A fish tape drum may include a frame. A fish tape drum may include a drum portion rotatable relative to the frame, the drum portion having an outer wall, an inner wall, and a slot arranged between the outer wall and the inner wall. A fish tape drum may include an anchor member moveable within the slot between the outer wall and the inner wall. A fish tape drum may include a fish tape having an anchor end secured to the anchor member and a moving end opposite the anchor end, the moving end configured to move relative to the drum portion as the drum portion rotates relative to the frame.

A fish tape tool may include a housing including a handle. A fish tape tool may include a drum configured to be removably coupled to the housing, the drum containing a fish tape, the drum including a frame and a drum portion that is rotatable relative to the frame, wherein at least a portion of the frame and at least a portion of the drum portion each remain exposed when the drum is coupled to the housing.

A fish tape tool includes a housing and a drum supported by the housing for rotation relative to the housing. The drum includes an inner surface that at least partially defines a fish tape storage zone. The inner surface is made of a first material having a first coefficient of friction. The fish tape tool also includes a fish tape positioned at least partially within the fish tape storage zone of the drum. The fish tape is dispensed or retracted from the drum as the drum rotates. The fish tape tool further includes a friction layer positioned on at least a portion of the inner surface of the drum. The friction layer has a second coefficient of friction that is greater than the first coefficient of friction.

A device includes a spool; a fish tape wound on the spool; a magnet coupled to the spool; a sensor configured to detect the magnet and to generate a signal indicative of the detection; and a controller in communication with the sensor and configured to determine an extension of the fish tape based on the signal; and output the determined amount.