Magnet Fishing For Fun And Profit: Tips and Tricks #1

Magnet fishing? This is a VERY important video to watch if you ever plan to go magnet fishing for treasure. I go over three important things you need to know about, and show you how to get the magnet unhooked from the bottom if it gets snagged.
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Magnet Fishing For Fun And Profit: Tips and Tricks #1
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[@deathstarHQ]

I doubt you'll see this as it's an old video, but a tip for if you get snagged.,.,.. get a cheap speaker ring magnet and wrap it in duct tape as they break easy, or a thick washer made or steel or iron etc, and attach a rock climbing type cheap clip to it.... when you snag, clip the metal ring onto your rope hold the rope up so it slides down to the snag, just a little flick will get over any hurdles, and the magnet will spring out of the snag and stick to the metal ring. Works everytime.

[@sierragrey7910]

Well done tutorial. Reminds me of the way they trained me in the military-- tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and then tell them what you told them.

[@michelemond9968]

I love the way this guy teaches! I’m very visual so he helps me understand the concepts involved. Can’t wait to try this, and will definitely refer to this video for tips!

[@susanhester331]

Love this channel. Got snagged my first time out yesterday. Used your technique and got my magnet back. Found a bunch of nails, pipes and spikes. Was looking for 2 lost chairs in the lake. Found them both! Thanks for your videos!

[@ryanthedigger1]

Lost my magnet the first day I got it, probably should've watched this video XD

[@w.d.gaster692]

I was so desperate to get my magnet back I ended up pulling the entire tree log out of the water, twice the size of me.

[@ion_yt]

Is a tree log metal? How did it pull up lol

[@chrisanderson9276]

Good video I have a thought about how you may improve on your magnet. If you find a plastic funnel and a tube of silicone( exterior calking of any type would work fine I'm sure. Cut the wide end of the funnel to the same size as the magnet and the small end the same as the screw shaft on the mag. Because of the eye you would also need to cut down the length of the funnel.(if the eye on your magnet were smaller then it may be slipped over the eye by only cutting a small silt at the small end and feeding the rope through) Now slip the funnel in place and sue tape to reseal the cut. Next tape it to the magnet temporarily while filling the funnel with the silicone. Let it cure for as long as necessary to allow the silicone to set totally, I would think 3-4 weeks in a warm dry location (you don't want it in your living space as it probably isn't good to breath the fumes that will come off) I don't do magnet fishing as there is little to no chance of finding much where I live. I do think this would work well and prevent a lot of hang ups GL&HH I really hope this helps someone.

[@gurubryant]

Seeing this video makes me thing it might also help to put a 16 ounce soda bottle on the line to cover the knot and eyebolt. That might just reduce the chances of getting stuck.

[@Wreckz_Tea]

I know this is old but I was thinking the exact same thing while watching this and I'm wondering why I haven't seen anyone do it yet

[@98kzew-dallasftworth58]

Exactly!!!

[@nick4985]

or it getting thirsty ?

[@1chance4life76]

if anyone tries it let me knownhow it worked out

[@MarcFreeborne1978]

Great idea :) I'm just starting in a few days :)

[@aspudkicker]

Hi Beau. Mostly good advice. The only thing different I would suggest is, attach the rope to something on the river bank, not yourself. Theres always something to attach to, wether its a tree, railing, old person or small child, just look around and see. So far I've mostly found rubbish, but I've started doing research so hopefully next year, I will find something a little bit more interesting. I opted for climbing rope with a breaking strain of 3500kg doubled up, how you tie your knot, and checking the condition of the rope is important. If all is well, I will break before my rope does. Stay safe, healthy, happy, contented and making youtube videos my friend. Happy new year.

[@Noob_Anderson]

"old person or small child" wait...

[@westinsmith5217]

Easiest way to get magnet or fishing lure back. Have extra rope on hand for this tie a 2 liter bottle 3/4 full of water close as you can to magnet stuck in the water on the magnet fishing rope have and then tie another line if need for enough to throw the bottle of water in another direction thus pulling the magnet in a direction that you could not otherwise access without some sort of watercraft or getting wet. This hasnt failed yet for getting my magnets unstuck. Great video by the way and great tips.

[@ChrisDetek]

Hello Beau, Thank you for this one. Waiting for more. Just want to tell you HAPPY NEW YEAR. Bye Chris.

[@Dirtflicker]

Love it! Well done brother. I tried magnet fishing as a kid but it was not until I came across your channel that I really got into it. I have learned more from you than any other treasure hunter on or off KZbin, and I have been doing this a long time. Keep doing what you do, never stop.

