WOW, I did not correctly read the thickness of this rope and was very plesantly surprised when it arrived. This is thick, almost 1/3" and much easier to handle than normal nylon cord that I and the kids find harder to grip while magnet fishing. I feel like we need to buy a stronger magnet just to keep up with this bad boy. I will be buying a few more of these so everyone has their own. Very satisfied and highly recommend. For those of you that have never gone magnet fishing, you don't need to make an expensive investment (unless you want to) and this is fun for the entire family! It is fun to see what treasures you can pull up.