Klein Tools 56312 Lo-Flex Fish Rod Set, 12-Foot

The 56312 set is three fiberglass rods, each 1/4 inch (6 mm) diameter by 4 feet, that thread together to a full 12 feet (3.66 m). You can run one, two, or all three depending on the pull, and no tools are needed to join them.

At 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) diameter, the 56312 rods pass easily through standard trade size conduit and through drilled stud bores. The 1/4 inch section is also what keeps them flexible enough for narrow openings rather than stiff like a larger diameter rod.

No. Klein states plainly never to use these rods on or near electrical circuits. Fiberglass with a splinter guard coating is not an insulating rating, so de-energize and verify before fishing. Wear approved eye protection and work from a stable position, because a flexed rod can snap back.

Lo-Flex is the flex rating on the 56312 set: the rods bend readily, so they follow tight bends and squeeze through narrow openings when fishing wire and cable. That flexibility is what you want for wall cavities, around framing, and through offsets. For long straight pushes where you need the rod to drive itself forward without buckling, a stiffer rated rod is the better tool.

Both a bullet nose and a hook attachment ship with the 56312 set. The bullet nose goes on the leading end to slide past insulation and framing; the hook is for catching and dragging wire back through. Connections are stainless steel and thread by hand, so no tools are required on the job.

Order it as Klein Tools 56312. That number covers the complete three-rod 12-foot Lo-Flex set with the bullet nose and hook attachments, not an individual rod.

The rods carry Klein's Splinter Guard coating, which is there specifically to keep fiberglass splinters off your hands while you push and pull. That matters on a set you handle bare-handed all day, which is the usual complaint with uncoated fiberglass rods.

The whole 56312 set weighs about 1.1 lb (0.5 kg) and breaks down into three 4-foot sections, so it stores short and adds almost nothing to a tool bag or van bin. Assembled it runs 12 feet.

Yes, the 56312 Lo-Flex fish rod set is made in the USA. That is a point institutional and government buyers often need confirmed for domestic-sourcing requirements on MRO purchases.