[@robertchillcott7669]

The Snell knot is one of the strongest most dependable knot you can tie especially for a magnet

[@bigsky12001]

Hey Beau, my older brothers taught me all about knots and this is the lesson they taught, you first start with two half hitches and then you put a Son of a B, in it. Yip that knot tightens 101. Thanks always.

[@GreenMountainGrow]

Best Relic hunting channel on the net!!!!

[@HistoryDigger]

Awesome tips, thanks. Got a lot of smaller rivers and creeks here in west Tennessee, I wanna try this. thanks Again

[@curezilla]

All of your vids are so entertaining. I can't wait to get back into metal detecting. Hopefully this year I will have the time and finances to do it! Happy New Year Beau!

[@o1420]

Thanks for taking the time! Experience is a great teacher! TY for sharing!

[@michaeloconnor8245]

Thanks for doing these videos, very helpful!

[@5153flash]

I just found your channel and I and impressed on your set-up and finds. I have watched allot of Metal detecting videos,,and not many have your options. You are set-up to do about any type treasure finding there is. I have watched almost all your videos at this point. Amazing!!

[@Zag.gaming0]

Very helpful, and a good reminder for those of us haven't gone outside for the better part of a decade. I'm getting ready to start magnet fishing and I completely forgot what my dad taught me. It probably would have come back to me in the moment, but this is good to keep in mind.

[@fjufkfyhukh5413]

that knot is called a knotless knot its used alot in carp fishing too.

[@MochaZilla]

i like the name!

[@vener6]

HI Beau , Nice informative video once again. While looking at your magnet and hook assembly i had an idea that could help minimise its tendency to snag itself. I guess by putting the hook straight trough one of those orange plastic ball , like the one that kids play hockey with, it would divert most object from the flat spot of the magnet. Just a random idea but i ghuess it might work good with your magnet assembly. :) YMMV .

[@SJsmixedAdventures]

Fantastic information! Great seeing you,,as always!

[@RoofAndAMeal4UsAll]

Cool video. I always keep my fishing magnet in styro in its box, then with the rope on it. That way there is always a couple of inches of foam and cardboard around the magnet so when metal gets too close to the magnet, it doesn't cause injury.

[@ZSWRoyals]

Ordered my first magnet yesterday and im heading out this week, this was a fantastic video with great tips. Thank you for this!

[@TheConversekid14]

Thanks for this vid dude haven't been magnet fishing yet good few pointers to get started.

[@rosiefolks8239]

I figured that out on my own. Nice to know it a tip and trick. Thanks!

[@muddyh2os131]

Cool ! Thanks for the tips Beau, just got my magnet from K & J the other day, it's been raining for days though. Probably wait till the waters goes down. Keep the videos coming.

[@chew2elah]

I greatly appreciate this video. Just bought some of the magnets you recommended in your recent video and am in the process of setting it all up to go out for the first time. Thanks.

[@JohnJones-sg6hu]

Whatt video was that. I would like to watch it and also want to know what kind of magnets he uses.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

I love to fish so this was really helpful thank you

[@clivegilbert727]

Thanks for the good video! I seem to have eliminated snagging,... by making a metal funnel which is upside-down on the magnet, held on the rope with a dab of silicon. You then are pulling up on a permanent 'taper" Happy hunting guys!!

[@molliecooper3471]

You are so easy to learn from!!! Thank you for this video!! I learned alot!!

[@MagnetStore]

Very useful video, great work! Keep them coming!

[@mikewest712]

I have learned a great trick from bass fishing fishing that may apply to magnet fishing. When snagged i get the line taught and pull and pop it immediately followed by slack. The pop travels down the line and the frees the lures and the slack allows it to fall. Takes a while to master but 60% of the time it works 100% of the time.

[@cursedwithcuriosity6464]

Chig!! I've missed ya buddy! AquaChig Marathon coming my way yay!!

[@albieholden2554]

I love ur vids mate. Keep up the good work and never stop making epic videos. Stay cool. Peace out

[@johnbakerface]

My first video watching of yours... thanks man I’m just starting to get into it! And this has so much info I didn’t even know I didnt even know! You should also narrate scary stories or something, soothing but rough voice... rock and roll sir! Oh Missing 411 reports you’d kick ass at!

[@HiddenTreasureHunter]

great tips!

[@DavidWatersJames]

Nice video. My choice for rope is 'looped 2-strands' of 500lb paracord. Haven't gone yet, glad I caught your tips videos !

