I remember seeing a video with a couple of chaps just setting up on a bridge. The newcomer (we guess) placed both magnets onto the metal part of the bridge. The more seasoned chap looked at him like a right dummy. Yes, those magnets are strong. Yes, they're now attached. No, we're not fishing.
Never tried it myself, but loved watching a few Youtube channels about magnet fishing. Often makes me laugh when the Police are called to a find of ammo & weapons - the look on their faces when they see a couple of geezers with a magnet having pulled a pistol out of a canal
My favourite channel is "Metal Detecting WW2 Battlegrounds" on the 'tubes. Poking a magnet on a stick into a pond where the western front once was. Mortars, ammo, grenades - one day I'm sure they will meet their maker
All the best with your new hobby @shaunwistow Please keep us posted!
When the Chinese economy was booming and manufacturing generated a huge demand for steel there were a lot of fishermen switching from fish to scrap metal because metal prices were higher than for fish. Saw this in a TV report from the Yangtse delta. They showed a selection of magnets being used if I remember correctly.
Hi. I have done a fair bit of magnet fishing while narrow boating. I always come back with more windlass's and mooring pins than I left with.and a lot of junk too. Especially good when going through locks as you have enough time to do a bit of fishing while you are waiting for boat to clear.
Had a spare hour so went to local river (Loxley) - got some junk, didn't expect anything to be honest as no factories nearby. Hoping for more luck when I go near the old steel works.
Magnet fishing has cropped up in a new channel 4 programme - "Inside the Bomb Squad". Seemingly calls for service has increased as magnet fishing has got more popular. Some lovely shots of people pulling grenades out of canals! How they got there - god knows