reloaded. It continued to work great! He had a great time using it...although he thinks it is broken beacause....he didn't catch any fish with it! (Guess they just weren't biting!) But he still had a good time! I think it's a great product!!!!Customer Review: Huge disappointment
Summary: 2 Stars
I wonder how many people actually catch fish with this rod. We bought two of these at 30 bucks a pop. We have twin sons and they were so excited to use these. They shoot fine (about 15 feet...not 30) but the problem is with the capsule (bobber) that holds your bait. It tends to not release the hook that holds the bait. You aren't gonna catch much of anything if your hook is still inside the bobber. I was discussing the rod with a friend and she said her daughters did the same thing. Its a great idea, but it just doesn't work for some reason. I think we will be returning these and getting them a plain old fishing rod. We were out for over 2 hours and no bites. Maybe because they didn't have anything to bite into.Customer Review: Not what it's cracked up to be
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this at Wal-Mart for my 4-year-old who LOVES to fish. It's true what the package says and that it's not for children under 8. As hard as he tried he was not able to cast it himself. It requires quite a bit of strength and coordination in order to cast it. And it's heavier than a normal fishing rod so that made it more difficult for him. I still thought I'd hold on to it for a while to give him some time and maybe he'd get better at it but I didn't get the chance. Only after 6-7 casts the darn thing broke. I didn't even ask my husband to see if he could fix it. Back to the store it went; we'll stick to a regular pole and just keep doing the casting for him.Customer Review: Not so great.
Summary: 2 Stars
Well, they looked so cool on TV that I ordered 2 of them and I regret it. It's awkward to get the hook back into the "rocket" once the bait is on. I took my son fishing with them and what we ended up doing is not launching them out of the gun/rod. We left the pod open with the bait on the hook and dropped it into the water and let it drift with the current. I've come to find that buying cheesey little rods and reels are simply a waste of money. If you're going to take a little one out fishing, just use your own and let them reel yours in until their big enough to handle a decent set up. The only reason I gave this 2 stars is because it was a neat IDEA. [...].Customer Review: WASTE OF $$ along with A PIECE OF CRAP!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I also bought this for my son and it broke within the first 3 hours of using it. It was his first time fishing and he was excited. He launched it and it seemed to be fine but it wouldn't reel back in. Finally after 15 minutes of trying to reeling it back it, we launched it again and it didn't seem to cast out far enough so we tried reeling it back in and it just stopped. Wasting over 1hr on trying to fix the problem, we finally got fed up and just packed up our gear and left. My son was so upset, he cried the whole time wanting to fish. Thanx FOGO for making kids cry and making the parents look idiots. We'll buy a real fishing rod.