Abstract: A fish tape pulling tool useable with one or both hands as desired is disclosed. The tool includes a barrel-like body portion having a slot extending through the body portion that is sized to slidingly receive a flexible tape therein. The tool further includes first and second posts that are attached to and extend outwardly in substantially the same direction from the body portion. The second post is pivotally attached to the body portion and engages a pivotally mounted pawl that is moveable between a first position and a second position by the pivotal movement of the second post. In the first position tile pawl is not in a clamping engagement with the flexible tape and in the second position the pawl is in a clamping engagement with the flexible tape. The tool may also include a cross bar extending outwardly from the body portion with an axis perpendicular to that of the posts and providing an extra gripping surface for tile user.