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Great work mate! Some cracking 'bread and butter' fish there!

Just a quick update, have replaced the transducer with an 83/200... Thanks again for all your help! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks for this, I've had a few 'more experienced than me' look at it and they all agree that any gluing etc would only be a temporary fix and best to get a new one. Thanks again! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So now I'm really confused.... As per a previous post, I snapped my transducer form the Lowrance HDS 5. I thought it would be simple to replace, anyhow my question is which transducer to buy??? Lowrance recommended the 83/200 based on my fishing mainly rivers and a few km offshore - mainly Port Hacking/Botany Bay/ off Ulladulla. (I have a Quintrex 475 Coastrunner.) But, reading on the internet, a lot of posts recommend the 50/200 which is better in deeper water. Any 'layman's terms' advice would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks again for all your advice, I'm going to install a new one and make sure there's give, a valuable lesson learnt... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks again to all for your invaluable advice, I'll have a go at gluing and see what happens. Cheers! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thank you for your prompt advice and suggestions, I'll look at ordering a new transducer! I have no idea how it happened although the boat was anchored quite shallow and I'd say with some boat swell it's lodged into the sand. Thanks again! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi! Had a great day on the water on the weekend, coming back to the ramp heard knocking and found I had snapped the plastic casing of the transducer. Not the 'handiest' of people but can follow instructions...I would greatly appreciate any advice on what to do... Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey Jake, I put up a week or so ago..... Flathead are definitely on! Big tigers too! A local told me to just go straight out from the harbour, line up Ulladulla lighthouse and pigeon house mountain so that they are both the same height, and drop your baits! We went a little deeper, started at 40m and drifted out to 50m, fish were bigger as we got deeper. At 48m I hit gold, double hook ups of solid fish...all on pilchards and a snapper snatch paternoster rig. I saw a lot of boats at the cleaning table, some good snapper and morwong from the reefs but a lot of barracouta as well. I hope this helps and good luck!! It is a beautiful part of the world.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks for your comments! Fed the families dinner and also lunch...waiting for the wind to die down so hopefully get out again before Friday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

With the task of feeding 6 adults and 7 children, decided to target flathead in 40m off Ulladulla. With 2 others, started off at about 7am, armed with pilchards and squid. Fished paternoster rigs, drifting from 35m to 50m. Well, the squid remained untouched but the pilchards did all the damage. In a few short hours, 13 fat flathead up to a 2kg beauty! That night, a dozen oysters, a kilo of prawns, 26 flathead fillets and a few craft beers....aaaah! Great to see fisheries checking catches as well! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Definitely sounds like something wrong there...my Quintrex is 10 years old and I hardly ever have even a drop come out from the bungs. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I've caught some nice bream land based at Conjola. Not sure of streets etc, but if you park at the Bottle Shop, walk right (as you're facing the river) along the grass about 100m or so. Fish as light as possible, maybe small pieces of pilchard, keep the area tidy and watch out for kangaroos!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Radio has been sorted and a general electrics check, very happy with the job! Thanks to all for their advice! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

A moment you'll both always remember! Congratulations on a great fish and being a great dad! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks, I think this will become a regular occurrence! Happy wife and kids last night as they devoured fresh fish fillets!

Well, after taking countless amounts of children out in the boat during the school holidays, last night was man night and the first time I'd had the boys in my boat and at night. With the boys, quality craft beer (Riverside) and 3 family pizzas on board, we stocked up on bait at Macs and anchored just off Towra about 7pm. Fished there for awhile with live nippers and prawns, lots of baby snapper and caught one nice trevally. Wind dropped so anchored near The Drums, caught my biggest whiting (38cm) and a few legal bream and snapper. Also the world's biggest toad, shovel nose shark and and some Port Jackson's. Was a great night, quality conversation and a few fish! Happy days.....

I checked the maritime website and maybe I missed it but I couldn't find any information regarding the legality of handheld VHF radios.

Thanks again! I would love to support a site sponsor but with work and family commitments and where I live, it's too difficult to get up to Huett Marine. The person I'm looking at is mobile as well... I know about the licence and did see you can do it online and then go for the test, so will do that as well. Can you go offshore legally with a handheld VHF? Cheers!

Thanks for your response, the $300 for the unit/aerial/base seems pretty reasonable, the $200 is for removal of old UHF, installation of new model etc and a 3 year warranty on the work. I'm in Southern Sydney near Peakhurst.

As the topic suggests, my UHF radio is on the blink so looking at installing a VHF radio. Not the handiest of guys but have been quoted about $500 to supply and fit a GME VHF radio with antenna and base. Is that ok? Also, are handheld VHF radios legal? Thanks in advance!

There used to be boat hire at the general store/post office, I'm sure they still do as there looked to be a few hire boats out on the lake.

Thanks Erroll, the fish wasn't wasted! Delicious! Ace, I have fished Conjola for many years with varying success but this trip was by far the best! The irony, majority of fish were caught on my nieces pink $29 rods and my daughters $21 special that is about 60cm in length. Love Summer.....

Went out again today, same mark, same bait, same time...needless to say, once again the fish came out to play! Loving Lake Conjola!!!!