Magnet fishing is as the name suggests fishing with a magnet, it’s basically metal detecting underwater.
There are no fancy electronic gadgets, no bait to attach to a fishing hook, there’s no fishing rod or reel, just a rope and a very strong Neodymium magnet tied to the end of it.
Once you have thrown a length of rope with the magnet attached to it into the water, the best technique is to slowly and steadily pull the rope back out of the water, dragging the super-strong magnet along the bottom of the water bed in the hope that it will attach itself onto any metal objects in its path.
It’s an exciting hobby that’s great fun for all the family, expectations run high of finding a sunken treasure chest in the deep dark waters of streams, marinas, lakes or even the sea.
Discarded metal, coins, safes, bicycles, keys, tools and even guns are items commonly hauled out from the depths of the water.