Magnet fishing
- Thread starter Milzy
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Last year, I dropped a Mole wrench down the inside of a timber frame interior wall while installing a mixer shower valve. I completely failed to locate it with mirrors and a torch so decided to go magnet fishing with a 30mm diameter neodymium Ebay magnet and some thin paracord.
I'm afraid to report that I didn't even get a tiny nibble. It was quite fun though.
I'm afraid to report that I didn't even get a tiny nibble. It was quite fun though.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
By coincidence, about an hour ago a bloke I know posted a photo on his Facebook page of one of those old metal roadwork lamps which were lit up by a candle. A woman replied that her son pulled one out of the Leeds & Liverpool canal by doing some magnet fishing.
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Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
There are lots of magnet fishers in Birmingham. They usually concentrate on canal locks for some reason.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
You'd need some strong equipment and a fair bit of strength to pull out most binned in canals, rivers etc metal items. Imagine trying to pull an old rusty steel framed bike out! I bet most things are tangled around underwater plant growth, so it'll take a lot of effort! I doubt a fishing rod, a reel and nylon fishing line, with a fair sized magnet on the end will do! 😉
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Imagine pulling an old gun/pistol out of a canal or deep river! Would you keep it as a souvenir, or hand it into the police?! 🤔 You never know, it could be connected to some unsolved shooting, even murder, from years, if not decades ago!
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Look, how many shopping trollies and old broken MoBikes (hire bikes) do you need
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ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
I would ring the cops immediately - as you say - it could be the final piece needed to find a murderer
and the idea of having a gun around - even an old rusty one - is just scary
and if you got searched on the way home for some reason it would take a lot of explaining!!!
I have seen a lot of magnet fishing on the canal near here - initially a lot were doing it - they used a magnet inches or more across and some decent thickness of rope
it has tailed off now - I think they got all the old stuff out
but you do occasionally see a bit of rusty old metal on the grass verge - if it is not worth taking away they seem to leave it at the side and after a while it goes - no idea who takes it
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
As is the norm, our Accy's first attempt at magnet fishing went slightly awry...
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
On cycling alongside the Leeds & Liverpool canal about ten years ago I saw a totally rust attacked bike on the canal bank. Obviously it'd been fished out. It was so rusty and must've been in the canal for years! I just had to stop and pick it up to see how heavy it felt. Heck, it felt as heavy as a blacksmith's anvil!🙄 😬 😉
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
As a child, on seeing those mines on Blackpool and St Anne's proms, I always wondered what would happen if I hit one of those stick out bits with a hammer! 😯 😅
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
