1. Budget and fishing style influence magnet selection:
- Your budget and fishing style will determine the type of magnet you need to buy, which may also affect the number of items you find. The magnets on the market today generally range from 100-3000lb of pulling power, so if you are pulling up heavy metal objects or want to salvage heavy items, it's best to purchase a fishing magnet with a taught pulling power.Also when catching metal objects that are too heavy for you to pull up on your own, you can purchase magnets for fishing that have binaural loops, which allow two people to work together to pull up heavy items. This will allow you to pull up the heavy object with two people.
2. Popularity of magnetic fishing:
- Magnet fishing magnets have become more popular due to media coverage and the amazing items people find. Examples include coins, safes, bicycles, daggers, wrenches and pliers.
- More and more companies are starting to sell magnets on online shopping platforms, but you need to be careful when buying as some sellers may sell underpowered magnets or at inflated prices.
Magnet fishing with a double sided fishing magnet
3. Notes on purchasing fishing magnets:
- The author has personally made hasty purchases because he saw cheap magnets, only to find out that the magnets are very small, the pictures show large magnets, but the description mentions the real size.
- So please check the description carefully while buying.
4. The two main types of magnets:
- Magnets used in magnetic fishing come in two main shapes: single-sided magnets and double-sided magnets.
Single and double sided fishing magnets
- Magnets are made of two main materials: ferrite and neodymium (NdFeB).
- Ferrite magnets are the cheapest, are gray in color, very fragile, and break easily. They are larger than neodymium magnets, but weaker.
- neodymium magnets are far superior to ferrite magnets in power, are silver/chrome in color, and are smaller in size than ferrite magnets.
5. Use of single sided magnets and double sided magnets:
- Single sided magnets are good for moving vertically up and down from places like canal edges, boat docks, and bridges because they perform best when lifted vertically upwards.
- However, when thrown and pulled back, single sided magnets may tilt and reduce their magnetic properties, potentially missing items further out in the water.
- Double sided magnets have magnetic surfaces on both sides, and when thrown and dragged back, at least one side will lie flat against the river bottom, increasing the chances of picking up metal items. The authors found that 95% of items were found with double-sided magnets.
- However, when lifting heavy items, the side magnets are not lifted vertically and some items may slip off, so it is recommended that both single and double sided magnets be used as they each have their advantages and disadvantages.
Magnet Fishing at the Boat Dock
6. Magnet strength:
- The strength of a magnet is measured in vertical lifting force (kg/lb) and is usually tested in the factory on clean, thick steel.
- One thing to consider is that if you are lifting rusty and muddy items, the magnet may be difficult to lift, so it is advisable to buy the best magnet for magnet fishing you can afford.
- Magnets listed on shopping platforms such as 65kg, 200kg, and 400kg lifting power may give the false impression that the magnet will be very large when in reality they may be small, and most magnets may actually lift less than half of their optimal lifting power due to dirty items and thin steel.
7. Recommended STRONG fishing magnet:
- I would recommend some neodymium fishing magnets, I have found many amazing items with these magnets such as crossbows, daggers, safes and more.
Qcm High Quality NdFeB Fishing Magnets
