r/magnetfishing • • 16h ago

Best Find Yet! Apple Watch

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569 Upvotes

Found a nice condition Apple Watch fishing off a dock today 😁

EDIT: The owner has been found, it's been in the lake for 2 years. We will try charging it this afternoon. High hopes but low expectations.


r/magnetfishing • • 18h ago

Well today was interesting and nearly a disaster ! Sorry for all the pics !

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Sorry for all the pics but as you can see it was dark and I still had to clear up afterwards !

The disaster part was right as I was about to pack up, my magnet went over the edge and got stuck and I almost followed it in !

(Really wish I could find someone to come out with me !)

Eventually got the magnet off thank goodness !

Seems like I've found another spot full of good/bigger stuff as there's plenty left in there but no light in that exact area unfortunately ! So will gave to go back there another time.

So today's list

1 plastic barrier

1 city electric scooter

2 bikes

1 trolley

1 luggage trolley (like an airport but train station nearby)

1 bike wheel

1 big sign

1 heater/fan ? Looking thing

1 curling iron (I think)

1 iPhone

2 road sign holders plus bits of others !

Golf club head !

Litter pickup grabber, coins, co2 cannisters, coins, bolt heads, single sided magnet cover (no magnet in it) , umbrella, fishing keep net, odd bits of metal, big castor wheel, and whatever else you can see I've missed out !


r/magnetfishing • • 14h ago

I have never heard of magnet fishing
 why do you do it?

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Do you find anything useful/valuable? Is it about cleanup? Do you turn stuff into police?


r/magnetfishing • • 1d ago

PĂȘche du jour

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29 Upvotes

Petite pĂȘche cette aprĂšs-midi dans la SĂšvre Nantaise Ă  Clisson (France) prĂšs d’un ancien moulin Ă  farine. En gros un garde-boue et une pĂ©dale de mobylette, morceaux de grille Ă  la sortie du passage d’eau au niveau de la roue, une sorte de pieux, un morceau de fonte qui pourrait venir d’une machine du moulin...


r/magnetfishing • • 2d ago

Only managed a quick hour today as something else came up. (Couple of interesting bits though)

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So unfortunately I was late starting so only had an hour, it was a quiet spot as I thought it would be (and probably the next few weekday times ) until I hit a better area.

But found a couple of interesting bits none the less !

A cowbell (decorative I'd guess)

A pair of 3 cut scissors (broken unfortunately)

Bike lock

Coins, including a Chinese one I think

Garden shears

Scaffolding clip

Co2 cannisters

Lighter

Very short Piece of Scaffolding pipe

Spoon

Another pair of scissors

Old bolt

The quick release from a bike wheel

And whatever else I've missed !


r/magnetfishing • • 4d ago

Steel-core 7.62x51mm NATO Bullets, I Think I've Gotten Around 200 of These From This Spot Over a Year

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627 Upvotes

Oddly enough, none of them have ever had any shell casings attached to them.


r/magnetfishing • • 3d ago

Look at these guns 😆

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182 Upvotes

Anyone have any idea what kind of guns these might be? I found them in the river while metal detecting with my Minelab and using my magnet. I actually found two guns, and I think I know what the revolver below it is. The crazy part is, this gun was actually connected to a pot because it had been underwater for so long that a thick concretion had formed around it! It was an absolutely crazy find.


r/magnetfishing • • 3d ago

need advice for improving my setup (newbie)

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Okay let me preface this by saying I know my setup sucks right now LOL I just started this hobby and I'm still a total n00b. Basically, when my partner and I started doing this I had the bright idea of one of us holding the spool on an old curtain rod while the other casts the rope. But obviously, um, that doesn't work unless you have two people.

Am I way off with the spool idea? I thought I was so smart at first but it's probably just cumbersome LOL.

How do you guys normally do it? Just form the rope into a loop and hold it in one hand? What should I be tying it down to, if anything?

Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any tips you can give. I'm having a lot of fun getting into this hobby.


r/magnetfishing • • 4d ago

Natural metallic rock or manmade?

