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MINNEAPOLIS — Long before this season’s fishing opener, a few Minnesota anglers were avidly casting lines into the water and hauling in hefty catches.

Minnesota's magnet fishers seek sunken treasure, be it antique tools or guns Richard Chin, Star Tribune © Star Tribune/Star Tribune/DAVID JOLES • david.joles@startribune.com/Star Tribune/TNS Magnet fisherman Phillip Marbut Jr., who goes fishing most every day, worked one of his favorite spots at River’s Edge Park in Waite Park. “I found this little honey hole,” Marbut said, explaining that he’s recently pulled up about 80 pounds worth of metal from in the river using a 960 pound magnet. Joining Marbut was Steven Shoemaker, the creator of the Magnet Fishing Minnesota Fa...