Klein Tools SRS56038 Polymer Fish Rod Set Glow-in-The-Dark

Each rod in the Klein Tools SRS56038 set is 14 inches (356 mm), and joined end to end they reach 56 inches, which Klein also states as 4 ft 8 in (1.4 m) overall length. You can run them individually for short reaches or couple them up for the full 56 inches.

The rods themselves are non-conductive polymer, but Klein's own warning is explicit: never use them on or near electrical circuits. Treat the non-conductive construction as protection against incidental contact, not as a license to fish a live panel or energized raceway. De-energize first, use a safe work position, and wear approved eye protection.

Five glow-in-the-dark leaders are included: a hook, a bullet, a mini-eyelet, a domed-eyelet and a claw. The hook and claw are for snagging and retrieving existing cable, the eyelets for tying on pull string or taping a conductor, and the bullet for pushing through tight openings without catching. The attachments glow so you can spot the tip in a dark ceiling or wall cavity.

At 56 inches combined, the SRS56038 is a short-run and confined-space tool. It is built for routing cable in wire racks, over short drops, and behind devices or inside cabinets where a long rod cannot be maneuvered. For a long drop ceiling pull or a run across a corridor, you want a multi-section fiberglass fish stick kit in the 15 to 30 foot range instead. Many electricians carry both, since the short polymer set does the work the long rods are too stiff and unwieldy for.

A storage tube is included that holds the rods between uses and drops into a bag or toolbox. The packed set measures 56 by 1 by 1 inches and weighs 4 oz (113 g), so it carries like a slim tube rather than a hard case.

No. The set mixes rods of different flexibilities, plus illuminated rods, so you can pick a stiff section to push through a tight cavity and a more flexible one to work around a bend or into a wire rack. That mix is the reason to buy the set rather than a single rod.

Yes, and that is where the short polymer rods earn their keep. Routing patch cable and low-voltage runs in a wire rack, behind a rack-mounted enclosure, or through a short wall cavity is exactly the application Klein calls out, and the eyelet leaders let you tie on pull string for the next run. Keep to de-energized work per Klein's warning.

Order it as Klein Tools SRS56038. That single model number covers the complete set, rods, five glow leaders, and storage tube, so there is nothing else to specify.