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: immediately broke
Summary: 1 Stars
My daughter was SO excited to get this, but the first time we tried to reel in the casting bullet (EXACTLY as per directions), the line broke and was lost in the reel which I had no choice but to take apart, thinking the line would be fairly easy to recover and put back together. NO. I'm a relatively mechanically inclined individual, and rarely do I give up on a project because I can't fix it, but this was a serious pain in the - neck. I suppose I could replace the reel or spend a few hours messing with it...oh yeah, I don't actually have a few hours to dedicate to that, so...to the garbage it goes. Very disappointing.Customer Review: rip off
Summary: 1 Stars
Ok so I have nothing positive to say about this fishing pole. I should have bought my [....] an adult pole for the same kind of money. Its a completely over priced hunk of junk! I spent several hours trying and retrying to get it to work right. It would shoot then the line would tangle. The bobber failed to release the bait. It shot tops 15 feet into the water. In total we actually used it fishing (not trying to get it to work) maybe 3 shots with bait before fustration got the best of us. I recommend not wasting your money. The concept is great the pole just isn't. I'm surprised it hasn't gotten recalled yet.Customer Review: Works as Advertised
Summary: 4 Stars
We bought one of these for our youngest son's third birthday, and of course we had to by another one for his four year old brother to avoid fighting. I have to say that despite some mixed reviews, it works as advertised. We never had any problems with snaggles, and the hook deployed everytime. I wonder if people were using enough weight on their line? Or had some other problems with their rig? The kids caught three fish between them with these rods, and I caught one while showing them how to use it. Neither my wife nor I caught one with our conventional rods, so perhaps we should consider switching, too...
Customer Review: not as good as it sounds
Summary: 3 Stars
I was very excited at the concept of such a rod and bought three--one for each of my sons (ages 10-4). however, after trying these, we discovered it was very difficult for even our oldest to set up himself and they kept getting tangled and jammed. we had problems with the hook not releasing when it hit the water too. we took them out on a fishing trip with a group of our friends--I have to give them credit--every child wanted to try this rod, but for the work we had to put into each cast I would honestly just go back to a regular rod. it's a nice novelty item that still needs a little work.Customer Review: Cheap Plastic!!!!
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought two for my sons for Christmas 2007. One of them broke on the first try of cocking the gun!!! I tried to fix it but realized that the mechanism was made of cheap plactic which had snapped in half. The other gun has continued to work fine after several outings, however, we still have not caught any fish with these. Mainly because the bullet which holds the hook has a hard time opening, and then doesnt allow the hook, bait, and weight to sink low enough to attract any fish. Dont waste your money - we pulled out a cheap rod from when I was a kid, and my kids actually preferred that!!!