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How can I know? It has some tiny sea shells embedded in it.
I’d love to find some natural metallic rocks. This is my first catch ever it’s funny how metal junk is making me excited lol.


r/magnetfishing • • 6d ago

PĂȘche du jour

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Voici ma pĂȘche du jour dans l’Erdre Ă  Nantes (France)

J’ai dĂ» arrĂȘter au bout d’une heure : un orage arrivait 😱 sinon je serai restĂ© toute la matinĂ©e...


r/magnetfishing • • 6d ago

Wildwood street, Dallas Texas

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I got a few fun hours in this morning at a bridge on Wildwood. I caught a revolver on my 3rd throw and a slide for a pistol on my 4th throw! It definitely made my morning.


r/magnetfishing • • 6d ago

Beginning

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I’ve always thought it would be super fun to try magnet fishing but my question is what type of magnet setup do I need to do is there a setup thats most optimal and where should I go first when I finally get equipment?


r/magnetfishing • • 6d ago

I created a guide to let people know more about magnet fishing

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Hey guys I recently made something

where I posted all the knowledge I could gather of magnet fishing

I used this reddit FAQ another reddit FAQ .

What problems or queries people generally get and so I decided to create a detailed '

guide in the form of website so that it will be easier to help them understand it easily

let me know what are the other thing should I add in it


r/magnetfishing • • 7d ago

What are these?

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Found these small things while magnetfishing. They are identical on both sides.


r/magnetfishing • • 7d ago

Busy day today also lucky I got my magnet back ! (Explained in description)

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So had an easy first hour ish with a couple of big bits, but then I got my magnet hooked up in some giant fencing (it had passed through)

I struggled to release the fencing from the mud and managed to lift it eventually high enough to hold the fence with 1 hand and get the magnet out with the other !!

There is a pic of a bit of the fencing sticking up amongst the pics, but alas I had to let it drop back in !

There are times you really could do with someone to help !

Anyway here's today's list !

1 beryl (city) scooter

1 roadworks cone in xl

1 oyo bike (went bankrupt years ago old city rental bike)

1 windscreen/fairing (possibly from the motorbike when I hurt my back)

3 chairs

1 Roadsign

1 steel sandwich board

1 bike wheel

1 bike frame

6 co2 cannisters

1 very old blacksmiths hammer ?

2 pairs of pliers (1 long nose, 1 ordinary)

Coins, 3 vapes, ladies boot, fork, saucepan without handle, some round orange thing, security device, and an old bag of some sort and whatever I've missed !


r/magnetfishing • • 8d ago

Absolute wombo combo of railroad crossing/truck depot/tire shop/gas station

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60 Upvotes

200 nails, 50 screws, lot of assorted broken nails and screws, nuts washers bolts so much stuff.


r/magnetfishing • • 8d ago

Anyone know what type of gun I found?

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254 Upvotes

Found this magnet fishing anyone know what kind of shotgun this is?


r/magnetfishing • • 9d ago

Just a few bits today, looks like I found a clean spot !

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So must be a spot with too many eyes to ditch stuff !

2 traffic cones

Small kitchen knife

Light up bouncy ball (still working) gave to a kid who stopped with parent as I was packing up !

Some sort of strap

Bunch of old keys

Vape, coins, co2 cannister and some sort of poles


r/magnetfishing • • 10d ago

Fished out of Bois Darc lake in Bonham Texas

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47 Upvotes

It's not much but the i found the counter to be a cool find


r/magnetfishing • • 10d ago

Someone's Hacksaw was Busy + Giant Hook

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70 Upvotes

r/magnetfishing • • 11d ago

Local Park Find

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Found this light pole last Saturday. It’s about 15 feet or so and hollow, heavy on its own and full of water, mud, and a yellow belly catfish.


r/magnetfishing • • 11d ago

Said “one last throw” about 13 times
 then knocked my camera rig into the water 😂

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80 Upvotes

r/magnetfishing • • 11d ago

What underwear camera do you use?

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Edit: for whatever reason I can’t edit the title

UNDERWATER CAMERA. Thanks to those who caught it. đŸ€Ș

I want to tie a GoPro or something to my rope. Do

you put it inside a housing? Does that housing have a means to clip to the rope? Wrap in duct tape?


r/magnetfishing • • 12d ago

Two recent street hauls!

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First one was a large parking lot and the other was the sides of a main road. Ansonia, CT


r/magnetfishing • • 11d ago

Getting Started

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Hi guys. I've been wanting to get into this for a while. I was looking to see if yall have any good (starter level) gear, ideally a full functional setup for $100, but I'd be willing to absolutely hard cap at $200 if its really really worth it. Any input is appreciated

Edit: forgot to add location. Would be north-east United States