Magnet fishing try

CreepyCrawler

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A short magnet fishing hunt due to my spring hook catching
on something and my magnet came off. Now I need to fish for
my magnet. :)

I had some small rare earth magnets (in finds pic, on right)
bundled them together with some silicone tape and wrapped them
in a clothes hanger and made a hook. Instead of taking off the spring
hook from the rope I had around, I left it on. (bad move)

Anyway, it is a relaxing pasttime, much like fishing. You feel the
little bites and pull things in. Meanwhile you enjoy the surroundings,
in this case, a lagoon. In the picture you can make out the back
of one of three manatees that were relaxing in there. (In the center
right of lagoon pic) I stayed clear of them, a mother can be ferocious
when protecting her baby. I didn't want to be mauled by a manatee.

It is kind of a creepy place these days with lots of dead iguanas
from the cold in between rocks and gnarly trees.

In the short time I experimented with magnet fishing, I found
lots of bottle caps, lots of fishing hooks, and a bicycle chain
and lock. The things I kept in pic. A bullet, some hooks, a key,
a chisel thing, and something with yellow on it, maybe
an engine part to a boat?

I'm going back to look for my magnet. If I can't find it,
I'll get another. It's a relaxing way to spend a few hours.
 

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Pretty Cool Randy, I saw online that Bass Pro Shop has a 100 lb Retrieving Magnet. I was going to go get one and see how it works. So when we meet up I can try this out with you. You never know what your going to putt out the water.
 
My neighbor ordered one like that from Harbor Freight. It should
arrive soon. I'm going to check it out. The thing is I like something
real light, I can just throw and retrieve over and over again without
too much exertion and something obviously I can lose without too
much expense. :(

But, yeah, hope to magnet fish with you one day. No gold rings
though. :)
 
My neighbor ordered one like that from Harbor Freight. It should
arrive soon. I'm going to check it out. The thing is I like something
real light, I can just throw and retrieve over and over again without
too much exertion and something obviously I can lose without too
much expense. :(

But, yeah, hope to magnet fish with you one day. No gold rings
though. :)

Yeah I hear yeah, The one at Bass Pro Shop online said was $9.99 for the 100lb one. Thats not bad. I think Harbor Freight had the same one total with shipping was $12. I might go pick it up after work today.
 
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