I'm a newbie here. I trolled the site after a broken drop pipe became a reality and I needed some fishing tool ideas. I recently got a lesson in fishing and the effects of frugality pertaining to this particular situation. We have 6 wells on our property ranging from 150'-480'. In early February, one of them had a problem. This particular well was in service when we bought an adjoining parcel to the land we had owned since 1964. We had no experience with or knowledge of the well. Anyhow, I went to pull the pump and the galvanized pipe at the surface broke at the coupler due to corrosion. Of course, this is our only well that didn't have a rope or cable attached to the pump. So, y'all know what happened next. I spent a considerable amount of time fabbing fishing tools and had zero success. I finally got fed up and bought a Fetch. After 45 minutes of fishing, the Fetch ended up snagging the pump wire and I was able to retrieve 120' of pipe and a Franklin 1.5hp motor and 15 stage jacuzzi pump. The drop pipe was schedule 80 pvc except for the top 6" where the galvanized started. What I'm getting at is, I recommend the Fetch and actually have a slightly used one up for sale!
The sticker the Jacuzzi pump is dated 12 April 1995! That's pretty good life in a silty well.
Jim