u/Tethys_Mariner

The finds themselves are self-explanatory, but the real story comes from what happened to my magnets at this spot is the real story. To be honest, I had not been taking good enough care of my magnet in the brackish rivers of North Jersey, I wasn't washing it off and some slight pitting in the surface was starting to present itself. At this spot I eventually noticed that my magnet had started to fracture and chunks were coming off. I assumed it was my rusty chickens coming home to roost and got a new 360. I returned to the same spot, and started throwing and felt/heard the familiar high pitched sound of a rock strike. I pulled it back in, and saw a part of my magnet had been chipped out! I figured this was a freak accident, and threw again, and again, until I realized I was about to chip my brand new magnet into an arrowhead if I didn't stop and the rocks in this pond were Built Different (TM). I also realized that it was most likely these same rocks that destroyed my previous magnet, though my poor upkeep likely didn't help. I never encountered rocks before or since that were this destructive, but its a humbling reminder that any throw you make could always result in the loss of your magnet. And as a courtesy, this was at the James J Braddock Park in North Bergen, NJ, throw there at your own risk!