~~ Frustrating Fishing with Cast 'N Count Fishing Set ~~
Written: May 13 '04
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Pros: Numbered, colorful, easy to clean, durable
Cons: Difficult to catch fish
The Bottom Line: Cast 'N Count Fishing Set has fish that are difficult to catch, but are educational and fun to play with. They're just difficult to catch.
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| ms_pookie's Full Review: Cast 'N Count Fishing Set |
I work as a pediatric physical therapist and one of the toys that the kids love to play is the Little Tikes Cast ‘N Count Fishing Set.
The Product
Little Tikes Cast ‘N Count Fishing Set is comprised of 10 colorful fish, a fishing pole that has a reel, bobber, tri-hook, and a tackle box. The fish are about four inches in length and are different in color. They are numbered from one to ten and have a tail that is curved up and has an opening to allow the fish to get caught. The fishing pole (with the reel, bobber, and tri-hook all attached) is blue and solid. The pole is made out of durable plastic, so no worries about it breaking too easily.
Use
The Little Tikes Cast ‘N Count Fishing Set is one of the games in the therapy clinic. The kids love to go fishing; I’m not so fond of the toy. My main complaint about the fishing set is that it is difficult to hook the fish. The hook spins or wiggles too easily and most of my kiddos have difficulties catching the fish. It requires a great deal of motor control to steady the hook to catch a fish. I’ve tried myself to catch a fish or two and have had troubles. And I’m the therapist! Yikes! I usually have to sneak a fish onto the fishing hook when the kid isn’t looking otherwise the frustration would fester. When we play the toy in therapy, we usually scattered the fish on the therapy mat. We do not use water. I think using water would be even more challenging because the fish would be bobbing everywhere.
What I do like about the toy is that the fish are durable and they are numbered. We play the numbers game so every time a fish is “caught,” we examine the number on the fish. It’s a great way to sneak in some learning. I’ve also used it to do addition and subtraction with the kids (i.e. There were four fish in the box, we took out two … how many are left inside?).
The components of the set are very durable and easy to clean. The fish have gone through a lot of abuse at work and are still intact. The fishing rod has flown across treatment room and onto the floor and still works like a charm. Watch out when the kids are fishing though, some kids like to try fly fishing and I’ve gotten bonked on the head a few times. But, the hook is quite durable and is still intact despite the abuse.
Recommendation
The Little Tikes Cast ‘N Count Fishing Set is average in terms of ease of use. The fish are just too darn hard to catch. I do like the numbers on the fish; it’s a nice side benefit to the set. I’ve since purchased a different fishing set with fish that have magnetic lips and a magnet dangling from a fishing pole and found that it is much easier to catch those fish than this from the Cast ‘N Count set. Try the magnet lipped fish before the Little Tikes Cast ‘N Count Fishing Set … there will be less frustration and cheating!
Thanks for reading!
Pooks
:)
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): none
Type of Toy: Game
Age Range of Child: 3 to 5 Years
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