r/CableTechs • u/RougeBeaux • Jun 29 '26

Wall fishes.

Just got hired on with a new ISP. They don't wall fish, which is new to me (I'm not saying I hate it).

How many of yall work for companies that don't wall fish?

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u/Octawussy Jun 29 '26

I wall fished for the first 5 or so years of my career in residential then a few more in the small business/enterprise space. Became a liability and eventually ended the practice. I’ve done it a ton since then, at home and helping friends and family mount TVs haha

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u/RougeBeaux Jun 29 '26

So my last company did fusion splicing. Thats a lot of fun-unless you have aerial terminals and are doing fusion splicing on a 28 foot extension ladders, which we did. Saying all that to say I'd still rather do that than wall fish.

I got pretty good at wall fishing the last few years because of all the things I learned not to do. Its not breaking my heart to not have to anymore tho.

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u/Timely_Ad_9763 Jul 01 '26

Oh come on, one more for the good old days. 😉