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.

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.

I bought this for Rocket Rod on two separate occasions for two of my nephew's birthdays and they loved it! It was perfect for them. They are both 7 years old and really enjoy fishing. These rocket rods really made fishing fun for them. Although, to me, nothing beats the regular rod and reel, from a kid's standpoint, these things are fantastic. It really does shoot close to 30 feet. I'd recommend this for kids.

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.

Our twins bought two of these with their own money. Neither worked as advertised. Both broke on the first outing. This toy was a big disappointment.