On my ride today I came across 2 guys 'magnet fishing' in the Mersey near Warrington.
When I enquired they happily demonstrated.
A long rope with an extremely powerful disc shaped magnet tied to the end. They throw it in and "fish" for eg old guns, bikes, safes etc. Apparently they go far and wide doing this.
He clamped it to the rail so I could see its power......very difficult to remove.
I have never heard of it before. Has anyone heard of it or maybe tried it ?
NB.....he said if they 'catch' anything really heavy they have to sacrifice the magnet.
When I enquired they happily demonstrated.
A long rope with an extremely powerful disc shaped magnet tied to the end. They throw it in and "fish" for eg old guns, bikes, safes etc. Apparently they go far and wide doing this.
He clamped it to the rail so I could see its power......very difficult to remove.
I have never heard of it before. Has anyone heard of it or maybe tried it ?
NB.....he said if they 'catch' anything really heavy they have to sacrifice the magnet.