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Bronx guy’s reel job fishing for riches below city streets

By GARY BUISO - Last Updated: 2:54 PM, April 28, 2013

I wonder if he got a PhD from Columbia to figure this out.

He’s gone fishin’ — on the streets of New York.

For eight years, Eliel Santos has been using dental floss and mousetrap glue to reel in gold, jewelry, electronics and cash trapped beneath city sidewalk grates.

“If you drop it, I’m going to pick it up — so be careful,” advised Santos, 38, a Puerto Rico native who lives in The Bronx.

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