mii11x

You can save them all to sd card from the HDS mate. What model Lowrance you got? Either youtube or read the manual to learn how. When it comes to uploading to the new unit, again the manual or youtube. Make sure they are copied to the sd card before you delete them all from your old unit!!!

Well done mate......you'll always remember your first. If you're going to give away a location.....just say what system.....ie hacking, georges, botany, sydney harbour etc etc

Ive caught them as far as como from botany bay, but very randomly at best. I wouldn't specifically target them. All the ones I've caught up to Como have been drifting around throwing plastics targeting other species and just got lucky I guess.

I know they commented that the conditions wouldn't allow access to the container under the bow that had the epirb and PFD's in it, but they knew this well before conditions became worse. Luckily they live to tell and show us the events that unfolded

The jacket I own is......how can i describe it.....like a rain jacket that traffic controllers wear in inclement weather. Keeps me completely dry underneath, I purchased it from workzone a few years back. Combine that with my full sized 1 piece waders, I've fished in some pretty horrendous weather and stayed conpletely dry.

Its been a boat I've been looking at lately......pretty sure the sniper though

Can I ask what you paid approximately for the 2nd hand 484 bandit? What outboard and what hours also?

Patience mate.....patience. Your time will come. How many hours of edited footage do you think makes up a half hour fishing program?

Sweet as fellas, I'll take a read of the posted threads to learn a bit more

Great read and top effort mate. A great Xmas present for yourself judging by your smile

How big a tinnie (length) and what size and model outboard?

In what ways could you determine the difference?

I was drifting the shallows, the first navigation marked corner of the wonny. I was 700mm deep when I hooked up. Photo was taken maybe 200m away

Mate send it to fisheries...dont post it here

Had to electric motor for a bit mate

100%, no 400% dedicated to mulloway. I'd say 90% of my fishing time is spent chasing mulloway and bait to catch mulloway

One more thing, there are a couple of good books worth buying for general understanding of your display, but I am pretty sure youtube or google will tell you the same info.

Ok, so lets start with what settings are you currently using in 2d? Get a shot of the 2d screen and the right hand tab showing settings and post on here and I can comment further, or pm me even and I will try help you out as best I can. Your colourline and the setting for that tells you a lot about what your seeing. You can determine a sand vs mud, sand vs rock bottom by the reading displayed. From what I understand, look at the very top of you display, its shows yellow, red then blue. So a yellow reading will be a significant or strong return, ie so when you see an arch with predominantly yellow, its a good fish. As for the bottom, yellow is a stronger return, the thickness of the yellow will tell you if its rock for example, but I reckon your over a sandy bottom. Yes, sand and rock would both show up as yellow. However, this would be dependent on your settings. I would agree with your underatanding about the blue clump being weed or general rubbish. Also I would read that clump with red as bait. Ive been using hds with 2D, DI and SI for years and its by experimentation passing over different bottoms that I know what Im looking at on my sounder. I know my system well, and what bottoms are where so I know what the bottoms display as and can put that knowledge to use elsewhere. When I've dragged up sinkers with mud on them at anchor I took note of the sounder, so I know what my display shows mud as. When I've been squid fishing for example and I've passed over rock outcrops with weed I took note so I know what it would show rock or weed as. I know it is rock with weed because I can visually see the bottom. Time on water and configuring your settings instead of fishing will help you, so too will the millions of youtube vids. If you can, buy a copy of doctor sonars dvds. He has them for Lowrance specifically and I think he now has even released a hds live version. For your 2d, the "understanding sonar and interpreting the display" will help and for DI and SI the "Lowrance structure scan" dvds are very informative. FYI my current setup is a 12 Live with the AI 3 in 1 tranny. Hope this helps a little and again pm or reply post mate and I'll do my best to help you out. Mick

Thats interesting mate. I thought that's why the cost of a Quintrex over my Brooker was justified. I'm sure back in 2009 when I bought my Brooker, Quintrex had full welds, unlike my Brooker. I paid 18k for mine, same style and outboard in Quintrex or Stacer was about 7k more. Not that I have had any issues (touchwood), but I only use mine in estuaries and rivers. I wonder how much extra it would cost to have it fully welded?

Yeah I can't get it to work

For some reason I thought they were 4 strokes. Cheers man for the info on the dramas

Can you pm the link for that particular lowrance FB page. Im sure I have already added lowrance, maybe a different group that you have though

I tried to remove the old hook, but it was thrashing around so much. And yeah was a load of fun on the lighter gear

A few years ago now, an old sponser Huett Marine, held a Lowrance sounder info night at hoxton park from memory in conjunction with Fishraider. Was a great informative night! Would there be any sponser willing to do another?

So flicking for bream and flatties in shallow water a couple of weeks ago in the woronora, I hooked up to this. What fun!!!! Unexpected to say the least and suprising my line and leader didn't snap. Caught on my 2-5kg tcurve tourny series, 2500 sol with 4 lb fireline and 8lb vanish leader. 1/8th size 1 tt jighead and berkley 2" worm. Knot to join lines was double uni. I was in 700mm of water according to the HDS Live.