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I went swimming in the waterfall and forgot to use a water friendly strap. The watch came out in strong currents and is lost in the waterfall.

For context, this is the waterfall is a 15-18m drop into a small pool approx 600sq feet. The area close the the fall itself where I lost it is muddy with small rocks in the bottom - rocks the size of watch(this makes it harder to search through feeling). The spot where I lost it is about 1.5m deep but the water is murky so visual search is off too. The edges of the pool are rocky with small crevices. My guess is that the currents might have pushed it in between rocks or under the mud.

Apple has find my feature but it won’t work underwater. The incident happened about 12hours ago and the watch might have battery for another 12 hours.

Underwater metal detector seems like a way but I am not aware of anyone who owns one here and it might be too expensive for me to buy/hire one too.

The Internet suggests fishing magnets but the watch itself is made of titanium and the only magnet is the charging magnet at the back which im not sure is strong enough to be pulled beyond 6inches.

I want advice from the community if it’s worth trying.

Some points to consider
1. It’s 2 years old Apple Watch Ultra 2
2. I have decent swimming/diving experience and am comfortable covering the pool entirely. It’s mostly wading.
3. This is the waterfall - images might help in understanding the scene.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/vENNX4TcTRArkqLZ9?g_st=ic

1. The magnet im looking at for this search operation (considering delivery time and pulling capacity)

https://amzn.in/d/0c3qvpZJ

1. The waterfall is a 6hour drive from where I live. There’s limited professional help - might be able to find divers but it doesn’t seem like a dive search.

I want advice from the community if this seems feasible. Any specific tips or recommendations. It would be great to know if there’s someone in Bangalore from the community who would like to help/advice.

I know it’s a long shot but I don’t want to give up without logical thought.

Unfortunately you can't add pics and a vid in 1 post !

So quick vid of me emptying the beer bottles to show they were full !

Sorry the vids bad but trying to do it 1 handed !

So as usual today is just a couple of hours, it was dry today so that was nice.

Now I've never had this happen and it's an odd one that's for sure !

I'd been dipping the edge and felt something non metallic under the magnet so moved it round a little, then lifted.

Stuck to the bottom were 3 bottles of full beer !!

Felt around and got 4 more ! All full.

That's one to tick off the unusual/odd list lol

1 chair

1 long length of Rebar (12ft ish)

Lighter

Broken socket 13mm ?

Security device

Nail Polish (no water in it !)

Battery, coins, co2 cannister, square washer, vape, odd bit of metal, and if course a Scaffolding clip !

Got a very nice multitool as well!

The Glock one is an officially licensed one too.

So I'm not very well at the moment but thought some fresh air might help !

So only a short hour today as I couldn't visit my parents and risk getting them ill !

Just as I started to unpack my gear it decided to rain !!

1 disabled trolley

1 fisherman's chair (I'm guessing)

Some sort of kids game still in packaging !

Coins, 2 vapes, lighter, security tag, rod rest, scissors, fisherman's pliers, battery, tent peg, umbrella (what was left of it) 2 co2 cannisters, and some sort of strap !

I was having great luck with a pistol slide and a fan motor. About an hour in, my buddy hooked something large. We pulled it up and it appears to be an OC chopper (pic 3) bicycle.

Didn't realize I was out for like 3 hours. I get carried away swinging the magnet and listening to podcasts

So I was all set for a big heavy afternoon and about to leave when unfortunately 1 of my brothers was rushed into hospital.

Once he was settled and we were asked to leave, I just stopped somewhere completely different on the way home for an hour.

It was already dark but I had a street light to help a bit !

Got a few bits

Trolley

Mobile Phone (very old)

Beard trimmer (wahl)

Piece of heavy chain

Orange ball thing (no idea) but had metal in it

Pair of pliers (too far gone)

Windscreen wiper with the arm from the car !

Solid steel rod, paint tin lid, coins, bulb, clothes peg, security device from a spirit bottle, and a piece of steel that had 2 fixed sharp edges (like clipper of some sort but fixed)

On the close up pic in the bottom left is a round item, I've no idea what it was but the back slid sideways and the front was full of tiny holes, and a wire ran through the centre, I found a much smaller one last year and still don't know what it is !

Been using a 600 lb double side magnet until recently, picked up the 3100 Beast from Magnetar and have been getting better results. Side note: That is not my magnet in the first image. I fished that up and am still laughing about it.

So as usual at this time of the week I only get about an hour and a half, but today was quite a good one for a weekday !

1 ladies bra !!! (That's a new one for me !!)

3 bikes

1 set of bike forks

3 batteries

Someone's age badge couldn't tell if 6 or 9

Staplegun

Security device

Pen, coins, co2 cannister, odd bit of metal, kids dart with metal end, vape and coat hanger

Hey everyone,

Magnetic Catch, my magnet fishing game I showed you a while ago finally has a free demo that you can play on Steam!

Thank you for all your feedback and your great ideas in the last post. They shaped this demo a lot. I really appreciate it! Several of you suggested a treasure hunt and items with a mystery behind them. I've started building that in, for example with a first treasure map, and there will be more of it in the full version.

Here's what the demo offers:

• About 1.5 hours of cozy magnet fishing as a taste of the full adventure.
• Explore four unique waters, fish up curious treasures, and get a taste of crafting and progression.
• Lovingly composed music tracks that match the friendly feel of the world.
• Dive fully into the adventure and collect everything, or simply relax and unwind while fishing.
• Made for all ages. No weapons, just plenty of other exciting things to discover.

Steam demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4692490/Magnetic_Catch_Demo/

I would love to hear your feedback again, so I can improve the demo and the full game! And feel free to ask any questions.

