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I was given one for my 8th birthday.
I never caught a fish with it.
I wish I still had that thing.

Any of you actually catch a fish using one.

No, always wanted one.

We had one and I’m sure we used it although I don’t remember ever catching anything with it. I hadn’t seen it for years but found it when we cleaned out my mom’s house after she passed away. I think my brother has it now.

Yes

It was bad ass

Gramps took me to the docks here and there in florida, old fart would nap on his Lincoln while I fished

The military contract movers stole it we pretty sure obviously, along with dad’s surf poles and penn reels. Should have packed them in the car

No, but I remember the ads.

The old Ronco, caught a nice tarpon on that, some sturgeon as well hehehe

I think Ren50 had a different Ronco model as his favorite. 😂

My youngest grandson has my old Popeil’s. He saw it on the pegboard in my shop and asked if he could have it.

Don’t know if he’s caught anything on it but it still worked fine,

always wanted one of those things... which is strange because I always had a real fishing pole but for some stupid reason wanted one of those... Dang advertisements...

I bought a replica, Pocket Fishermans Knife.

(Made to scale.)

No!

Got one for Christmas when I was 7 or 8. After seeing the tv commercial of the guy flinging the line and lure like a hand cannon. I had to have one....Pleeeese, Dad! I need one.

Used it once with great disappointment.

Never trusted another tv commercial for a Ronco product.

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Pictures of that required.

Lol

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Made a nice package gift with the Super Bass O Matic 76.

Never caught anything with it but I still have it, with the original box. I think I kept it as a joke. Certainly no real fisherman used one.

Probably should have been included in military survival kits.

Proof? Well here you go Beaver!

Caught all of these fish below on my Ronco! Smoothest real action I have ever felt, and the backbone of that rod is Steller!

Did you watch the video? That is me catching the salmon in the video. I am still receiving residuals from that ad, since they are still advertising it and selling it by the millions in China now :o)

I remember my bud had one of those fish calls things on a long cord you turned on and dropped in the water. Like off a dock or something. Made a buzzing sound. It would call in the bream. All about as long as your middle finger. We could see em all hanging around the thing! 🤣🤣🤣. Can’t remember what it was called. But the ol’ boy on the TV commercial showed off his monster stringer of some kinda fish and said "It sure is fun when you catch fish!"

That became our "catch" phrase eveytime we dropped it off the dock into the lake.

Can you play pocket pool while using your pocket fisherman? Asking for a friend

I remember those ads on Saturday and Sunday 😊