Halfway between metal detection and fishing, this discipline has become very fashionable. It consists of magnetizing finds at the bottom of the water rather than detecting them, all with the help of a rope and a magnet. Finding only iron, it contributes greatly to the clean-up of water points sadly ransacked by metal waste, lovers of magnet fishing, also collect everyday objects, such as keys, telephones, coins. The role of the fishing magnet come useful there.
This practice is not without risk.
In particular when a follower brings up dangerous objects such as old ammunition or explosives from the Second World War which are sometimes still active and the Bordeaux demining center is increasingly called upon in an emergency by this type of discovery.
With the owner’s prior agreement and in the event of the discovery of shells, the discovery must be reported to the security services of the prefecture, which comes into play for the security and possible intervention of deminers. The greatest caution is therefore in order.
Magnet fishing regulations
On private land, the owner’s permission is required. In the case of a search for an object of interest to history, prehistory, archeology, authorization from the Prefecture is required. For watercourses, lakes, rivers, rivers and canals, the authorization of the State, owner of the submarine property, is required. This practice is therefore, without authorization from the administrative authority, considered illegal.
The catch from this fishery is not put in a frying pan, but more likely in a junk collection. Magnetic fishing is not about catching fish, but about searching for metal in the water.
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Since the start of confinement, the reception of the public has been suspended in all the services usually receiving the public, with the exception. In order to limit the risks of a resumption of the epidemic, the wearing of masks for the general public is made compulsory in all enclosed places, as of July 20. The services and structures will therefore welcome you only under these conditions.
Without forgetting the difficult recovery of certain objects or the risk of cuts with rusty finds, do not neglect this point. You won’t regret it the day of your first magnet fishing.
Accessories for magnet fishing
As with any outdoor activity, make sure you take the right gear with you to get the most out of the experience. At a minimum, take a bucket to carry your finds, a brush to get rid of debris and rust, and wear heavy-duty gloves to prevent injuries and burns when pulling the rope and handling sharp or rusted metal. Bring a small plastic box to store small finds like hooks, nails and coins. You can add a hook for magnet fishing to your gear which will come in handy when collecting heavy objects.
For vertical research and especially in wells, a well claw will be very useful; you can even ballast it to cross the mud. Big advantage, it goes up all the objects, and not only iron ones.