[@THing4CSA]

Thanks for sharing some great info. I am sure that you had to learn the hard way as that does seem to be the best teacher! Wishing You and Yours a Safe and Happy New Year! Keep making the videos as I love watching them. ;-)

[@austintaylor1858]

Hey beau, im a big fan and i just wanted to say great job and i love the videos

[@metalsharxs]

Enjoyed the tips as we plan to try this soon for the very first time! 🦈🦈🦈

[@Y_N_K_888]

Good tips. I just got into magnet fishing and I'm applying my #1 normal fishing rule to it. Always bring my sit on top kayak. I have never lost a sinker rig or lure bc I can get multiple angles on it to free the line. However that red grade thread lock is rule #1 for magnet fishing. Thanks for the video.

[@RosssRoyce]

Thanks so much! Cool practical advises!

[@normanhirtle3180]

Good lesson Beau, but one I already knew, where as I do fish. And do watch your fingers man. Have a Happy & Prosperous New Year

[@thomshere]

Great Vid! Thanks for posting!

[@djkrazykaly]

That knot you used on the magnet looks like a fisherman's knot, one of the best for underwater use, in my opinion anyway. good video and thank you for the tips =^_^=

[@mrnavy2]

Excellent Video. Thanks for the help.

[@AKZOMBEY]

Great tips! I've always wanted to give it a try.

[@tuckt6180]

Terrific teaching, great example of dry land = river bottom !!

[@emmanuelwolf6568]

Thankyou for being normal on the videos,and not talking a hundred miles an hour,I’ve just subbed.

[@kokkonutfreaks]

thanks for the tip beau!

[@AntonioPerez-yf2gq]

Thanks for the tips I'm about to start my adventure !!

[@ellar1420]

This guy is amazing!!! Go excited to magnet fish this summer

[@sallymcgregor518]

Great video, your the one who got me in the hobby.

[@waterfall836]

Thank you for the tip and the time to make the video. 👍

[@lee1066]

Dry informative video, good job, thanks.

[@petertracanna6679]

Just beginning to Magnet fish. Thanks for Your Help!

[@mychannel1]

Hey cool thanks 4 the info. I have just started magnet fishing in Australia..

[@WyoMDLiveagoodlife]

Thank you for the tips Beau they will help when i go out magnet fishing this next spring. GL/HH

[@maddex5901]

Thanks for the tips! keep up the videos!

[@ritamccord5678]

Great tip! Glad I watched prior to first fish!

[@JagBetty]

Thanks for the tips....I’m new to magnet fishing👍😎

[@rhinorinehart8066]

Very informative, great info. Thanks for sharing !!......Rhino

[@6brad9]

Thanks watch this last night. 2nd throw with my new magnet got caught up! Went up on to the bridge and forward came out! Thanks bro

[@wfermier]

You've made a very good, instructional video. Thank you!

[@RustyHaloMetalDetecting]

great video! having been a lover of fishing many years I knew the trick but seeing it demonstrated makes a world's of difference! Thank you! I never knew that about the rope! Guess is better go untie that crappy knot huh? lol

[@hikerx9366]

Thinking of magnet fishing during covid...lol very informative Beau. Thanks

[@nickdaniels766]

you are my favorite youtuber

[@jimmyj9838]

i love the demonstration under the high voltage pilons/wires...

[@Jake.50]

Hey Beau. I have just ordered a Magnet with a 90KG pull. it should be here by Sunday. this video really helped. Thank you.

[@bethker7872]

great to know. I only need the snow to melt ... thanks for the info ...Ace

[@derekspencerCtRealtor]

c and o nice I biked that with the boy scouts as a teen it was amazing 215 miles in 4 days so muck fun. love your chanel can't wait to get my first detector

[@jamesshiels7860]

Hello love watching your videos would love to try this myself sometime

[@jonathanteele21]

Beau : if you build a cone shape Aluminium piece ahead of the Magnet it will slip over MOST snags// Perry

[@mwechtal]

Or even wood would work. Just like a bullet shaped plastic worm weight. It will still snag, but not as bad and not as much.

[@gigglesgaming6362]

I was gonna post something similar.

[@montysmith2753]

Small plastic funnel

[@WoodenCreationz]

I was going to comments to post the same thing. Slide a small cone over the magnet Neck. Great video! Hope you do another magnet fishing video!!! I am now excited to go out and try this!!!!! Love all your videos! It's like Christmas every time you find something cool! and yes I prices the AT Pro and the pointer and the magnet.... lol looks like a great hobby!

