Alternate mediums for magnet fishing? Sand, grass?

[ThirtyDollars]

I'm wondering if it might be productive to drag a magnet down the beach or through the grass somewhere. Anyone ever try their magnets somewhere dry?

 

[BigWaveDave]

I wouldn't be interested in trying this.

 

[WaterDigger]

You can try it at the sinkhole.

 

[Molewacker]

Some Canadian coins are magnetic -

 

[cyberdan]

I'm wondering if it might be productive to drag a magnet down the beach or through the grass somewhere. Anyone ever try their magnets somewhere dry?

Along the beach and you will get a lot of magnetite, at least here on the westcoast.

 

[boogeyman]

You got that right! Figure out how to put your rig in a Tupperware or similar or it's gonna be one of those search 10 minutes scrape magnetite off your rig 2 hours.

As far as magnet searching grass, an exercise in futility.............. Some situations you just can't beat a detector.

 

[bowwinkles]

Drag your magnet thru one of those deposits and you would quickly seek the answer back in the water.

 

[P.ALLEN]

I have a smaller additional magnet that I use when in the river, when it's slow and low. I have it on a 4 foot piece of rope connected to my belt, it picks up what I miss a lot of the time. I've used it on a slightly longer rope while detecting on land and picked up some trash that way. I've seen folks put long magnets on the front of farm trucks when going out into the fields and down the gravel roads, even lawn mowers. Hey the sky is the limit, use it any way you can!

 

[Mzjavert]

Along the beach and you will get a lot of magnetite, at least here on the westcoast.

Magnetite is evil. It ruined a magnetic bracelet I was wearing. Tried multiple methods over several years in an attempt to get it off. No luck.

 

[cyberdan]

Magnetite is evil. It ruined a magnetic bracelet I was wearing. Tried multiple methods over several years in an attempt to get it off. No luck.

I do not know if this would work. A magnetic bracelet should not have very strong magnets. A neodymium magnet is the strongest in the world. Why not get one and have a magnetite "tug of war"? In theory (in my head) the neo mag would win and remove all the magnetite.

 

[tokameel]

Hey BigWaveDave, After my home's siding was replaced, I did the same thing. At first, I waved it over the lawn by hand.
Then I dragged it behind my lawn tractor as I cut the grass.

So far no flat tires from left over nails! But no treasures.

 

[bowwinkles]

here is a new use for the lawn magnet sweeper. https://youtu.be/lFLJJd89FiU enjoy

https://youtu.be/8T94qRPMjcw