Chipk
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Interested in doing some magnet fishing but wondering what size /type of magnet I might need. Anybody doing it? What do you use or recommend?
Interested in doing some magnet fishing but wondering what size /type of magnet I might need. Anybody doing it? What do you use or recommend?
Here's a tip--don't get a magnet that is stronger than what you can pull! If it gets stuck on something that won't come up, like a car, for example, you want to be able to pull it off. If it is too strong, you'll end up having to dive for it, and try to pry or slide it off whatever it is stuck to.
Tip #2, make sure your rope is strong enough to pull the full strength of the magnet,
and Tip #3, tie the end of the rope to yourself, so you don't lose it.
One video I saw, a guy cut a plastic bottle in half, (think plastic pop bottle) and then threaded the rope through the neck of the top then tied it to the magnet. This made a snag-resistant "shell" in front of the magnet, making the whole thing slide through things better without snagging.
Here's a tip--don't get a magnet that is stronger than what you can pull! If it gets stuck on something that won't come up, like a car, for example, you want to be able to pull it off. If it is too strong, you'll end up having to dive for it, and try to pry or slide it off whatever it is stuck to.
Tip #2, make sure your rope is strong enough to pull the full strength of the magnet,
and Tip #3, tie the end of the rope to yourself, so you don't lose it.
One video I saw, a guy cut a plastic bottle in half, (think plastic pop bottle) and then threaded the rope through the neck of the top then tied it to the magnet. This made a snag-resistant "shell" in front of the magnet, making the whole thing slide through things better without snagging.
I am watching some of the videos and is this something you just walk along the water and pop the magnet into the water?