[@glenpierce777]

Great tips Beau. One more thing, if you get a snag and you're pulling hard on the rope, be careful that it doesn't suddenly come free and shoot back in your face. This sometimes happens with fishing lines and is more common than you would think. Peace out.

[@SpiritBear12]

+Glen Pierce It happens with fishing lines because the fishing pole is bent like a bow and storing energy, as is the fishing line. When your hook suddenly comes free, that bent fishing pole and line will of course spring straight back and that's what helps shoot that hook filled lure out of the water right at you. It's happened to me on more than one occasion. But when yanking on a rope you're not storing that same kind of energy. Also a magnet like that is fairly heavy too, so it's not going to come flying out of the water as easily as a light weight fishing lure tied to really thin stretchy line will.

[@SpiritBear12]

David Hicks OK, new magnet rules. Don't tie them to stretchy ropes. Don't pull them with ATVs Wear a goalie mask in case one flies out of the water.

[@chadsmith5202]

man i bet you could loose some teeth as well

[@jdemo7167]

Yup hooked my little brothers ear in exactly the same manner, a snap back. It was 35 years ago, he has forgiven me.

[@whitenorthstar]

A few wee tips...spray or paint your magnet...non magnetic side with high viz paint so you can see it better in murky water...mark your rope every meter so you know what depths/distances you are working with...always take your "magnetic stones/rocks" home and check them for meteorites/meteorwrongs...I have one...there are a few test you can carry out if you google it...and you could try fixing a plastic bottle to the non magnetic side of your magnet so it has buoyancy so it always lands magnetic side down in the riverbed etc, Thanks for sharing,

[@DeadDogSanders]

TY.................... GREAT IDEAS!~

[@seminolerick6845]

john porter You ‘re increasing the odds of snagging with an attachment, aren’t you ? I think I’ll shy away from that...

[@tomhickman1006]

Good ideas, the montain climbers into climb big walls use a nose cone in front of their haul bags on walls that are prone to snagging the haul bags, good idea. I use a slip sinker that is shaped with a taper when fishing, it helps.

[@DavidWatersJames]

I've painted mine, to give rust resistance. This type of magnet will rust easily/quickly just in ambient air. Great tip, thanks !

[@jthreeb]

Great tips man!

[@hellkiteofficial6882]

Thank you this video helps alot

[@CurtisTracker]

Hey Beau, another idea to try would be to get a buoy with a carabiner attached to it and run the rope through the carabiner so it will slide freely, it might help get the magnet free easier when you can't walk the bank.

[@michaelchasteen5912]

I just duct taped the Knott and never got stuck since. Duct tape is awesome LOL 😜

[@blewzguitar]

Great tip. Thanks!!!!

[@joeyadamcik9781]

Those tips will help me in the future.

[@randlerichardson5826]

Thank Chiggar I’m goin to order me a magnet I may start out with a 500lb magnet to start with. Thank you for the great videos and info. GOD BLESS

[@domagojmarunica8312]

Cool video man i subscribed

[@jerryvlast7876]

I've been magnet fishing for a long time and always referred to it as mishing :)

[@WattzArtist]

Thanks dude 😊

[@freddieeatsgoldcoins]

Yo Beau, Thanks for the tip!!! i have just started magnet fishing....but my magnet is not powerful enough..so i have ordered a bigger one....wish me luck!! cheers,G:)

[@Matt-id8kw]

THANKS FOR THE GREAT IDEAS

[@outdoorinfluencer]

Awesome 😎 video

[@richardrobbins4508]

Tried my hand at it the other day. Went to the riverwalk in Augusta Ga. Lost mine when it became stuck to the dock under the Riverwalk just above the water line. Gonna take a boat and attempt to retrieve it . Thanks for the tips.

[@RichardDevereauxEarlofEssex]

Besides the knot, I also use small cable ties to secure the knots. especially luminous ones, they secure the knot and give some visibility in dark water.

[@williamramsey5464]

Nicely done video.

[@tomduane4734]

Good information thank you.

[@VOLKANCA]

As a new bee magnet fisher,I will keep it in mind. Thank you 😇🙏

[@mynamesjohn2693]

Love the video

[@MatthewPfeil]

Good advice! Have a great day!

[@hunterfisher35]

I'm going to have to try this . interesting

[@TheBlackCrowmagnetfishing]

Nice video for the starter who wants to learn

[@ShrekLover-qc7jm]

Legend

[@Welshadventures]

Awesome video