Frozen fish trick for pulling cable through wet conduit actually worked

So I had this job last Thursday in Seattle where we had to run 200 feet of coax through a conduit that was full of standing water. My usual tricks weren't working and I was about to give up. My buddy Mike said he saw a video of a guy using frozen fish sticks to push a pull string through. I laughed but we were desperate so I grabbed a bag from the gas station. Worked way better than I expected, the frozen fish slid right through the water and we got the pull line tied on. Has anyone else tried some weird food item as a cable pulling aid?

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phoenixp309d ago

Pretty sure that was actual fish sticks, not fish sticks the snack food. The frozen fish trick uses whole frozen fish like smelt or herring, not the breaded ones from the freezer aisle. Either way, kind of hilarious it worked for you though. What brand did you use?

elliot_harris259d ago

Read somewhere that finnish guys use frozen pike for this actually, works way better lol