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Magnet fishing helps clean Maine waters 
By Steve Munich RU Source: wmtw 7/22/2022
Steve Munich
Maine has a lot of great fishing spots, and a lot of different kinds of fish to catch. But one fishing group is catching trash instead of fish.

The group is called "Citizen Magnet Fishing."
 

"I just usually make a coil and then just chuck it into the water as far as you can," said member Nick Wallace as he cast his line into the Presumscot River in Westbrook.

When members cast, they are never quite sure what they will reel in.

"Shopping carts, grocery carts, bikes, scooters, safes, guns," founder Colt Busch said.

Basically, they can catch just about anything made of metal.

"It's really fun. I've done this for four years, I love doing it," Busch said.

 
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