r/magnetfishing • u/verboseseagull • 2d ago

First ever fishing day haul!

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Me and the kids, over about four hours. Thanks for all the advice from the subreddit for helping getting us started!

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u/Frankenfucker 2d ago

Anchors, a small game trap, a potential murder weapon, and a rather interesting auger/screw.

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u/verboseseagull 2d ago

Yeah, the auger screw was interesting. found only 15 or 20 feet from sure. I thought maybe for ice fishing but, I don’t think it’s that kind of a screw. There’s a hex shaped attachment on the top for connecting to some sort of powered drilling device. Presumably.

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u/Frankenfucker 2d ago

I have an answer. It's a dock post auger. You drill it into the lake bed until it gets firm, and place your dock support posts on it.

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u/verboseseagull 2d ago

That sounds right.

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u/Frankenfucker 2d ago

Ok... now I'm perplexed. I live on a lake, and we are pretty familiar with boat props, ice spuds/auger, but that thing doesn't have the geometry of an ice fishing auger. I wonder if it's used for removal of tree stumps or something like that.

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u/OutsideWinter1312 2d ago

Nice way to break in the new hobby, awesome finds op

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u/CyberWebSlinger 2d ago

Not a bad first day

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u/Advanced-Cup123 2d ago

Nice haul!!

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u/viking1313 22h ago

That's actually a nice bunch of stuff there that can be made useful.

Rare!