Hot take: Do you go with 3M fish tapes or the fiberglass ones from Klein?

I've been going back and forth on this for a while now. On one hand, the 3M tapes feel stiffer and they really push through tight spaces, but I've snapped two of them in the last 6 months on jobs in Columbus. The fiberglass ones from Klein are more flexible and seem to handle bends without breaking, but they don't hold up as well when you're fishing through insulation. I switched to the Klein tape about 3 weeks ago and it's been okay so far, but I'm wondering if I just got lucky. What do you guys think, is the stiffness worth the risk of snapping or is flexibility the way to go? Has anyone else had one break on a rough pull?

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richardk2616d ago

Man I've had THREE 3M tapes snap on me this year.

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stellas5616d ago

Three tapes in one year? That's some bad luck right there. I've been through a roll of the gray stuff for like two years and it's still going strong. Maybe you got a bad batch or something, that's wild.