LeighBondi Treasure Hunter

“I couldn’t find a good enough magnet.
So I made my own.”

Bondi Magnets is Leigh’s own fishing magnet brand. This is how it started.

Leigh, the Bondi Treasure Hunter, with the Bondi magnets on an Amsterdam canal
Leigh with the Bondi range in Amsterdam
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Leigh holding up a saw blade he pulled from a canal

Bondi Treasure Hunter

Leigh started out diving and magnet fishing around Bondi Beach. Today he fishes the canals of Amsterdam, clears scrap metal out of the water as he goes, and films it for millions of followers.

  • 2M+ Facebook followers
  • 1.2M+ YouTube subscribers
  • 1.2M+ Instagram followers
  • 500K+ TikTok followers

Magnets that didn’t hold up

Over time, Leigh got hundreds of messages from followers about cheap magnets they had bought.

  • They broke
  • They rusted
  • They weren’t strong enough
  • They only gripped on one or two sides, and let go

To be fair, I was experiencing the same thing myself.

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Leigh explains why he started Bondi Magnets.
A Bondi magnet in a pull-test machine, next to its box

Tested around the world

So Leigh started designing his own magnets. He tested them in the canals of Amsterdam and on fishing trips around the world, through years of trial and error. A magnet only goes on sale once he is happy with it.

It started with the Bondi Gold, named after Leigh and still his favourite. Most of his safes and bikes came out of the water on a Bondi Gold.

  • Magnetic on all sides360° neodymium magnets, equally strong on every side.
  • Keeps its strengthAll sides stay equally strong, year after year.
  • The golden Bondi CoverEvery magnet comes with a 1 mm golden cover that protects it without taking away pulling force.
  • Everything in one kitKits come with rope, carabiners, grappling hook, bucket and gloves.

Every day, new treasure hunters join Leigh

They order their first Bondi magnet and head out to canals, rivers and harbours with the same gear Leigh uses. More than 5,000 magnet fishers around the world already fish with one.

Excellent, TrustScore 4.4 on Trustpilot

  • Leigh and a magnet fisher holding up their Bondi magnets by a canal
  • Leigh crouching next to stacks of Bondi Magnets boxes ready to ship
  • Deanna at a marina with an old sewing machine she pulled out, next to a Bondi bucket Deanna, Washington, USA
  • Derek, a young magnet fisher, holding his Nugget magnet Derek, Ontario, Canada
  • Sue with her magnet and her dog on a jetty by the water Sue’s first time out
  • A girl holding up a horseshoe she pulled out of the river
  • A magnet fisher with an e-bike he pulled out of the water
  • Andrew holding up his magnet and his finds by an old brick wall
  • Iris with a bike she pulled out of the water, next to a Bondi bucket Iris, first time with her Jackpot
  • Trustpilot, 14 Oct 2026

    Every thing you need included

    Every thing you need included. Can lift a shopping trolley.

    Anthony, Australia

  • Trustpilot, 6 Oct 2026

    All products from Bondi Magnets - Top Quality

    All of the products from Bondi Magnets are top quality! I knew the magnets would be amazing, but every other item is also fantastic. After receiving my bundle, i went back and ordered another bucket, rope, and more gloves as you cant beat the price / quality level. Love it!

    Mark S., United States

I started magnet fishing for fun, and I kept running into the same problem. My magnets broke, rusted or just weren’t strong enough, and hundreds of you were telling me the same thing.

So I made my own and kept testing them until I was happy with them. Now they’re out there with thousands of you, and that still makes me smile. Keep sending me your finds.

Magnets’ Away!LeighBondi Treasure Hunter

COMPARE MAGNETS

New to magnet fishing? Start with the Nugget Kit. Not sure? Get the Bondi Gold Kit.

Let Leigh pick your magnet

Leigh, Bondi Treasure Hunter

Answer four questions and I’ll tell you which magnet to get.

Who’s going magnet fishing?