Fun2fish Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Hi got to thinking I haven't heard many reports about fishing Sydney artificial reef. Who goes there and what's it like any good for kings, snapper cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 I haven't seen many reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Where is it? When was it put there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun2fish Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 It's about 2km offsouth head has been there over 5 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Thank you for the information. Is it constructed of concrete blocks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recreational/resources/artificial-reef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 its a good place to catch bait, but it gets hammered- ive pulled kings off it but in general hanging with the crowd for the odd rat king isnt something i do. Its pretty tide dependent for kings and personally i think its in a terrible location-it gets heaps of slop bouncing off the cliffs- must be in some kind of ""resonance"" zone as its always rougher at the arti than right next to the cliffs or a km or so wider. Essentially for me its a bait ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smobaby Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Also thousands of leather jackets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun2fish Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Tried yesterday went to coordinate from website couldn't find anything there I'm using a usa bought hummingbird helix I sometimes wonder if it needs to be calibrated for aus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Fun2fish said: Tried yesterday went to coordinate from website couldn't find anything there I'm using a usa bought hummingbird helix I sometimes wonder if it needs to be calibrated for aus Is it set on wgs 84 format. Did you try a search around the area ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun2fish Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Sorry don't no what that is I'm a dinosaur with electronics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 And it didnt have 10 other boats on it?- Jon is right you need to reset your GPS to the 66 format for most data in Australia, only problem with US bought GPS is that it might be geolocked-which means that you need to find your own marks or do the conversion. The arti stands out like the proverbial on a sounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Fun2fish said: Sorry don't no what that is I'm a dinosaur with electronics I'm a bit like that to but charts have a datum and somewhere in your setup should be a choice of different datum s to suit certain charts or maps ( maps for land ). First I would check to find where in your menu this is and see if it's on wgs84 which is the most commonly used https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System I find YouTube can be helpful when it comes to tutorials on gps plotters etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun2fish Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Ok so I can find Australian geod.1966 or wgs84 which one? Also unit isn't showing right time would that mean anything thanks for your help it's a shame to spend all that money for something that I don't no how to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun2fish Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Oh and also Australian 1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun2fish Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Jon I did look around area as Google said 1.8 km from sth head GPS marks took me around 500mtrs off land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Sorry got mixed up earlier-reset to the WGS84, and go into your settings and reset time. Electronics are great but only if you use them correctly-marks are as follows 33°50.797' S (Latitude), 151°17.988'E (Longitude) (WGS84 datum) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun2fish Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Ok thanks it was on wgs84 so I need to put back I don't know how to change time will try and Google it would time make a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Some usa gps are set on nth and west coords and can be changed to sth n east or they wont read correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun2fish Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Thanks all will see what I can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1100S Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 so would you say that the circled area is the colours reef ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun2fish Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Didn't know about that 1 I was looking for artificial reef 99%of my fishing is broken bay pittwater and Tewkesbury river so while I have spots there I still want to sort out sounder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 On 7/1/2020 at 1:03 PM, M1100S said: so would you say that the circled area is the colours reef ?? yup - thats colours reef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1100S Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 So do most people who fish there do they anchor up or drift about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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