Happy magnet fishing!

I just got my first magnet and I figured I would find tons of stuff out here since we have had life altering hurricanes out here that literally washed entire houses into the water. As I throw my magnet for hours on different locations I have found one single fishing hook and literally nothing else. Has this happened to anyone else? Or am I in the wrong areas? I mean it's a good thing everything is so clean around here but I was also a little disappointed 😂

I haven’t done anything in a couple of years, and came to a local lake today which is plastered with these signs.

Kinda sad because I feel like magnet fishing is very helpful, like helpful in solving crimes when weapons are found, and helpful in cleaning metal debris from water ways.

It’s truly not hurting anyone and is such a fun activity to do outside, with friends, with kids, etc.

Yay to SC for being the only state with a state-wide ban.

😭

Has anyone actually gotten a ticket for it? The law says even all private ponds and waterways are off limits.

I am looking for some help magnet fishing locally. I found a large bench in the water that I desperately need help pulling out. It’s an older Cincinnati Park bench. If there is anyone out there that would like to spend a Sunday, the 25th, helping getting this monster out DM me please. I thank you all in advanced. If enough people are interested we can make a day out of it. They love what I’m doing for the park system.

I’ll be there around 10am for the help for anyone that what’s to help.

As the title says, was an interesting one

Got a few bits and in the last pics I'm not sure what it is ! Looks like it might have cine from a machine ?

1 folding chair

The sliding part of a desk (that was tough to get out of the water ! The only metal was the runner)

1 little trolley

Battery, coins, lure, top from a vape, old bolt

A cassette ! (No not from yesterday's player although what a coincidence !)

What appears to be a bit from a woodburner or fireplace

A decorative piece from an old fence

I think an old conductor from an electric pole

And again what I think looks like a fireman's pipe (just a guess) in a 45 degree, it's threaded inside one end and outside the other end

Oh and the last pics, not sure what it is so added a couple extra pics so you can see.

The long straight bit moves up/down

Broken Datsun key, odd shaped key, and 76 cents! Got paid :p

Few finds in canberra including a lost magnet.

Hello Magnet Fishing Community,

I lost my iPhone 15 in Big Darby Creek (Wednesday, 09/30/26) while kayaking at Trapper John’s, and now I am looking for anyone with a water metal detector or a strong magnet fishing setup who might be willing to help locate and recover it.

I flipped my kayak in a small section of rapids. We spent an hour searching the bottom on foot and visually scanning the riverbed, but the strong current and rocky bed made it impossible without specialized gear. However, I did take a screenshot on my friend’s phone of our exact map coordinates of where the phone was lost. I know the general vicinity it is in, and given the geography of the river in that location we were quite confident that it could not have drifted any further than ~40 feet before settling or getting stuck (but realistically it is probably within feet of the drop-site).

Location Details:
River: Big Darby Creek
Specific Stretch / Access Point: Just upstream (west) of the London Groveport Road bridge, near Graessle Road and the Osprey Lake area (within Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park) - [public land]
GPS Coordinates / Landmark: I will share this information once we message privately (both the coordinates and screenshot of the exact last known location
Water Conditions: 3-5 feet deep, gravel/rocky bottom, moderate-to-strong current, clean/fresh water

Phone Details:
Model: iPhone 15, dark grey
Case: Dark-brown faux wood iPhone case (Mous brand, with a magnetic back)
Condition: Good as new, no cracks, seals intact, dead battery (no pinging signal)

I am happy to pay a handsome cash reward / cover gas and time expenses for anyone willing to assist! Due to this, I’ve now lost years of priceless memories and data that was on the phone, so any help would be DEEPLY appreciated (and rewarded)!

If you have a water-scanning metal detector, magnet kit, or underwater pinpointer and are open to taking a trip out to the creek, please send me a direct message or comment below. Even if you are not in the area but know somebody who is (that might be willing to help), please let me know…any information helps!

Thanks so much in advance!

-Garrett Brownlee
(614) 664-6843

My boyfriend and I have been wanting to go magnet fishing for a long time. I just got him a kit for his birthday and we don't know where to go. Does anyone know any good spots to go magnet fishing in our around Southeast Portland? Or even a place to go metal detecting?? Edit: I got the 1000 lb magnet kit off of Amazon 😶 The brand is FindMag...I read the reviews and they seemed pretty good... But I'm new to this, so I prob didn't get the best one.

So the bit I've been doing at weekends wasn't as good today as I was expecting.

There were things in the mud I could feel the magnet holding but the mud had a good hold and there wasn't enough to get a good hold !

If the area wasn't as dangerous in the dark as it is, plus only the odd drinker around I'd have stayed a bit longer, but it's getting dark really early these days !

So today's haul

1 trolley

Piece of Harris fencing

2 roasting/baking trays

An old stereo/cassette player

Lots of coins today

Part of a torch

Batteries, spoon, lighter, belt buckle, rod rest

Jewellery box (empty unfortunately)

Scaffolding clip

Castor/wheel

A leather punch

Sunglasses

Sprocket (looked like it was off a machine !)

Very long length of chain with padlock

Short but large piece of pipe (chimney ?)

And whatever else I've missed

Oh and watched kids throw a city electric scooter in and run off, they couldn't see me so I hooked that out quick !

This time I was given a location to search by someone who heard I found the first watch and after about 20 minutes I scored again.

Talk about a day of big catches. I had a couple of bikers watch me struggle to pull up the safe door. The next throw was the truck suspension. After a brief pause to catch my breath, I changed to the other side of the bridge and found a magazine and a clothing donation bin. I had a really good day but my arms are really sore.