Pickup Grabber Telescopic Magnetic Pickup Tool with Hook Pick-Up Pole Wire Fish Stick Pocket extendable Magnet Pickup Tool (72")

This is the second one of these I’ve bought. Works great for hangers, clothes, stuff wrapped by ribbons. I’m short, so I use this all the time. My only warning is if you pick up something REALLY heavy, you might bend it. I did this but it was definitely my fault, not a failing in the part of the tool. Highly recommendFANTASTIC for decorating my 9’ Christmas tree. I’m 5’0”, this meant no ladders, no other accommodation, just decorate. Tool worked really well.

I agree with one of the reviewers that most fishing lure retriever polls are made for motorized boats and too large to carry on small kayaks or rowboats. This is wonderful, in that it's affordable and also folds down to about a foot in size. I read other reviewers' comments regarding the attachments unscrewing over time, so used some Loctite as suggested by another reviewer to affix each attachment. So far, this has been great for retrieving items from the bottom of the lake in clear shallow water, and it looks like it will work well for retrieving lures from trees, docks, and the occasional docked boat. It does seem to hold water after use, so we try to dry well but are not sure if it will hold up over time given propensity for rust. I also like that it is not very easy to push down into the shortest position, as this allows you to actually use the hook in a push position for retrieving lures. Excellent buy given that other pole lure retrievers cost four or five times as much.

I love the length of this item but it's also it's downfall. It is an aluminum pole, not very sturdy. U bought it to reach large cases of items off of tip shelves at my work. Within 2 hours I broke the first part of the extension off. I played with it a little and ended up taking off another section for sturdiness. I then used some welding putty to attach the hook to the end. It may not be as long now, but I fixed it to what works for me. But before it broke....the hook goes in quickly and easily, but it also comes off pretty easy. The tiniest amount of pressure will turn it and then it just turns. The magnet can be screwed in the other end which is helpful. But don't put the hook on that side as it will easily break the screw in part which I did. So now I have no where to put my magnet. But I really didn't have a need for the magnet. I just don't recommend using it to get bulky/heavy items from up high like 15 foot because it easily bends, but once shortened it became more sturdy.

Perfect item to grab item in my pick up bed

Magnet end narrows down to very thin. I tried to use hook end to take down and item that was a bit too heavy for the narrow magnet end which was in my hand and it broke in half. Need to be very light objects on the hook end so it wont break.

This is a very handy gadget. It's lightweight and telescoping so it doesn't take up much room. We use it to get hard to reach clothing out of the dryer or to get something out of a tight corner or that's fallen behind a couch. It's great for the dryer because you don 't have to bend or kneel, just open the telescoping wand andyou got it. It has a hanging loop so if you hang it near your dryer or other accessible area, you won't lose it. It does a great job with light items, but it is not sturdy enough to get something very heavy ,especially off a high shelf.

Although I have not used it yet for it's most-intended purpose, this seems to be just the tool I was looking for. I was looking for a telescoping pole to reach into and pull closer tree branches that held my snagged fishing lures as I wade-fished streams here in Virginia. It needed it to collapse small enough to carry on my person (i.e., not using a boat) and likewise be lightweight.This pole collapses to a 14" length, extends to 6' long, and weighs about 5 oz. There is a thread-mounted S-shaped hook on the end that can be exchanged for a magnet. The tip not in use is stored in a threaded hole for that purpose in the handle - nice design thinking. The price is very reasonable and should pay for itself in retrieving 3 or 4 lures.I'm thinking I might be able to clip it to the loop at the top, back of my fishing vest, but it might interfere with using the net - we'll see.Although I wish it extended even further than 6', this is the only telescoping pole I found that came anywhere close to meeting my other criteria; and I did a lot of online searching. I was surprised that none of the big online fishing tackle suppliers offered anything close to this that collapsed to just 14". The poles specifically made for retrieving lures seemed to be intended to be stored in a boat due to their rather-long collapsed length.

Good At first. The hook unscrews itself with mild, general handling... and the magnet that was stored in the handle has gone. So it's now an expensive stick. It needs a way to positively secure the small parts to the extension rod in order to keep it functional.